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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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Virtual telescope opens night sky
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:12:03 -0000
Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers.
Frigid robot eyes top tech prize
Mon, 12 May 2008 15:32:02 -0000
A robot which cares for millions of frozen biological samples is among four finalists for a top engineering award.
Pollution 'ups blood clot risk'
Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:43 -0000
Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says.

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George P. Cressman, 88; meteorologist made forecasting a science
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700
George P. Cressman, a former National Weather Service director who took the lead in applying computers to meteorology and helped change weather forecasting from a form of cloud-gazing guesswork to a codified science, has died. He was 88.
Roy Snelling, 73; renowned entomologist was an expert on ants
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Roy Snelling, an internationally renowned entomologist who turned his boyhood fascination with insects into a lifelong study of the secret world of ants, wasps and bees, has died. He was 73.
King-Harbor's recovery could take years
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Prospects for the Willowbrook hospital reopening are grim, officials say. L.A. County's bureaucracy is seen as one impediment. The once-steadfast promise to reopen Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center by February 2009 has given way in recent weeks to the bleak prediction among some officials that it could be years before the linchpin in south Los Angeles County healthcare is resurrected.

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Microsoft software gives free tours of space
Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:21 -0400
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your computer.
Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk
Mon, 12 May 2008 14:19:34 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest.
U.S. examining satellite images of China quake area
Mon, 12 May 2008 15:06:30 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence analysts are examining spy satellite images of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake is believed to have killed 3,000 to 5,000 people, a defense official said on Monday.

AP Top Science News At 10:03 a.m. EDT

Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically
By H. JOSEF HEBERT Tue, 13 May 2008 01:01:47 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth....
Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism
By MALCOLM RITTER Mon, 12 May 2008 22:25:32 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies."...
Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California
By ALICIA CHANG Mon, 12 May 2008 20:54:11 -0000
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park - but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal....

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NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Finding Lost Memories
NOVA Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0500
In diseases like Alzheimer's, are forgotten memories gone for good? MIT's Eric Lander and Li-Huei Tsai discuss new experiments that are exploring whether these "lost" memories can be regained.
NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Finding a Fake Van Gogh
NOVA Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:00:00 -0500
Can a computer tell the difference between an original van Gogh painting and a fake? NOVA scienceNOW producer Dean Irwin describes how 21st-century technology can help museum curators catch even the most skilled forgers.
NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Eavesdropping on E.T.
NOVA Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0500
Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at SETI, thinks it's just a matter of time before we find evidence of other intelligent life in the universe.

Newsweek Technology Headlines

The Art of Mayhem and Murder
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000
The game gives our mercurial hero a conscience, a fatigue with death, a desire to start over.
All the World's a Screen
Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000
A new global film festival called Pangea Day hopes to use the power of visual storytelling to foster peace and understanding.
The Necklace That Nags
Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000


Christian Science Monitor | UNKNOWN

More signs of trouble for corn
A sluggish spring could mean a disappointing harvest on top of already-high corn prices.
Now it's easier to play green
Parents who want nontoxic toys for their kids are finding more choices.
Finally! Movies on my PC the same day they're on DVD.
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500
Apple's deal with major entertainment studios shortens the wait to download movies.

NewsTrack - Science - UPI.com

Antibiotic cuts neuronal brain cell death
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:56:29 -0400
RICHMOND, Va., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have determined how an antibiotic is able to reduce neuronal cell death in the brain.
Frog found to emit ultrasonic sounds
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:30:04 -0400
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls -- an ability shared only with bats, dolphins, whales and some insects.
U.S. ground beef products recalled
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:45:16 -0400
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of approximately 22,481 pounds of ground beef products because of possible contamination.

 

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