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Pledge to protect Sumatran forest
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:04:29 -0000
Indonesia pledges to stop the loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important islands.
'Unbreakable' encryption unveiled
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:50:46 -0000
A computer network protected by unbreakable quantum encryption is launched in Vienna.
Fisheries waste 'costs billions'
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:41:54 -0000
The world's fishing fleets are losing billions of dollars each year through depleted stocks and poor management, a UN report says.

L.A. Times - Science

Three U.S.-based scientists share Nobel chemistry prize
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Roger Y. Tsien of UC San Diego, Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and researcher Osamu Shimomura developed a fluorescent protein from jellyfish that allows researchers to trace cell molecules. A UC San Diego pharmacologist and two other U.S.-based scientists won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their development of a green fluorescent protein from jellyfish that has provided researchers their first new window into the workings of the cell since the development of the microscope.
Scientists explore new source of stem cells
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Using the testicular cells of adult men, researchers have grown muscle, nerve and other kinds of tissue. Scientists have converted cells from human testes into stem cells that grew into muscle, nerve cells and other kinds of tissue, according to a study published Wednesday in the online edition of Nature.
Dr. Ernest Beutler dies at 80; Scripps physician and researcher pioneered bone marrow transplants
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Dr. Ernest Beutler, a Scripps Research Institute physician and researcher who was one of the country's leading experts on diseases of the blood and iron metabolism, died Sunday of lymphoma at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla. He was 80.

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Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:45:06 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been possible in vertebrates, researchers said on Thursday.
Volcano in lab may help predict real eruptions
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:04:56 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have recreated conditions found in an erupting volcano in the laboratory, offering a new way to understand and forecast future damaging eruptions.
Georgia villages "torched," satellite study shows
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:51:08 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area, according to an analysis of satellite images released on Thursday.

AP Top Science News At 3:47 p.m. EDT

Satellites collect data on sea temperatures, reefs
By BRIAN SKOLOFF Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:07:49 -0000
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide....
Tropical species also threatened by climate change
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:47:25 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica....
Scientist warns cash woes 'devastating' to science
By JON GAMBRELL Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:50:21 -0000
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Famed scientist Richard Leakey warned that the worldwide credit crisis will be "just devastating" to scientific research in coming years, as endowment interest income drops and companies cut donations....

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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

Blogging Like The World Depended On It
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
Transforming social networking into social change.
It’s Getting Crowded in Here
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000
Online communities of curious amateurs represent the future of business, says a new book.
The Cloud's Chrome Lining
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000
What Google's browser suggests about the way the search giant views the Web

Innovation

The evolution of theories of evolution
When a segment of a population splits off genetically and evolves into a new species, it typically happens because the group gets separated from the rest of its kind. But now, researchers say they have demonstrated that evolution from one species to another doesn’t always require geographical isolation between groups ...
Wanted: a Prius for the delivery industry
A Staples delivery van. A utility company bucket truck. An electrically assisted cargo tricycle. These aren’t the kinds of vehicles that leap to mind when we hear the phrase “hybrid vehicle.” But that’s changing. A huge chunk of greenhouse-gas and other harmful emissions spew out of the tailpipes of commercial vehicles. ...
Another: RFID smart card vulnerability exposed
Just two months after a judge barred a group of MIT students from disclosing vulnerabilities discovered in Boston's CharlieCard fare collection system, another group, this time from the Netherlands, has published instructions for cracking the cryptographic cypher used to secure the world's most popular transit system smart card. The Dutch team ...

Science News - UPI.com

Gravity lens used to study distant galaxy
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:50:50 -0400
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. and British scientists say they have completed the most detailed study yet of a galaxy in its first stages of development.
Former head of MIT math department dies
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:10 -0400
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ken Hoffman, a former head of the math department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of a textbook on linear algebra, has died at 77.
Useless DNA found to resist deletion
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:33:13 -0400
STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered DNA that has no known function is much less likely than other DNA to be lost during evolution.

 

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Alberta Teacher's Association Science Conference - Topics will include dinosaur history, pharmagenomics, Galapagos Island and Darwin, ants, and the Herschel Space Telescope. Takes place in Edmonton, Alberta during 11th - 13th, November 2005.

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European Research Conferences (EURESCO) - A programme of the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg. Conducts conference series in all scientific areas: discussion meetings exploring research frontiers.
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EuroSciCon - European Scientific Conferences - Organisers of scientific symposiums, meetings, and conferences based in Europe: schedule of future meetings.

EuroScience Open Forum 2006 - The second pan-European scientific meeting providing an interdisciplinary forum for open dialogue, debate and discussion on science and technology in society. Munich, Germany; 15--19 July 2006.
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First World Conference on the Future of Science - A documented reflection about the dynamics and the impact of scientific progress on our society. Venice, Italy; 21--23 September 2005.
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Gordon Research Conferences - To promote discussions and the exchange of ideas of studies in the biological, chemical and physical sciences.
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Interdisciplines - Allows for the organization of virtual meetings, especially with topics combining science and humanities. Includes list of conferences and bibliography from these meetings.
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500 IPSI Belgrade Conferences and Workshops - Scientific conferences emphasising synergy and interaction. By invitation with a special emphasis on young researchers.

JOBIM 2005 - An annual meeting at the frontiers of biology, mathematics, computer science and physics. Lyons, France; 6--8 July 2005. English/French.

404 NATO ASI and ARW calendar - Information about Advanced Study Institutes (ASIs) and Advanced Research Workshops (ARWs), which are scientific meetings supported by NATO.

Nature Events - Contains meetings, symposia, conferences, courses, seminars, workshops, awards and programs. From the Nature journal.
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Wessex Institute of Technology - A postgraduate research engineering centre offering a series of conferences in science and technology. Site includes schedule of events.
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WIPCE 2005 - Indigenous Peoples of All Nations - Dedicated to promoting inspirational ideas and practices from indigenous communities that can be applied on an international scale. Invited are educators, researchers and students. From Friday November 25 to Thursday December 1, 2005.

Wonderfest Festival of Science - Biannual event in which pairs of researchers discuss and debate current scientific questions. Much of the event is available for review over the internet in audio and video formats.
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WSEAS Conferences - Promotes the development of new mathematical methods and computational techniques as well as their applications in science and engineering.