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Intelligent Design in the Classroom
Series of stories on intelligent design--"the theory that an intelligent force had a role to play in the creation of the universe"--and the educational system. Includes a look at the debate in several states and links to related articles about evolution, creation myths, academic freedom, and related topics. From National Public Radio (NPR). Conventional Plowing Is 'Skinning Our Agricultural Fields'
Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth's soil supply, a new study confirms. The Inverse Doppler Effect: ECE Researchers Add To The Bylaws Of Physi
What if the speed of light is a constant only most of the time? What if gravity sometimes pushed instead of pulled? Scientists are increasingly asking what would seem like far-out questions regarding the laws and rules of physics after discovering conditions and materials where the rules don't quite apply. The Mitchell Report
"On March 30, 2006, baseball commissioner Bud Selig asked former Sen. George Mitchell to investigate steroid use in baseball. Now, [on December 13, 2007] the report is out."Includes full text of the over 400-page report, a list of Major League Baseball players discussed in the report, video clips, and related news and analysis. From ESPN. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedlydelivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Neutron Stars Join The Black Hole Jet Set
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed an X-ray jet blasting away from a neutron star in a binary system. This discovery may help astronomers understand how neutron stars as well as black holes can generate powerful beams of relativistic particles. Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005: A Country Study
"China's Internet filtering regime is the most sophisticated effort of its kind in the world."This paper presents the research of the OpenNet Initiative, which "sought to determine the degree to which China filters sites on topics that the Chinese government finds sensitive."Includes a list of the agencies involved in Internet regulation, accessible and inaccessible sites, and e-mail filtering test results. The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) is a "collaborative partnership between three leading academic institutions." [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Medication Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack And Cardiovascular Death Befor
Use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel before a coronary angioplasty reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke within 30 days following the procedure, according to an article in the September 14 issue of JAMA. A New Turn-on For Genes: Scientists Find Structure Relevant To Cell Gr
Researchers discovered a special type of molecular structure that helps keep genes properly turned off until the structure is ejected from those genes in a regulated manner to help turn the genes on. The discovery by researchers at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute is relevant to normal cell growth and cancer.
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