 Science Scan Replace the spelling bees in the 2002 movie "Spellbound" with science fairs and you've got "Whiz Kids," a gripping documentary that follows three high school seniors as they compete for a finalist slot in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. (Sandbar Pictures)
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If someone set out to draw up a problem that people would not care about, it would look exactly like climate change. Psychologists studying the issue say that the now-familiar warnings kick at emotional dead spots in all human brains -- but especially in American brains.
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The Green Lantern
Broad environmental risks have to be balanced against more-immediate hazards, such as the danger that a child or a pet might accidentally consume a toxic drug that's lying in a trash can or that someone might steal medication.
Very-high-energy particles from outside the solar system, which can harm astronauts, spacecraft computers and electronic systems, are increasing and are now at a "space age" high, according to NASA researchers.
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Pollution, overfishing, warming hit penguins: It's not just that they're cute. Penguins help define the effects of pollution, overfishing and climate change. (Post, November 24, 2009)
In e-mails, science of warming is hot debate: Stolen files of 'Climate-gate' suggest some viewpoints on change are disregarded (Post, December 5, 2009)
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