my care2
make a difference

causes & news

news network

socially conscious news and video shared and rated by the community

Anne's News

Science & Tech News

50 Awesome Facebook Apps for Serious Bookworms
Science & Tech  (tags: Facebook Apps, Bookworm, Books, Literature, Internet )

Katie
- 15 days ago - onlinecourses.org
The mega-site's collection of applications include these awesome tools for sharing, listing, recommending, reviewing and selling books, so let yourself go crazy.
Black Hole Found to Be Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought
Science & Tech  (tags: News, space, study, technology, science, black hole )

Katie
- 16 days ago - sciencedaily.com
An international team of astronomers has accurately measured the distance from Earth to a black hole for the first time. Without needing to rely on mathematical models the astronomers came up with a distance of 7800 light years.......
Write the Department of Agriculture Urging Them to Act Now to Save Bees
Science & Tech  (tags: protection, honey bees, USDA, study, scientists, science, research )

Tierney
- 37 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Although honey bees are crucial to producing about one-third of all the food we eat, the Department of Agriculture has failed to meet crucial research needs to determine the cause of colony collapse disorder, which is devastating hives across the country
Treasure Trove of History Found at SugarHouse Site
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, archaeology, Native Americans, articles, ancient )

Lone
- 41 days ago - philly.com
Under a tent on the grounds of the future SugarHouse Casino, archaeologists sift through buckets of debris, picking out and bagging the choicest broken bits.
INL Completes 1 Million Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Testing
Science & Tech  (tags: electric vehicles, technology, research, performance )

Lone
- 40 days ago - localnews8.com
INL - The Idaho National Laboratory has logged 1 million miles in their program that tests the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs
U. of C.'s Sereno Unveils Ancient Crocodile Fossils
Science & Tech  (tags: crocodile, fossils, found, 110 million yrs. old, interesting, archaeology, ancient, discovery )

Lone
- 40 days ago - chicagotribune.com
Crocodiles may have a nasty, nightmarish reputation among most people, but the leathery, snappish critters have been around so long that they probably gave most dinosaurs a fright, too
Asteroid Passes Just 8,700miles From Earth - With Only 15 Hours Warning
Science & Tech  (tags: asteriods, earth, space, study, interesting, discovery, technology, research )

Simone
- 49 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday. The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach. To put it
Get Genetically Engineered Vaccines Out of Organic! -Take Action!!!
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, science, research, medicine, investigati, animals, GeneticEngineering )

Tierney
- 75 days ago - capwiz.com
Scientists are warning, "Genetically engineered vaccines possess significant unpredictability and a number of inherent harmful potential hazards."
Tell USDA: Keep Nanotech OUT of Organic!-Take Action!
Science & Tech  (tags: nanotechnology, safety, science, health, organic, GeneticEngineering )

Tierney
- 75 days ago - ga3.org
USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is voting on whether nanotechnology should be banned from use in Organic products. Thanks to your overwhelming outcry
Saturn's Supersized Ring Uncovered
Science & Tech  (tags: Saturn, discovery, new ring, supersized, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, W.M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea, Hawaii )

Rosemary
- 83 days ago - independent.co.uk
The faint ring extends more than seven million miles from the planet. The faint ring has remained hidden until now but is enormous, extending out more than seven million miles from the planet. Unlike Saturn's "flat" rings, the new belt Cont.
 
 
Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of Care2.com or its affiliates.
Anne T.

Anne T.
Anne's contributions:
Stories noted recently:
Stories submitted:
Anne's contributions
Stories submitted: 89
Front Page stories: 35
Noted in Past Week: 90
Analyst Ratio* : 27%
* Analyst Ratio is based on success in Note-ing news stories in the past week that make the Front Page, before they are promoted to the Front Page.

care2 news network tools

News Network Bookmarklet

Submit stories from your browser toolbar with the easy to use Add to Care2 News! bookmarklet.

News Network Syndication

Get this page in RSS. Keep up to date with the Care2 News Network in your favorite RSS reader. Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and more!
Find out how to subscribe!





Copyright © 2009 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved