Center for Science in the Public Interest
Wed May 16 16:45:07 2012 GMT
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Health Groups Urge Obamas: Don't Water Down Calorie Labeling Rules

CSPI Urges Implementation of Recommendations in Institute of Medicine Obesity Report

New Beef Traceback Policies Could Reduce Public Health Toll from E. Coli O157

Case of Mad Cow Disease Identified in California

FDA Urged to Implement Mandatory Sodium Reductions

FDA Voluntary Guidance on Antibiotics Tragically Flawed

Preparations Underway for Second Annual Food Day

CSPI Reacts to Dismissal of McDonald's Happy Meal Lawsuit

Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Sickened 167, Hospitalized 47 in 2011

Lab Tests Find Carcinogen in Regular and Diet Coke and Pepsi

Amway Makes Illegal Deceptive Claims for its Nutrilite Twist Tubes

Food Safety Experts Defend FDA Official Taylor from Internet Smears

CSPI, Health Advocates Announce Sugary Drinks Summit

FDA Urged to Make Oysters Safe

Trans Fat Drop Huge Public Health Progress, Says CSPI

Walmart Announces "Great For You" Labeling Program

Administration Misses Major Deadlines for Food Safety Reform

Juice Gone Wild!

Concerned Scientists: Scientific Integrity
Tue May 15 01:48:27 2012 GMT
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Federal Agency Scientific Integrity Policies

We Need You to Serve on an FDA Advisory Committee

Thank You for Your Interest in Serving on an FDA Advisory Committee

Scientific Integrity at the FDA

A Crucial Senate Vote on Scientific Integrity at the FDA

Share Maxine's Story

Drug and Medical Device Companies Have Outsized Influence on FDA

FDA Scientist Survey Shows Progress, But Problems Remain

Timeline: Legal Harassment of Climate Scientist Michael Mann

Survey: FDA Scientists (2006)

How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Public's Expense

FDA Medical Device Approval based on Politics, not Science

FDA at a Crossroads

FDA at a Crossroads: Ask a Question

FDA at a Crossroads

Surveys of Scientists at Federal Agencies

Registration Confirmation: FDA at a Crossroads Webcast Forum

FDA at a Crossroads

Evolution News
Wed May 23 16:44:47 2012 GMT
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The living fossils of brain evolution

Yellow monkey flower could shed light on evolution's mysteries

Not a one-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes

Seeing color traced back to genetic mutations

Reproductive isolation driving evolution of species

Queen of spades key to new evolutionary hypothesis

Bird color variations speed up evolution: research

Battle of the sexes offers evolutionary insights

Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution

Not all altruism is alike, says new study

A new glimpse into ancient human history

Evolution in an island, the secret for a longer life

First fruitful, then futile: Ammonites or the boon and bane of many offspring

New study suggests polar bears evolved earlier than previously thought

Scientists show how social interaction and teamwork lead to human intelligence

Genetic similarity promotes cooperation

Adam's rib, revisited: Evolutionary divergence of mammalian sex chromosomes

Biologists predict extinction for organisms with poor quality genes

Federation of American Scientists
Wed May 23 19:45:25 2012 GMT
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Event: Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences

A Closer Look at “Water Security” in Yemen

FAS Podcast: 2012 Nuclear Security Summit

New FAS Podcast: One Year Later- Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Power

Questions about Nuclear Power?

Event Transcript: Future of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Future of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: Issues and Policy Options

Nuclear Terrorism

After Fukushima: Lessons Learned from the Public’s Response

New FAS Podcast “A Conversation with an Expert” Featuring Hans Kristensen

Genetics news
Mon Jan 30 17:45:26 2012 GMT
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StemCells, Inc. Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Its Human Neural Stem Cells ...

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics To Deliver Presentation on Cancer Stem Cells at Prestigious Immunotherap...

DuPont and OligoCo to Collaborate on Development of DNA Synthesis Technology

StemCells, Inc. Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Its Human Neural Stem Cells ...

`Next Generation' herd plans take another turn - 'Next Generation' herd plans take anoth...

StemCells, Inc. Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Its Human Neural Stem Cells ...

DuPont and OligoCo to Collaborate on Development of DNA Synthesis Technology

Genetic mutations that boost individual's adaptability have greater chances of getting through t...

DuPont and OligoCo to Collaborate on Development of DNA Synthesis Technology

DuPont, OligoCo join on development of DNA synthesis technology

Cardium Presents New Generx Findings at 2012 Annual Gene and Cell Therapy Forum

DuPont and OligoCo to Collaborate on Development of DNA Synthesis Technology

Gene mutations linked to lethal childhood brain tumors

For a woman, it's all in the genes!

