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Science News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/science/ Get the latest Science news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Science news, including analysis and opinion on top Science stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:56:39 -04005Science News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifStudy raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/distant-seismic-activity-trigger-quakes-fracking-sites-185228026.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nOS83_nwTjbaaO4wYN5tTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T205639Z_3_CBRE96A1G8D00_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-FRACKING-EARTHQUAKES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Filmmaker Josh Fox joins a protest against fracking in California in this file photo" align="left" title="Filmmaker Josh Fox joins a protest against fracking in California in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes followed months later by quakes big enough to destroy buildings. The discovery, published in the journal Science by one of the world&#039;s leading seismology labs, threatens to make hydraulic fracturing, or &quot;fracking,&quot; which involves injecting fluid deep underground, even more controversial. It comes as the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/distant-seismic-activity-trigger-quakes-fracking-sites-185228026.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:56:39 -0400Reutersdistant-seismic-activity-trigger-quakes-fracking-sites-185228026<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/distant-seismic-activity-trigger-quakes-fracking-sites-185228026.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nOS83_nwTjbaaO4wYN5tTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T205639Z_3_CBRE96A1G8D00_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-FRACKING-EARTHQUAKES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Filmmaker Josh Fox joins a protest against fracking in California in this file photo" align="left" title="Filmmaker Josh Fox joins a protest against fracking in California in this file photo" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes followed months later by quakes big enough to destroy buildings. The discovery, published in the journal Science by one of the world&#039;s leading seismology labs, threatens to make hydraulic fracturing, or &quot;fracking,&quot; which involves injecting fluid deep underground, even more controversial. It comes as the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Solar plane lands in New York, completing U.S. journey<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H4bqSVUHM5_aTQW733DCnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T063646Z_1_CBRE9660IDD00_RTROPTP_2_SOLAR-PLANE-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" align="left" title="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 02:36:46 -0400Reuterssolar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H4bqSVUHM5_aTQW733DCnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T063646Z_1_CBRE9660IDD00_RTROPTP_2_SOLAR-PLANE-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" align="left" title="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Next Mars mission should search for past microbial life: science panelBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's next mission to Mars should look for past microbial life and collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth, a science advisory group said on Tuesday. The U.S. space agency expects to spend about $1.5 billion, plus launch costs, on a mission to follow the ongoing Mars rover Curiosity, which is scouting an ancient impact crater for habitats that could have supported microbial life. ...http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:49:29 -0400Reutersnext-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160Spacewalkers leave space station for outside choresBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two astronauts left the International Space Station on Tuesday for a day of maintenance tasks, including installing a power cable needed for a new Russian laboratory due to be installed this year. Veteran NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy and rookie partner Luca Parmitano, the first Italian to make a spacewalk, left the station's Quest airlock shortly after 8 a.m. EDT as the orbital outpost sailed about 260 miles over the Arabian Sea. ...http://news.yahoo.com/spacewalkers-leave-space-station-outside-chores-171307944.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 15:11:05 -0400Reutersspacewalkers-leave-space-station-outside-chores-171307944Russia loses $200 million satellites as launch ends in flames<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vQldaC9dNhiLmT1KXBFh7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c14687e189e6916360f6a706700aee5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" align="left" title="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" border="0" /></a>By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. The accident led to a large spill of heptyl, a highly toxic rocket propellant, but there were no reports of casualties or of any immediate threat to nearby settlements. State-run Rossiya-24 television showed footage of the Proton-M booster rocket veering off course seconds after take-off. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:01:14 -0400Reutersunmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vQldaC9dNhiLmT1KXBFh7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c14687e189e6916360f6a706700aee5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" align="left" title="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" border="0" /></a>By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. The accident led to a large spill of heptyl, a highly toxic rocket propellant, but there were no reports of casualties or of any immediate threat to nearby settlements. State-run Rossiya-24 television showed footage of the Proton-M booster rocket veering off course seconds after take-off. ...</p><br clear="all"/>2 Million Deaths Yearly Worldwide Linked with Air PollutionAir pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year, according to a new study.http://news.yahoo.com/2-million-deaths-yearly-worldwide-linked-air-pollution-230530658.