Παρασκευή 30 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Karnak: Temple Complex of Ancient Egypt

Egyptian pharaohs over the years each left their marks on this sacred site.



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Hagfish Slime Makes Silken Threads

Natural fibers come from silkworms and spiders, and now we can add hagfish to the list.



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Would You Colonize Mars?

If humans get the chance to step on the Red Planet, would you take the leap?



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Man-made Bacteria Fights Man-Made Chemical Mess

Researchers have developed a bacteria to fight this long-lasting man-made pollution.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25181-bacteria-strain-cleans-up-toxins-nsf-bts.html

Zebrafish Change Color for Sex

New research shows that zebrafish put on different colors when trying to woo a mate.



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Ick! 5 Alien Parasites and Their Real-World Counterparts

Science fiction writers find inspiration in really gross reality.



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North Star Closer to Earth Than Thought

The North Star, Polaris, is nearly 100 light-years closer to Earth than thought.



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Prolonged Aromatherapy May Harm the Heart

Overexposure to aromatherapy may cause blood pressure and heart rate to rise.



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New Eyeless, Scaleless Cave Fish Found





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Canada's 1st Astronaut Launches Political Leadership Bid

Canada's first astronaut Marc Garneau is trading his spacesuit for politics.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25177-canada-astronaut-spaceflight-politics.html

Does Viagra Improve Athletic Performance?

Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall says he's heard of league mates using Viagra for an on-the-field advantage. Are they getting one?



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Canadian Space Agency Needs a Plan, Experts Say

A review panel suggested the Canadian Space Agency's direction needs retooling.



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Lunar Eclipse Photos Show Earth's Shadow on Moon

Moon-watching stargazers captured amazing views of the penumbral lunar eclipse.



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Why We're Mad for Mars

Comment by NASA scientist sparks Mars rumors.



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Boa Constrictors Invade Puerto Rico

Scientists are urging swift action to stop the spread of the alien species.



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Woman Charged: Sex with a Skeleton

Bizarre case of necrophelia involves using the bones of a human skeleton for sexual pleasure.



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Murder May Spread Like a Disease

Homicide, like other infectious diseases, can spread from one area of a city to another, a new study finds



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Radioactive Decay of Titanium Powers Supernova Remnant

Supernova remnant SNR1987A is located 166 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.



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Camera Gives New Look at Earth's Amazing Auroras

The camera revealed a never-seen-before phenomenon.



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How to Stop Viruses from Crashing Your Computer

Stay one step ahead of the bad guys.



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DNA Directly Photographed for First Time

A scientist has captured the first direct photograph of the twisted ladder that props up life.



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Mold Zapper Keeps Bread Fresh for 2 Months

A new technique from U.S. company Microzap may keep bread mold-free for 60 days.



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Microbe Masses Under Seafloor Are Downsized

Number revised downward, but still a swarm of microbes down there.



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The 15 Most Overpriced Gadgets of All Time

Here are 15 truly outrageous offenders, the most overpriced gadgets of all-time.



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Dispersant Makes Oil 52 Times More Toxic

It may be better to let oil disperse naturally, scientists say.



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2012 One of the Most Active Hurricane Seasons

This year is tied for 3rd-most named storms.



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Building Stonehenge: A New Timeline Revealed

Ancient Neolithic people built the biggest stone structures at Stonehenge first, while the outer ring of blue stones came later.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25157-stonehenge-megaliths-timeline-enigma.html

Grave Robbers Feed Voodoo Rituals

A black market trade in human skulls and organs fuels the thefts.



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Watch the 2012 Hurricane Season in 4.5 Minutes | Video

The 2012 hurricane season was more active than average with a total of 19 named storms, 10 of which were hurricanes. That is 7 more storms than the historical average.



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'Friends with Benefits' Practice Safer Sex

For all their emotional complications, "friends-with-benefits" relationships may offer one advantage: safer sex.



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Mercury's Water Ice Bodes Well for Alien Life Search

Life's raw materials may be common throughout the solar system.



