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19
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10
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President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
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July 29th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Until recently, researchers knew that electromagnetic disturbances in space called “substorms” caused the colorful streaks of light, but they didn’t know what triggered those storms. Now, with the help of a string of five satellites acting as giant stopwatches and a network of ground-based observatories, they have begun to find out.
July 28th, 2008 at 11:36 am
With just two weeks to go to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, China is pushing to clean up air pollution in Beijing and show its political tolerance by allowing protest zones around the city. Scott Tong, who is based in Shanghai, takes your questions about the country’s preparations for the games. Ask now.
July 25th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Last month, the EU banned fishermen from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta from catching bluefin tuna, a highly-prized species especially popular in Japan, where a single fish can fetch up to $100,000.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:09 am
We’re excited to announce the launch of The Human Spark web site. A three-part series to be broadcast on PBS in 2009, The Human Spark will follow Alan Alda …
July 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
A century after falling out of favor among doctors, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients’ wounds.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe, about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes. Watch a video about the visionaries behind the Hubble.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
The Louisiana Science Education Act, signed into law on June 28, 2008, opens the doors for treating Intelligent Design and Creationism as a theory to be examined in the classroom setting.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
Calculate your carbon footprint based on your home size, transportation method, energy usage, food consumption, and goods and services. You can compare your results to other households of a similar size and location, as well as the average U.S. or global household.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Endangered species protections were removed from the Yellowstone grizzly bear population in April 2007. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other conservation organizations immediately filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Idaho challenging this decision.
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Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
07
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Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
Wednesday,
November
19
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Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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