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Surrounded by Science Summit
March 4, 2010 -- The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is hosting "Surrounded by Science," a biennial Informal...
Mind-reading computers turn heads at high-tech fair
Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains have become a major draw at the world's biggest high-tech fair.
Sleep-deprived College Students: Asleep at the Wheel
College students are getting 45 minutes less sleep per night than 40 years ago, and two hours less than the nine recommended by the National Sleep Foundation - putting...
Study finds delay in referrals for older women with ovarian cancer
A study of electronic patient records, funded by the Wellcome Trust, suggests that older women with suspected ovarian cancer may be referred by their GPs for investigation later than younger...
Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone
(AP) -- Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
Online News More Popular Than Newspaper
The Internet has turned daily news into a social experience and has become a more popular way for Americans to get news than the local newspaper or news radio.
Prenatal cocaine exposure not severely damaging to growth, learning, study suggests
Children exposed to cocaine in the womb face serious consequences from the drug, but surprisingly not in certain critical physical and cognitive areas such as growth, IQ, academic achievement and...
Darkness increases dishonest behavior, study shows
New research shows that darkness may induce a psychological feeling of illusory anonymity, just as children playing "hide and seek" will close their eyes and believe that other cannot see...
Climate scientist admits sending 'awful emails' but denies perverting peer review
In his first public appearance since the beginning of the emails row Phil Jones tells MPs he will be cleared of accusationsRead our live coverage from the hearingThe scientist at the centre...
Darkness increases dishonest behavior
Darkness can conceal identity and encourage moral transgressions; thus Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in "Worship" in The Conduct of Life (1860), "as gaslight is the best nocturnal police, so the...
Violent video game play makes more aggressive kids, study shows
Exposure to violent video games is a causal risk factor for increased aggressive thoughts and behavior, and decreased empathy and prosocial behavior in youths, a new study finds.
The Future of...the Hot Dog?
According to both common sense and the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are two truths about hot dogs which neither science nor industry can afford to ignore: kids love hot dogs, and hot...
Woman with peanut allergy forced to take another flight
A Calgary woman with a severe peanut allergy is upset that she was asked to leave a flight from Mexico last month after asking the flight attendants not to serve...
Too much media could hurt kids' health: study
Children and teens spend about as much time with media as they do sleeping, and the overexposure could take a toll on their health, a new U.S. study suggests.
Survey: 26% of Americans Get News on Phone
3G Technology Shifting How People Consume Information; Most Popular News Function - Checking the Weather
Programmers 'save' Roger Ebert's voice
Noted U.S. film critic Roger Ebert says computer programmers have captured his voice from movie commentary tracks so he can type what he wants to say and listeners hear a...
Where is New Delhi on pipeline, Iran asks
TEHRAN, March. 1 (UPI) -- New Delhi has yet to make a formal statement regarding its position on a natural gas pipeline from the South Pars gas field in...
Origin of Small Dogs Pinned Down
Small body size in domesticated dogs likely arose in the Middle East.
Mephedrone: classifying 'legal highs' | David Nutt
Until we know the real harm of legal recreational drugs such as mephedrone they should be put into a holding 'class D'A couple of weeks ago, seven students from Lancaster University were...
Church must accept reality of false memories of sexual abuse | Chris French
The notion that therapists can help people to 'recover' memories of sexual abuse causes serious harm to patients and their families, writes psychologist Chris FrenchLast April, I wrote a column on the topic...
In the service of science, not spin
Most scientists are more interested in finding out the truth than attempting to make the world how we'd like it to beThe question: Can spin ever be justified?If by "spin" you mean...
Connecting science with culture
Hawaii's strong farming history and its indigenous people's relationships to 'aina (the land) and 'ohana (immediate and extended family) provide the landscape for an experiment in culturally relevant learning. Researchers...
Arthur Hayes Jr., Who Led F.D.A. in Tylenol Case, Is Dead at 76
During the Reagan administration, Dr. Hayes helped calm consumer fears after a Tylenol poisoning case and, amid some controversy, approved the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame.
Mouse model may provide insight into the schizophrenic brain
Schizophrenia is an incredibly complex and profoundly debilitating disorder that typically manifests in early adulthood but is thought to arise, at least in part, from pathological disturbances occurring during very...
Sex addiction divides mental health experts
Is extreme sexual acting-out an obsessive-compulsive disorder, a sign of depression, or just bad behavior? 'If we are looking at a disorder, it's not clear what that disorder is,' says one expert. Tiger...
Hello, stranger: the ups and downs of Chatroulette
(AP) -- A new Web sensation called Chatroulette feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless...
Letter: Peter Lomas obituary
Anne Ashley writes: Many years ago, I met Peter Lomas (obituary, 25 February) at a conference and we shared a train journey home. I was deeply committed to setting up what is...
Ana Timberlake obituary
Our mother, Ana Timberlake, who has died aged 66 of the lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, was one of those rare women who proved that you can have it all. A successful...