Can middle class families make urban schools better?
Due to the economy, more middle-class families are passing on private schools in favor of the local public school.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2009
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Swift satellite comet tally highlighted
A montage of comet images made using NASA's Swift spacecraft illustrates just how different three comets can be. The images, including a never-released image of Comet 8P/Tuttle, were shown during a webcast called "Around ...
Astronomy
Apr 24, 2009
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Active galaxies flare and fade in Fermi telescope all-sky movie (w/Video)
The gamma-ray sky comes alive in a movie made from data acquired by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope during its first three months of operations. Gamma rays from sources near and far turn the sky into a hypnotic froth. ...
Astronomy
Apr 24, 2009
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Run! It's the student council president
In most movies about high school, the student council president, the so-called "band geek" or the kid who stays after school for math club often fall victim to the teasing and bullying of the popular students or "jocks."
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2009
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Gingrich says climate bill will punish Americans
(AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says a Democratic proposal to limit global warming pollution will "punish the American people" with higher energy costs and lost jobs. Gingrich appeared before a House subcommittee ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2009
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Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies
The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to new research from ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2009
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Spirit Resumes Driving While Analysis of Problem Behaviors Continues
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove on Thursday for the first time since April 8, acting on commands from engineers who are still investigating bouts of amnesia and other unusual behavior exhibited ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2009
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Scientists use retroviruses to unravel woolly history of sheep domestication
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Glasgow have unravelled the woolly history of sheep domestication by examining retroviruses preserved in the animal’s DNA.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 24, 2009
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of Semiconducting Hybrid Nanoparticles
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has the potential to allow single-molecule detection sensitivity. This capability presents new approaches for studying the biophysical and biomedical properties of complex ...
Nanophysics
Apr 24, 2009
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Evolution of human sex roles more complex than described by universal theory
A new study challenges long-standing expectations that men are promiscuous and women tend to be more particular when it comes to choosing a mate. The research, published by Cell Press in the April issue of the journal Trends ...
Evolution
Apr 24, 2009
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