Targeted investments in climate science could lead to major benefits in reducing the costs of adapting to a changing climate, according to new research published by scientists from the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) …
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Targeted investments in climate science could present enormous …
Deep in one of the warmest places on the planet, in the Kalahari desert, there lies the ‘Devil’s Claw’, a plant that may hold the key to effective treatment to.
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Devil's Claw brings new hope for arthritis | ZME Science
Nothing says “geek pride” than a laptop covered with cool, colorful stickers. And nothing’s better than stickers which display your love for Star Trek, Firefly or superheroes
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100+ Amazing Science Fiction Stickers To Put On Your Laptop …
Many people will have personal experience at how difficult it is for computers to deal with spoken language – people who “communicate” with automated telephone systems need a great deal of patience because if they speak just a little …
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How Computers Will Learn To Listen
Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of …
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Science Centric | News | UK study finds meal replacements aid …
Folsom, CA – August 11, 2009 – On Monday, August 17th at 1:30PM in Hensill Hall 113, attendees of the 90th Annual Pacific Division Meeting of the AAAS in San Francisco will get to learn about the latest efforts in science communication …
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Almost 30 years after it first aired, Carl Sagan’s cosmic travel guide still educates, entertains and inspires awe.
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DVD review: Carl Sagan's Cosmos | Science | guardian.co.uk
One of the great things about the Mars Exploration Rovers is that we get to see these scrappy little vehicles ramble across the surface of Mars, and watch.
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Watching Science in Action on Mars | Universe Today
National Science Week (and the Big Aussie Star Hunt), officially begins on Saturday August 15. However, the SA Science Week Launch is today.
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Astroblog: National Science Week Launch Tonight!
Munich, Germany, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 11, 2009 – Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, investigated the effects of formal education on the symptoms of …
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Formal education lessens the impact of Alzheimer's disease …