Cardium Presents New Generx Findings at 2012 Annual Gene and Cell Therapy Forum

That which does not kill yeast makes it stronger: Stress-induced genomic instability facilitates rap...

Gene mutations result in lethal childhood brain tumors

Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study

LiveScience
Sat May 26 04:48:03 2012 GMT
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First Video Captured by Google Glasses Hits the Web

15 Ways to Accelerate Your PC’s Slowest Component: You!

10 Things a Real Geek Would Never Do

Harnessing Plant-Invading Fungi for Fuel

Mars or Bust! Scientists Flood NASA With 400 Ideas to Explore Red Planet

Grill Science: 5 Sizzling Tips for a Tasty Memorial Day

Private Dragon Capsule Arrives at Space Station in Historic First

2-Minute Expert: How Do I Avoid Blurry Photos?

Battle of the Bosses: Men May Take More Heat for Mistakes

Hologram-Style Avatars Ready to Greet Airport Travelers

Living to 100: Personality & Good Genes May Be Key

Sci-Fi Movies Are Wrong About Aliens, E.T. Hunter Jill Tarter Says

Private Space Capsule 'Go' for Space Station Arrival

No More 'Ouch': New Injector Painlessly Delivers Drugs

Star Trails Seen from the ISS in Swirls

Planet X? New Evidence of an Unseen Planet at Solar System's Edge

Duncan Watts, Network Science Pioneer

How Do You Weigh an Atom?

New Scientist
Fri May 25 19:47:16 2012 GMT
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Interview: Elon Musk on what's next for SpaceX

Today on New Scientist: 25 May 2012

Solar Impulse plane prepares to go intercontinental

Astrophile: The outermost ocean in the solar system

Gotcha! Robot arm plugs SpaceX Dragon into the ISS

Friday Illusion: Control this animation with your mind

Augmented reality offers a new layer of intrigue

Feedback: Chemistry without the chemicals

Speedy pH changes detected in brain for first time

Goldilocks planets captured in glass

Drunk birds had one-too-many berries to blame

Fukushima-exposed children and workers 'OK for now'

Greek crisis: Losing Greece won't save euro network

Reality respray: The hidden digital world uncloaked

Bottled carbon from Mars bodes well for ancient aliens

Healing weaving wins Bio-Art image competition

Today on New Scientist: 24 May 2012

App lets anyone track Twitter to play the stock market

NOVA scienceNOWcast
Sat Feb 11 11:47:41 2012 GMT
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(Repeat) NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus

(Repeat) NOVA Minute: Whiz Kid

Finding a Fake Van Gogh

Surprises in Your Genes

In Defense of Pluto

Sexual Cannibalism

Rebuilding on Ground Zero

Life on Ice

Shaping Skulls

Hiding in Plain Sight

Voice of the Space Shuttle

Cooperative Apes

A Bolt From the Blue

NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus

A Trip to the Parthenon

Finding the Lost City

Wireless Electricity

Life in the Blast Zone

NPR Health and Science
Fri May 25 19:47:18 2012 GMT
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Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope

Breaking Out Of A Web Of Fear

Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine

Humans, The World's 'Superomnivores'

What's The Secret To Great Tomato Flavor?

Stand Back When Snapping Turtles Crop Up In The Garden

SpaceX Craft Docks With Space Station; Commercial Era Begins

Space Station's Robot Arm Grabs SpaceX Capsule

Dispatchers' CPR Coaching Saves Lives When Every Minute Counts

A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

Do Plants Smell Other Plants? This One Does, Then Strangles What It Smells

SpaceX Ship Passes Close By International Space Station

Why Is That Undulating Blob Of Flesh Inspecting My Oil Rig?

Private Rocket Blasts Off For Space Station

All Routine PSA Tests For Prostate Cancer Should End, Task Force Says

Quantum Physics News
Wed May 23 19:47:50 2012 GMT
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Efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks

Repulsive polaron: Austrian physicists realize elusive quasiparticles

Novel probe for ultracold quantum matter developed

First Bose-Einstein condensate of erbium produced

Quantum computing: The light at the end of the tunnel may be a single photon

Research team devises a means for measuring quantum tunneling time

Quantum computer leap

Towards hybrid quantum systems

Chinese group breaks distance record for teleporting qubits

Paper stirs up controversy over the nature of the quantum wave function

Physics duo describe a way to guarantee true randomness

Simplicity and quantum complexity

Research breakthrough takes supercomputing out of the lab

Physicists benchmark quantum simulator with hundreds of qubits

Does the quantum wave function represent reality?

