Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news Plants and Spiders Compete for Food, Scientists Discover Wolf spiders and carnivorous plants called sundews may compete with each other for food in the wild, a new study finds. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61364352/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:46:26 EST 61364352 Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61290312/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:16 EST 61290312 BankSimple Deposits $3.1 Million From First Round, Ron Conway, And Sean Parker New York City startup BankSimple today disclosed that it raised its first venture funding in a round led by First Round Capital, Roger Ehrenberg's IA Ventures, and Village Ventures, along with ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61414946/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:46:24 EST 61414946 You Say, 'Bio-Math,' I Say, 'Math-Bio': Crossing Science Education Divide Special issue of CBE?Life Sciences Education journal crosses the old 'numbers-wet stuff' divideThe old joke is a joke no more. In a special September issue of the ASCB's online journal, CBE?Life ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61208868/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:20 EST 61208868 Study recommends changes to emergency seed aid A major study of agriculture in Haiti after this year's earthquake has found that much of the emergency seed aid provided after the disaster was not targeted to emergency needs. The report concludes ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61202698/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:16:13 EST 61202698 Hourly workforce carries burden during recession The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster60867050/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:46:15 EST 60867050 Email Overload Means We're Never Not Working A new study by email software purveyor Xobni confirms what we bloggers know to be true, there's actually no such thing as a day off in the Internet age (Want more visceral proof than an email ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61180486/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:16:22 EST 61180486 Best Places to Work in the U.S. Federal Government A new survey ranks the best places to work in the federal government. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster61045980/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:46:14 EST 61045980 UK youth justice system treats ethnic groups differently Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the research shows that black and mixed-race youths ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster60958366/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:16:16 EST 60958366 Why Americans believe Obama is a Muslim There's something beyond plain old ignorance that motivates Americans to believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a first-of-its-kind study of smear campaigns led by a Michigan State ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/sci-other-news/cluster60816456/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:16:27 EST 60816456