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All rights reservedWed, 31 Jul 2013 20:45:29 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mothballed-nasa-telescope-may-life-asteroid-hunter-004529922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63plCA1BtwxNhlSlgzHjVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-01T004529Z_1_CBRE970024200_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-ASTEROID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File image of an artist&#039;s concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer" align="left" title="File image of an artist&#039;s concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - NASA is considering re-activating a mothballed space telescope to help find asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth, according to a senior U.S. space agency official. Launched in December 2009, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, telescope spent about a year taking pictures for an all-sky map. With its infrared detectors, WISE was able to peer through thick layers of dust and see even relatively dim objects such as cool brown dwarf stars in great detail. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mothballed-nasa-telescope-may-life-asteroid-hunter-004529922.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 20:45:29 -0400Reutersmothballed-nasa-telescope-may-life-asteroid-hunter-004529922<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mothballed-nasa-telescope-may-life-asteroid-hunter-004529922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63plCA1BtwxNhlSlgzHjVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-01T004529Z_1_CBRE970024200_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-ASTEROID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File image of an artist&#039;s concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer" align="left" title="File image of an artist&#039;s concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - NASA is considering re-activating a mothballed space telescope to help find asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth, according to a senior U.S. space agency official. Launched in December 2009, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, telescope spent about a year taking pictures for an all-sky map. With its infrared detectors, WISE was able to peer through thick layers of dust and see even relatively dim objects such as cool brown dwarf stars in great detail. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - A corner of west London will see culinary and scientific history made on Monday when scientists cook and serve up the world's first lab-grown beef burger. The in-vitro burger, cultured from cattle stem cells, the first example of what its creator says could provide an answer to global food shortages and help combat climate change, will be fried in a pan and tasted by two volunteers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-cook-worlds-first-vitro-beef-burger-010639825.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 21:06:39 -0400Reutersscientists-cook-worlds-first-vitro-beef-burger-010639825By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas jury has ruled that a horse association violated anti-monopoly laws by banning cloned animals from its prestigious registry, a decision that could encourage cloning and open the way for the animals to participate in lucrative horse races. Two Texas breeders, rancher Jason Abraham and veterinarian Gregg Veneklasen, sued the American Quarter Horse Association last year, asserting the group was operating a monopoly by excluding clones. ...http://news.yahoo.com/texas-jury-rules-ban-registering-cloned-horses-violates-010652991.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 21:06:52 -0400Reuterstexas-jury-rules-ban-registering-cloned-horses-violates-010652991<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/comet-century-already-may-fizzled-003512335.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nVA5xe25nBUBUfmfCUb8pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T003512Z_1_CBRE96T01MT00_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-COMET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hubble Telescope image of Comet ISON" align="left" title="Hubble Telescope image of Comet ISON" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers slated to meet this week to discuss observing plans for Comet ISON may not have much to talk about. The so-called &quot;Comet of the Century&quot; may already have fizzled out. &quot;The future of comet ISON does not look bright,&quot; astronomer Ignacio Ferrin, with the University of Antioquia in Colombia, said in a statement on Monday. Ferrin&#039;s calculations show the comet, which is currently moving toward the sun at 16 miles per second, has not brightened since mid-January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/comet-century-already-may-fizzled-003512335.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 20:35:12 -0400Reuterscomet-century-already-may-fizzled-003512335<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/comet-century-already-may-fizzled-003512335.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nVA5xe25nBUBUfmfCUb8pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T003512Z_1_CBRE96T01MT00_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-COMET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hubble Telescope image of Comet ISON" align="left" title="Hubble Telescope image of Comet ISON" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers slated to meet this week to discuss observing plans for Comet ISON may not have much to talk about. The so-called &quot;Comet of the Century&quot; may already have fizzled out. &quot;The future of comet ISON does not look bright,&quot; astronomer Ignacio Ferrin, with the University of Antioquia in Colombia, said in a statement on Monday. Ferrin&#039;s calculations show the comet, which is currently moving toward the sun at 16 miles per second, has not brightened since mid-January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is pressing ahead with a program to fly its astronauts on commercial spaceships despite budget uncertainties that threaten to undermine a heated competition for its business. Since 2010, when the U.S. space agency begin partnering with private companies interested in developing space taxis, and May 2014, when the current phase of the so-called Commercial Crew initiative ends, NASA expects to have spent about $1.5 billion on the program. