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Texas Ed Board compromises on evolution materials
(AP) -- The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval to supplemental high school science materials on Friday, delivering a blow to the board's social conservatives after a brief flare-up over some ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Teaching evolution up for debate again in Texas
(AP) -- The debate over teaching evolution in public schools is resurfacing at the Texas State Board of Education.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Evolution war still rages 200 years after Darwin's birth
Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.
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Feb 01, 2009 |
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LIVE: Facebook goes public
(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Workplace woes: The employment crisis isn’t just a lack of jobs -- it’s a lack of good jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate remains high. But the number of Americans without work is only part of our larger jobs crisis, says MIT economist Paul Osterman. The other part, he believes, is a deficit of worthwhile ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 18, 2011 |
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College athletes worth six figures, live below federal poverty line
Perhaps the upcoming football game between Ohio State and Miami is the most fitting backdrop to the results of a National College Players Association (NCPA) and Drexel University Department of Sport Management joint study, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Science materials in Texas get prelim. approval
(AP) -- An expected fight over teaching evolution in Texas classrooms fizzled Thursday when the state's Board of Education gave preliminary approval to supplemental science materials for the coming school ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Russia marks 50 years since Gagarin triumph
Half a century ago, a Russian carpenter's son named Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, carving an indelible mark in human history and scoring the greatest Soviet Cold War success.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Alcoholics can curb drinking with use of a pill
A little-used medication can help treat alcoholism, an updated review of studies confirms.
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Texas Tech, U of Utah win Sandia microdevice competition
The world's smallest chess board — about the diameter of four human hairs — and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational microelectromechanical ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Study: Major hurricane could devastate Houston
With the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season less than a week away, a new analysis from experts at several Texas universities is warning that a major hurricane could devastate the Houston/Galveston region. A report issued today ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 26, 2010 |
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Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests
(AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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NASA Challenges 350 Rocketeers Nationwide to Aim a Mile High
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has invited more than 350 student rocketeers from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities -- 37 teams nationwide -- to take part in the 2009-2010 NASA Student Launch Projects.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2009 |
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