News tagged with junk science
Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science
(PhysOrg.com) -- In real estate, it's location, location, location. And when it comes to why girls and women shy away from careers in computer science, a key reason is environment, environment, environment.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Researchers Skeptical of Claims by Online Dating Sites
With an estimated 40 percent of the 100 million U.S. singles trying online dating, researchers at the University of Arkansas caution users that some Web sites’ claims of scientific justification may be “junk science.”
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Let there be light: Camera hooked up for Hubble
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2009 |
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Study: Surge in obesity correlates with increased automobile usage
Junk food, video games and a lack of exercise all have received their fair share of blame for the spiraling epidemic of obesity in the U.S. But according to a University of Illinois researcher, public health ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2011 |
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Study of huge numbers of genetic mutations point to oxidative stress as underlying cause
A study that tracked genetic mutations through the human equivalent of about 5,000 years has demonstrated for the first time that oxidative DNA damage is a primary cause of the process of mutation - the fuel for evolution ...
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Russian spacecraft to crash soon, risks unclear
(AP) -- A Russian space probe designed to burnish the nation's faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars' moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of space junk ever.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up
Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green
(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans love their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of "e-waste" in the world, the U.S. has no federal ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Spacewalking astronauts move crane, skip shields
Two spacewalking astronauts moved a construction crane outside the International Space Station on Thursday, a cumbersome job that took so long they scrapped hanging shields to protect against space junk. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Common variation in gene linked to structural changes in the brain
An international group of researchers is the first to show that common variations in a gene - previously shown to be associated with Retts Syndrome, autism, and mental retardation - are associated with differences in brain ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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