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Search for alien life in trouble

Search for alien life in trouble | Science News | Scoop.it
Funding is critical to the search for extraterrestrial life, but donors are more keen on quick results, an astronomer has said.
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£75m boost for 'tech innovative' SMEs - Public Service

£75m boost for 'tech innovative' SMEs - Public Service | Science News | Scoop.it
The government is to give £75m to 'tech innovative' SMEs in a bid to boost innovation and research in the UK, whilst attempting to spur companies to grow.

The move follows the government's recent Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth which has allocated millions of pounds across technology fields. The strategy, launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable and science minister David Willetts, also sets out the government's plans to boost economic growth through investment in SMEs.

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Scientists and Students Fire Off an Open Letter to Congress to Get their Science Shit Together

Scientists and Students Fire Off an Open Letter to Congress to Get their Science Shit Together | Science News | Scoop.it
Scientists and Students Fire Off an Open Letter to Congress to Get their Science Shit Together http://standwithscience.org/theletter/ climateadaptation: “ Stand With Science A Call to Congress to...
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Studying alternative medicine with taxpayer dollars

Studying alternative medicine with taxpayer dollars | Science News | Scoop.it
Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn't do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS .
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Zappos' Tony Hsieh Will Pay A Lot Of Money Today To Save An Ocean, If You Will Too

Zappos' Tony Hsieh Will Pay A Lot Of Money Today To Save An Ocean, If You Will Too | Science News | Scoop.it
Needing just $50,000 more dollars to help the Summit Series protect a 70-square-mile section of the Caribbean, today the Zappos founder is offering $25,000 if people on the Internet will match him.
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