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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 reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:06:55 -04005Science News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifReturn of long-absent bumblebee near Seattle stirs scientific buzz<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/return-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_w24P7LOs5WElEXXIZEexg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T125158Z_1_CBRE96I0ZQO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-BUMBLEBEE-WESTERN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" align="left" title="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A North American bumblebee species that all but vanished from about half of its natural range has re-emerged in Washington state, delighting scientists who voiced optimism the insect might eventually make a recovery in the Pacific Northwest. Entomologists and bee enthusiasts in recent weeks have photographed several specimens of the long-absent western bumblebee - known to scientists as Bombus occidentalis - buzzing among flower blossoms in a suburban park north of Seattle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/return-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:06:55 -0400Reutersreturn-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/return-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_w24P7LOs5WElEXXIZEexg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T125158Z_1_CBRE96I0ZQO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-BUMBLEBEE-WESTERN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" align="left" title="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A North American bumblebee species that all but vanished from about half of its natural range has re-emerged in Washington state, delighting scientists who voiced optimism the insect might eventually make a recovery in the Pacific Northwest. Entomologists and bee enthusiasts in recent weeks have photographed several specimens of the long-absent western bumblebee - known to scientists as Bombus occidentalis - buzzing among flower blossoms in a suburban park north of Seattle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Rocket blasts off from Florida with military communications satelliteBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday carrying a sophisticated communications satellite designed to provide voice and data services for U.S. military forces around the world. The 206-foot (63-meter) tall rocket, built and operated by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, lifted off at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) from a seaside launch pad just south of the Kennedy Space Center. Perched on top of the booster was the second satellite in the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-blasts-off-florida-military-communications-satellite-154723317.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:49:41 -0400Reutersrocket-blasts-off-florida-military-communications-satellite-154723317Insight: Science for hire - Trial over plastic exposes disclosure deficit<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:08 -0400Reutersinsight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Intelligent' surgical knife can sniff out cancer tissue<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F0fEzMBAiJA71UnZMBCfzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T182304Z_1_CBRE96G1F4M00_RTROPTP_2_CANCER-KNIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" align="left" title="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created an &quot;intelligent&quot; surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future. The device, built by researchers at London&#039;s Imperial College, could allow doctors to cut back on additional operations to remove further pieces of cancerous tumors. The technology, effectively merging an electrosurgical knife that cuts through tissue using heat with a mass spectrometer for chemical analysis, has also been shown to be able to distinguish beef from horsemeat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:23:04 -0400Reutersintelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F0fEzMBAiJA71UnZMBCfzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T182304Z_1_CBRE96G1F4M00_RTROPTP_2_CANCER-KNIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" align="left" title="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created an &quot;intelligent&quot; surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future. The device, built by researchers at London&#039;s Imperial College, could allow doctors to cut back on additional operations to remove further pieces of cancerous tumors. The technology, effectively merging an electrosurgical knife that cuts through tissue using heat with a mass spectrometer for chemical analysis, has also been shown to be able to distinguish beef from horsemeat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Scientists report newly discovered horned dinosaur unearthed in Utah<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BVqzk7AOnYcj_17Hzu1EuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T011602Z_1_CBRE96H03IV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DINOSAUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" align="left" title="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" border="0" /></a>By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday. The novel species, Nasutoceratops or &quot;big-nose horned face,&quot; is the only known member of a group of dinosaurs thought to have lived 76 million years ago on a land mass in Western North America isolated by an ancient seaway, said Scott Sampson, one of the paleontologists who discovered the extinct reptile. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:48:19 -0400Reutersscientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BVqzk7AOnYcj_17Hzu1EuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T011602Z_1_CBRE96H03IV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DINOSAUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" align="left" title="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" border="0" /></a>By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday. The novel species, Nasutoceratops or &quot;big-nose horned face,&quot; is the only known member of a group of dinosaurs thought to have lived 76 million years ago on a land mass in Western North America isolated by an ancient seaway, said Scott Sampson, one of the paleontologists who discovered the extinct reptile. ...</p><br clear="all"/>King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists Say<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/king-david-era-palace-found-israel-archaeologists-141207932.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pdue4l1n59xj56yJef10dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/king-david.jpg1374267037" width="130" height="86" alt="King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists Say" align="left" title="King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists Say" border="0" /></a>Archaeologists say they&#039;ve uncovered two royal buildings from Israel&#039;s biblical past, including a palace suspected to have belonged to King David.