Science Education & Policy

Stiphrornis Pyrrholaemus- New Bird Species Discovered In Africa

Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a new species of bird in Gabon, Africa, that was, until now, unknown to the scientific community. Their findings were published in the international science journal Zootaxa today, Aug. 15. The newly ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2008 - 9:59am

X Factor's Niki Evans Amazing Cosmetic Surgery Success!

LEEDS, England, August 15 /PRNewswire/--- X Factor's Niki Evans Lost 18 Inches With MYA Cosmetic Surgery- With Photo X Factor star and mother of two Niki Evans has had amazing results from having liposuction with MYA Cosmetic Surgery. (http://www.mya ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 15 2008 - 11:30am

Interop(R) New York 2008 Introduces Energy Camp

SAN FRANCISCO, August 15 /PRNewswire/--- IBM's Jerry Cuomo to Kick-Off Keynote at the 'Unconference' Interop(R), the leading business technology event, produced by TechWeb, today announced a keynote speaker for its Energy Camp unconference ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 15 2008 - 1:30pm

Spurring Climate Action By Increasing Carbon Footprint Calculations

It's not enough to be responsible for a carbon footprint, according to a Carnegie Mellon study, there's a whole carbon trail that needs to be taken into account and doing so will spur more companies and people into action. In other words, we need ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2008 - 11:24am

Ancient Woodland In Oxfordshire To Be European Base For International Climate Change Research Programme

OXFORD, England, August 18 /PRNewswire/-- This summer, Wytham Woods near Oxford in the UK will become the European hub of an ambitious global research programme into the impacts of climate change on forests. Earthwatch, the international environmental cha ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 17 2008 - 6:32pm

Sustainable Aviation Starts With Sustainable Policy

AMSTERDAM, August 18 /PRNewswire/-- SANE (Sustainable Aviation Network Europe) organises on 1 September the conference "Sustainable Aviation: Sound and Climate in Perspective' in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. International guests speak about clima ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 18 2008 - 3:30am

Religious Kids Do Better In School- Study

Whether a family attends religious services has as much of an impact on a teen's grade point average as whether the student's parents earned a college degree, a University of Iowa study indicates. Researchers found that on average, students whose ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 18 2008 - 8:54pm

Isango! Goes Deutsche!

LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/--- isango!, the Largest Online Travel Experience Provider in Europe Launches German Site http://www.isango.de in Record Time. Another first for isango.com as it rolls out the first, truly localised travel experiences offerin ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 19 2008 - 6:33am

Nature's Premium(R) Brand First Fresh Pork In North America To Carry DNA TraceBack(R) Seal Of Authenticity

NORTHFIELD, Illinois and LAWRENCE, Kansas, August 19 /PRNewswire/--- 'Nature's Bar Code' Traces Naturally Raised Pork Back to Farm of Origin Nature's Premium Brand, a leader in premium, all-natural fresh pork, is the first North Americ ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 19 2008 - 9:31am

The Politics Of Fluoridation

Fluoridation was adopted more by politicking than by science according to Edward Groth III, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, with Consumers Union, publishers of the popular Consumers Reports magazine. In a presentation made at the February 2001 Annual Meeting of t ...

Article - Carol Kopf - Aug 19 2008 - 1:03pm