U.S. touts fruit and vegetables while subsidizing animals that become meat

(Washington Post) While the U.S. urges people to eat fruit and vegetables, federal incentives to farmers reflect an entirely different agenda. In large part, the government supports raising animals that become meat....10/3

Inside Energy Extra

10/3 A daily report on U.S. energy policy
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** Democrats pull curtain on Solyndra talks
** Ex-DOE loan chief backs Solyndra aid
** Shell upbeat over Alaska plans: exec
** Coal group sues EPA over CAIR rule

Can Answers to Evolution Be Found in Slime?

(New York Times) In a study of slime molds, scientists are learning more about how they cooperate, which ties into some of the deepest questions in evolution....10/4

3 U.S.-born scientists win physics Nobel for revealing universe's expansion is getting faster

(Washington Post) Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their studies of exploding stars that revealed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said American Saul Perlmutter would share the $1.5 million award with U.S.-Australian Brian Schmidt and U.S. scientist Adam Riess....10/4

Distant supernova shows Universe defies gravity

(BBC) Astronomers have confirmed one of the most profound discoveries ever made about the nature of the Universe: it is expanding at a faster and faster rate....10/4

Novel Energy-Storage Membrane: Performance Surpasses Existing Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors

(Science Daily) Researchers in Singapore have developed a novel membrane with a performance that surpasses existing rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors....9/29