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Supplements' Effectiveness Not a Concern for Many

Would you continue to take a supplement that was shown not to be effective?



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Surprising Cause Found for Woman's Wonky Pupils

When a woman in her 30s went to the ER with one pupil dilated to twice the size of the other, doctors found a surprising reason for her condition.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25150-excessive-sweating-treatment-pupil-dilation.html

Why Parents Are Advising Kids to Hold Off on Marriage

Conventional wisdom has it all wrong.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25149-parents-are-advising-postpone-marriage.html

Where's My Flying Car? Science's Promises Broken

Flying cars, a meal in a pill, a cure for cancer among science's failed promises. Here's why.



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Great Desert Garbage Patches

In the desert, wind-blown plastic bags and balloons outnumber rattlesnakes.



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Panda Cub Shows Off Belly

Xiao Liwu, the four-month-old giant panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo, got another checkup this week.



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Where Does Our Garbage Go? | Video

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out how to track trash. They are doing this to get a better sense of people's disposal habits, which they hope will improve recycling efforts.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25145-where-does-our-garbage-go-video.html

Help Scientists by Sending Them a Stool Sample

One gut microbe research project is looking for volunteers. Anybody can participate.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25144-gut-microbiome-project.html

Lemur Love: How Daughters Avoid Mating With Dad

Even small-brained loners can avoid incest.



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An Odd Reason Some Guys Have Fewer Sex Partners

Men who are born without a sense of smell say they have had fewer sex partners than those with normal noses



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25130-no-smell-fewer-sex-partners.html

Πέμπτη 29 Νοεμβρίου 2012

No Earth-Shattering Mars Discovery by Curiosity Rover Yet: NASA

Curiosity hasn't yet found organic compounds in the Martian soil.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25143-mars-rover-curiosity-discovery-rumors.html

World’s First Open-Ocean Farm An Unfettered Success

Fish thrive in the Velella Project Beta-trial testing a drifting fish pen concept.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25142-aquapod-open-ocean-farming-mariculture-nsf-ria.html

US Birth Rate Hits New Low

A drastic drop in the birth rate among immigrants has greatly contributed to the overall decrease.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25140-us-birth-rate-hits-new-low.html

Spider Silk May Act as Pest Repellant

Sticky silk scares off pesky insects.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25138-spider-silk-repels-pests.html

Leukemia-Killing Plasma Beam Could Offer New Cancer Treatments

A low-temperature 'plasma blowtorch' triggers death of diseased cells.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25139-leukemia-killing-plasma-beam-could-offer-new-cancer-treatments.html

Some Himalayan Glaciers Doomed to Shrink

Even with steady temperatures, these glaciers will retreat.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25135-bhutan-glaciers-shrinking.html

Did Solar System's Planets Have Rings Before Moons?

The moons in the solar system may have formed from massive rings around their planet.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25136-solar-system-moons-saturn-rings.html

Photo of Rare, Mysterious Cat Wins Competition

Photo of the oncilla is the first of the species in Bolivia's Madidi National Park.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25134-rare-cat-photo.html

It's Official! Water Ice Discovered on Mercury

Vast supplies of water ice and organic material on Mercury were found by NASA's Messenger probe.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25132-water-ice-mercury-messager-discovery.html

Underground Chain Reaction Triggered Iceland Eruption

Decompression wave rippled through underground magma chambers.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25133-iceland-volcano-eruption-trigger.html

NASA's Phonesat Project Turns Smartphones Into Satellites

NASA is using smartphones to power tiny satellites of the 21st century.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25131-nasa-phonesat-smartphone-satellites.html

Bosses Look For Friends When Hiring

It's not necessarily the best worker who gets the job.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25129-bosses-look-for-friends-when-hiring.html

NASA's Orion Space Capsule to Get European Boost

The European Space Agency will provide the service module for NASA's Orion capsule.



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Dusty Space Cloud

This image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions, and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.