Quantum physics mimics spooky action into the past

Researchers strive to simulate turbulent combustion in aerospace applications

Trade-off coding for quantum communication provides more benefits than previously thought

ResearchBuzz
Tue Dec 20 17:46:32 2011 GMT
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Wyoming Newspaper Project, Complete! (Sorta)

Online Hopi Petroglyph Archive Launched

Morning Buzz, December 20, 2011

MIT Announces MITx Online Learning Initiative

Morning Buzz, August 17, 2011

Afternoon Buzz, July 31, 2011

Evening Buzz, July 14, 2011

Morning Buzz, June 24, 2011

Morning Buzz, June 15, 2011

Evening Buzz, June 13, 2011

Science Daily
Sat May 26 04:51:41 2012 GMT
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Structure of human protein critical for silencing genes solved

Math predicts size of clot-forming cells

High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts

Rare Sumatran rabbit photographed

Cancer may require simpler genetic mutations than previously thought

SpaceX Dragon attached to International Space Station In spaceflight first

Solar desalination system for arid land agriculture

Thousands of invisibility cloaks trap a rainbow

Like curry? New biological role identified for compound used in ancient medicine

Copy of the genetic makeup travels in a protein suitcase

Oldest Jewish archaeological evidence on the Iberian Peninsula

70% of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter, Spanish study suggests

Tiny robots for less invasive surgery

Cell’s transport pods look like a molecular version of robots from Transformers

Irritable bowel syndrome clearly linked to gut bacteria

Asteroid nudged by sunlight: Most precise measurement of Yarkovsky effect

'Personality genes' may help account for longevity

Tiny planet-finding mirrors borrow from Webb Telescope playbook

Science Fiction in the News
Thu May 24 04:48:07 2012 GMT
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LiquiGlide Coating, Your New Condiment Lubricant

Israel's Robotic Butterfly Drone Flies Indoors

Synchronizing Humanoid Robot Swarms

Google Patents 'Spy In Your Pocket' Smartphone

Brainput Finds Help For Your Brain

HyQ Four-Legged Robot From Italy

NASA's Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

Robots In The Mines

Smart, Self-Healing Hydrogels

Paralyzed Woman In Robotic Exoskeleton Finishes Marathon

UrbanSim Counterinsurgency Training App

Kyocera Speakerless Smartphone (ala Gernsback)

Touché Interaction With Everyday Objects

Korean Robot Prison Guard Is Autonomous

Robots In Restaurant Outnumber Humans

Blueseed Offshore Floating Corporation Ready By 2014

Russia's SAR-400 To Work Alongside Robonaut 2

The Most Densely Populated Place On Earth

Scientific American
Fri May 25 22:49:33 2012 GMT
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What Will Make Facebook's Eduardo Saverin Happier: U.S. Citizenship or $67 Million?

Are medical schools squashing creativity? Part 2: Lighten up on mandates, and take advantage of the ...

Sic Transit Venus

Visualize and Score... BIG!

Private Capsule Arrives at Space Station in Historic First

Aging Eyes Hinder Biometric Scans

Climate Armageddon: How the World's Weather Could Quickly Run Amok [Excerpt]

Recommended: Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet

MIND Reviews: Connectome

Australia and South Africa To Share Square-Kilometer Array Telescope

Alaskan Crews Gear Up to Tackle Japan Tsunami Debris

Hurricane Bud Churns toward Mexico's Pacific Coast

Nuclear Waste Expert Tapped as Top Nuclear Regulator

A Dragon in the Sky: Space X

An Ailing Planet's Path to Rio+20

Would You Like a Side of Dirt with That?

The Plant Kingdom's Most Unusual Talents [Slide Show]

How Can We Cope with the Dirty Water from Fracking?

SciScoop
Thu Mar 29 11:47:08 2012 GMT
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How to make a book

Jarno Smeets flying man hoax

The mathematics of dance

Integrative medicine BS

Forget self-improvement

Saving our scientific heritage

Escaping the time fog

Scientists to survey scientists about science

Slinkies on a treadmill

Typical woman scientist

Seed Magazine
Wed Apr 4 15:10:03 2012 GMT
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Full Steam Ahead on CS-STEM

Rethinking Growth

Starting Over

The Art of Science Learning

World Wide Mind

On Discovering Life

Buddhism and the Brain

On the Freedom of Knowledge

On Biotechnology Without Borders

On Curing Everything

Humans, Version 3.0

On Adapting to Sandpiles

On Governing by Design

On Rethinking IP

On Science Publishing

On Science Transfer

Wild Animal Sex

Mapping Science

On Peace