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[Physicists find way to see through paint, paper, and other opaque materials - 08 Mar 2010
New experiments show that it's possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material....

[Cancer doctors are cleared of killing girl, 16 with overdose of radiation - 08 Mar 2010
A FATAL accident inquiry into the case of a teenage cancer sufferer given an overdose of radiation has been abandoned after experts agreed there was no link between the error...

[Oldest measurement of Earth's magnetic field reveals battle between sun and Earth for our atmosphere - 04 Mar 2010
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong as it is today, and that this weakness, coupled with a strong wind of energetic particles from the young Sun, likely stripped water from the early Earth's atmosphere....

[Stephen Hawking 'considers leaving Britain over university cuts' - 03 Mar 2010
Professor Stephen Hawking is considering leaving Cambridge University in protest at Government cuts....

[James M. Gentile: Science Education: The Value of Undergraduate Research - 08 Mar 2010
Growing concern about America's continued leadership in science and innovation is well- documented, and now new research offers hope. It provides, for the first time,......

[GCSE science guide ignores biology, chemistry and physics - 04 Mar 2010
Education chiefs have issued a guide to teaching science that fails to mention biology, chemistry or physics....

[Creationists And Climate Deniers Take On Teaching Climate Science In Schools - 04 Mar 2010
Last week, Treehugger and ThinkProgress reported that the South Dakota state legislature passed a resolution to urge schools to teach climate science and facts about global warming as "astrological" and "cosmological" theories rather than hard science....

[Nigeria : Science Teachers Find Means to Develop Learners' Creative Powers - 25 Feb 2010
As Science teachers met at the School of Science, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education's (AOCOED) 2010 National Conference on the theme - "Everyday Science Connection for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century," it was reaffirmed that Science and technology lie at the heart and soul of national development, distinguishing between developed and underdeveloped countries....

[School science undermined by 'easy' exams - 24 Feb 2010
Pupils' grasp of science and maths is being undermined by the growth of multiple choice exams and bite-sized courses, according to a Government-backed report....

[New method to grow arteries could lead to 'biological bypass' for heart disease - 08 Mar 2010
A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass" -- or a noninvasive way to treat coronary artery disease....

[Intestinal bacteria drive obesity and metabolic disease in immune-altered mice - 08 Mar 2010
Mice lacking a gene called TLR5 have an altered ability to recognize and control bacteria in their intestines, leading them to develop obesity and insulin resistance, which is often referred to as "pre-diabetes." The bacteria appear to influence appetite and metabolism rather than how well calories are absorbed. Obesity and insulin resistance can be transferred from TLR5-deficient mice via ......

[Speed Reading of DNA May Help Cancer Treatment - 08 Mar 2010
If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer....

[Old Enemy Might Help to Prevent Alzheimer's - 08 Mar 2010
Harvard researchers are taking a new look at beta amyloid, which was thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s whose function was that of a waste product in the brain....

[Vitamins stored in bathrooms, kitchens may become less effective - 07 Mar 2010
High humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a new study shows. Crystalline substances are prone to a process called deliquescence, in which humidity causes a water-soluble solid to dissolve. Keeping vitamins and supplements away from warm, humid environments can help ensure their ......

[Five species of butterfly in danger of extinction - 05 Mar 2010
Five rare butterflies could go extinct in Britain following a run of wet summers, according to conservationists....

[Simon Sinek: Meet The New Chairman of the FED: Charles Darwin - 16 Feb 2010
As if Charles Darwin himself were personally involved, the significant economic dips and downturns we face seem designed to weed out the weak. It's a......

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