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The chief scientist in Israel’s education ministry has sparked a controversy by questioning both… [Read more]

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admin on February 26th, 2010

The chief scientist in Israel’s education ministry has sparked a controversy by questioning both… [Read more]

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National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins is again riling some scientists by publicly… [Read more]

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ScienceInsider’s Eli Kintisch is tweeting at a meeting on geoengineering and policy at the American Enterprise Institute from now until 3:30pm this afternoon. [Read more]

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Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week [Read more]

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admin on February 26th, 2010

Novel process efficiently converts a plant derivative into gasoline and jet fuel [Read more]

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admin on February 26th, 2010

Counting tumor cells in the blood; turning a biomass-derived compound into jet fuel; your Letters to Science; and more.

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Scientists in the UK have provided the first experimental evidence that shows that evolution is driven most powerfully by interactions between species, rather than adaptation to the environment.

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Placing stents in the brain and injecting clot-busting drugs directly to the brain had better success rates for acute ischemic stroke than other treatments. There was no excess risk of hemorrhage from either of the two treatments, according to a new study.

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Ships blowing off steam are helping researchers understand how human-made particles might be useful against global warming. New results from modeling clouds like those seen in shipping lanes reveal the complex interplay between aerosols, the prevailing weather and even the time of day the aerosol particles hit the air, according to new research.

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