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/king-david-era-palace-found-israel-archaeologists-141207932.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 10:12:07 -0400LiveScience.comking-david-era-palace-found-israel-archaeologists-141207932<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/king-david-era-palace-found-israel-archaeologists-141207932.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pdue4l1n59xj56yJef10dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/king-david.jpg1374267037" width="130" height="86" alt="King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists Say" align="left" title="King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists Say" border="0" /></a>Archaeologists say they&#039;ve uncovered two royal buildings from Israel&#039;s biblical past, including a palace suspected to have belonged to King David.</p><br clear="all"/>How They Blow: Secrets of Yellowstone's Geysers<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blow-secrets-yellowstones-geysers-141159108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bdvj2j10nrT_IhL6gULGGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/lone-star.JPG1374244245" width="130" height="86" alt="How They Blow: Secrets of Yellowstone&#039;s Geysers" align="left" title="How They Blow: Secrets of Yellowstone&#039;s Geysers" border="0" /></a>Despite more than a century of scrutiny, the inner workings of Old Faithful and other Yellowstone National Park geysers remain a mystery.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blow-secrets-yellowstones-geysers-141159108.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 10:11:59 -0400LiveScience.comblow-secrets-yellowstones-geysers-141159108<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blow-secrets-yellowstones-geysers-141159108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bdvj2j10nrT_IhL6gULGGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/lone-star.JPG1374244245" width="130" height="86" alt="How They Blow: Secrets of Yellowstone&#039;s Geysers" align="left" title="How They Blow: Secrets of Yellowstone&#039;s Geysers" border="0" /></a>Despite more than a century of scrutiny, the inner workings of Old Faithful and other Yellowstone National Park geysers remain a mystery.</p><br clear="all"/>How to Survive a Lightning StrikeThere's a club open to people from all around the world, but you wouldn't want to join: The club is exclusively for people who've survived a lightning strike.http://news.yahoo.com/survive-lightning-strike-140116169.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 10:01:16 -0400LiveScience.comsurvive-lightning-strike-140116169Student Engineers Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Wild Ride<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/student-engineers-spark-zero-gravity-fires-weightless-wild-123216678.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WJUEkmFSFPw1DQQurtI3YA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Student_Engineers_Spark_Zero-Gravity_Fires-99bbedbe00a18d0521bf1019e6f2939a" width="130" height="86" alt="Student Engineers Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Wild Ride" align="left" title="Student Engineers Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Wild Ride" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON ? Gravity, we have defied you. Seven university student teams from across the United States escaped the pull of Earth&#039;s gravity ? if only for a few seconds ? on a NASA microgravity flight to see how fire, liquids and magnets behave in weightlessness.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/student-engineers-spark-zero-gravity-fires-weightless-wild-123216678.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:32:16 -0400SPACE.comstudent-engineers-spark-zero-gravity-fires-weightless-wild-123216678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/student-engineers-spark-zero-gravity-fires-weightless-wild-123216678.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WJUEkmFSFPw1DQQurtI3YA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Student_Engineers_Spark_Zero-Gravity_Fires-99bbedbe00a18d0521bf1019e6f2939a" width="130" height="86" alt="Student Engineers Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Wild Ride" align="left" title="Student Engineers Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Wild Ride" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON ? Gravity, we have defied you. Seven university student teams from across the United States escaped the pull of Earth&#039;s gravity ? if only for a few seconds ? on a NASA microgravity flight to see how fire, liquids and magnets behave in weightlessness.</p><br clear="all"/>Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-engine-part-recovered-amazon-ceo-apollo-11-124838031.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zlnhNxZzj6Ob2J5kiWrTdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Rocket_Engine_Part_Recovered_by-f995e6388566cf63c866452e4257d360" width="130" height="86" alt="Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History" align="left" title="Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History" border="0" /></a>Forty-four years (and three days) after it helped launch the first men to walk on the moon, a huge rocket engine part salvaged from the ocean floor has been positively identified as a historic component of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-engine-part-recovered-amazon-ceo-apollo-11-124838031.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 08:48:38 -0400SPACE.comrocket-engine-part-recovered-amazon-ceo-apollo-11-124838031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-engine-part-recovered-amazon-ceo-apollo-11-124838031.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zlnhNxZzj6Ob2J5kiWrTdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Rocket_Engine_Part_Recovered_by-f995e6388566cf63c866452e4257d360" width="130" height="86" alt="Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History" align="left" title="Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History" border="0" /></a>Forty-four years (and three days) after it helped launch the first men to walk on the moon, a huge rocket engine part salvaged from the ocean floor has been positively identified as a historic component of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.</p><br clear="all"/>FtBCON: Science Communication<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NVYOZhcJmxF1fdvHnBkl.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/cropped-ftbconscience.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FtBCON: Science Communication" align="left" title="FtBCON: Science Communication" border="0" /></a>FtBCON: Science Communication</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:21:00 -0400Scientific Americanftbcon-science-communication-212100228<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NVYOZhcJmxF1fdvHnBkl.