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February 4, 2011 2:57 PM |

Exclusive: Tanzania Park 'Highway' to Remain Undeveloped

by Rebecca Kessler

Researchers and conservationists around the world have been reacting with dismay to news that the Tanzanian government will forge ahead with plans to build a highway bisecting Serengeti National...

February 4, 2011 2:18 PM |

Indian Report, at Odds With Mainstream, Raises Mobile Phone Concerns

by Pallava Bagla

NEW DELHI—In a report that departs from the scientific mainstream, an Indian government panel is warning that radio emissions from cell phones may pose a hazard to public health....

February 4, 2011 2:11 PM |

90 Papers by German Could Be Retracted on Ethics Concerns

by Gretchen Vogel

An ongoing investigation into the work of a German anaesthesiologist may lead to as many as 90 retractions. Joachim Boldt was fired in November from his job as head...

February 4, 2011 2:00 PM |

U.K. Archaeologists Protest Rule Forcing Reburial of Human Remains

by John Travis

United Kingdom archaeologists are protesting a recent change in the licensing of excavations that requires the reburial of any human remains found in England or Wales. In a letter...

February 4, 2011 11:22 AM |

Space Age Fish Tale Gets Lost in Translation

by Dennis Normile

TOKYO—"'Fishing net' to collect space debris," blared a headline in Wednesday's edition of London's The Telegraph newspaper. The article described how the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a...

February 3, 2011 5:26 PM

Egypt Update: Rare Tomb May Have Been Destroyed

by Andrew Lawler

UPDATE, 12 February: The status of Maya's tomb remains unclear, as ScienceInsider reports in an update on Egypt's antiquities. See "After the Revolution, Who Will Control Egypt's Monuments?" Reports...

February 3, 2011 4:18 PM |

Science Accounts Hit Hard by Planned House Budget Cuts

by Jeffrey Mervis

Today, House of Representatives Republicans unveiled a long-awaited plan to reduce federal spending this year that includes double-digit cuts in the panels that fund most of civilian basic research....

February 3, 2011 4:18 PM |

Russians Approach Pristine Antarctic Lake

by Robert Coontz

Russian scientists drilling toward Lake Vostok, an enormous body of fresh water sealed off beneath Antarctic ice for 35 million years, have until Sunday to reach their goal before...

February 3, 2011 2:11 PM |

Progress on Stem Cells: A Meandering March

by Eli Kintisch

On the occasion of a recent finding about abnormal gene expression in reprogrammed stem cell lines , Ed Yong built a handy timeline on the science of cell reprogramming....

February 2, 2011 5:42 PM |

EPA to Regulate Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water

by Sara Reardon

In a decisive move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will begin regulating perchlorate in drinking water sources. Backed by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPA...

February 2, 2011 5:28 PM |

Pfizer's Plan to Cut R&D Spending Rattles Some Cages

by Eliot Marshall

Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, and one that's proud of its scientific acumen, announced yesterday that it will cut R&D spending in 2012 by about 20%, from $8.5...

February 2, 2011 5:28 PM |

English Universities Stem the Budget Bleeding

by Daniel Clery

Details of the much-reduced government funding for universities in England were released today following a meeting last week of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) board. Despite...

February 2, 2011 5:00 PM |

NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program Uncovers Its First New Genetic Disorder

by Sara Reardon

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) program aimed at tracking down the causes of mysterious diseases is bearing fruit. A multidisciplinary team of physicians and genetic researchers have discovered...

February 1, 2011 5:59 PM

Interior Department Inks Scientific Integrity Policy

by Erik Stokstad

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has finalized its policy on scientific integrity, creating code of conduct and procedures for investigation, as well as designating an official in charge....

February 1, 2011 5:47 PM |

Hand Wringing in India Over Defense R&D Brain Drain

by Pallava Bagla

NEW DELHI—Is India's defense R&D establishment hemorrhaging scientists? According to a report yesterday in The Times of India, 20 top researchers with the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization...

February 1, 2011 5:39 PM |

Did FEMA Expect Midwest MegaQuake by 2014?

by Sara Reardon

Is an earthquake the size of the 1811 New Madrid quake, the largest ever to hit the eastern United States, imminent in the next 3 years? Most seismologists believe...