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- New molecule could help cool planet
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 07:09 AM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect, scientists said, but it remains to be seen whether it can play a major role...[more]
- Boxer urges SoCal Edison to expedite renewable energy projects
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 12:00 AM -0800
In a letter to SCE's president, the senator chastises the utility for delays that have left solar projects sitting idle in national parks and forests.Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday urged Southern...[more]
- California imposes energy-efficiency standards on battery chargers
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 08:49 PM -0800
The California Energy Commission votes to approve efficiency standards designed to cut energy use by 'vampire' charging systems that waste as much as 60% of the electricity they...[more]
- India marks a year without recorded cases of polio
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 04:14 PM -0800
India has gone a year without recording a new case of polio, a milestone for a country with a huge population and widespread poverty. But experts say it must remain vigilant.India has gone a full...[more]
- New molecule could help cool planet
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 11:02 AM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect, scientists said, but it remains to be seen whether it can play a major role...[more]
- Russia expects debris from Mars probe within days
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 10:57 AM -0800
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday said it was expecting debris from its failed Mars probe to fall to earth from Sunday to Monday, but added it could not be sure of the exact crash site.
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- UK survey finds science misconduct "alive and well"
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 08:11 AM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - More than one in 10 British-based scientists or doctors have witnessed colleagues intentionally altering or fabricating data during their research, according to a survey by the...[more]
- U.S. survey finds respondents' stress level far from ideal
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 12:00 AM -0800
In eight metropolitan areas, residents pegged their level at 5.2 on a 1-to-10 scale but said 3.6 would be best. But L.A. and Orange counties appear better equipped to cope.News flash: Americans are...[more]
- Coastal Commission fines Huntington Beach property owner $430,000
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 12:00 AM -0800
Goodell Family Trust also agrees to rebury artifacts and restore areas disturbed when archaeologists dug pits on family-owned land on the Bolsa Chica Mesa in 2010.State coastal regulators Wednesday...[more]
- Report backs greater use of recycled wastewater
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-11-2012 12:00 AM -0800
Study finds no difference in risk between highly treated sewage and current drinking water supplies, retreating from an earlier report that called usage 'an option of last resort.'Opponents malign...[more]
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