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:05:30 -0400LiveScience.com2-million-deaths-yearly-worldwide-linked-air-pollution-230530658Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiversity? (Op-Ed)<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/aquariums-ruining-coral-reef-biodiversity-op-ed-200845857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x2JTdRO8tMqRY7suwImMkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/stadium-aquarium.jpg1331856755" width="130" height="86" alt="Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiversity? (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiversity? (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Rod Fujita, oceans director of research and development for the Environmental Defense Fund, contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/aquariums-ruining-coral-reef-biodiversity-op-ed-200845857.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:08:45 -0400LiveScience.comaquariums-ruining-coral-reef-biodiversity-op-ed-200845857<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/aquariums-ruining-coral-reef-biodiversity-op-ed-200845857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x2JTdRO8tMqRY7suwImMkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/stadium-aquarium.jpg1331856755" width="130" height="86" alt="Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiversity? (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiversity? (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Rod Fujita, oceans director of research and development for the Environmental Defense Fund, contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/>GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gmos-grand-experiment-health-environment-op-ed-200757266.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mSBLOdw2N_Kc2RJWiSPt.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/LS_130603_oregon_wheat_gmo.jpg1370281348" width="130" height="86" alt="GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian; author of &quot; Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits &amp; Inspirations Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gmos-grand-experiment-health-environment-op-ed-200757266.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:07:57 -0400LiveScience.comgmos-grand-experiment-health-environment-op-ed-200757266<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gmos-grand-experiment-health-environment-op-ed-200757266.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mSBLOdw2N_Kc2RJWiSPt.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/LS_130603_oregon_wheat_gmo.jpg1370281348" width="130" height="86" alt="GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian; author of &quot; Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits &amp; Inspirations Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/>Why NASA's Next Mars Rover Won't Seek Current Life<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-nasas-next-mars-rover-wont-seek-current-201418476.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ubta0kc11RKTcnOWgPyrIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Why_NASA%27s_Next_Mars_Rover-38b3408a2867341ff2f171cd33024148" width="130" height="86" alt="Why NASA&#039;s Next Mars Rover Won&#039;t Seek Current Life" align="left" title="Why NASA&#039;s Next Mars Rover Won&#039;t Seek Current Life" border="0" /></a>Some people may be disappointed that NASA&#039;s next Mars rover won&#039;t conduct a life-detection experiment, but hunting for currently existing Red Planet microbes is decidedly premature at this point, mission planners say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-nasas-next-mars-rover-wont-seek-current-201418476.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:14:18 -0400SPACE.comwhy-nasas-next-mars-rover-wont-seek-current-201418476<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-nasas-next-mars-rover-wont-seek-current-201418476.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ubta0kc11RKTcnOWgPyrIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Why_NASA%27s_Next_Mars_Rover-38b3408a2867341ff2f171cd33024148" width="130" height="86" alt="Why NASA&#039;s Next Mars Rover Won&#039;t Seek Current Life" align="left" title="Why NASA&#039;s Next Mars Rover Won&#039;t Seek Current Life" border="0" /></a>Some people may be disappointed that NASA&#039;s next Mars rover won&#039;t conduct a life-detection experiment, but hunting for currently existing Red Planet microbes is decidedly premature at this point, mission planners say.</p><br clear="all"/>Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/revamped-space-shuttle-enterprise-exhibit-awes-yorkers-161127068.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AMIEe9SyPWgtrBC4fSQnaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Revamped_Space_Shuttle_Enterprise_Exhibit-b07d2707f696d7fcf040e0d62d128ecf" width="130" height="86" alt="Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers" align="left" title="Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK ? Crowds showed up in force Wednesday (July 10) to see the space shuttle Enterprise open to the public ? again. The display of the prototype shuttle, which was donated to Manhattan&#039;s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum by NASA, reopened after its first exhibition was closed due to damage from last October&#039;s Hurricane Sandy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/revamped-space-shuttle-enterprise-exhibit-awes-yorkers-161127068.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:11:27 -0400SPACE.comrevamped-space-shuttle-enterprise-exhibit-awes-yorkers-161127068<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/revamped-space-shuttle-enterprise-exhibit-awes-yorkers-161127068.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AMIEe9SyPWgtrBC4fSQnaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Revamped_Space_Shuttle_Enterprise_Exhibit-b07d2707f696d7fcf040e0d62d128ecf" width="130" height="86" alt="Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers" align="left" title="Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK ? Crowds showed up in force Wednesday (July 10) to see the space shuttle Enterprise open to the public ? again. The display of the prototype shuttle, which was donated to Manhattan&#039;s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum by NASA, reopened after its first exhibition was closed due to damage from last October&#039;s Hurricane Sandy.