Science & the Public

Where scienceand society meet

  1. Humans

    Salazar II: On Freeing Ms. Liberty’s Crown

    A New Jersey senator pleaded with the incoming Interior Secretary to reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown.

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  2. Humans

    Salazar I: The Value of Science at Interior

    Flawed Endangered Species Act decisions brought out a request for the Interior Secretary nominee to promise to ground future decisions by the agency firmly on the science.

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  3. Nix the Vicks

    A century old treatment for soothing the nasal congestion associated with colds and flu may poses risks to infants, a new study finds.

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  4. Earth

    Steven Chu’s Senate Confirmation Looks Certain

    Senate energy committee appreciates Obama's pick for Secretary of Energy.

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  5. Earth

    More Signs of Endangered Journalism

    The grim reaper strikes again.

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  6. Computing

    Googling: Your Cup of Tea?

    In aggregrate, Internet searches can be fairly polluting.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Big Increase Coming for NIH — Maybe

    The Obama administration hopes to do what lawmakers couldn't last year — give an extra $1 billion to NIH.

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  8. Climate

    Holdren to Head White House Science

    It appears that another physicist with Nobel ties is set to become the primary Obama adviser on science.

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  9. Ecosystems

    Thwarting Tree Poachers

    A new federal rule makes it harder to destroy protected forests.

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  10. Earth

    Improved Cars: Chu on It

    Hey Detroit: Lighten up, the incoming Energy Secretary recommends.

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  11. Tech

    Holiday Gifts: Blog Sites

    Sample other blogs and let us know of notables that we missed that are also worth sharing.

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  12. Chemistry

    Of Presidents and Nobels

    It appears Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will soon have produced two Nobel laureates to offer White House counsel and directives on science policy.

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