Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Other

Nov 12, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (15) | 8

Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...

Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...

National anti-gun violence program largely successful, study finds

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Nov 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 3

Project Safe Neighborhoods - a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 - has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by Michigan State University, the national research ...

Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 09, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 2

Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...

Submersibles discover top-secret Japanese submarines

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 13, 2009 | 3 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two World War II Japanese submarines, designed with revolutionary technology to attack the U.S. mainland, have been discovered off the Hawaiian coast of Oʻahu. They are the I-14, which ...