The new The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World that had glaciologists in a rage for incorrectly showing Greenland as having lost 15% of its ice since 1999 is about to get a retroactive makeover thanks to some very persistent scientists.
Furthermore, because high-quality G1 scientists tend to get funded and drop out of the funding cycle for three years, the medium- and low-quality G1 scientists are left to compete against all the persistent G2 scientists.
Professor Abdoulaye Djimdé of Mali will lead a team exploring the genetics of malaria parasites and tracking malaria parasite migration in an attempt to solve one of the most persistent problems scientists have encountered with mosquitoes: their capacity to develop drug resistance.
One reason why storms haven't been able to get through to Southern California in recent weeks is an area of high pressure southwest of the state that has been unusually persistent, Stanford University climate scientist Daniel Swain said.
So, to recap: these pesticides are prevalent, persistent, and more scientists confirm everyday that they are making bees sick (or dead) through a number of different mechanisms and routes of exposure.
Throughout the series, Kim's most adamant and persistent adversaries are mad scientist Dr. Drakken and his assistant, Shego, although she frequently encounters other villains.
Maxine F. Singer, director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, a leading funder of scientific research, said Mr. Dingell's persistent attacks could discourage scientists from taking risks.
But now, thanks to persistent study by seabird scientists and exciting new research methods, many of the puffin's secrets can be told.
History has a persistent habit of making scientists look like fools – so while they now fire atoms at each other at high speed in tunnels under the Swiss Alps, how can they criticise religion when their own beliefs sometimes turn out to be wrong?
Interestingly, a close reading of Bailey's book reveals the author's persistent skepticism about many scientists' and clinicians' conception of gender identity, and an especially strong skepticism about the idea of an innate gender identity: "'Gender identity' [in the psychological literature] refers to the subjective internal feeling that one is male or female" (p. 22).
A biology major and a swimmer at the Air Force Academy, McSally has applied the careful reasoning of a scientist and the persistent discipline of an athlete to research the policy that vexes her.