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-pushing-keep-space-taxi-competition-going-235436008.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 19:54:36 -0400Reutersnasa-pushing-keep-space-taxi-competition-going-235436008<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-pentagram-google-maps-explained-143152708.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dWZ2Xad4jrPog_mhY_WRuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/pentagram.jpg1375393560" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Pentagram on Google Maps Explained" align="left" title="Mysterious Pentagram on Google Maps Explained" border="0" /></a>Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: On the wind-blown steppes of central Asia, in an isolated corner of Kazakhstan, there&#039;s a large pentagram etched into the Earth&#039;s surface. And now an archaeologist has revealed the source of the mysterious structure.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-pentagram-google-maps-explained-143152708.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 10:31:52 -0400LiveScience.commysterious-pentagram-google-maps-explained-143152708<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-pentagram-google-maps-explained-143152708.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dWZ2Xad4jrPog_mhY_WRuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/pentagram.jpg1375393560" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Pentagram on Google Maps Explained" align="left" title="Mysterious Pentagram on Google Maps Explained" border="0" /></a>Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: On the wind-blown steppes of central Asia, in an isolated corner of Kazakhstan, there&#039;s a large pentagram etched into the Earth&#039;s surface. And now an archaeologist has revealed the source of the mysterious structure.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/owl-hoots-hush-song-thrush-135211494.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HA7QlvsPZRsZh7Nq8rPJLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/071017-barred-owl-02.jpg1296089351" width="130" height="86" alt="Owl Hoots Hush the Song of a Thrush" align="left" title="Owl Hoots Hush the Song of a Thrush" border="0" /></a>The Veery thrush, a secretive migratory bird, silences its flute-like twilight song when owls are around to avoid getting eaten, a new study shows.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/owl-hoots-hush-song-thrush-135211494.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 09:52:11 -0400LiveScience.comowl-hoots-hush-song-thrush-135211494<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/owl-hoots-hush-song-thrush-135211494.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HA7QlvsPZRsZh7Nq8rPJLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/071017-barred-owl-02.jpg1296089351" width="130" height="86" alt="Owl Hoots Hush the Song of a Thrush" align="left" title="Owl Hoots Hush the Song of a Thrush" border="0" /></a>The Veery thrush, a secretive migratory bird, silences its flute-like twilight song when owls are around to avoid getting eaten, a new study shows.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artificial-ear-grown-rats-back-134726770.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ACgZf915.IsGiCQSw4sdpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/artificial-ear.jpg1375287634" width="130" height="86" alt="Artificial Ear Grown on Rat&#039;s Back" align="left" title="Artificial Ear Grown on Rat&#039;s Back" border="0" /></a>From artificial eyeballs to limbs, doctors have dreamed up dozens of ways to replace body parts when things go wrong.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artificial-ear-grown-rats-back-134726770.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 09:47:26 -0400LiveScience.comartificial-ear-grown-rats-back-134726770<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artificial-ear-grown-rats-back-134726770.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ACgZf915.IsGiCQSw4sdpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/artificial-ear.jpg1375287634" width="130" height="86" alt="Artificial Ear Grown on Rat&#039;s Back" align="left" title="Artificial Ear Grown on Rat&#039;s Back" border="0" /></a>From artificial eyeballs to limbs, doctors have dreamed up dozens of ways to replace body parts when things go wrong.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-launches-talking-robot-astronaut-kirobo-space-212242082.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jLe4iJmX.MJ7g8iAOZGJOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Japan_Launches_Talking_%27Robot_Astronaut%27-c26f8481f04a26fbda5a63b00ad8356c" width="130" height="86" alt="Japan Launches Talking &#039;Robot Astronaut&#039; Kirobo Into Space" align="left" title="Japan Launches Talking &#039;Robot Astronaut&#039; Kirobo Into Space" border="0" /></a>Call it one giant leap for robot kind: A small talking robot launched into space aboard a Japanese cargo ship Saturday (Aug. 3) to keep astronauts company on the International Space Station.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-launches-talking-robot-astronaut-kirobo-space-212242082.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 17:22:42 -0400SPACE.comjapan-launches-talking-robot-astronaut-kirobo-space-212242082<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-launches-talking-robot-astronaut-kirobo-space-212242082.