Science in the News
WASHINGTON (Associated Press)—Answer this without counting: Are there more X's here XXXXXX, or here XXXXX? That's a problem facing people whose languages don't include words for more than one or two. Yet researchers say children who speak those languages are still able to compare quantities. ...
from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Registration Required)
posted on 8/20/2008
WASHINGTON—Federal Bureau of Investigation officials on Monday laid out their most detailed scientific case to date against Bruce E. Ivins, the military scientist accused of being the anthrax killer, but they acknowledged that the many mysteries of the case meant an air of uncertainty would always surround it. ...
from the New York Times (Registration Required)
posted on 8/19/2008
BARCELONA, Spain—Water woes spiraled to such depths this year that the top regional environment minister here—a confirmed agnostic—confessed to climbing the stony shrine of the Virgin of Montserrat for a bit of solace. ...
from the Chicago Tribune (Registration Required)
posted on 8/19/2008
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On the Bookshelf
Greg Ross
Museum curator, author of Terra: Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystems and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk
posted on 4/17/2008
Anna Lena Phillips
The psychologist discusses why more women aren't in science and ways to change that
posted on 4/18/2008
Greg Ross
The sociologist of science considers the subtleties of expertise
posted on 4/18/2008
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