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Friday

Women in Science

The president of Harvard said this month that biology might explain why fewer women succeed in math and science careers. What's the situation like for women seeking careers in science, and what obstacles are they up against? Can the "leaky pipeline" for women in science be fixed? Plus, are there differences in the male and female brain?

Women in Science

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Thursday

Environment

Good Grazing: Preserving Cattle Country

In the West, new ways are emerging to make ranching compatible with preservation. For financial incentives, ranchers keep their lands away from developers and try to preserve fragile desert landscapes.

Good Grazing: Preserving Cattle Country

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Wednesday

Environment

EPA Plan Exempts Factory Farms from Pollution Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency has offered the nation's factory farms a four-year immunity from air pollution laws if they agree to participate in the agency's study of the farms' airborne emissions. Activist groups are calling the plan a delaying tactic.

EPA Plan Exempts Factory Farms from Pollution Rules

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Tuesday

Environment

Brazil's Agriculture Boom Exacts High Cost

Brazil is on course to become the world's next agricultural superpower. The South American nation may soon surpass the United States in the production of soybeans, and some say the ecological changes are contributing to a longer rainy season in Brazil, and are contributing to the greenhouse effect.

Brazil's Agriculture Boom Exacts High Cost

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Friday

Science and Religion: Physical Sciences

Where did the universe come from -- and where is it going? Some people find answers to such questions in scientific theories, while others look to religion for answers. We talk about whether there can be common ground between science and religion in the study of the physical sciences, including physics and astronomy.

Science and Religion: Physical Sciences

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Science and Religion: Biological Sciences

How do centuries-old religions adapt to new discoveries or new technologies? How do different religious traditions view genetic engineering, cloning, or stem cell research? Can science and religion co-exist?

Science and Religion: Biological Sciences

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Space

Scrambling Effort Saved Huygens Probe

The European Space Administration mission to land a probe on the Saturn moon of Titan was saved from near disaster just a few weeks before it arrived. The discovery of a fatal design flaw in the probe's radio relay led to a scramble to save the mission.

Scrambling Effort Saved Huygens Probe

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Thursday

Research News

Moderate Drinking May Help Prevent Memory Loss

Research published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine examines alcohol's effect on memory and mental function in older people, and suggests that moderate drinking may help prevent memory loss and mental decline.

Moderate Drinking May Help Prevent Memory Loss

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Wednesday

The Gender Gap in Math and Science Careers

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Nicole Weekes, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Pomona College in Southern California, about whether gender differences explain why more men than women take up careers in math or science. Harvard University President Lawrence Summers recently suggested that such differences in part accounted for the gender gap science and math related jobs.

The Gender Gap in Math and Science Careers

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Saturday

Space

Photos Show Orange Titan

Photos of Saturn's cloudy moon Titan reveal a pumpkin-orange surface, a pale-orange sky and a fascinating landscape etched with dark ditches and dark seas of unknown origin and composition. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Photos Show Orange Titan

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