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DNA 'LEGOs' Build a Mini Space Shuttle

DNA 'bricks' that join together to make 3D shapes by themselves could lead to new nanotechnology.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25126-dna-legos-build-shuttle.html

Polar Ice Loss Accelerating, Study Finds

The most accurate assessment yet of polar ice loss finds major melting.



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Winter: The Coldest Season

The winter solstice brings shifts in temperature and icy weather as the sun dips to its lowest point in the sky.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25124-winter.html

New Clues Emerge in Puzzle of Grand Canyon's Age

Could the modern wonder be 70 million years old, as a new study suggests?



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Artificial Brain Mimics Human Abilities and Flaws

The brain is made of 2.5 million neurons and is able to perform eight different tasks.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25122-artificial-brain-mimics-human.html

Images of Melt: Earth's Vanishing Ice

Researchers find that thousands of metric gigatons of ice have been lost from Greenland and Antarctica



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25120-melt-images-vanishing-polar-ice.html

Global Warming Action Must Happen Soon: Scientist

Since the public may not be getting the message, one scientist tries simplifying.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25121-global-warming-action-now.html

Is Your Partner Sad? Body Language Speaks Volumes

People use body language, rather than facial expressions, to read the emotions of people in the throes of intense joy or unhappiness.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25119-body-language-reveals-emotions.html

Pollen 'Pills' Could Deliver Vaccines to Soldiers

Pollen as future vaccine pills for U.S. soldiers is nothing to sneeze at, according to DARPA.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25118-pollen-pills-vaccines-soldiers.html

Musicians' Brains Sync Up During Duet

The brain waves of two musicians synchronize when they are performing duet, a new study found.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25117-musicians-brains-sync-up-during-duet.html

Autism Risk May Be Revealed in Babies' Cries

Listening to babies' cries may provide clues as to whether they are at risk for autism.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25116-autism-babies-cries.html

Rethinking Earth's Most Massive Eruption

Earth's most massive eruption is happening right now, but a new discovery hints that we need to re-evaluate what that eruption is telling us about the nature of our planet.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25115-rethinking-earths-most-massive-eruption.html

Using Fake Resume References? Be Careful

Many hiring managers say references are the first thing they check.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25114-fake-resume-references-backfire.html

Would You Postpone Santa's Visit to Save Money?

Many consumers are open to rescheduling Kris Kringle's visit to save money



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25113-consumers-postpone-santa-save-money.html

19th-Century Shipwrecks Discovered Off Israel's Coast

The four warships from the 1800s may reveal the site of an ancient Greek port.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25112-ancient-israel-shipwrecks.html

400-Year-Old Playing Cards Reveal Royal Secret

A Portuguese princess had the cards in hand when fleeing Napoleon's armies.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25111-ancient-playing-cards-princess.html

Image Gallery: Ancient Silver Playing Cards Discovered

The cards may have been owned by a Portuguese princess 400 years ago.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25065-ancient-silver-playing-cards.html

Negative Portrayals of Muslims Get More Media Attention

Since 9/11, fear-based messages about Islam have ruled.



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Τετάρτη 28 Νοεμβρίου 2012

2012 Mayan Apocalypse Rumors Have Dark Side, NASA Warns

Children and impressionable youth are suffering, NASA scientist says.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25107-mayan-apocalypse-dark-side.html

Unraveling the Secrets of the Knuckleball

Gaining insight about the unpredictable movement of knuckleballs by dropping beads into water.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25108-unraveling-secrets-knuckleball.html

Caves Reveal Picture of Ancient Winters

Scientists have found a stalagmite in an Oregon cave that tells the story of thousands of winters in the Pacific Northwest.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25106-caves-reveal-picture-of-ancient-winters.html

Huge Saturn Vortex Swirls in Stunning NASA Photos

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured the spectacular vortex views on Saturn.



