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All rights reservedTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:12:16 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-dinosaur-tail-northern-mexico-010029019.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WgR24aIhmMQh9bi0EqBpQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T201544Z_504826272_GM1E97N0BIR01_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A fossilized tail of a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, is seen in the Municipality of General Cepeda, Coahula" align="left" title="A fossilized tail of a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, is seen in the Municipality of General Cepeda, Coahula" border="0" /></a>By Luc Cohen MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country&#039;s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday. Apart from being unusually well preserved, the 5 meter (16 foot) tail was the first ever found in Mexico, said Francisco Aguilar, INAH&#039;s director in the border state of Coahuila. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-dinosaur-tail-northern-mexico-010029019.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:12:16 -0400Reutersarchaeologists-discover-dinosaur-tail-northern-mexico-010029019<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-dinosaur-tail-northern-mexico-010029019.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WgR24aIhmMQh9bi0EqBpQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T201544Z_504826272_GM1E97N0BIR01_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A fossilized tail of a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, is seen in the Municipality of General Cepeda, Coahula" align="left" title="A fossilized tail of a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, is seen in the Municipality of General Cepeda, Coahula" border="0" /></a>By Luc Cohen MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country&#039;s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday. Apart from being unusually well preserved, the 5 meter (16 foot) tail was the first ever found in Mexico, said Francisco Aguilar, INAH&#039;s director in the border state of Coahuila. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smaller-paler-earth-unveiled-nasa-photo-003621145.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A0vEEUPf3_zOnBXnaqMAuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T003621Z_1_CBRE96M01OV00_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-EARTH-PHOTO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout of the wide-angle camera on NASA&#039;s Cassini spacecraft capturing Saturn&#039;s rings and planet Earth and its moon in the same frame" align="left" title="Handout of the wide-angle camera on NASA&#039;s Cassini spacecraft capturing Saturn&#039;s rings and planet Earth and its moon in the same frame" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic space probe nearly 900 million miles from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of its home planet, NASA said on Monday. The resulting image shows Earth as a very small, blue-tinged dot - paler and tinier than in other photos - overshadowed by the giant Saturn&#039;s rings in foreground. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/smaller-paler-earth-unveiled-nasa-photo-003621145.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 20:36:21 -0400Reuterssmaller-paler-earth-unveiled-nasa-photo-003621145<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smaller-paler-earth-unveiled-nasa-photo-003621145.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A0vEEUPf3_zOnBXnaqMAuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T003621Z_1_CBRE96M01OV00_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-EARTH-PHOTO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout of the wide-angle camera on NASA&#039;s Cassini spacecraft capturing Saturn&#039;s rings and planet Earth and its moon in the same frame" align="left" title="Handout of the wide-angle camera on NASA&#039;s Cassini spacecraft capturing Saturn&#039;s rings and planet Earth and its moon in the same frame" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic space probe nearly 900 million miles from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of its home planet, NASA said on Monday. The resulting image shows Earth as a very small, blue-tinged dot - paler and tinier than in other photos - overshadowed by the giant Saturn&#039;s rings in foreground. ...</p><br clear="all"/><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"/>By 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-154723317<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"/>A rare condition called Sj?gren?s syndrome, which causes severely dry mouth and dry eyes, may stem from the improper function of immune cells called natural killer cells, a new study suggests.http://news.yahoo.com/sj-grens-syndrome-may-sparked-killer-immune-cells-003424483.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 20:34:24 -0400LiveScience.comsj-grens-syndrome-may-sparked-killer-immune-cells-003424483<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coldhearted-psychopaths-feel-empathy-too-232145424.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z9Bv0CgFzXv.P6wkXYtFVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/psychopath-empathy1.JPG1374703183" width="130" height="86" alt="Coldhearted Psychopaths Feel Empathy Too" align="left" title="Coldhearted Psychopaths Feel Empathy Too" border="0" /></a>Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/coldhearted-psychopaths-feel-empathy-too-232145424.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:21:45 -0400LiveScience.comcoldhearted-psychopaths-feel-empathy-too-232145424<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coldhearted-psychopaths-feel-empathy-too-232145424.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z9Bv0CgFzXv.P6wkXYtFVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/psychopath-empathy1.JPG1374703183" width="130" height="86" alt="Coldhearted Psychopaths Feel Empathy Too" align="left" title="Coldhearted Psychopaths Feel Empathy Too" border="0" /></a>Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-video-watch-us-heat-2100-221440308.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/khZDgNerqBkBMcHYKLON4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Temperature_2100.jpg1374703438" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA Video: Watch US Heat Up by 2100" align="left" title="NASA Video: Watch US Heat Up by 2100" border="0" /></a>The United States will be a much hotter place at the end of the 21st century, according to a new climate change visualization released by NASA this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-video-watch-us-heat-2100-221440308.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:14:40 -0400LiveScience.comnasa-video-watch-us-heat-2100-221440308<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-video-watch-us-heat-2100-221440308.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/khZDgNerqBkBMcHYKLON4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Temperature_2100.jpg1374703438" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA Video: Watch US Heat Up by 2100" align="left" title="NASA Video: Watch US Heat Up by 2100" border="0" /></a>The United States will be a much hotter place at the end of the 21st century, according to a new climate change visualization released by NASA this week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-capsule-lands-two-three-parachutes-nasa-flight-222237366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/spNny3XEjD8chk8Gj1tI7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/New_Space_Capsule_Lands_With-021d119c8ac901cb66e8f351589f21f7" width="130" height="86" alt="New Space Capsule Lands With Two of Three Parachutes in NASA Flight Test" align="left" title="New Space Capsule Lands With Two of Three Parachutes in NASA Flight Test" border="0" /></a>NASA&#039;s Orion capsule, planned to be the space agency&#039;s next manned spaceship, safely landed during a flight test today (July 24) using just two of its three parachutes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/space-capsule-lands-two-three-parachutes-nasa-flight-222237366.