Hubble is amazing, but its replacement, the James Webb, is having problems. That makes a scientific telescope ride aboard a commercial space plane all the more compelling an idea.
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Feed SubscriptionNo Fallout Legacy for Japan’s Farms Despite Prior Contamination of Food
By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine After the Fukushima nuclear disaster spewed radiation across northern Japan in March, some feared that farming there would be shut down for years.
Read More »Killing Average: Can Researchers Find the Most Effective Treatment for Everyone ?
Would you buy a product that promised that 60 percent of the time it works every time? Maybe for caricature news anchors like Ron Burgundy , there is no question that a method (exotic cologne) with this type of track record (for attracting women) would be a good investment
Read More »Paxil Study under Fire for Bias, Exaggerated Anti-Depression Effects
By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The contentious issue of drug-industry influence over medical-research writing erupted on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia this week. [More]
Read More »‘July effect’ in teaching hospitals increases odds patients will die
New study finds more patients die, receive worse quality care during July when new residents transition into teaching hospital
Read More »New Jersey Shorebird Survey
Citizen scientists with birding experience can help New Jersey study its migrant shorebird habitats [More]
Read More »Weather Leads to Coyote Attacks on Pets in New Orleans
Recent media attention to coyotes snatching up and eating pets in New Orleans has highlighted spring flooding as the possible culprit. While flooding may be playing a minor role, it's really Hurricane Katrina that is to blame, according Kenny Ribbeck, chief of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' wildlife division. [More]
Read More »PGT: Westwood hopeful for British Open
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Read More »Video: Multi-tasking ban to boost workplace productivity
A recent industry survey revealed that Internet distractions account for nearly 60 percent of workplace interruptions.
Read More »PGT: Course produces fluke champs
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Read More »PGT: No PEDs for Tiger, Galea attorney says
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Read More »PGT: Stats point to first-time major winner
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Read More »PGT: Watson denies being ugly American
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Read More »GolfChannel: Winning score will be above par?
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Read More »Lefty trying to embrace links golf
GolfChannel: Phil Mickelson rarely performs well at the British Open, but he's trying a new attitude.
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