Science Education & Policy

Feel To Heal: Silencing Feelings Begets Violence

"Crime procedurals, like 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' indexed highest among all genres of programming, retaining 95% of their viewers through all commercial breaks during the hour." (In other words, the audience stays glued to ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - May 6 2008 - 12:24pm

Adapt Local Ecosystems To Fight Global Warming?

“Think globally, act locally” makes for a nice bumper sticker — but is it an effective policy for coping with global climate change? Can local actions make a difference in a process principally driven by worldwide trends? The short answer is “no,” accordin ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 18 2008 - 4:22am

Nitrous Oxide: Forgotten Greenhouse Gas No Laughing Matter

Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the ‘forgotten greenhouse gas’ by taking part in an influential new forum at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Launched on Februa ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2008 - 6:30am

Is Memory Genetic? Sex Differences Show A Female Advantage

There are several human characteristics considered to be genetically predetermined and evolutionarily innate, such as immune system strength, physical adaptations and even sex differences. These qualities drive the nature versus nurture debate and ask of o ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 20 2008 - 10:41am

Visit The Tropics, Catch An Emerging Disease

Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS or SARS could occur in any of a number of developing countries concentrated along the equator. They encourage increased surveillance to prevent the spread of a potential ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 20 2008 - 7:49pm

What Do Real Agriculture Experts- Farmers- Think About Genetically Modified Crops?

What do farmers think about GM crops? They like 'em- they like better crops with fewer pesticides and they feel that government has not listened when it counts so business has filled the void. A group at the Open University, led by Professor Andy Lane ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2008 - 11:31am

Open Science- CAP Journal And Peer-Reviewed Astronomy Communication

There are lots of journals out there, more than I could name in any one article, but as you get into science communication, the number of peer-reviewed publications drops considerably. That seems odd, since communicating with the public, and therefore with ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 21 2008 - 7:11pm

Study: Disk Encryption And Secure Memory Easy To Break

A team of academic, industry and independent researchers has demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of “secure” memory systems, particularly in laptops. The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures called “disk e ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2008 - 11:22am

Paving The Way To Greener Highways

Kevin Gardner sees green roads right around the corner. “A lot of the infrastructure in this country needs to be re-built,” says Gardner, University of New Hampshire associate professor of civil engineering and director of the Environmental Research Group. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2008 - 12:42pm

Study: Americans Have More Strokes Than Europeans

American adults have a higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, due in part to a higher rate of stroke risk factors among Americans and barriers to care in the United States, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Associ ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 22 2008 - 9:43am