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Prehistoric Skeletons Reveal First Sicilians Avoided Seafood

Hunter-gatherers hunted mostly on land.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25102-sicily-skeletons-reveal-prehistoric-diet.html

Electrifying News: Lightning Deaths Decline

Lighting deaths fall to third cause of storm-related deaths.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25104-lighting-deaths-decrease.html

Saturn Moon Titan's Atmosphere Shows Surprising Rise

NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturnd made the find as seasons change on Titan.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25103-titan-saturn-moon-atmosphere.html

Monster Black Hole Is Biggest Ever Found

The ginormous black hole in galaxy NGC 1277 is the equivalent of 17 billion suns.



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Solar Super-Flare Likely Sparked Ancient Tree Mystery

A sun eruption could have sent cosmic ray particles that created a rush of radioactive carbon-14.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25100-ancient-solar-flare-tree-carbon.html

Earth from Space: Downtown Dubai

This image acquired on 4 January 2012 by the Pleiades satellite shows part of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.



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$550 Million Powerball: What Are Your Chances?

The odds of winning tonight's historic $500 million Powerball jackpot are 1 in 175 million. If that seems encouraging, then it may be time to insure yourself against a donkey attack.



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Sea Levels Rising Faster Than Projected

New satellite measurements suggest that global sea levels are rising faster than the UN's most recent projections.



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Mars Rover Curiosity Celebrates 1st Birthday Off Earth

Curiosity launched on Nov. 26, 2011, and landed on Mars Aug. 5 of this year.



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Biggest Black Hole Blast Ever Could Solve Cosmological Mystery

An eruption of matter from a quasar could show how galaxies shed weight.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25095-biggest-black-hole-blast-mystery.html

How Should NASA Use Former Spy Satellite Telescopes?

The best ideas will be presented at a workshop this February in Alabama.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25094-nasa-nro-space-telescopes-ideas.html

Apatosaurus: Facts About the 'Deceptive Lizard'

For many years, this dinosaur was mistakenly called Brontosaurus.



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Bizarre Insectlike Creatures Discovered in Spanish Cave

The tiny creatures have tails that along them to jump away from danger.



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Killer Cave May Have Inspired Myth of Hades

The Greek cave collapsed and killed hundreds of people living there 9,000 years ago.



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Navy Drone Boards Aircraft Carrier for 1st Time

A robot warplane has boarded a U.S. aircraft carrier for its first flight tests at sea.



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In Photos: Cave of the Underworld

A cave that may have inspired the ancient Greek myth of Hades once supported complex settlements.



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Breathtaking! Watch Fiery Lava Spill into Ocean

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spills molten rock into the sea for the first time in almost a year.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25088-kilauea-lava-meets-ocean.html

Fully 3D Printable Guns Waiting on Firearms License

The testing of fully 3D printable guns must wait until the U.S. grants a firearms manufacturing license.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25087-3d-printable-guns-license.html

Stop Touching Yourself, Flu Researchers Say

To avoid getting sick during flu season, avoiding touching your nose and mouth is just as important as washing your hands.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25086-stop-touching-yourself-flu-researchers-say.html

Why Impatience May Hurt Your Heart

In a rush? Being impatient is bad for blood pressure and the heart.



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Τρίτη 27 Νοεμβρίου 2012

North Korea May Launch Rocket Soon, Satellite Photo Shows

New satellite imagery shows increased activity at a North Korean launch site.



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Jupiter and Full Moon Dominate Wednesday Night Sky

November's full moon and Jupiter will light up the night sky Wednesday.



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5 Things You Should Know About Gay Conversion Therapy

Court challenges reveal the shocking and misguided history of therapy to turn gay people straight.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25082-gay-conversion-therapy-facts.html

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Spills Lava Into the Sea | Video

Lava flowing from the eastern rift zone of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii reached the ocean yesterday (November 26, 2012), sending up a spectacular steam plume.



