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Science in the broadest sense refers to any knowledge or trained skill, especially (but not exclusively) when this is attained by verifiable means. See the entry Science in the Oxford English Dictionary ISBN 0195222172 The word science also describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from such study. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on empiricism, experimentation, and methodological naturalism, as well as to the organized body of knowledge humans have gained by such research. This article focuses on science in the latter sense.

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Climate talks resuming after row
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:53:02 -0000
Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours.
'Coldest place' found on the Moon
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:14:03 -0000
The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon.
UK science faces funding cutbacks
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:36:44 -0000
The Science and Technology Facilities Council announces cuts in research funding that critics say could damage UK science.

L.A. Times - Science

800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine recalled
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis says vaccine meant for children younger than 3 has lost some of its potency. The CDC says there are no safety concerns. Vaccine manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis is recalling 800,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine meant for children younger than 3 because the influenza vaccine has lost potency since it was shipped from the factory.
Airman injured in Afghanistan gets a remote pancreas fix
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
The serviceman becomes a pioneer in islet-cell transplantation when his pancreas is shuttled between Washington and Miami for the procedure. Six days before Thanksgiving, Air Force Senior Airman Tre Francesco Porfirio was pulling duty in Afghanistan when three high-velocity bullets tore through his pancreas -- the fist-size organ that produces insulin and enzymes needed to extract fuel from food.
Teen drug use survey seen as 'warning sign'
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800
'When beliefs soften, drug use worsens,' says Obama's drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, referring to a study that shows fewer teens believe use of marijuana, inhalants, LSD and Ecstasy is risky. The federal government's annual report of kids’ alcohol and drug abuse seems reassuring: Compared with earlier in the decade, use of hallucinogens was down in 2008, marijuana use was way down, and use of methamphetamines was way, way down.

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Experts uncover genes that may be linked to leprosy
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:17:45 -0500
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Genes may explain why some people are more susceptible than others to leprosy, an extensive study in China published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have found.
Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:03:16 -0500
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have indentified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease.
Genetic gift from mom, genetic burden from dad
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:16:44 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Will a gene bring healthful blessings or the curse of disease? It may depend on whether it is inherited from mom or dad, researchers reported on Wednesday.

AP Top Science News At 6:51 p.m. EST

UN climate negotiators look to US for fresh ideas
By ARTHUR MAX Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:14:35 -0000
COPENHAGEN (AP) -- U.N. climate negotiators looked Wednesday to the United States to bring fresh ideas - perhaps in the form of extra billions of dollars - to try to salvage a bare-bones political agreement by the end of the week on controlling global warming....
Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions
By OLIVER TEVES Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:55:07 -0000
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Mayon volcano, which has blown its top nearly 40 times in 400 years, menaced nearby residents with small eruptions of ash and lava Wednesday as Philippine authorities moved more than 30,000 people to shelters in case of a larger eruption....
Aussie scientists find coconut-carrying octopus
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:38:50 -0000
SYDNEY (AP) -- Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter - unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal....

NOVA scienceNOW | PBS

NOVA scienceNOW: Phoenix Mars Lander
NOVA Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0500
NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could support life.
NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma
NOVA Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0500
Even so-called "mild" head injuries turn out to be anything but.
NOVA scienceNOW: Mammoth Mystery
NOVA Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0500
A pair of mammoth skeletons is found locked together by their tusks. What happened?

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Christian Science Monitor | Innovation

Free WiFi at McDonald's, coming in 2010
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:11:16 -0000
The fast food chain will stop charging for Internet access at its 11,000 US stores starting next month.
URL shorteners abound: fb.me, goo.gl join the likes of bit.ly, tr.im, ow.ly
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:48:50 -0000
Two big tech names add their own URL shorteners as the leader rolls out more features. What's the rush – and the point?
Boeing 787: First flight lifts off today
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:37:46 -0000
The Dreamliner's first flight Tuesday will test the company's next generation of planes. Here's how to watch it online.

Science News - UPI.com

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:44:00 -0500
Bacteria used to power simple machines … Statins tested to treat H1N1 lung distress … Alaska coast eroding by 45 feet annually … New nanoparticle might find, treat cancer ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Climate talks in limbo as violence erupts
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:36 -0500
By STEFAN NICOLAUPI Europe CorrespondentCOPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen were threatened from within and without Wednesday just two days before world leaders are expected to agree to a new treaty to stop global warming.
India's first commercial solar power plant
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:39:08 -0500
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- India inaugurated Azure Power's 2-megawatt photovoltaic plant in the state of Punjab, the first privately owned, utility-scale power plant on the Asian subcontinent.

 

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