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Science in the News - Wednesday 8 October 2008

The Royal Society  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 19:00

Women speak with a higher tone of voice when they are at their most fertile, say University of California researchers in Biology Letters.


 

Study reveals an oily diet for subsurface life

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Mon, 09/29/2008 - 23:00

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Thousands of feet below the bottom of the sea, off the shores of Santa Barbara, single-celled organisms are busy feasting on oil.


 

How can China and the US work together to address climate change...

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 23:00

(Federation of American Scientists) How can China and the United States work together to stop global climate change?

What can the new US president do to help China become more energy efficient? The Federation of American Scientists will host a symposium to answer these questions at the University of California, Berkeley, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

PDT Thursday, Sept. 25.


 

Mining for dark matter

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Tue, 04/22/2008 - 23:00

(University of California - Davis) The LUX experiment will look for evidence of "dark matter" deep in a South Dakota goldmine.