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Ladies Prefer Thin Over Macho, Study Suggests

A slim waist could serve men better than a chiseled jaw.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25079-females-prefer-thin-over-macho.html

Blue Whales Pirouette Before Engulfing Prey

The marine monsters do a graceful full turn while lunging to engulf large patches of krill, a strategy that may allow them to ambush their prey from below.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25077-whales-turn-while-diving.html

Whale Cam Shows Blue Whale Feeding Tactics | Video

As they lunge for prey, blue whales complete a full, 360 degree turn. The rotation may help them ambush their prey from below. Here, a crittercam reveals the first half of a rolling lunge.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25069-whale-cam-shows-blue-whale-feeding-tactics-video.html

Fake Tsunami Tests Atlantic Warning Systems

The exercise will be run in 19 countries.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25078-simulated-tsunami-strikes-atlantic.html

Was Superstorm Sandy Costlier than Hurricane Katrina?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says, in terms of economic impact, Hurricane Sandy might be worse than Hurricane Katrina. Is he right?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25076-sandy-katrina-cost.html

Lunar Eclipse Webcasts: Watch Online

Find out how to watch the Nov. 28 penumbral lunar eclipse online via a live webcast.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25073-lunar-eclipses-webcasts.html

Cellphone Use Is Contagious, Study Finds

People are more likely to pull out their phones if they're with someone who has just done the same.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25075-cellphone-use-contagious.html

The Mysterious Yeti: Asia's Bigfoot

This creature, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is said to live in the Himalayas.



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Kids' Risk of Whooping Cough Rises After Final Shot

The effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine in children declines by about 30 percent five years after the final shot.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25074-whooping-cough-vaccine-effectiveness-fades.html

Disgust May Contribute to Rare Sexual Disorder

An emotion may translate into a physical defense mechanism.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25071-disgust-sexual-dysfunction.html

Beaches Back After Grand Canyon Flood

Scientists push off on raft trip to gauge flood's effects.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25070-grand-canyon-flood-first-results.html

Why Wednesday's Full Moon Eclipse Won't Cause Madness

Lunatics aside, the moon doesn't make us crazy.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25067-november-full-moon-eclipse-lunacy.html

Yasir Arafat Poisoned? Testing Could Prove Tricky

It's still possible to find evidence of poisoning in the 8-year-old remains of Yasir Arafat.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25068-arafat-poisoning-investigation.html

YouTube Anaconda Vomited Goat, Not Cow

An animal regurgitated by an anaconda in a YouTube video sensation is probably a goat, not a cow, one expert says



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25063-anaconda-vomited-goat-not-cow.html

Saturn's Second 'Pac-Man' Moon Revealed in NASA Photos

It's a view any retro-gamer would love: Two moons of Saturn with 'Pac-Man' heat tattoos.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25066-saturn-pac-man-moons-photos.html

Atom Smasher Creates New Kind of Matter

A liquidlike wave of gluons appears to have been formed at the Large Hadron Collider.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25064-lhc-particle-collisions-new-matter.html

Celebrating Ten Years of Integral Science

This week, ESA’s Integral space observatory celebrates ten years since launch on Oct. 17, 2002.



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Japan's Floating Maglev Train Glides toward Debut

The floating maglev train could travel more than 310 mph when it makes is official service debut in 2027.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25061-japan-floating-maglev-train.html

Do Holiday Parties Make Workers 'Sick'?

The impact of hangovers on worker productivity.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25060-holiday-party-drink.html

Stunning Cloud Swirls Spotted by Satellite

See clouds swirling near an island where Napoleon spent his last days.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25059-swirling-clouds-satellite-photo.html

50 Sultry Facts About Sex

Science has come a long way in figuring out the basics of sex, how to improve it and why it's so weird.



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Porn Stars Report Higher Self-Esteem and Spirituality Than Other Women

Despite the stereotype that porn actresses are "damaged goods," they actually report higher self-esteem, more positive feelings and greater levels of spirituality than other women, a new study finds.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25058-porn-stars-self-esteem-spirituality.html

Practice Makes the Pefect Liar

After just twenty minutes of practicing a lie, liars and truth-tellers become indistinguishable in response time.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25057-practice-improves-lying.html

Major Earthquakes Can Trigger Faraway 'Slow' Quakes

Could help understand how earthquake zones communicate.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25056-major-earthquake-trigger-slow-earthquake.html

How a Medium's Brain Changes in a Trance

Brain scans reveal activity as mediums claim to communicate with spirits.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25055-medium-brain-trance-writing.html

Visit Machu Picchu with Huge 'Zoomable' Image

The image is made up of 1,920 separate photographs.



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Leading Pediatricians' Group Recommends Parents Reduce Pesticides at Home

Kids' exposure to pesticides should be limited as much as possible, doctors say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25052-pesticides-children-health-effects-aap.html

Robot's Balloon Ride Shows Space Tourism on the Horizon

Human space tourists could ride balloons high above the Earth to get astronautlike views by 2014.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25053-robot-balloon-space-tourism.html

Superstorm Sandy: Facts About the Frankenstorm

The origin and aftereffects of the October 2012 hurricane.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24380-hurricane-sandy-status-data.html

'Bouncy House' Injuries on the Rise

Injuries related to inflatable bouncers, a type of outdoor play area for children, have risen rapidly in recent years, a new study finds.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25051-bouncy-house-injuries-childrens-safety.html

Car Pollution Linked to Autism

Exposure to air pollution from cars in early life may increase the risk of autism, a new study suggests.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25050-autism-traffic-air-pollution.html

Acne in Women Can Signal Hormone Problems

An underlying hormonal disorder can sometimes cause acne in adult women.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25049-women-acne-hormone-disorder.html

The Smells That Make Shoppers Spend More

While holiday shopping this year, you might want to pay more attention to how things smell in the stores you're visiting. Those scents just might make your spend more.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25048-smells-shoppers-spend-more.html

'Bigfoot' Is Part Human, Dubious DNA Study Claims

The Texas vet suggests cryptids had sex with modern human females, resulting in hairy hominin hybrids.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25047-bigfoot-dna-human-ancestor.html

Δευτέρα 26 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Google's Phantom Island May Have 19th-Century Roots

A Kiwi librarian may have discovered the origin of a non-existent island that's been outfoxing cartographers for more than a century.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25046-sandy-island-origin.html

Massive Marsupials Once Climbed Canopies Down Under

Some 15 million years ago, mobs of 150-pound (70-kilogram) marsupials roamed the treetops of Australia's rain forests, researchers say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25045-nimbadon-marsupials-australia.html

3D-Printing a Low-Cost Satellite

Seeking low-cost ways to launch their experiments into space, a team of scientists has designed a space-ready, 3-D printed CubeSat.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25044-3d-printing-a-low-cost-satellite.html

Eastern Wolves Deemed Separate Species

Eastern wolves are smaller than their western cousins and can mate with coyotes.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25043-eastern-wolves-separate-species.html

Pluto Atmosphere Larger Than Thought, Study Shows

The haze around Pluto can extend halfway to its moon Charon.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25042-pluto-atomosphere-larger.html

Near-Space Balloon Soars in Flight Test | Video

A successful balloon flight test by Zero 2 Infinity on Nov. 12, 2012 could pave the way for a cheaper form of space tourism.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25040-near-space-balloon-soars-in-flight-test-video.html

US-Russian Crew Picked for One-Year Space Station Flight

American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend one year in space in 2015.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25041-astronauts-one-year-space-mission.html

Gold Rises With Molten Rock

Accounts for why some spots have higher concentrations of the rare metal.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25039-mantle-plumes-more-gold.html

Nasty Wound Leads to Bacteria Discovery

An Indiana man's nasty injury led scientists to discover a new type of bacteria that sheds light on symbiotic microbes in insects.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25035-wound-leads-to-bacteria-discovery.html

Dark Matter Mystery May Soon Be Solved

Scientists are closing in on dark matter, and experiments aimed at detecting it directly may succeed within a decade.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25038-dark-matter-mystery-search.html

Kites Could Take Electricity Production Sky-High

German engineers hook a kite to a train and generate power.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25036-kites-could-take-electricity-production-sky-high.html

See Venus and Saturn Shine Together Early Tuesday

Saturn and Venus will bright and appear extremely close together in the pre-dawn Tuesday sky.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25037-venus-saturn-together-observing.html

Does 'LOL' Really Mean 'Lucifer Our Lord'?

