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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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More uses for 'miracle material'
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:27 -0000
Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal.
Planting push for jubilee woods
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:17:21 -0000
Organisers of a project to create a series of new woods to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee hope to plant one million trees during February.
Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:51:41 -0000
An 11m-wide asteroid will pass within 60,000km of Earth on Friday - one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet, but one that poses no danger.

L.A. Times - Science

A flaky winter in Yosemite
By Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800
Even with California's volatile weather, where exceptions are the rule, the season has been the driest in 30 years. Without snow, hotels offer rock climbing and archery to frustrated skiers.Reporting from Yosemite National Park -- Winter in the high country is usually a season of icy quiet. Birds leave, bears hibernate, and only a few hardy people on skis or snowshoes pass through en route to snow-covered granite domes.
Obama calls for expanded use of natural gas
By Christi Parsons Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:25:00 -0800
In Nevada, President Obama declares the U.S. the 'Saudi Arabia of natural gas' and encourages shipping companies and others to power their fleets with the fuel resource.Declaring the United States the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas," President Obama began pushing Thursday for greater use of the fuel resource under domestic soil as he continued to pitch his economic plan on a tour of battleground states.
Obama administration unveils forest management plan
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:00 -0800
It is an attempt to balance competing interests of industry and conservation groups, replacing a framework that has long been at the center of legal battles.Collaboration and a greater reliance on science are the keys to the Obama administration's new guidelines in managing about 193 million acres of national forest and juggling the competing interests of industry and conservation groups.

Reuters: Science News

Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:25:54 -0500
COCOA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an expanded federal purse for prize money to stimulate private-sector space projects.
Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:45:11 -0500
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.
U.S. experts urge more study of nanotechnology threat
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:05 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products, the National Research Council said on Wednesday.

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