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/cropped-ftbconscience.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FtBCON: Science Communication" align="left" title="FtBCON: Science Communication" border="0" /></a>FtBCON: Science Communication</p><br clear="all"/>Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5m5nMrONVBwvguIO1AiLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Virgin_Galactic%27s_Private_Spaceship_Offers-4d8a0300ee700ad3d11830de85ba0f89" width="130" height="86" alt="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" align="left" title="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" border="0" /></a>With all the attention being given to Virgin Galactic&#039;s impressive list of future celebritynauts (Ashton! Branson! Beiber!), its spaceship&#039;s impressive capabilities for microgravity research have been largely overlooked.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 16:25:05 -0400SPACE.comvirgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5m5nMrONVBwvguIO1AiLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Virgin_Galactic%27s_Private_Spaceship_Offers-4d8a0300ee700ad3d11830de85ba0f89" width="130" height="86" alt="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" align="left" title="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" border="0" /></a>With all the attention being given to Virgin Galactic&#039;s impressive list of future celebritynauts (Ashton! Branson! Beiber!), its spaceship&#039;s impressive capabilities for microgravity research have been largely overlooked.</p><br clear="all"/>Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsjI.viXAoHvoIMt.c1bGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/b-meson-muons.jpg1352760469" width="130" height="86" alt="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" align="left" title="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" border="0" /></a>Physicists have measured an extremely rare particle decay inside the world&#039;s largest atom smasher ? a discovery that bolsters the leading model of particle physics and leaves little room for undiscovered particles beyond this theory.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:12:47 -0400LiveScience.comrare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsjI.viXAoHvoIMt.c1bGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/b-meson-muons.jpg1352760469" width="130" height="86" alt="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" align="left" title="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" border="0" /></a>Physicists have measured an extremely rare particle decay inside the world&#039;s largest atom smasher ? a discovery that bolsters the leading model of particle physics and leaves little room for undiscovered particles beyond this theory.</p><br clear="all"/>Science's Mobile Army of Metaphors<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:26:00 -0400Scientific Americansciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/>The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9aPgrKavZzB.Kw3SaB3syA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/the-new-world-of-mr-tompkins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" align="left" title="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" border="0" /></a>The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:48:00 -0400Scientific Americanstory-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9aPgrKavZzB.Kw3SaB3syA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/the-new-world-of-mr-tompkins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" align="left" title="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" border="0" /></a>The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1</p><br clear="all"/>Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bBBMQMm_lju8JWdmvKzjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/experimental-fox.jpg1374081580" width="130" height="86" alt="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Brian Hare is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University and the founder of Dognition , a website that helps you find the genius in your dog. This post was an adaptation from his book &quot; The Genius of Dogs, &quot; co-authored with Vanessa Woods (Dutton, 2013). He contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights .</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:16:33 -0400LiveScience.comdarwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bBBMQMm_lju8JWdmvKzjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/experimental-fox.jpg1374081580" width="130" height="86" alt="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Brian Hare is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University and the founder of Dognition , a website that helps you find the genius in your dog. This post was an adaptation from his book &quot; The Genius of Dogs, &quot; co-authored with Vanessa Woods (Dutton, 2013). He contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights .</p><br clear="all"/>Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lfyg4i.gB0l.QZe8r98sbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Lost_Most_of_Its-69743ada9829ea7b8c02b6ac7320bc40" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Mars is not a nice place to live: The Red Planet is cold and dry, and its thin atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:09:54 -0400SPACE.commars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lfyg4i.gB0l.QZe8r98sbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Lost_Most_of_Its-69743ada9829ea7b8c02b6ac7320bc40" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Mars is not a nice place to live: The Red Planet is cold and dry, and its thin atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide.</p><br clear="all"/>Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vs8kXTgOCOxlDsOaJd8ZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/beta-decay-experiment.jpg1374095254" width="130" height="86" alt="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" align="left" title="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" border="0" /></a>Though they&#039;ve been looking for over a year, scientists have found no trace of an elusive interaction among elementary particles called neutrinos.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:06:19 -0400LiveScience.comweird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vs8kXTgOCOxlDsOaJd8ZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/beta-decay-experiment.jpg1374095254" width="130" height="86" alt="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" align="left" title="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" border="0" /></a>Though they&#039;ve been looking for over a year, scientists have found no trace of an elusive interaction among elementary particles called neutrinos.