Science Education & Policy

South Pole Tourism- Don't Fight It, Market It, Says Study

Tourism on Antarctica is increasing and that can form a threat for the vulnerable South Pole area. Research from Maastricht University provides a possible solution: market the visitor rights to the highest bidder. Tourism in Antarctica has grown dramatical ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 9:12pm

Entrust EAC EPassport PKI Operates 'Flawlessly' At Prague, Leveraging Slovenia And UK Infrastructure

DALLAS, September 30 /PRNewswire/--- Entrust demonstrates perfect PKI certificate exchange for EAC interoperability test across multiple countries and vendors At a key interoperability test for second-generation ePassports in Prague earlier this month, En ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 2:34am

Aptilo And Redline Collaborate On Mobile WiMAX Solutions

WIMAX WORLD 2008, CHICAGO, September 30 /PRNewswire/-- < < Companies' Industry Leading Products Will Provide an End-to-End Open Mobile WiMAX Offering > > Aptilo Networks, the global leader in pre-integrated solutions for Service Managemen ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 6:34am

Redline And Starent Networks Join Forces To Deliver Complete Mobile WiMAX Solution

CHICAGO (WiMAX World 2008), September 30 /PRNewswire/--- Solution Based on Leading Technologies and Open Standards Will Enable Service Providers to Roll out True Mobile WiMAX Networks CHICAGO (WiMAX World 2008), September 30 /PRNewswire/-- Redline Communi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 6:34am

OpTier's CoreFirst Selected As 2008 Financial Innovation Awards Finalist

NEW YORK, September 30 /PRNewswire/--- Most Innovative Financial Services Technology Finalist Selected for its Unique Business Transaction Management Software ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 8:34am

Oslo Region Tops Europe In Knowledge-Based Workers

OSLO, September 30 /PRNewswire/-- Norway's capital was the clear winner in a new survey of knowledge-based economies in Europe performed by Eurostat, the EU statistics agency. The survey measures the percentage of human resources in science and techn ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 8:34am

Money Doesn't Talk In Education- Kids From Poor Countries Do Better Academically

According to findings from the October issue of the American Sociological Review, money does matter in education, but not in a way lobbyists want you to believe. The research, which looked at the mathematical literacy scores of thousands of 15-year-old imm ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2008 - 9:21am

The Financial Crisis And The Future

People come to this web site for well written, interesting columns on science. To some degree it must be questioned as to whether economics is a science. That being said, the current financial crisis is worthy of some commentary here as it will affect all ...

Article - David Houle - Sep 30 2008 - 11:10am

Companies In The UK Waste 1.8 Billion Pounds Sterling Every Year Through Inefficient Energy Consumption

LONDON, September 30 /PRNewswire/-- Business is responsible for more than 40% of the UK's carbon emissions. Visit Working Buildings Week 2008, to find out how companies are tackling this issue and making their places of work more efficient and enviro ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 1:30pm

The Physiology And Psychology Of Voting

In case you haven’t noticed, election season is upon us! Ok, it has been upon us for almost two years, but never mind that. Pollsters are busy trying to determine why people might be voting for one candidate or another, with special attention being paid t ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Sep 30 2008 - 4:56pm