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:22:37 -0400SPACE.comspace-capsule-lands-two-three-parachutes-nasa-flight-222237366<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-capsule-lands-two-three-parachutes-nasa-flight-222237366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/spNny3XEjD8chk8Gj1tI7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/New_Space_Capsule_Lands_With-021d119c8ac901cb66e8f351589f21f7" width="130" height="86" alt="New Space Capsule Lands With Two of Three Parachutes in NASA Flight Test" align="left" title="New Space Capsule Lands With Two of Three Parachutes in NASA Flight Test" border="0" /></a>NASA&#039;s Orion capsule, planned to be the space agency&#039;s next manned spaceship, safely landed during a flight test today (July 24) using just two of its three parachutes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mercury-joins-mars-jupiter-night-sky-meetup-week-222234127.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9tOgj4Me4Jf92JaT1Ct2gw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mercury_Joins_Mars_and_Jupiter-478f1d47c561553bcc20deecb9e62e41" width="130" height="86" alt="Mercury Joins Mars and Jupiter in Night Sky Meetup This Week" align="left" title="Mercury Joins Mars and Jupiter in Night Sky Meetup This Week" border="0" /></a>Most stargazers have never seen the planet Mercury because it never strays very far from the sun. This week is one of the rare opportunities to catch the tiny planet just before sunrise ?and with two other planets nearby.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mercury-joins-mars-jupiter-night-sky-meetup-week-222234127.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:22:34 -0400SPACE.commercury-joins-mars-jupiter-night-sky-meetup-week-222234127<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mercury-joins-mars-jupiter-night-sky-meetup-week-222234127.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9tOgj4Me4Jf92JaT1Ct2gw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mercury_Joins_Mars_and_Jupiter-478f1d47c561553bcc20deecb9e62e41" width="130" height="86" alt="Mercury Joins Mars and Jupiter in Night Sky Meetup This Week" align="left" title="Mercury Joins Mars and Jupiter in Night Sky Meetup This Week" border="0" /></a>Most stargazers have never seen the planet Mercury because it never strays very far from the sun. This week is one of the rare opportunities to catch the tiny planet just before sunrise ?and with two other planets nearby.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iv6HF9kbu2wYXK6GxjJ7zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T231458Z_1_CDEE96N1SL100_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BRAIN-COSTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." align="left" title="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Health systems could be &quot;overwhelmed&quot; by the costs of coping with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression and addiction if nothing is done now to boost investment in research, leading neuroscientists said on Thursday. Publishing a study that put the estimated costs of brain disorders in Britain alone at more than 112 billion pounds a year, they said mental illness research needed to attract the same funding levels as illnesses such as cancer and heart diseases to be able to reduce the burden. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:14:58 -0400Reutersscientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iv6HF9kbu2wYXK6GxjJ7zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T231458Z_1_CDEE96N1SL100_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BRAIN-COSTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." align="left" title="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Health systems could be &quot;overwhelmed&quot; by the costs of coping with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression and addiction if nothing is done now to boost investment in research, leading neuroscientists said on Thursday. Publishing a study that put the estimated costs of brain disorders in Britain alone at more than 112 billion pounds a year, they said mental illness research needed to attract the same funding levels as illnesses such as cancer and heart diseases to be able to reduce the burden. ...</p><br clear="all"/>One of summer's greatest pleasures for the lucky beachgoer is listening to the rhythmic lapping of ocean waves. A number of factors power this trance-inducing phenomenon, but the most important generator of local wave activity is actually the wind.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-ocean-waves-form-120726444.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 08:07:26 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-ocean-waves-form-120726444<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyyCtd87EB65iX65YFm4LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hero-shrew-photo.jpg1374613172" width="130" height="86" alt="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" align="left" title="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" border="0" /></a>The hero shrew ? a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone ? has mystified scientists since it was first described more than 100 years ago. Now, a newly discovered species of hero shrew may help researchers piece together why the animal evolved to have such a peculiar spine and what purpose the hardy backbone serves now.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:09:16 -0400LiveScience.comratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyyCtd87EB65iX65YFm4LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hero-shrew-photo.jpg1374613172" width="130" height="86" alt="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" align="left" title="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" border="0" /></a>The hero shrew ? a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone ? has mystified scientists since it was first described more than 100 years ago. Now, a newly discovered species of hero shrew may help researchers piece together why the animal evolved to have such a peculiar spine and what purpose the hardy backbone serves now.</p><br clear="all"/>Fermilab: High Energy Physics on the Prairie [Slide Show]http://news.yahoo.com/fermilab-high-energy-physics-prairie-slide-show-170000679.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 13:00:00 -0400Scientific Americanfermilab-high-energy-physics-prairie-slide-show-170000679<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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/><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"/>By 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-232153763<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"/>The 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-103431957<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"/>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-203330743<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>

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