Aug 31, 2008

Submitted by Stefanoq: Intermediaries communicating science between scientists and policy makers CERTAINLY make it easier. But do they make it better? Do they introduce bias?. (Read More)

Aug 20, 2008

Submitted by Stefanoq: Steven Schafersman is really great. This is among the most clear and succinct writing on the philosophy of science that I have encountered. (Read More)

Aug 20, 2008

Submitted by Stefanoq: Steven Schafersman is really great. This is among the most clear and succinct writing on the philosophy of science that I have encountered. (Read More)

Aug 20, 2008

Submitted by Stefanoq: This whole series is pretty neat. (Read More)

Aug 20, 2008

Submitted by Stefanoq: Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals. (Read More)

Aug 18, 2008

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Aug 15, 2008

Submitted by Socratoad: Recently climate skeptics and sympathetic press have made much of alleged global temperature decreases, claiming surface temperature measures show there has been no global warming for a decade. New Scientist does a marvelous job of debunking [ark] this selective misreading of climate data by lay skeptics. Using a powerful y (Read More)

Aug 13, 2008

National Geographic Giant kangaroo-like beasts and thousand-pound marsupial hippos went extinct on the Australian island more than 40,000 years ago from hunting, not climate change, scientists say. . (Read More)

Aug 12, 2008

Submitted by Socratoad: Soil scientists spread material dredged from shipping channels over shore areas to help rebuild marsh areas. Wetlands along the shore protect the land from storm surges, create habitat for wildlife, and the plants that grow in them could sequester three to eight tons of carbon dioxide per acre every year. (Read More)

Aug 08, 2008

Submitted by Socratoad: The CSP selections range from these tall pines to not-so-sizable aquatic plants in duckweed — the smallest, fastest growing, and simplest of flowering plants. Greater Duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza, is still relatively small at less than 10 millimeters. Nevertheless, its utility is manifold: as a biotech protein factory, tox (Read More)

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