Science & Society

Web Sites Promoting Anorexia And Bulimia Up 470% Since 2006

The fatter the world gets, the more extreme thinness is popular on the internet, according to an analysis of nearly three million random URLs. The study revealed that websites promoting anorexia and bulimia have jumped in number since 2007. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 12:19pm

NIH Director is Resigning

Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health since 2002, is resigning his position at the end of October. ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 15 2014 - 10:11am

National Academy Tells Candidates to Start Picking Science Advisers Pronto

Climate change, stem cells, drug research and regulation, nuclear proliferation, biological terrorism agents, alternative energy technology, nanotechnology, personalized genetics, new computing technologies, nuclear waste storage, perchlorate in our drinki ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:26pm

Nature on the US Elections- I couldn't Disagree More

Nature columnist David Goldston love to bash the supposed political naivete of science community leaders, and this week is no different (subscription required): Can anyone cite any decision that has been different because the current head of the OSTP, John ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:26pm

Paul Newman- The Association Of Hole In The Wall Camps Remembers His Life And Legacy

In marking the passing of its founder, Paul Newman, the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps has issued the following statement: While greatly saddened by Paul's passing, the family of Hole in the Wall Camps celebrates the life of Paul Newman and th ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2008 - 5:47pm

Under 124 minutes: Gebrselassie's New World Record

Men's World Record Times- 2007 to 2010 Sep 28, 2008- Men's World Record Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)- 2:03:59 Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) clocked 2:03:59 to win his third straight Berlin Marathon, beating the m ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Oct 19 2008 - 2:01pm

ET Has Spoken: According To Crop Circle, He Prefers Firefox

In the fall of 2006, a strange design mysteriously appeared amongst the rows of crops in a farmer’s field. And this time, there was some serious product placement. The large Firefox logo appeared in a farmer’s oat field outside of Amity, Oregon. But far fr ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Sep 28 2008 - 5:53pm

Christmas Trees Get Scientific Optimization

Shape is the most important factor affecting Christmas tree selection, followed by needle retention, species, and price, according to M. Elizabeth Rutledge, a graduate student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina Stat ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 11:26am

Don't Blame Globalization- Ethnic Conflicts Result From Government Involvement, Not Capitalism

Economic globalization and liberalization have been blamed for numerous social ills over the last two decades, including a sharp rise in interethnic violence in countries all over the world. Not so, say the results of a study conducted by researchers from ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 8:43pm

Applications For Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships In Science And Religion Now Open

Applications for Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships In Science And Religion are now open. The fellowship enables ten print, broadcast or online journalists to pursue an intensive two-month course of study in issues of science and religion. The prog ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 8:52pm