News tagged with scientific investigation
Winter honey bee losses decline
Total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes dropped to 21.9 percent nationwide for the 2011/2012 winter, a decline of some 8 percentage points or 27 percent from the approximately 30 percent ...
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Punching holes in the sky
Scientists, photographers and amateur cloud watchers have been looking up with wonderment and puzzlement at "hole punch" clouds for decades. Giant, open spaces appear in otherwise continuous cloud cover, presenting ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Spiders in space -- live!
Ever since they were announced, the spiders in space have been living in the limelight. This is, of course, the point -- to watch and learn as the pair of golden orb spiders, or Nephila clavipes, adapt to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Tut, tut: Microbial growth in pharaoh's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
In the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the elaborately painted walls are covered with dark brown spots that mar the face of the goddess Hathor, the silvery-coated baboons -- in fact, almost every surface.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Assessment regime encourages superficial learning
Research by a Victoria University graduate shows that achieving NCEA credits is taking priority over authentic scientific investigation for Year 11 science teachers and their students.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Substantial costs associated with scientific misconduct should prioritize prevention efforts
The estimated costs associated with a single investigation of scientific misconduct can be as high as US $525,000, and the costs of investigating the allegations of scientific misconduct annually reported in the United States ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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To scientists, laughter is no joke -- it's serious
(AP) -- So a scientist walks into a shopping mall to watch people laugh.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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UK climate scientist to temporarily step down
(AP) -- The chief of a prestigious British research center caught in a storm of controversy over claims that he and others suppressed data about climate change has stepped down pending an investigation, the ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Mars Orbiter Resumes Normal Science Operations
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has fully recovered from an unexpected computer re-set last week and resumed its scientific investigation of Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2009 |
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