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With a new version of the open-source browser out, we offer our guide to the nifty, fun Firefox extensions that will change your life. By Quinn Norton. A Portrait of "Generation Next": How Young People View Their Lives, Fu
Summary of findings from a January 2007 report "aimed at studying the lives of young people"ages 18-25 (born between 1981 and 1988). It looks at lifestyle and views in areas such as technology, family, religion, social issues, and politics. Includes a link to the full report and to questionnaire results. From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. US High School Science Lab Experiences Often Poor, But Research Points
The quality of science laboratory experiences is poor for most US high school students, but educators can improve these experiences by following four key principles of effective instruction, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. Global Warming Threatens Biodiversity In Australia's Wet Tropics
Global climate change will pose serious challenges for wildlife populations around the world in the coming decades. The findings of Dr. Stephen Williams (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity &Climate Change, James Cook University) suggest that endemic wildlife populations in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area will be particularly vulnerable to the local warming trend. New Math Models To Pick Up Where Computers Fail
For all the advances in computer power of recent years, many real-world processes are still so complex that they defy the capability of even the most advanced supercomputers to describe them - and to address such problems, mathematicians are being called for help. As part of that effort, Oregon State University recently received a $647,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. It's one project in a national, $20-million initiative to have advanced mathematics pick up where sheer computing power is inadequate. Study Shows That Prenatal Exposure To Alcohol May Cause Visual Problem
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), a disorder that is indicated by distinct facial characteristics, growth retardation, and poor intellectual and attentional function, can occur when mothers drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy. A new study in the October issue of The Journal of Pediatrics shows that prenatal alcohol exposure can also affect an infant's visual acuity or sharpness of vision. Martian Dust Storm Threatens Rovers'Survival
In the three-and-a-half years that they've been on Mars, the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity have never seen anything like this: a large-scale dust storm that has darkened the skies and put the rovers in the gravest danger they have yet faced. The Hive and the Honeybee: Selections from the E. F. Phillips Beekeepi
This collection represents "one of the largest and most complete apiculture libraries in the world."Search and browse the full text of ten rare books, including "Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained"(1853) and "New Observations on the Natural History of Bees"(1806). From the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Cholesterol-regulating Protein Maintains Fat-storage, Fat-burning Bala
A protein that regulates cholesterol levels in the body also is responsible for maintaining a healthy balance between fat storage and fat burning, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that may lead to new drug targets in the fight against obesity. Practice-based Intervention Has Sustained Benefits For Children And Fa
The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, which added behavior and development services to pediatric practices, continued to benefit families more than two years after the intervention ended. The sustained benefits from participation included greater satisfaction among parents with their child's health care, greater odds that parent's will report a child's serious behavioral issue to the pediatrician and greater odds of children reading books.
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