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Middle school teachers, students stay after school to work on science, engineering projects

The School of Education at Virginia Tech and the College of Education at University of Kentucky were awarded $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation to implement and evaluate an inquiry-based after-school ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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China water project to 'begin operating in 2013'

A massive project to divert water from China's south to its drought-prone north -- which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated -- will become partly operational next year, state media reported.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8

New study may answer questions about enigmatic Little Ice Age

A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study appears to answer contentious questions about the onset and cause of Earth's Little Ice Age, a period of cooling temperatures that began after the Middle Ages ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Trial by fire: A landscape-scale experiment in restoring Ozark glades

A giant experiment is under way at the Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' 2,000-acre outdoor laboratory for ecosystem studies.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rapid urbanization as well as cultural habits explain Gulf states' rise in heart disease prevalence

While the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity

Recent carbon dioxide emissions have pushed the level of seawater acidity far above the range of the natural variability that existed for thousands of years, affecting the calcification rates of shell-forming ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (20) | comments 29 | with audio podcast

Comparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South Korea

Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Many low- to middle-income countries have begun to see a steady ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries

As incomes rise around the world, health experts expect a more troubling figure to increase as well: the number of diabetics in developing countries.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's Infosys warns about IT sector outlook, shares slump

Indian IT giant Infosys on Thursday posted a 33-percent rise in its quarterly profit, but warned of a slowdown and weak client spending due to global uncertainty and the European debt crisis.

Technology / Business

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach

The Eastern view of parenting, as defined by best-selling author and self-described "tiger mother" Amy Chua, is that children should be pushed to excel at all costs. Parents needn't worry about their happiness, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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