Nope. Just 'laughing out loud,' according to most people.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25034-lol-lucifer-our-lord.html

Massive Infant Stars Carve Holes

Intense radiation from newly born, ultra-bright stars in nebula N83B, also known as NGC 1748, carve out a large cavity in the gas surrounding them.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25033-massive-infant-stars-carve-holes.html

Ancient Microbes Found in Buried Antarctic Lake

Microbes cut off from surface for more than 2,000 years.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25032-ancient-antarctic-microbes-found.html

Human Poop Helps Scientists Snoop on History

Using chemicals from human waste, researchers tracked the history of a Viking settlement and its effects on the environment



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25025-human-poop-tracks-history.html

Research and Nature Not Just for the Birds

Berkeley undergrad Allison Shultz replicated an early 20th century study of birds on campus.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25031-urban-diversity-conservation-avian-research-nsf-bts.html

Universe Grows Like a Giant Brain

New, hidden laws of nature may govern both the growth of brain or social networks and the expansion of the universe



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25027-universe-grows-like-brain.html

What Happens to the Brain in a Coma

In comatose patients, high-traffic brain regions go dark, while more peripheral regions become active.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25030-coma-brain-reorganized.html

Fossil Fly's Camouflage Tricks Scientists

The ancient scorpionfly mimics a leaf, enough so that its fossil eluded scientists for more than 100 years.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25028-fossil-scorpionfly-mimicry.html

Drone Pilots May Need Distractions

While bad for driving, distractions could actually improve the performance of drone operators by helping to keep boredom at bay.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25029-drone-pilots-may-need-distractions.html

Brachiosaurus: Facts about the Giraffe-like Dinosaur

Brachiosaurus stood taller than most dinosaurs.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25024-brachiosaurus.html

Gallery: Liquid Beauty

Fluid dynamics research reveals the beauty of simple liquids.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25019-gallery-liquid-beauty.html

Dreamy Images Reveal Beauty in Physics

Water, honey and more exotic liquids shimmer and flow.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25023-dreamy-images-beauty-physics.html

Judge Orders Sex Plaintiffs to Hand Over Cellphones, Online Accounts

All text messages, emails, blog and Facebook postings since 2009 subject to discovery by defense.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25021-judge-wants-facebook-password.html

Security Experts Blast iPad Hacker's 'Chilling' Conviction

Was hacker prosecuted simply for being a jerk?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25020-ipad-hacker-guilty-security-research.html

Mystery of Florida Keys Shipwreck Solved

The ship was built in 1893 and once hauled cargo between 3 continents.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25022-florida-shipwreck-mystery-solved.html

How Rare Black Dahlias Get Their Color

Researchers say they've solved the molecular mystery of how black dahlias get their dark hues.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25017-how-rare-black-dahlias-get-their-color.html

The Case Against Robots With License to Kill

A human rights report says killer robots that can open fire without human supervision should be banned.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25018-against-robots-license-kill.html

US Science Could Face Fiscal Cliff Doom

Some 31,000 scientists could lose their jobs if politicians fail to compromise before the fiscal cliff.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25016-science-funding-fiscal-cliff-economy-jobs.html

Direction of Time Fuzzy for Subatomic Particles

Time can move backward and forward for most particles, physicists say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24941-time-direction-subatomic-particles.html

Water And Its Microcritters And How They Effect the Earth

The aesthetics, the mechanics, and the powerful consequences of water and its residents have far reaching repercussions.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25015-fluid-mechanics-environment-roman-stocker-nsf-sl.html