</p><br clear="all"/>Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t46fteyj5.HkR64ONxKzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/STEAMtoSTEAM-GraphicalAnalysis-3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" align="left" title="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" border="0" /></a>Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 06:59:00 -0400Scientific Americanartists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t46fteyj5.HkR64ONxKzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/STEAMtoSTEAM-GraphicalAnalysis-3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" align="left" title="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" border="0" /></a>Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different</p><br clear="all"/>"I Don't Know If I'm a Scientist": The Problem with Archetypes<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeRC5t0InX9RpW7Q7MtSyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/fig11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" align="left" title="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" border="0" /></a>&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:58:00 -0400Scientific Americandont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeRC5t0InX9RpW7Q7MtSyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/fig11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" align="left" title="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" border="0" /></a>&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes</p><br clear="all"/>Science of Summer: What Causes Sunburns?Summer means lots of out-of-doors time. Whether at beaches, barbeques, hanging out in the park or at the pool, most people catch more sun rays this season than other times of the year. In the process, some will get a suntan while others, unfortunately, will experience the painful redness, peeling and blistering that can occur with a bad sunburn.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-causes-sunburns-115310814.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:53:10 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-causes-sunburns-115310814The Science of Miracles: How the Vatican DecidesWhen Pope John Paul II died eight years ago, supporters chanted "Santo subito," or "Sainthood now!"http://news.yahoo.com/science-miracles-vatican-decides-191224029.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 15:12:24 -0400LiveScience.comscience-miracles-vatican-decides-191224029Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8I43AfgEEkcp8igwiFGUQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hill-fort.jpg1373317577" width="130" height="86" alt="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" align="left" title="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" border="0" /></a>British researchers are soliciting help from citizen scientists to gather information on some 5,000 Iron Age hillforts that dot the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:31 -0400LiveScience.comcitizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8I43AfgEEkcp8igwiFGUQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hill-fort.jpg1373317577" width="130" height="86" alt="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" align="left" title="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" border="0" /></a>British researchers are soliciting help from citizen scientists to gather information on some 5,000 Iron Age hillforts that dot the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><br clear="all"/>Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q1JV5d17CNFVsz.DYsldJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mysterious_Deep-Space_Explosions_Baffle_Scientists-931792a77bf2542ed771fbe35cb64b7c" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" align="left" title="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" border="0" /></a>Powerful and puzzling radio blasts in other galaxies constantly explode across the night sky, a new study suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:34:45 -0400SPACE.commysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q1JV5d17CNFVsz.DYsldJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mysterious_Deep-Space_Explosions_Baffle_Scientists-931792a77bf2542ed771fbe35cb64b7c" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" align="left" title="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" border="0" /></a>Powerful and puzzling radio blasts in other galaxies constantly explode across the night sky, a new study suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>First test-tube baby born after new, cheaper genome screeningBy Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened for genetic defects using a new, low-cost technique that could improve in-vitro fertilization success rates was born last month and is a healthy boy. The birth in June was announced on Monday as part of a study that scientists said validated the concept of next-generation genome screening, although more clinical tests are needed before the system is used widely. ...http://news.yahoo.com/first-test-tube-baby-born-cheaper-genome-screening-231250965.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 19:12:50 -0400Reutersfirst-test-tube-baby-born-cheaper-genome-screening-231250965Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 10:06:00 -0400Scientific Americanscientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/>Political Standoff Causes Concern over Future of Science in RussiaPolitical Standoff Causes Concern over Future of Science in Russiahttp://news.yahoo.com/political-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanpolitical-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000Political Standoff Causes Concern over the Future of Science in RussiaPolitical Standoff Causes Concern over the Future of Science in Russiahttp://news.yahoo.com/political-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000931.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanpolitical-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000931Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 10:36:00 -0400Scientific Americanbring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>Scientists create human liver from stem cellsBy Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the Japanese scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 02:22:16 -0400Reutersscientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 13:19:04 -0400LiveScience.comchimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/>'Star Trek' on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YwKmjlLS4CvsIv3Q1XginA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/%27Star_Trek%27_on_Pluto?