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Such are the unpredictable moments of political history, and they serve as a reminder that politics is not mere science, but human. And New Hampshire, returning to its contrarian nature, proved that again in a grand and potentially consequential way.

The New York Times list of "The 10 Best Books of 2007" came out a few weeks ago. As usual, no science books made the cut. In fact, since the list's inception in 2004, no science book has been included. This year, the Times introduced another list, "100 Notable Books of 2007." Even with a 10-fold increase in number, only one science book - Jerome Groopman's "How Doctors Think" (Houghton Mifflin, 320 pages) - made the list.

Gordon Beck, CanWest News ServiceDonald Corcoran, CEO of MethylGene, pictured with technician Sylvie Frechette, says his Montreal-based company, which is developing a new enzyme inhibitor for cancer treatment, has been unable to attract ...

The fun came minutes into a science experiment Friday at the Academy for Science and Foreign Language. As part of the Science Matters! assembly, scientist Steve Jacobs blew perfect smoke rings out of a cardboard box with a hole cut in it.

Just before the holiday break, the Program for International Student Assessment published the scores for science and math literacy among 15-year-olds in 57 countries.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Muslim world can seem bleak to Western eyes - authoritarian governments, militant religious movements and stunted economic and educational opportunities.

Partnership Foundation, which distributed $30,000 worth of grants to the local schools during a school board meeting last November.

Rick Weddle, CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation, has been named president of the North American division of the International Association of Science Parks.

New Jalpaiguri Jan.11: In a unique initiative to promote science among schoolchildren, a mobile exhibition on train is on for over two months and being taken to 57 cities across the country. Recently it reached the north Bengal.

A seminar dealing with controversial issues around science in society such as cloning, genetics and artificial intelligence, as well as the role of women in medical science, will be held in DCU on Friday, January 18.

The conference, for kindergarten through 12th grade math and science teachers and university professors, will be held at the new NSU Science Building.

A science experiment at John F. Kennedy High School caused the classroom to fill with smoke, activating fire alarms and sending students into the school's parking lots.

Goodwin took the news hard, crying and repeating, "I wanna go to the museum, I wanna go to the museum," as his mother carried him away and improvised a new plan.

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Sitting in a small circle Wednesday at the Carnegie Science Center, Nate Ward and three classmates from Harrison Middle School struggled to save a skyscraper.

College-bound high school pupils would get increased access to advanced placement courses and state government would pay their testing tabs under a wide-ranging education plan proposed Wednesday in the Senate.

#/A# said Wednesday that it expects to exceed its 2008 forecasted funding goals by 15 percent, or $1.3 million.

School authorities in the American heartland state of Kansas have delivered a rebuff to subscribers of intelligent design by voting to banish language challenging evolution from new science guidelines.