Digger’s find bites into Japanese record … Ants go marching using vector navigation … Milkweed’s defenses evolve to repairs … Center opens in wildlife-rich Bioko Island …Health/Science news from UPI.

By ALEXA GARCIA-DITTA ARLINGTON The task: build a raft that can hold 200 pennies. The supplies: four straws and one piece of tin foil. Four dozen area middle school students attending the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at the University of Texas at Arlington were up to the challenge Tuesday. Nicholas Prasatporn, 12, Rogelio Tello, 11, and Aldo Sosa, 13, had about 10 minutes to …

The national president of the Christian Science Church and former editor of The Christian Science Monitor died of apparent natural causes in a Kansas City hotel on Sunday.

It’s the billion-dollar question: Who will decide where to spend all the money that has been earmarked for the state’s life science initiatives? After 1 p.m….

Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K.

As an Earthwatch Institute fellow, David Hong did hands-on animal research. He’s hoping for grant money to help his students do the same. When school begins at Diamond Bar High School, students in the Advanced Placement environmental science class taught by David Hong may find themselves in the field studying the pattern of tracks made by the mule deer, the feeding habits of the horned lizard …

The Birmingham School Board has approved a plan that will raise the pay for certified math and science substitute teachers to $200 a day.

“Hellboy: The Science of Evil”

Richard Bergenheim, former editor of The Christian Science Monitor and president of the The First Church of Christ, Scientist, died Sunday morning in Kansas City. He was 60. Mr. Bergenheim had been on a tour of churches since July 8 to discuss the …

Burton Faldet, an educational psychologist who worked for many years with Science Research Associates, was a steady volunteer and board member for a wide spectrum of social service groups. Dr. Faldet, 79, died of cancer Wednesday, July 16, in …

After a disappointing showing at the British Open this past week, Phil Mickelson is wasting no time beginning his preparations for the upcoming PGA Championship, his final crack at a major in 2008 and his second chance to win a big one with Tiger …

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what’s in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on …

GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia’s leading Contract Research Organization, today announced the appointment of Prof. Tarun Khanna to its Board of Directors. Dr. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he …

This will be the last “What Works” column. I reserve the right to report occasionally on any program I run across that shows results in saving the lives and futures of African-American kids. But this is the last in the series I started 19 months ago …

WELLSVILLE, Ohio - A small green clearing on a hilltop beside the Ohio River doesn’t seem like much of campaign stop, but John Baardson knows the scent of alternative energy and undecided voters will lure America’s presidential contenders before long …

AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama intends to visit Sderot, a southern Israeli town that is a frequent target of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, on Wednesday as part of his Mideast trip, campaign aides …

Shaw Festival’s remount of Ann-Marie MacDonald play Belle Moral tries to make sense of science … Read the full article Please let us know if this readers comment breaks the editor’s rules and is obscene, abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing …

For centuries sailors knew how to use magnets in the form of compasses to show them where they were going. Compasses are fascinating instruments. In fact, when thinking about it, the concept of a magnetic field on the surface of the earth, which is what allows compasses to function, is in itself a fascinating phenomenon.

Fun science projects are those that teach you something about science and at the same time allow you to make something useful and fun. This is one of those projects!

Docking Server windows are organized into three modules following the basic steps of docking calculations: (1) Protein set-up (2) Ligand set-up (3) Docking Calculation. The user can create its own ligand, protein and dockings folder so that the ligands, proteins and dockings can be saved and organized for later use.

Science Applications International Corp., a scientific, engineering and technology applications provider, said Monday it was awarded a contract worth up to $26 million by an office in the Department of Defense.

Photo by Michael Lavine Over two years since their astonishing 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain , New York avant garde standard-bearers TV on the Radio have announced the title and release date for their third album. Dear Science, is due September 23 on Interscope and yes, the comma is indeed part of the title. (UPDATE: 4AD will release the album on September 22 …

The Guardian’s science correspondent Ian Sample talks to video game designer Richard Garriott, who will soon become the sixth private citizen to fly to the international space station

What do Disneyland, Sea World, Universal Studios, Madame Tussauds London, the Georgia Aquarium, the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and Cirque du Soleil have in common with Science North? They all boast visitor experiences that are TEA Thea Award winners. This prestigious international awards program honours […]

A $250 million building proposed by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education could be an important next step toward creating a science and technology district spanning both sides of the Willamette River near Portland’s South Waterfront.

By Ruth Campbell Staff Writer Associate degrees in biomedical science and chemical technology are set to start this fall at Midland College.

As part of the Agency’s user-driven approach to preparing new Earth Explorer missions to advance our understanding of the Earth system, six candidate missions will be presented to the science community at a User Consultation Meeting in January 2009.

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite and called it an achievement “of the new socialist society.” Americans called Sputnik one high-flying reason to polish up the science and math skills of the nation’s youth.