</p><br clear="all"/>Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 10:18:02 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/>Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s 'Vomit Comet' for Weightless Science<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:56:07 -0400SPACE.comstudents-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-Astronaut_Who-0a3b86681581579272f27860e42c9e83" width="130" height="86" alt="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" align="left" title="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" border="0" /></a>John Llewellyn, a chemist who in 1967 was selected to be a NASA astronaut but whose inability to pilot a jet led to him resigning from the space program a year later, died July 2. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 07:27:56 -0400SPACE.comjohn-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-Astronaut_Who-0a3b86681581579272f27860e42c9e83" width="130" height="86" alt="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" align="left" title="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" border="0" /></a>John Llewellyn, a chemist who in 1967 was selected to be a NASA astronaut but whose inability to pilot a jet led to him resigning from the space program a year later, died July 2. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>Largest cancer gene database made publicBy Deena Beasley (Reuters) - National Cancer Institute scientists have released the largest-ever database of cancer-related genetic variations, providing researchers the most comprehensive way so far to figure out how to target treatments for the disease. Open access worldwide to the new database, based on genome studies, is expected to help researchers accelerate development of new drugs and better match patients with therapies, NCI said in a statement on Monday. "Most anti-cancer drugs that are used today are used based on their empirical activity," Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/largest-cancer-gene-database-made-public-232153763.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:21:53 -0400Reuterslargest-cancer-gene-database-made-public-232153763Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jeVsgLvIwwPLuyxd8rMoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T184811Z_1_CBRE96E1G8E00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sits on a bench in central London" align="left" title="A man sits on a bench in central London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 14:49:20 -0400Reutersscientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jeVsgLvIwwPLuyxd8rMoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T184811Z_1_CBRE96E1G8E00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sits on a bench in central London" align="left" title="A man sits on a bench in central London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ...</p><br clear="all"/>How Big Is the Average Penis? Science Finds OutThe average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds.http://news.yahoo.com/big-average-penis-science-finds-103431957.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 06:34:31 -0400LiveScience.combig-average-penis-science-finds-103431957Sci-Fi Film 'Europa Report' Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hh79jTQ06Ap6WfWxnjGQQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Sci-Fi_Film_%27Europa_Report%27_Uses-8db94c6c2934433eee672247d6602068" width="130" height="86" alt="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" align="left" title="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" border="0" /></a>The new science fiction movie &quot;Europa Report&quot; is billed by some admirers as one of the most accurate depictions of human spaceflight ever put on film, and that realism is no accident.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:37:02 -0400SPACE.comsci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hh79jTQ06Ap6WfWxnjGQQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Sci-Fi_Film_%27Europa_Report%27_Uses-8db94c6c2934433eee672247d6602068" width="130" height="86" alt="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" align="left" title="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" border="0" /></a>The new science fiction movie &quot;Europa Report&quot; is billed by some admirers as one of the most accurate depictions of human spaceflight ever put on film, and that realism is no accident.</p><br clear="all"/>Got Science? Pushing Back Against Corporate 'Counterfeit Science' (Op-Ed)Union of Concerned Scientists, a veteran science journalist and author of six books. This article will appear in Shulman's column 'Got Science?'. Shulman contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insightshttp://news.yahoo.com/got-science-pushing-back-against-corporate-counterfeit-science-203330743.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 16:33:30 -0400LiveScience.comgot-science-pushing-back-against-corporate-counterfeit-science-203330743Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ecn7MVzk0Daf.Vmu5BRr4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space-Time_Loops_May_Explain_Black-ab89b23796a06162a7bbb663f67e0d49" width="130" height="86" alt="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" align="left" title="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" border="0" /></a>Physics cannot describe what happens inside a black hole. There, current theories break down, and general relativity collides with quantum mechanics, creating what&#039;s called a singularity, or a point at whichthe equations spit out infinities.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:30:32 -0400SPACE.comspace-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ecn7MVzk0Daf.Vmu5BRr4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space-Time_Loops_May_Explain_Black-ab89b23796a06162a7bbb663f67e0d49" width="130" height="86" alt="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" align="left" title="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" border="0" /></a>Physics cannot describe what happens inside a black hole. 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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-115310814Next Mars mission should search for past microbial life: science panel<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwCh4J.GK3mJRA9NOj2wrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T151110Z_1_CBRE96B166R00_RTROPTP_2_NASA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" align="left" title="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA&#039;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. ...</p><br clear="all"/>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-234929160<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwCh4J.GK3mJRA9NOj2wrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T151110Z_1_CBRE96B166R00_RTROPTP_2_NASA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" align="left" title="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA&#039;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. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The 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--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zm

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