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jLe4iJmX.MJ7g8iAOZGJOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Japan_Launches_Talking_%27Robot_Astronaut%27-c26f8481f04a26fbda5a63b00ad8356c" width="130" height="86" alt="Japan Launches Talking &#039;Robot Astronaut&#039; Kirobo Into Space" align="left" title="Japan Launches Talking &#039;Robot Astronaut&#039; Kirobo Into Space" border="0" /></a>Call it one giant leap for robot kind: A small talking robot launched into space aboard a Japanese cargo ship Saturday (Aug. 3) to keep astronauts company on the International Space Station.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kilonova-dead-star-crashes-may-spark-mysterious-cosmic-212239960.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aNlWXFawzznzhr1wQCYFgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Kilonova_Dead-Star_Crashes_May_Spark-b0a6aa8d5a76748d9bd88fd20d40f1c8" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilonova: Dead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions" align="left" title="Kilonova: Dead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions" border="0" /></a>Cataclysmic crashes involving black holes and ultradense neutron stars may explain the briefest of the most powerful explosions in the universe, scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kilonova-dead-star-crashes-may-spark-mysterious-cosmic-212239960.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 17:22:39 -0400SPACE.comkilonova-dead-star-crashes-may-spark-mysterious-cosmic-212239960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kilonova-dead-star-crashes-may-spark-mysterious-cosmic-212239960.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aNlWXFawzznzhr1wQCYFgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Kilonova_Dead-Star_Crashes_May_Spark-b0a6aa8d5a76748d9bd88fd20d40f1c8" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilonova: Dead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions" align="left" title="Kilonova: Dead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions" border="0" /></a>Cataclysmic crashes involving black holes and ultradense neutron stars may explain the briefest of the most powerful explosions in the universe, scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-comet-century-comet-ison-workshop-watch-133023867.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xi96x6hy0kXOes4TlcCPGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Discuss_%27Comet_of_the-b7358b8b15346da86186db8ff67ca01a" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Discuss &#039;Comet of the Century&#039; in Comet ISON Workshop: Watch It Live" align="left" title="Scientists Discuss &#039;Comet of the Century&#039; in Comet ISON Workshop: Watch It Live" border="0" /></a>Scientists will be meeting Thursday (Aug. 1) and Friday (Aug. 2) to form a game plan for observing what could be the &quot;comet of the century,&quot; comet ISON, due to pass close to the sun this November.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-comet-century-comet-ison-workshop-watch-133023867.htmlThu, 01 Aug 2013 09:30:23 -0400SPACE.comscientists-discuss-comet-century-comet-ison-workshop-watch-133023867<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-comet-century-comet-ison-workshop-watch-133023867.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xi96x6hy0kXOes4TlcCPGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Discuss_%27Comet_of_the-b7358b8b15346da86186db8ff67ca01a" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Discuss &#039;Comet of the Century&#039; in Comet ISON Workshop: Watch It Live" align="left" title="Scientists Discuss &#039;Comet of the Century&#039; in Comet ISON Workshop: Watch It Live" border="0" /></a>Scientists will be meeting Thursday (Aug. 1) and Friday (Aug. 2) to form a game plan for observing what could be the &quot;comet of the century,&quot; comet ISON, due to pass close to the sun this November.</p><br clear="all"/>The ultimate summer treat is, arguably, ice cream. Some 1.5 billion gallons of ice cream and other related frozen desserts are made every year in the United States, with production peaking (as one might expect) in the sultry summer months, according to the International Dairy Foods Association.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-ice-cream-made-112735805.htmlThu, 01 Aug 2013 07:27:35 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-ice-cream-made-112735805<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/harnessing-dog-lovers-crowdfunding-helping-canine-science-161634480.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C1.gbbG_.OaZWhZpUsjIwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Dognition-Two-Cups.jpg1374883838" width="130" height="86" alt="Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science" align="left" title="Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science" border="0" /></a>Dognition The Genius of Dogs Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/harnessing-dog-lovers-crowdfunding-helping-canine-science-161634480.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 12:16:34 -0400LiveScience.comharnessing-dog-lovers-crowdfunding-helping-canine-science-161634480<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/harnessing-dog-lovers-crowdfunding-helping-canine-science-161634480.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C1.gbbG_.OaZWhZpUsjIwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Dognition-Two-Cups.jpg1374883838" width="130" height="86" alt="Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science" align="left" title="Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science" border="0" /></a>Dognition The Genius of Dogs Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/budding-scientist-projects-caterpillar-olympics-154900791.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jRS0UA.tvleMi2iLzRvZOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/IMG_2488-300x225.