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Bush takes over federal science Through an Executive Order that gives political appointees final say regarding science-based federal agency regulations and the appointment of an anti-educationist to head the Office of Management and Budget, US President George W. Bush is attempting to insulate his administration from congressional accountability while effectively turning federal

Tire size guide for you street ride Tired of all the misleading tire size information junk flying around the web I decided to add my own bit of garbage. This guide explains the incredible simple science behind tire sizes and how to pick the right dimensions for your ride. If you want the facts on how to pick the appropriate tire size for your ride, this is the guide for you.

The Invasion Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") and Daniel Craig ("Casino Royale") star in the science fiction action thriller "The Invasion," a nightmarish journey into a world where the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.

Smoking Propylhexedrine Adventures in science!

Global Warming: Already changed World's Rainfall Patterns he changes "may have already had significant effects on ecosystems, agriculture and human regions that are sensitive to changes in precipitation, such as the Sahel," warns the paper, released on Monday by Nature, the British science journal.

How To Hack Everything Hacking the art and science of turning an ordinary product into something extraordinary. Want to get started? We show you how to hack all kinds of hardware gadgets and software to add features, improve performance, and lord it over your less-techie friends!

First female commander of space station: Peggy Whitson As the first female commander of the International Space Station, Dr. Peggy A. Whitson hopes to attract more women into the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. NASA astronaut Whitson is currently training for the Expedition 16 mission to the station, which is expected to launch in October 2007.

Water Officials Warned: Get Used to Drought, Says New Climate Report Global warming will make it harder for farms and cities to find water, said Barry Nelson, study co-author and co-director of NRDC's western water project. The latest global warming science is clear: drought-like conditions are likely to increase.

Wireless Robotics Winning the Science Fair for 2 years, this project has evolved into a wireless robotics arm that interfaces into the computer through a serial port.

Suspended Animation is No Longer Fiction! The scientists Mark B. Roth and Todd Nystul recently released some interesting results regarding experiments that they conducted in order to induce states of suspended animation in a variety of organisms. These results are incredibly positive and show that Suspended Animation is no longer just Science Fiction, but is now Science Fact.

Reproduction revolution: Sex for fun, IVF for children In the science fiction movie Gattaca, the hero, Vincent, is an "In-Valid" - someone whose only crime is to be conceived in a moment of passion rather than in a Petri dish.

Cyber Warfare - A technological warfare concept endemic to the information Science of war has entered the cyber age. Imagine what will happen if all computers based utilities, people have come too rely so much on, stop responding or computer stop recognizing domain names or vital information regarding national security is compromised through computers and communication networks.

Distant Cousins, But Close: The Surprising Complexity of The Sea Anemone Ge The question of what the common ancestor of multicellular animals looked like has puzzled biologists for a long time. With the genome of the starlet sea anemone in hand, we can estimate the genome of the common ancestor of 'true' multicellular animals, and it is turning out to be surprisingly complex. (Published in Science)

self test handwriting analysis (creepy) I tried this website out.... kinda creepy... there just might be a science to it...

Arecibo Observatory Radar May Shut Down From Lack Of Funding No Joke, the National Science Foundation is planning to seriously scale back overall funding to the observatory over the next couple of years, which may force its world-class Asteroid-hunting radar to be shut down.

Video of Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner, on EU Research Following the pan-European "town meeting" with the EU Research Commission in Brussels on 12 June organised by Science|Business around the theme of the Research in Europe, Science|Business is now running an ongoing online discussion - see the video highlights of this event...

The third equity gap It is clear that the successful exploitation of new ideas from science critically depends on a combination of drivers from government, academia and industry. In recent years, initiatives to stimulate and support this kind of knowledge transfer have created an acute awareness for universities of the potential benefits of harnessing their IP...

Throbbing oil drops conundrum solved Drop oil and detergent in a bowl of water and the droplets will beat like hearts. While this experiment can be cooked up at home, it has taken researchers 30 years to crack the science behind it.

Newton was a *creationist*? Good heavens! Monday, the Boston Globe ran an editorial that I found very irritating. The writer, Jeff Jacoby, points out that perhaps the greatest scientific mind of all time, Isaac Newton, was not only very religious, but was a young-Earth creationist. For Jacoby, this shows that science and religion can work hand in hand

Science proves that Kelly Brook is the perfect woman Scientists around the world have been diligently working to figure out why Kelly Brook has the appeal that she does - and it turns out the 34E/24/34 knockout is - in the realm of men’s tastes - the perfect woman.

Troy Hurtubise, Canadian Invention Genius's Device Sees Through Walls Troy Hurtubise of North Bay, Ontario, known for inventions such as his Bear Suit has invented an impossible device. Science authorities have stated that his device defies currently known laws of physics by seeing through walls. "The Angel Light" can not only shine through walls, but penetrate US stealth plating and destroy underlying electronics.

Science Videos: Throw Away Your VHS Tapes Remember the good ole days of seventh grade science? Dissecting frogs, learning about mitosis, and watching grainy videos of cells swimming around in a test tube? Well, I don’t know what's happening on the frog front, but the grainy video-watching days have the opportunity to be revolutionized by a couple of new science video sites.

Wanted: Measurement That's as Elastic as the Web The art and science of influence measurement is a debate for the ages. However, as the recent demise of the page view revealed, these days trying to figure out how many you're reaching and who they are is more complicated than ever...

The Dreamcast guitar mod Gamer Flooky did something most gamers would never think to do with their broken system. She transformed it into a freaking guitar. Hit the jump for the interview where we ask her why she made it, how she almost melted her thumb off, and what's next on her instrument/console science experiments.

Scientists say Kelly Brooks' natural beauty is best Science has proven what many men already believe - Kelly Brook is Eve re-incarnated.

New Head of Science Museum Advocates Population Reduction Chris Rapley, soon to be head of the prestigious Science Museum and a firm believer in global warming, says the reduction of population growth may be the only way to prevent a disaster for the human race.

Torchwood [Sci-Fi series] Torchwood is a science fiction drama television programme, created by Russell T. Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, who deal with supernatural occurrences.

Jeff Hawkins: Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing To date, there hasn't been an overarching theory of how the human brain really works, Jeff Hawkins argues in this compelling talk. That's because we still haven't defined intelligence accurately. But one thing's for sure, he says: The brain isn't like a powerful computer processor. It's more like a memory system that records everything we experienc

Honor's Endgame The Galactic League's magnum opus of the last decade is now finally available in both hardcover and softcover. (The League is a science fiction writing club pioneering large-scale collaborative writing at a distance) . The League's website is: http://www.galacticleague.com/

The Brave New World of Neuromarketing Marketeers want to find out what the brain really thinks and science is beginning to enable this.

Harvard Professor Experimenting with Science Class At Harvard, one of the leading science professors has a new approach to teaching basic science classes that will make science easier to learn and more fun to be a part of. If you're interested in a science degree you should check this out...

Homemade Electric Car for Science Project Learn how you can play around with electric car projects in your own home.