News tagged with sciences survey
Large majority of Americans still believe in global warming, Stanford poll finds
Three out of four Americans believe that the Earth has been gradually warming as the result of human activity and want the government to institute regulations to stop it, according to a new survey by researchers at the Woods ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Study: Conservatives' trust in science has fallen dramatically since mid-1970s
While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Stuck bolt, dead battery bedevil Hubble repairs
(AP) -- Spacewalkers' specially designed tools couldn't dislodge a balky bolt interfering with repairs Sunday at the Hubble Space Telescope, so they took an approach more familiar to people puttering around ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2009 |
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Researchers create 3-D laser maps that show how earthquake changes landscape
Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape down to a few inches, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Science, a team ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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New state surveys affirm Americans' support for government action on climate change
Large majorities of the residents of Florida, Maine and Massachusetts believe the Earth has been getting warmer gradually over the last 100 years (81 percent, 78 percent and 84 percent, respectively), and ...
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that people who say that risks posed by ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011 |
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How rolling terrain rolls: New study could help identify signs of life on other planets (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has flown over the western United States knows the patterns well: Seemingly endless repetitions of similar landforms, ridges and valleys and ridges and valleys arranged with nearly ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2009 |
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German scientists ready for the hunt on dark energy
The German and Russian partners of the new eROSITA X-ray space observatory have now agreed on how to split the data from the first four years of an all sky survey. This decision was announced today at the ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Green schools and students' science scores are related
A nationwide survey shows a positive correlation between Green School practices and student achievement in science. The study was conducted by the University of Colorado Denver's Department of Geography and Environmental ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 29, 2012 |
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US teens feel prepared for careers in science, tech, engineering, math, yet many lack mentors
American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models ...
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Coming Together
(PhysOrg.com) -- The science instrument for NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been shipped to Boulder, Colo., for a planned launch in November.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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Comet Hartley 2 leaves a bumpy trail
New findings from NEOWISE, the asteroid- and comet-hunting portion of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, show that comet Hartley 2 leaves a pebbly trail as it laps the sun, dotted with grains ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Many top US scientists wish they had more children
Nearly half of all women scientists and one-quarter of male scientists at the nation's top research universities said their career has kept them from having as many children as they had wanted, according to a new study by ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Americans' knowledge of polar regions up, but not their concern
Americans' knowledge of facts about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more concern about changing polar environments, according to new research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2012 |
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