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Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good

Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft re-entered our solar system's asteroid belt today, Nov. 13, and this time it will stay there.


Unusual meteorite found by time-lapse camera observatory

Unusual meteorite found by time-lapse camera observatory

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual meteorite with an interesting orbit has been tracked to the ground using a photographic observatory that records time-lapse images of fireballs traveling across the sky.


DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time.


Recession May Have Longer-Term Effects on Low-Income Families, Researcher Says

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recession may be having some longer-term effects on families and children, including lower test scores and more single-parent homes, according to a Duke University professor whose research focuses on ...


4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential ...


Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study ...


Parent mentors can improve the asthmatic care of minority children, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that i ...


Adoption: Every child deserves a home

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr. Noni MacDonald, Cindy Baldassi and Dr. Paul Hébert in an editorial ...


Do kids benefit from homework?

Do kids benefit from homework?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...


Poverty measurement in the US: Income transfers alone won't eradicate poverty

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Barack Obama promised to halve poverty within ten years. His Republican opponent, John McCain, vowed to "make the eradication of poverty a top priority of the McCain Administration." Even in the current economic situation, ...



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