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Ministers promise decade for African scienceFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:00PM[CAIRO; CAPE TOWN] African science ministers concluded a high-level meeting in Egypt last week by declaring 2011–2020 the "decade for science in Africa".

Origins of the Milky WayFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:25PM(PhysOrg.com) -- According to current astronomical models, the Milky Way and other large galaxies formed over billions of years in a process that involved interactions between smaller galaxies, and in particular the gradual capture of many stars from nearby dwarf galaxies (small galaxies with hundreds or thousands of times fewer stars than the Milky Way).

Australia Commissions Cray SupercomputerFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 11:20AMAustralia's Defense Department has commissioned a Cray supercomputer as part of its ramping up of terrorist intelligence gathering.

2010 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Commencement Speaker and Honorands AnnouncedFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 7:00AMPeter R. Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in President Obama's Administration, To Deliver Commencement Address May 29

Astronomers discover new planet orbiting distant starFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPhoto: ESO/L. Cal/PA. An artist's impression of the extrasolar planet Corot-9b, passing in front of - or transiting - it's central star, called Corot-9.

ABC should be praised for fair reports on climate changeThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:34PMScientists are fairly measured in their public statements. Years of training instils a care with words, and avoidance of value judgements. Well, sod that, I'm angry.

TEACHER SPOTLIGHTThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 12:02PMHometown: Born and raised in Stevens Point, Wis.; Currently live in Big Lake. Degree(s) Earned: Masters of Science in Science Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.; Bachelor’s of Science in Science Education, UW-La Crosse.

Clyde F. Newman Jr., 87, Main Line ob/gynThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:03PMClyde Fairfax Newman Jr., 87, a gynecologist and obstetrician on the Main Line for 40 years, died of heart failure March 3 at White Horse Village, a retirement community in Newtown Square.

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity passes biggest cosmic testThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:49AMAlbert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has passed its biggest test yet, with an analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by scientists, supporting the hypothesis.