_It-3d0b4770c91b31221e501ee9ed87ff92" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" align="left" title="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>While the naming gods have swatted away an attempt to christen one of Pluto&#039;s newfound moons &quot;Vulcan,&quot; the &quot;Star Trek&quot; universe may still leave its mark on the dwarf planet soon enough.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 11:49:37 -0400SPACE.comstar-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YwKmjlLS4CvsIv3Q1XginA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/%27Star_Trek%27_on_Pluto?_It-3d0b4770c91b31221e501ee9ed87ff92" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" align="left" title="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>While the naming gods have swatted away an attempt to christen one of Pluto&#039;s newfound moons &quot;Vulcan,&quot; the &quot;Star Trek&quot; universe may still leave its mark on the dwarf planet soon enough.</p><br clear="all"/>Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpjYK2e.Z5GrEGhYFjlkRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/mammoth.jpg1363357631" width="130" height="86" alt="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" align="left" title="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" border="0" /></a>A tube of saggy, bacteria-filled flesh, the deep-sea tubeworm displays a uniquely unappetizing appearance. But marine biologist Peter Girguis and his colleagues tried a morsel anyway.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 08:59:43 -0400LiveScience.comstrange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpjYK2e.Z5GrEGhYFjlkRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/mammoth.jpg1363357631" width="130" height="86" alt="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" align="left" title="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" border="0" /></a>A tube of saggy, bacteria-filled flesh, the deep-sea tubeworm displays a uniquely unappetizing appearance. But marine biologist Peter Girguis and his colleagues tried a morsel anyway.</p><br clear="all"/>Vote for the Best Summer Books on ScienceVote for the Best Summer Books on Sciencehttp://news.yahoo.com/vote-best-summer-books-science-184000762.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 14:40:00 -0400Scientific Americanvote-best-summer-books-science-184000762Scientists Work to Protect Earth's Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yHu9cKkhSfax.DcrkHn_GQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Work_to_Protect_Earth%27s-547f9b28d0b2893e92b9652c70f206ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" align="left" title="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" border="0" /></a>Tools on the ground are helping scientists learn more about the threat solar eruptions on the sun pose to life as we know it on Earth.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 13:31:48 -0400SPACE.comscientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yHu9cKkhSfax.DcrkHn_GQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Work_to_Protect_Earth%27s-547f9b28d0b2893e92b9652c70f206ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" align="left" title="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" border="0" /></a>Tools on the ground are helping scientists learn more about the threat solar eruptions on the sun pose to life as we know it on Earth.</p><br clear="all"/>Science of Summer: How Do Fireworks Work?About halfway between the comparatively sedate Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays, you can't miss the pyrotechnical gloriousness that is Fourth of July. Come nightfall, thousands of fireworks displays will boom brightly across the country, celebrating America's birthday.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-fireworks-145608909.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 10:56:08 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-fireworks-145608909Marijuana Science: Why Pot Heads Are SlackersThe stereotype of pot smokers as lackadaisical loafers is supported by new research: People who smoke marijuana regularly over long periods of time tend to produce less of a chemical in the brain that is linked to motivation, a new study finds.http://news.yahoo.com/marijuana-science-why-pot-heads-slackers-104756017.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 06:47:56 -0400LiveScience.commarijuana-science-why-pot-heads-slackers-104756017Chemistry and physics: one needs the other<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/55bcUmQdN2y4n5VrHVxsWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Haroche.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" align="left" title="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" border="0" /></a>Chemistry and physics: one needs the other</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 15:46:00 -0400Scientific Americanchemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/55bcUmQdN2y4n5VrHVxsWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Haroche.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" align="left" title="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" border="0" /></a>Chemistry and physics: one needs the other</p><br clear="all"/>Leading light in science, Italy's "lady of the stars" Hack diesBy Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Astrophysicist Margherita Hack, a popular science writer, public intellectual and the first woman to lead an astronomical observatory in Italy, died on Saturday at the age of 91. Known as the "lady of the stars", Hack's research contributed to the spectral classification of many groups of stars, and the asteroid 8558 Hack is named after her. ...http://news.yahoo.com/leading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-181845780.htmlSat, 29 Jun 2013 14:18:45 -0400Reutersleading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-181845780Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pt0rE4h4z7MRe0tzPse3Bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/cotletgang.jpg1372437179" width="130" height="86" alt="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" align="left" title="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" border="0" /></a>Have trouble telling left from right? Believe it not, so do molecular scientists. But a new method that amplifies the difference between right-handed and left-handed molecules could make things easier for scientists and lead to the development of new