Archive for the ‘science’ Category

Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.Read the full story

Church of Scientology\\\\\\’s \\\\\\’Operating Thetan\\\\\\’ documents leaked online - Wikinews,

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Wikinews has obtained \\\\\\\'Operating Thetan\\\\\\\' (OT) documents of the Church of Scientology which were leaked via Wikileaks. Although some portions of the manual have been leaked previously, this is believed to be the first time the full unedited version has been leaked.Read the full story

AFP.com | Agence France-Presse, a global news agency

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria, according to a study published Thursday.Read the full story

Minn. pipeline fire sends oil soaring

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

CLEARBROOK, Minn. - A fire at a pipeline from Canada that feeds oil to the United States killed two people and sent oil prices soaring before burning out Thursday morning, officials said.Read the full story

Magnitude 7.7 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Magnitude 7.7 Date-Time * Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 15:40:53 UTC * Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 12:40:53 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 22.189°S, 69.843°W Depth 60 km 37.3 miles Region ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE Distances ...

Black Oil Spill in Kerch Strait

Monday, November 12th, 2007

In the early hours of Sunday, the Russian tanker Volgoneft-139, carrying 4,000 tons of black oil, fell apart due to storm damage, releasing up to 1,300 tons of black oil into the Kerch Strait. Read the full story

Man dies after internet gaming binge | Guardian Unlimited

Monday, September 17th, 2007

A Chinese man dropped dead after a three-day internet gaming session, state media reported today.Read the full story

Soil Sample Backs Up Pole Claim

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Less than a month after sending a high-profile expedition to the North Pole, a state-run research institute claimed Thursday to have proof that a large chunk of the Arctic belongs to Russia, although the statement was met by skepticism from foreign scientists. "We obtained enough material to demonstrate that the Lomonosov ...

First baby born from egg matured in lab and frozen

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

The baby is doing well and another three women are pregnant by the same method, researchers told a medical meeting in Lyon, France, on Monday.Read the full story