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WGBH to develop interactive green game for kids
WGBH, the public broadcaster based in Boston, said it has received a $100,000 grant from the ESA Foundation to develop an interactive game that...
Blogging the Sea of Cortez
A New England Aquarium expedition is exploring underwater mountains off Mexico's Pacific coast.
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A new buoy system off the Massachusetts coast helps scientists track right whales and warn ships of their presence.
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Study finds culture a factor in female math achievement
Nurturing climate produces more elite competitors
(By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe)
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Groups plan rescue of injured manatee
Wildlife groups made tentative plans to rescue an injured Florida manatee that has been lingering near the shores of Cape Cod. (By Bina Venkataraman, Boston Globe)
In shark tank, an asexual birth
Finding is second confirmed case (By Steve Szkotak, AP)
Tropical species and mammals under threat, studies find
Warming climate shifts habitats in Costa Rica, US
(By Randolph E. Schmid, AP)
Woods Hole scientist wins Nobel prize
Osamu Shimomura shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovering a green fluorescent protein in jellyfish. The protein advanced the study of living organisms. (By Patricia Wen, Boston Globe)
Chaos may make you see 'things'
The possibility of an economic meltdown is bad enough. Worse might be a hasty response born of little more than the powerful human need to impose order - even false order - on a riotous world. (By Colin Nickerson, Boston Globe)
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- ITT gets NASA telemetry, tracking contract (AP, 10/10/08)
- NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve (Reuters, 10/10/08)
- Wis. governor unveils gene research triangle (AP, 10/10/08)
- Doctors, investors get latest data on heart devices (Reuters, 10/10/08)
- Russia says Soyuz space landings will be safe (Reuters, 8:21 a.m.)
- NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009 (AP, 10/10/08)
- Satellites collect data on sea temperatures, reefs (AP, 10/9/08)
- Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo (Reuters, 10/9/08)
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Scientists with funny bones
The Ig Nobel prizes, announced at Harvard University, is an irreverent event that showcases the humorous side of science. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
Protection sought for wolffish
The environmental advocacy group Conservation Law Foundation will petition federal officials to add the US population of wolffish, also known as ocean catfish, to the endangered species list. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe)
Worcester expanding tree study for beetles
Residents recently discovered six more trees infected with the Asian long-horned beetle. (By Jeannie M. Nuss, Globe Correspondent)
Hadron Collider shut down for two months
A major helium leak into the tunnel has forced scientists to shut down the huge particle-smashing machine built to simulate the conditions of the "Big Bang". (By Anne Richardson, Reuters)