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Scientists will try to reawaken Rosettas lander as Comet 67P approaches the Sun
2015-02-03 16:31:51| Extremetech
We lost contact with Philae months ago, when the comet lander failed to touch down and bounced across the surface of comet 67P, but plans are being laid to reactivate the little lander as it races towards the sun.
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Americans vs scientists: disagreement on climate change and GM food
2015-02-01 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Climate change and genetically modified (GM) food are the two things on which Americans and American scientists just do not agree, according to new data from Pew Research. The study, entitled 'Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society', compared the views of ordinary Americans to those of scientists connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on issues ranging from biomedical research to energy to space exploration. There are some things on which both...
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Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
2015-02-01 07:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today. Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered the payments for articles that emphasise the shortcomings of a report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Travel expenses and additional...
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Big Gap Between What Scientists Say and Americans Think About Climate Change
2015-01-30 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: There is good and bad news for climate scientists. The good news: Most Americans (79 percent) say that science and scientists are invaluable. The bad news: On controversial topics such as climate change, a significant number of Americans do not use science to inform their views. Instead, they use political orientation and ideology, which are reflected in their level of education, to decide whether humans are driving planetary warming. This comes from a public opinion poll released yesterday by...
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Despite Esteem for Science, Public at Odds with Scientists on Major Issues
2015-01-29 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Scientists and their work have an important place in every major aspect of American life. Many hope that advances in science will improve peoples lives and enhance the economy. They are anxious to understand what innovations will disrupt existing daily activities and business routines. Policy arguments about science-related issues have held center stage in the Obama era, starting with the protracted arguments over medical care, insurance and the Affordable Care Act and extending into every cranny...
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