Science Education & Policy

A Ground Cover Solution To Erosion From Biofuel Farming

Ground cover may be one workable method to reduce the effects of erosion that future biomass harvests are predicted to bring. Iowa State University researchers are looking at ways to use ground cover, a living grass planted between the rows of corn, in pro ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 8 2008 - 4:36pm

Ringdale Announces FollowMe 5.1 Secure Document Output Management Solution Update With Enhanced Capabilities

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 /PRNewswire/-- Ringdale(R), Inc., a technology leader in network enhancing connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of FollowMe(R) 5.1, a significant update to its secure document output management solution. The Follo ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 9 2008 - 9:30am

Research Without Controversy: Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developed From 4-Cell Embryo

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo, the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 9 2008 - 7:08pm

Oil Refineries Ltd. Announces A Special General Shareholders Meeting To Approve The Proposed Acquisition Of The Remaining 50% Of

HAIFA, Israel, July 10 /PRNewswire/--- Convenience Translation- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 10 2008 - 4:33am

Microsoft Corp And WISeKey Win EUR17.4 Million E-Government Citizen Services Platform (CSP) Project

GENEVA, Switzerland and HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 /PRNewswire/-- Microsoft Corp. and WISeKey today announced that they were selected by the Regional Government of Biscay for the delivery of a comprehensive e-Government Citizen Services Platform. This EUR17. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 10 2008 - 1:30pm

Scientists: You're Generally Happy With Your Media Interaction

Scientists and journalists get along much better than the anecdotal 'horror stories' would lead us to believe, according to new research published today in the journal Science, which has found that 57% of researchers were 'mostly pleased ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2008 - 1:40pm

One Third Of Coral Reefs Face Extinction- Study

A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express. Leading coral e ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2008 - 1:44pm

Toolwire Selected By Citrix To Deliver Virtual Hands-On Training For Leading Application Delivery Products

PLEASANTON, California, July 10 /PRNewswire/--- Innovative distance learning solution for on-demand, hands-on training launched by Citrix to train its worldwide channel partners and customers. Toolwire, a leading innovator of experiential distance learnin ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 10 2008 - 2:33pm

Raising Special Needs Children: Ranking US States In Cost

Therapies, rehabilitation and specialty medical care are just a few of the extra costs that parents face when raising children with special needs. In a new study that will be published in current issue of Pediatrics, Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of s ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2008 - 9:17pm

Higher Gas Prices And Fewer Automobile Deaths Correlated

In one of those odd uses of statistics, higher gasoline prices have been associated with fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2008 - 9:55pm