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Science News

Herbert J.C. Kouts, Nuclear Power Safety Expert, Is Dead at 88
2008-01-15 05:30 - Dr. Kouts was a pioneer in nuclear power safety research and an expert in weapons proliferation.

Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010
2008-01-15 05:30 - The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.

G.M. Buys Stake in Ethanol Made From Waste
2008-01-15 05:30 - Eager to ensure a supply of fuel for the fleet of flex-fuel ethanol-capable vehicles it is building, G.M. has invested in a start-up bio-fuel producer, Coskata Inc.

Florida: Shuttle Launching Is Scheduled
2008-01-13 06:01 - NASA began installing a new connector in the space shuttle Atlantis’s fuel tank in hopes of launching the craft in early February.

W. F. Ganong, 83, Expert in Brain’s Control of Body, Dies
2008-01-13 06:01 - Mr. Ganong was one of the first scientists to trace how the brain controls important internal functions of the body.

Libraries Digging Deep for Geothermal Savings
2008-01-13 06:01 - Several libraries in Westchester have, or are planning to install, systems which use the earth’s constant temperature below the frost line to heat and cool their buildings.

Beyond Mother Nature
2008-01-13 05:31 - Disdaining environmentalism in the battle against global warming.

Under His Hat
2008-01-13 05:31 - Copernicus was hiding his heliocentric theory and, it seems, a mistress too.

For Duck Farms, Dealing With New Limits
2008-01-13 05:31 - A more aggressive approach by local and state agencies to remedying pollution from duck farms is the latest challenge for the local industry, which is also facing high utility, feed and land costs.

Big Waves Mean No Small Preparation for Surfers
2008-01-13 05:30 - More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.


 
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