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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 deal 'unlikely' this year
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:26:36 -0000
The UK government has admitted that a new legally binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely to be agreed this year.
Horse genome unlocked by science
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:38 -0000
The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.
Scientists urge respect on advice
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:02:23 -0000
Senior academics call on the UK government to respect the independence and freedom of its scientific advisers.

L.A. Times - Science

Gene therapy makes major stride in 'Lorenzo's Oil' disease
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
An experimental treatment stabilizes two boys with the rare, fatal degenerative disorder known as ALD. Researchers hail the findings, which come on the tail of other gene-therapy successes. In the third gene-therapy success of recent weeks, French researchers have arrested the progression of the rare and fatal degenerative disorder adrenoleukodystrophy, which was at the heart of the popular movie "Lorenzo's Oil." The disease has stabilized in two boys who were 7 years old when the therapy was performed two years ago, the team reported today in the journal Science.
FDA seeks to reduce drug dosage errors
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Its program aims to curb wide-ranging problems, which take a toll on health and cost $4 billion a year. In an attempt to reduce the deaths and serious health problems caused by misuse of medication, the Food and Drug Administration is trying to identify the most serious threats and find ways to avoid them.
Claude Levi-Strauss dies at 100; French philosopher's ideas transformed anthropology
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
He was known as the father of modern anthropology because of his then-revolutionary conclusion that so-called primitive societies did not differ greatly intellectually from modern ones. Claude Levi-Strauss, the French philosopher widely considered the father of modern anthropology because of his then-revolutionary conclusion that so-called primitive societies did not differ greatly intellectually from modern ones, died Friday at his home in Paris from natural causes. He was 100.

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Canada to investigate disappearing Pacific salmon
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:17 -0500
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the Fraser River on the Pacific Coast this summer.
Hu says China seeks peaceful use of airspace
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:58:57 -0500
BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky."
Animals need to be closely watched for flu
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:27:42 -0500
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
By MARIA CHENG Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:58 -0000
LONDON (AP) -- Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups....
Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
By KATY DAIGLE and ARTHUR MAX Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:33:18 -0000
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Countries most vulnerable to climate change said Friday they were incensed that rich nations were rethinking the timetable for concluding a global treaty that would hold them to legally binding targets for cutting emissions....
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
By DAVID McFADDEN Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:41:06 -0000
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday....

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?

Newsweek Technology Headlines


Innovation

Droid will allow tethering, Verizon says
After weeks of anticipation, Verizon is slated to officially release the Droid on Friday morning. The Droid smartphone, which is manufactured by Motorola and powered by Google’s Android 2.0 operating system, will retail for $199, with a two-year contract and a mail-in rebate. To celebrate the Droid release, Verizon is ...
Google Dashboard: Its unintended uses (and abuses)
On Thursday, Google announced Dashboard, a user's one-stop-shop for managing the information associated with their Google account. Cries of praise went up: "Yay for Google! Way to not be evil! Thanks for making it so easy to see all of this!" But did the clever folks at Google (and they are ...
Verizon Droid Eris undercuts Motorola Droid on price
Well, we're less than 24 hours away from the release of the Droid, the much-hyped smartphone built by the folks over at Motorola. And as we noted earlier this afternoon, Verizon has been saturating the airwaves with a commercial touting the Android-equipped Droid as the phone that could finally knock ...

Science News - UPI.com

Swine flu hits remote Amazon tribe
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:54 -0500
LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- At least 1,000 members of a remote tribe in the Amazon region in Venezuela have been infected with H1N1 flu and seven have died, Survival International says.
'Inner statue' under Nefertiti bust?
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:42:07 -0500
TRIESTE, Italy, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Italian scientists say CAT scans have helped them uncover an "inner statue" under one of the world's best-known faces, the bust of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt.
Study: Whale-watchers ignore speed limits
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:49 -0500
SCITUATE, Mass., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A study of whale-watching boats visiting Stellwagen Bank from Massachusetts ports found all of them exceeding voluntary speed limits.

 

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