
Source: fas.org
This afternoon, a committee of the National Research Council, a research arm of the National Academy of Science, issued a report that is extremely critical of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, or GNEP, an administration plan to restart separating plutonium from used commerci …

Source: FOXNews.com
WASHINGTON — It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened.

Source: The New York Times
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Science is confirming what most women know: When given the choice for a mate, men go for good looks.
And guys won't be surprised to learn that women are much choosier about partners than they are.

Source: Canada.com
The "skeletons" of ancient life dating back almost three billion years have been discovered deep in a northern Ontario gold mine.

Source: realclimate.org
The scientists over at Real Climate provide a quick overview of the National Academies Synthesis Report, released today.
The long-awaited NAS synthesis report on surface temperature reconstructions over the last few millennia is being released today.