Science vs. God: Does Progress Trump Faith?

 Three out of five scientists do not believe in God, but two out of five do, said John Donvan, opening a debate on the issue of science and religion yesterday (Dec. 5) in New York.The discussion pitted the perspectives from both sides against one another: Does science refute religion? Or does science address a different set of questions, with answers that can point toward religious truths?No...

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AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money

TOKYO (AP) — Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure  limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety.The potential conflict of interest is revealed in one sentence buried in a 600-page parliamentary investigation into last year's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear...

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Volcanoes, Not Meteorite, Killed Dinosaurs, Scientist Argues

 SAN FRANCISCO — Volcanic activity in modern-day India, not an asteroid, may have killed the dinosaurs, according to a new study.Tens of thousands of years of lava flow from the Deccan Traps, a volcanic region near Mumbai in present-day India, may have spewed poisonous levels of sulfur and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and caused the mass extinction through the resulting global warming...

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Science Reveals Simple Way You’ll Miss Best Holiday Deals

 Want to find a better holiday deal this season? Look left…or even right, for that matter. Just don’t look straight ahead.New research finds that shoppers most often choose items at the center of store displays regardless of whether it’s the best product or price. What’s even more surprising is that we don’t even know we’re doing it.It turns out that the shopper’s eye has a very central focus....

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SpaceX Launches Sales of Falcon, Dragon Space Patches

 The company  responsible for the first private spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station introduced a different type of space supply for sale — mission patches.Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, updated its online shop on Friday (Dec. 7) to offer embroidered emblems for its rocket and spacecraft flights for the first time. Based in Hawthorne, Calif., SpaceX is led...

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