Der Spiegel has put together a couple of stories about the political problems, corruption, and the rising influence of extreme political views facing several Eastern European countries. As a perfect example of some of these problems, in Russia gay rights activists were beaten up by neo-Nazi's while the police watched, bearing signs such as 'Death to Gays'. To make things worse, the police then went in and arrested the activists, leaving the neo-Nazi's alone. A couple days later, another British official was assaulted after giving a talk on globalisation. Mayors of major European cities decried the violence.
Astronomers have discovered another 28 exoplanets, taking the overall known total to 236 and demonstrating advances in technique that should make it easier to find even more. They are also watching 2 suns orbiting each other that could soon (and that's a relative term) combine to form a 'supersun' 100 times larger than our own. In biology, scientists working on the genome project have identified 6 variations in the genetic code that increase the risk of breast cancer.
Also:
- The first creationist museum has opened in Kentucky.
- USA Today looks at the long history of resistance to science in the US.
- Obama has put forward his health care plan.
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