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Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research ...


Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (AP)

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (Update 2)

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after ...


French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) team prepares to put in water the robot BOB

Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.


People learn to use the Internet in Gabon

Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.


Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn (AP)

Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped ...


States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.


Glimpsing a greener future

Glimpsing a greener future: Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.


Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State ...


Singapore scientists describe novel method for 3-D whole genome mapping research

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In this week's Nature, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) scientists report a technological advance in the study of gene expression and regulation in the genome's three-dimensional folding and looping state through the de ...


Tackling new Arctic challenges from space

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based ...



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