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Scientist Stephen Hawking asserts that God not needed to create the universeThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:43AMLONDON - Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe.

HOPEWELL VALLEY: CHS, Timberlane principals get ready for 2010-11Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:40AMHopewell Valley Central High School will open Sept. 8 with about 1,282 students.

Author Hawking says God not needed for creationThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:37AMLONDON (AP) - Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe. The concept is explored in "The Grand Design," excerpts of which were printed in the British newspaper The ...

Could I build a lightning detector? [Dot Physics]Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:32AMA while ago, we had a ton of lightning. As a bonus, it always happened in the middle of the night. I love sleeping where it sounds like I am on the front line in WWI - no, I don't. But, while lying awake waiting for the next BOOM I thought of something. Instead of just counting the time between flash and boom, maybe I could make a lightning detector. For mere mortals, the first step might be to ...

Author Hawking says God not needed for creationThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:23AMDid creation need a creator?

Mineral physicists find new scenery at Earth's core-mantle boundaryThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:23AMUsing a diamond-anvil cell to recreate the high pressures deep within the earth, researchers have found unusual properties in an iron-rich magnesium- and iron-oxide mineral that may explain the existence of several ultra-low velocity zones at the core--mantle boundary.

Amazon at lowest level in over 40 years in Peru: expertsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:17AMThe Amazon, the world's biggest river, is at its lowest level in over 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, causing havoc in a region where it is used as the only form of travel, authorities said.

Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancersWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:32AMA series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid cancer and lymphoma.

Infant's gaze may be an early, but subtle, marker for autism riskWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:32AMKennedy Krieger Institute announced today new study results showing an early marker for later communication and social delays in infants at a higher-risk for autism may be infrequent gazing at other people when unprompted. Published in the September issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the study also found that six-month-old high-risk infants demonstrated the same level of ...