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The concept of science represents a collection of efforts put forth to expand the knowledge base of mankind, through research made in the fields of natural, formal, social, and applied sciences. The scientific method is at the core of these pursuits, with a general structure involving questions formulated leading to conducted experiments, followed by the results being analyzed and published for all to see.  The future of our understanding is based on this research, and resulting scientific discoveries are communicated through the blogosphere in a speedy fashion.

The rate of discovery increases daily, with various blogs reporting on items such as the  condition of the Large Hadron Collider experiment, the expanded usage of stem cells for the benefits of living organisms, and the continued development of nanotechnology for the medical and electronic advances it provides.

Individuals seeking scientific updates in editorial form have multiple choices at hand, including NASA's homepage with space and aeronautics updates, the Wired Science blog, and BlogCritics own science and technology section.

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  • Past climate of northern Antarctic Peninsula informs global warming debate


    Carbon-BasedAuthority Authority: 143
    Science Daily : The seriousness of current global warming is underlined by a reconstruction of climate at Maxwell Bay in the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula over approximately the last 14,000 years, which appears to show that the current warming and widespread loss of glacial ice are unprecedented. ...
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  • Richard Dawkins – The Blind Watchmaker


    Top Documentary FilmsAuthority Authority: 133
    One of the earliest efforts from Richard Dawkins in his identification and attack on the rise of creationism with the rising star of the US fundamentalist christian demographic. In the important documentary, Dawkins shows ways to easily refute some of the more common creationist arguments. Dawkins begins with the ...
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  • Will Anyone in Their Right Mind Actually Buy Into These Three New Vaccines?


    Truth is ContagiousAuthority Authority: 514
    Dr. Mercola November 7, 2009 A storm has erupted over the announcement last month that an experimental AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand proved modestly effective. It was billed as a major scientific advance — the long-awaited hard evidence that it is possible to inoculate people against AIDS. But now the ...
    3 hours ago
  • Collider shut down again - nature abhors a Higgs particle?


    Singularity & FuturismAuthority Authority: 121
    The Register - 11.05.09 (by Lewis Page) A bird dropping a piece of bread onto outdoor machinery has been blamed for a technical fault at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this week which saw significant overheating in sections of the mighty particle-punishers subterranean 27-km supercooled magnetic doughnut. ...
    3 hours ago
  • The Droid "Cash For Clunkers" Deal For iphones - Inventorspot


    GeekedAbout.com News - Main RSS FeedAuthority Authority: 173
    Inventorspot The Droid "Cash For Clunkers" Deal For iphones Inventorspot With the heightened buying frenzy surrounding the launch of Googles new smartphone, the Droid, it was no surprise that someone would piggyback off of the hype! While Google conducts first-time TV advertising, Flipswap, ... ...
    3 hours ago
  • Human Evolution and Prehistory


    Anne is a Man! - Podcast ReviewsAuthority Authority: 133
    A significant majority of this blog is dedicated to history. A history student once told me history was a literary science, but the podcasts begin to teach me differently. Obviously, textual sources are extremely important for history, but more and more I see that it is interdisciplinary and it borrows from any other ...
    3 hours ago
  • FN/NaPodPoMo7 / The Brutal Truth


    Futurism Now RadioAuthority Authority: 116
    The Brutal Truth about climate change is this:  it’s much worse, and much more threatening to our future, than the public thinks it is.  In fact, it has scientists scared.  Yet the political response is to “work with business” and “work with Republicans” and conservative Democrats like Joe Lieberman to ...
    4 hours ago
  • Praying Mantis Eats Grasshopper


    Unreasonable FaithAuthority Authority: 579
    Just be thankful they’re small.
    4 hours ago
  • This Week in Science


    Daily KosAuthority Authority: 807
    If youre wondering that the hell a space elevator is, read this short, well illustrated introduction . For those familiar with the ambitious concept, youll be interested to know that NASA is funding a contest to look at some of the solutions to make this out-of-the-world idea a reality. But hurdles remain : The ...
    4 hours ago
  • I want to be Carl Sagan, but can’t


    NeuroDojoAuthority Authority: 471
    I am nearly ready to throttle the next person who mentions Carl Sagan. There seems to be a new cliché emerging in science writing: “We need more Carl Sagans.”This shows up in the books Don’t be Such a Scientist , Unscientific America , and I just spotted Erik Klemetti, who wrote on the Eruptions blog: ...
    4 hours ago
  • Lets all bully little George Monbiot!


    DUFF & NONSENSE!Authority Authority: 130
    Well, why not?  I mean, you only have to look at his smug, smiley face in the post below to know that he was the school swot despite being as thick as John Prescott, than which, etc, etc.  If I had been at his school, he would have been the one whose packed lunch I would have nicked for no other reason than the ...
    4 hours ago
  • Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims (AP)


    Relevant NewsAuthority Authority: 514
    AP – A Muslim leader says the Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood asked him for advice on what he should tell soldiers who had concerns about going to fight Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. View post: (AP)"> (AP)">Suspect asked for advice on going to fight ...
    4 hours ago
  • Saturday Open Thread


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    69 years ago — bridge collapse — no death — what’s not to love?Share on Facebookvar button = document.getElementById(facebook_share_link) || document.getElementById(facebook_share_icon) || document.getElementById(facebook_share_both) || document.getElementById(facebook_share_button);if (button) { ...
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  • Kenya plans nuclear plant in next five years: PM (AFP)


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    AFP – Kenya hopes to build its first nuclear power plant in the next five years with help from France, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Saturday. Continued here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Kenya plans nuclear plant in next five years: PM (AFP)
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  • A War on Science


    Top Documentary FilmsAuthority Authority: 133
    When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the dominant belief of his day – that humans were the product of divine creation. Through his observations of nature, Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection. This caused uproar. After all, if the story of ...
    4 hours ago
  • New Clone Wars episodes stunning, but less kid friendly


    TV SquadAuthority Authority: 722
    Cartoon Networks Star Wars: The Clone Wars just might be the best action/adventure show on television. Come to think of it, it might be the only true action/adventure show on television. But, as the show ramps up the action content and significantly sweetens its visuals, its increased intensity might be driving ...
    4 hours ago
  • KINDLE problem


    GretawireAuthority Authority: 640
    Since I travel so much, I bought the new KINDLE that allows downloading overseas.  I have been having trouble with the text to speech function -- it shuts down by itself after a period of time (hour?) and I get an error message when I try to re-start it telling me I have to restart [...]
    5 hours ago
  • what does this mean?


    GretawireAuthority Authority: 640
    I just tried getting on the internet in my house via laptop wireless and got the message that my IP address was in use and thus could not log on.  What does that mean? (I am able to log on with my desk top hard line / cable.)
    5 hours ago
  • Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Surgery On a Beating Heart


    Boing BoingAuthority Authority: 885
    And Now, Some Ripped-From-the-Headlines Context.....
    5 hours ago
  • "Past From Past To Future" - Invitation to Gallery of Caribbean Art show: Sunday 8th November, 5.30pm


    The Bajan ReporterAuthority Authority: 437
    This coming Sunday 8th November, 5.30pm at The Gallery of Caribbean Art, Richard Alleyne and Don Small invite you to their opening reception of " Past From Past To Future ". Above is the invitation plus a few samples of art - topmost, Richard Alleyne and below? Don Small.
    5 hours ago

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