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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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BBC News - Science & Environment

UK climate fix balloon grounded
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:17 -0000
A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations.
Robotic arm controlled by thought
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:51 -0000
Two patients paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Subways share universal structure
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:31 -0000
A study of the world's largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location.

L.A. Times - Science

Company wants to tap Mojave's public lands for Southland water
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Cadiz Inc. could realize $1 billion to $2 billion in revenue over the plan's 50-year life. Opponents say public resources are being used for private profit.CADIZ, Calif. – Three decades ago a group of businessmen pored over NASA satellite imagery as part of a worldwide hunt for large groundwater reserves they could tap to grow desert crops. They found the signs they were looking for here in the sun-blasted mountain ranges and creosote-freckled valleys of the Mojave Desert, 200 miles east of Los Angeles.
California bullet train chief seeks environmental exemptions
By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority says in a state Senate hearing that he hopes the initial phase of the construction project through the Central Valley can avoid legal delays.The chief of the state bullet train authority said Tuesday that he hopes to obtain some type of relief from environmental laws that would eliminate a risk that the 130-mile initial construction project could be stopped by an injunction, a potentially growing prospect as agriculture interests in the Central Valley gear up for a legal fight.
A new frontier for space travel
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700
Hawthorne firm SpaceX will soon attempt to launch a craft into orbit and dock it with the International Space Station, a first for a private company. Success could alter how the U.S. runs missions.For the last half-century, space flight has been the domain of the world's superpowers.

Reuters: Science News

U.S., Russian crew blast off for space station
Mon, 14 May 2012 23:47:23 -0400
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday after more than a month's delay over a problem with the hull of the Russian-built capsule.
Children at risk as "button" battery use grows: study
Mon, 14 May 2012 23:24:39 -0400
(Reuters) - Children face a growing risk from "button" batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the objects can cause electrical or chemical burns if swallowed.
UK climate experiment canceled on patent concerns
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:45:14 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have abandoned an experiment to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem global warming, largely due to concerns over a patent for some of the technology, the project's leader said.

AP Top Science News At 4 p.m. EDT

Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm
By MALCOLM RITTER Wed, 16 May 2012 18:17:55 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people....
AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
By JEFF DONN Wed, 16 May 2012 19:57:56 -0000
Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away....
Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes
The Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 12:40:42 -0000
The U.S. government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979....

NOVA scienceNOW | PBS

Profile: Shaundra Daily
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This software engineer and dancer found her groove teaching children about their emotional lives.
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Cars That Power the Grid
NOVA Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0500
Electric cars that feed energy back to the power grid may play a critical role in a future "smart grid."

Christian Science Monitor | Innovation

On eve of Facebook IPO, GM pulls millions in ads
General Motors yanks $10 million in Facebook ads. Will this affect the Facebook IPO?
SpaceX Dragon blasting off to Space Station next week
If the SpaceX Dragon does link up with the International Space Station, it will represent a milestone for commercial space craft. 
Facebook IPO: No, Facebook is not just a fad
Despite the coming Facebook IPO (or maybe because of the coming Facebook IPO), half of all Americans think the popular social network is a fad. They're wrong. 

Science News - UPI.com

Experiment to measure undersea CO2 impact
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:35:35 -0400
OBAN, Scotland, May 15 (UPI) -- Researchers say an experiment in Scottish waters will measure the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site.
Turtles' epic long-distance journeys eyed
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:26:33 -0400
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've been studying how baby loggerhead sea turtles embark alone on a migration that takes them around the entire North Atlantic basin.
Satellite takes most detailed Earth photo
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:53 -0400
MOSCOW, May 15 (UPI) -- A Russian weather satellite has taken the highest-resolution photograph ever captured of Earth in its entirety, astronomers say.

 

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