nanomaterials, optical sensors and pharmaceutical drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 15:46:45 -0400LiveScience.comnanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pt0rE4h4z7MRe0tzPse3Bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/cotletgang.jpg1372437179" width="130" height="86" alt="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" align="left" title="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" border="0" /></a>Have trouble telling left from right? Believe it not, so do molecular scientists. But a new method that amplifies the difference between right-handed and left-handed molecules could make things easier for scientists and lead to the development of new nanomaterials, optical sensors and pharmaceutical drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/up9WLHGFpFgtkhKMN4USHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Search_Lunar_Landscape_for-86186f902b8f33d5677191d17d6a6be6" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" align="left" title="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" border="0" /></a>The moon is the final resting ground for scads of landed and crashed spacecraft, many of which have been pinpointed recently by sleuthing scientists.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 07:23:55 -0400SPACE.comscientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/up9WLHGFpFgtkhKMN4USHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Search_Lunar_Landscape_for-86186f902b8f33d5677191d17d6a6be6" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" align="left" title="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" border="0" /></a>The moon is the final resting ground for scads of landed and crashed spacecraft, many of which have been pinpointed recently by sleuthing scientists.</p><br clear="all"/>Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gDy4byXgftdb.VtcXP1Raw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Life_Search_Hindered_by-53034e77ee7b87758f19a52a19d0debd" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Current policies designed to safeguard Mars against biological contamination from Earth are hampering exploration of the Red Planet and should be relaxed, some scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 07:23:42 -0400SPACE.commars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gDy4byXgftdb.VtcXP1Raw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Life_Search_Hindered_by-53034e77ee7b87758f19a52a19d0debd" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Current policies designed to safeguard Mars against biological contamination from Earth are hampering exploration of the Red Planet and should be relaxed, some scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/>We Must Speak Out for Science (Op-Ed)Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insightshttp://news.yahoo.com/must-speak-science-op-ed-220633372.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 18:06:33 -0400LiveScience.commust-speak-science-op-ed-220633372Global Warming Worsened Australia's Record Hot SummerHuman-caused global warming played a role in making this past summer Australia's hottest on record, a new study suggests.http://news.yahoo.com/global-warming-worsened-australias-record-hot-summer-164112332.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 12:41:12 -0400LiveScience.comglobal-warming-worsened-australias-record-hot-summer-164112332Japan's whaling is not science, expert witness tells World Court<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZuwxlhwR.AI7f1N6BAfRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T135712Z_1_CDEE95Q12RO00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-WHALING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Japanese practice of catching and killing nearly 1,000 whales a year cannot be justified as science, an expert witness told the World Court on Thursday in a case Australia has brought against Japan. Despite an international whaling moratorium in force since 1986, Japan continues to catch the aquatic mammals in the Antarctic under a clause allowing scientific research, but critics say the real reason for the hunt is to continue harvesting whale meat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 09:57:12 -0400Reutersjapans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZuwxlhwR.AI7f1N6BAfRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T135712Z_1_CDEE95Q12RO00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-WHALING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Japanese practice of catching and killing nearly 1,000 whales a year cannot be justified as science, an expert witness told the World Court on Thursday in a case Australia has brought against Japan. Despite an international whaling moratorium in force since 1986, Japan continues to catch the aquatic mammals in the Antarctic under a clause allowing scientific research, but critics say the real reason for the hunt is to continue harvesting whale meat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Scientists make wire of carbon, may sometime rival copperBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists have made a strong, lightweight wire from carbon that might eventually be a rival to copper if its ability to conduct electricity can be improved, Cambridge University said on Thursday. They said it was the first time that the super-strong carbon wires, spun in a tiny furnace that looks like a candy floss machine with temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 F), had been made "in a usable form" a millimetre (0.04 inch) thick. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-wire-carbon-may-sometime-rival-copper-232937223.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 19:29:37 -0400Reutersscientists-wire-carbon-may-sometime-rival-copper-232937223Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmT5ibq.4L4hY5aAACmfxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Horse-fossil-300x200.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" align="left" title="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" border="0" /></a>Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 13:28:00 -0400Scientific Americanhorse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmT5ibq.4L4hY5aAACmfxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Horse-fossil-300x200.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" align="left" title="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingl

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