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics" align="left" title="Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics" border="0" /></a>Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/budding-scientist-projects-caterpillar-olympics-154900791.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:49:00 -0400Scientific Americanbudding-scientist-projects-caterpillar-olympics-154900791<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/budding-scientist-projects-caterpillar-olympics-154900791.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jRS0UA.tvleMi2iLzRvZOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/IMG_2488-300x225.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics" align="left" title="Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics" border="0" /></a>Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics</p><br clear="all"/>Ex-USAF Chief Scientist Likens U.S. Cybersecurity Challenge to Whac-A-Molehttp://news.yahoo.com/ex-usaf-chief-scientist-likens-u-cybersecurity-challenge-100000307.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 06:00:00 -0400Scientific Americanex-usaf-chief-scientist-likens-u-cybersecurity-challenge-100000307<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-universes-strange-dense-spot-wednesday-watch-151311146.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sLLmHP2nl2RvtUQGgfW0Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_to_Discuss_Universe%27s_Strange-d79795200db4b0e44e0a9cbc8959e591" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists to Discuss Universe&#039;s Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live" align="left" title="Scientists to Discuss Universe&#039;s Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live" border="0" /></a>An odd dense spot in the universe populated by a surprising amount of matter has been puzzling scientists since it was revealed in March in an all-sky map made by the European Planck satellite. This feature and other mysteries in the observations may point the way toward new theories of physics, say scientists who met recently to discuss the implications of the findings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-universes-strange-dense-spot-wednesday-watch-151311146.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:13:11 -0400SPACE.comscientists-discuss-universes-strange-dense-spot-wednesday-watch-151311146<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discuss-universes-strange-dense-spot-wednesday-watch-151311146.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sLLmHP2nl2RvtUQGgfW0Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_to_Discuss_Universe%27s_Strange-d79795200db4b0e44e0a9cbc8959e591" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists to Discuss Universe&#039;s Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live" align="left" title="Scientists to Discuss Universe&#039;s Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live" border="0" /></a>An odd dense spot in the universe populated by a surprising amount of matter has been puzzling scientists since it was revealed in March in an all-sky map made by the European Planck satellite. This feature and other mysteries in the observations may point the way toward new theories of physics, say scientists who met recently to discuss the implications of the findings.</p><br clear="all"/>Wayne Pacelle is the president and chief executive officer of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). This Op-Ed first appeared on the blog A Humane Nation, where it ran before appearing in LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights .http://news.yahoo.com/not-science-slaughter-japanese-whaling-tried-international-court-193233515.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 15:32:33 -0400LiveScience.comnot-science-slaughter-japanese-whaling-tried-international-court-193233515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b8LyP0fyzte6bRviDrl8TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/The_Secret_Science_of_the-538a27c8a6f95da7941f8fb4d3ee8a20" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" align="left" title="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" border="0" /></a>With the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, on schedule to reach outer space in 2018, taking Hubble&#039;s place as NASA&#039;s premier eye in the sky, it seems appropriate to look back on what may become Hubble&#039;s most enduring legacy: its stunning images. Besides the huge amount of data Hubble has collected since its launch in 1990, the telescope will likely be remembered most for its gorgeous color shots of nebulas, galaxies and the early universe, iconic images that seemed tailor made for magazine covers and bedroom walls.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 11:11:24 -0400SPACE.comsecret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b8LyP0fyzte6bRviDrl8TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/The_Secret_Science_of_the-538a27c8a6f95da7941f8fb4d3ee8a20" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" align="left" title="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" border="0" /></a>With the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, on schedule to reach outer space in 2018, taking Hubble&#039;s place as NASA&#039;s premier eye in the sky, it seems appropriate to look back on what may become Hubble&#039;s most enduring legacy: its stunning images. Besides the huge amount of data Hubble has collected since its launch in 1990, the telescope will likely be remembered most for its gorgeous color shots of nebulas, galaxies and the early universe, iconic images that seemed tailor made for magazine covers and bedroom walls.</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/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"/><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 Do

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