From the Editor’s Desk: Public Funding of Science
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By , on December 14th, 2010 8 comments   Editor's Desk   , , , , ,  

YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. As part of the Youcut project, Representatives Adrian Smith and Eric Cantor earlier this . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: Public Funding of Science

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Thriving In Extreme Conditions
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By , on April 13th, 2009 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Microbes, New Research, Organisms, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico. Mineral chimneys are associated with sea vents that release oil and gas. The microbe mats are lying on sediments next to the mineral chimney. Credit: Ian MacDonald, Texas A&M University …takes more than a Red Bull. You got to have . . . → Read More: Thriving In Extreme Conditions

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