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

Weekend Edition Sunday , July 20, 2008 Host Liane Hansen speaks with first-time novelist Christina Meldrum, a litigator and Harvard graduate. In Madapple , readers enter the lives of a mother and daughter, in which questions about faith, science …

OSCEOLA COUNTY - The Education Foundation-Osceola County was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Progress Energy Foundation last week. The grant will be matched with other funding for a total of $50,000. The utility’s Energize Me grant will fund a …

WASHINGTON — Condoleezza Rice says it’s a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party’s presidential nomination. The secretary of state says it’s great for the country that Barack Obama is the expected Democratic …

Unless we change the Electoral College system, it’s just a matter of time until there’s another election like 2000, in which the winner doesn’t get the most votes. Calculations show there is a 50/50 chance of such an Electoral College misfire …

Earl J. Hart, 86, a revered math teacher for 52 years at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in courses ranging from algebra to computer science, died of heart failure Tuesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He lived in Rosemont. Nearly 9,000 students studied …

TV and computers are turning would be great scientist’s brains into a hazy mush! Although these media are useful tools in science education, there is nothing like getting stuck into a problem and solving it using science to mobilize those brain cells. Here is how to start that process…

Something that most kids science websites do not tell you is what it is like to be a real life scientist. In this article I give you a short glimpse of some experiences that I have had while working in laboratories - some scary, but most of the time fun.

Current events in science are understood by those guys in the white coats who wear big glasses and who are surrounded by test tubes - right? Wrong! Understanding science is for everyone.

Pheromones are believed to be naturally found is humans. We are just not that aware of it. Here are a few ideas to give off more pheromones.

Pheromones can help you be more attractive to the opposite sex. Here we take a look at the different types of pheromones.

Pheromones are quite a mystery to scientists. Here we take a look where current research is with pheromones.

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! Based on estimates on our own galaxy, astronomers have guessed that’s roughly how many stars exist in our universe. “So what?” you might be asking. Well, if you’ve forgotten or lost your camping digital compass (or simply want to be challenged) you can use other methods to determine your location, when lost in the wilderness. Whether you need to get to your campground; a cave, gorge, or lake; or an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio, you can do it by using Mother Nature as a compass.

Our water supplies world-wide are becoming increasingly contaminated and unfit for human consumption. Currently, there are over 2,000 contaminants that may be found in our water including known poisons. Lead, mercury, and other metals as well as bacteria and viruses could be in any water supply.

Contact with some sort of ecosystem is a daily occurrence for everyone. It surrounds us and is a part of everything we touch. The impact that humanity plays on the Earth’s ecosystems is not realized by many people.

Have you ever wondered how certain creatures such as newts and salamanders have the ability to regrow their limbs after becoming detached? Many scientists have been researching this phenomenon in hopes to apply this regeneration process to human beings. But have they found anything? The answer is yes.

The term Biorhythm is made up of two words, ‘bio’ and ‘rhythm’, which mean ‘life’ and ‘regular vibration’ respectively. So, together these two words mean that the regular vibration of life. In fact, the significance of Biorhythm lies on its conjugated meaning.

In laboratories all over the world, Mettler Toledo equipment provides incredible results with balances accurate to the nearest 0.0000001 g. Their line of weights and balance instruments includes mass comparators, automated dosing systems, weighing modules, and more. They produce far more than lab balance equipment, however. They outfit labs with everything from analytical instruments such as titrators, electrodes, and ISE meters to pipettes and tips to all sorts of sensors for process analytics.

INDIANAPOLIS - A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper in the journal Science …

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

INDIANAPOLIS - A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper in the journal Science …

In Class: Congress is looking at how well universities around the country adhere to Title IX. Photo by iStockphoto Men once greatly outnumbered women in collegiate athleticsTitle IX brought equality. Men currently outnumber women in science …

31 million miles from Earth, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft has taken a look back at us — at just the right moment. In a time-lapse movie from May 29, it shows a transit — a passage of the Moon across the face of the Earth. We think you’ll agree it …

WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to an HHS memo leaked to the New York Times (July 15, Robert Pear), the Bush Administration wants to require that all hospitals and birth control clinics receiving federal health funds certify …

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

In our collection of oddities this week we find some relief from stories about people making gobs of money selling stuff that looks like other stuff, NASA finally showing some concern about an issue that has troubled us all since we first stepped …

ABC’s “This Week” - Pre-empted by coverage of the British Open golf tournament. CBS’ “Face the Nation” - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. NBC’s “Meet the Press” - Former Vice President Al Gore. CNN’s “Late Edition” - Secretary of State Condoleezza …

Suddenly, CBS is becoming a network version of BBC America. Which is to say: This is the second of back-to-back British adaptations. In this case, a science-bsaed police procedural. Confused? You’re not the only one. The first questioner complains …

If Gov. Jim Doyle ever has a tough science question, he doesn’t have to go far for the answer. Doyle has named University of Wisconsin professor James Dahlberg as his science adviser.

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $55 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers to design and build metal finishing and ground support equipment facilities at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

Space Frontier Foundation and Teach Kids About Science Team Up to Produce a Science Education Event with a Revolutionary Twist

A plan to make the Twin Cities a center for the emerging bio-science industry is faltering.

Health officials cancel HIV vaccine trial… Bird flu vaccine shows promise … Fiber intake linked to preeclampsia risk … Medicare bill affects participants, docs … Health/Science news from UPI.

(AP:MADISON, Wis.) If Gov. Jim Doyle ever has a tough science question, he doesn’t have to go far for the answer. Doyle has named University of Wisconsin professor James Dahlberg as his science adviser. Doyle signed an executive order Wednesday creating the unpaid position.