► In an editorial in this week's issue, Science Editor-in-Chief Marcia McNutt gave an update on Science in the Classroom, "an online resource of annotated research papers published in Science, with associated teaching materials designed to help pre-college and college students understand how science moves forward as a structured way of revealing the laws of nature".
Financial terms of the FameBit deal weren't disclosed, but we reached out earlier this week to Science co-founder (and former MySpace CEO) Mike Jones to talk about it and get a bit of an update on Science while we were at it.
UPDATE: On May 28, Science magazine officially retracted the same-sex marriage study, without the consent of lead author Michael LaCour.
A report released on Wednesday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations body that issues periodic updates on climate science, confirmed that a strong body of evidence links global warming to an increase in heat waves, a rise in episodes of heavy rainfall and other precipitation, and more frequent coastal flooding.
Scientist collaborators Craig Rouskey and Ami Knop also sent Guerilla Science regular updates on the science behind what was observable in the live-stream of Decay In a Box.
You can find details for each agency, plus regular updates and analysis, on Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider.
In the worst-case scenario in California, waters would rise in the coming decades some 30 times faster than in the last century, according to the Ocean Protection Council report, "Rising Seas in California: An Update on Sea-level Rise Science".
Elsewhere … The blog offered regular updates on the Texas vote on science standards related to the teaching of evolution.
For updates on Katrina's impact on science and personal stories from researchers, stay tuned to ScienceNOW.
Radio Universidad coordinator and host Ana Romo-Lucero says she has been fascinated by science for years and believes that many people in the Hispanic community need to get "updated" on what exactly "science" means.
Venezuela's Organic Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, last updated in 2005, included an R&D tax on industries that had raised science and technology spending to around 2.7% of GDP, according to government figures (Science, 31 July 2009, p. 537).
