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Water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognized as an economic goodThe Dublin Statement on Water and Economic Development In a warming world, will people fight over…

Curiouser and curiouser .... it appears that smoking is not longer bad enough.  Now, by the act of smoking, we are also generating that evil, pernicious secondary smoke.  Just went you…

Airports Could Get Mind-Reading Scanners - A mind-reading scanner that can tell if a given traveler is a potential threat. [LiveScience] When I first saw this article, I thought it couldn't be as…

A recent AP News story told of 16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks, California, who is sailing around the world solo, intending to become the youngest to succeed. Her globe circumnavigating…

A new study in the Journal Of Law And Economics suggests that the number of hours physicians work each week is influenced by their fear of malpractice lawsuits. The study found that doctors cut back…

The government financial support that has bolstered America's commercial news industry since its colonial days is now in sharp decline and is likely to fall further, according to a report released…

Super-Science, NOT Fantasy! Science Fact: Scientists say building a time machine may be extremely difficult. But time travel is not against the laws of physics!  For thousands of years,…

Historians at University College London say they have discovered part of an ancient Roman law code called the Codex Gregorianus, or Gregorian Code. The discovery was made after researchers pieced…

Star formation and star death are wonders that never cease – and never cease to fascinate. Every day, at least once, my wondering attention is drawn outwards into the Universe's astounding billions…

Sing A Song Of Science : You, Me And Us The song "You, me and us" popped into my head today.  When a song pops into my head like that it most commonly triggers a train of scientific thoughts…