Earth's 'Hum' Helps Probe Planet's Interior

Ambient noise generated by the planet sheds light on its inner layers.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25014-seismic-noise-earth-interior.html

Rhino 'Cooked to Death' 9 Million Years Ago, Fossil Reveals

A Mt. Vesuvius-like eruption baked and dismembered the teenage rhino.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25012-rhino-fossil-volcano-death.html

Image Gallery: Fossils Reveal Rhino's Grisly Death

The rhino would have been cooked to death 9.2 million years ago in what is now Central Turkey.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25011-rhino-fossils-volcanic-ash.html

What Can Climate Talks in Doha Accomplish?

Here are the main points negotiators are expected to tackle in Doha.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25010-doha-climate-talks-science.html

Κυριακή 25 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Amazing Andromeda Galaxy

The many "personalities" of our great galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, are exposed in this new composite image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The wide, ultraviolet eyes of Galaxy Evolution Explorer reveal



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25009-amazing-andromeda-galaxy.html

NASA Tracks Big Dust Storm on Mars

The regional dust storm is causing atmospheric changes felt by two NASA rovers.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25008-mars-dust-storm-nasa-photos.html

Lunar Eclipse Darkens Moon Slightly Next Week

The full moon dips through only part of Earth's shadow in the Nov. 28 lunar eclipse.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25007-lunar-eclipse-moon-night-sky.html

Super-Earths Get Magnetic 'Shield' from Liquid Metal

Super-Earth planets could get magnetic fields from this new liquid metal ingredient.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25006-super-earth-planets-liquid-metal.html

Huge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk

Elon Musk wants to help put 80,000 people on the Red Planet.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25005-mars-colony-spacex-elon-musk.html

Thanksgiving on Mars: Working Holiday for Curiosity Rover

The six-wheeled robot will scout out possible target rocks for its first drilling activity.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25004-mars-thanksgiving-curiosity-rover.html

Evangelicals Becoming More Devout, Catholics Less So

Sex scandals may have reduced devotion among Catholics.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25003-evangelicals-catholics-religious-devotion.html

Σάββατο 24 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Iconic Licancabur Watches Over Chajnantor

This impressive panoramic image depicts the Chajnantor Plateau — home of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) — with the majestic Licancabur volcano in the background.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25002-iconic-licancabur-watches-over-chajnantor.html

The Tarantula Nebula

Located inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Tarantula nebula is worth looking at in detail.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25001-the-tarantula-nebula.html

Curious Spiral Spotted by ALMA Around Red Giant Star R Sculptoris

Observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed an unexpected spiral structure in the material around the old star R Sculptoris.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/25000-curious-spiral-spotted-by-alma-around-red-giant-star-r-sculptoris.html

Bizarre Perpetual Sleepiness Explained

Brain chemicals keep hypersomniacs in a fog all day, but a new treatment may help.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24984-hypersomnia-sleepiness-treatment.html

Πέμπτη 22 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Τετάρτη 21 Νοεμβρίου 2012

'Designer Vagina' Websites Need Makeover, Study Suggests

Sites offering cosmetic vagina procedures provide poor and inaccurate information.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24998-designer-vagina-websites-misinformation.html

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

This spectacular image of the large spiral galaxy NGC 1232 was obtained on Sept. 21, 1998, during a period of good observing conditions.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24997-spiral-galaxy-ngc-1232.html

Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto Lacks Atmosphere

The dwarf planet Makemake is not quite the twin of Pluto once thought.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24996-dwarf-planet-makemake-atmosphere.html

Nanowires Undergo Transformation, Offer New Applications

Future manufacturing could be revolutionized.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24995-nanotechnology-manufacturing-nsf-ria.html

Chasing Clouds on Venus

False-colour image of cloud features seen on Venus by the Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC) on Venus Express.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24994-chasing-clouds-on-venus.html

Does the Moon Have Levitating Lunar Dust?

NASA's LADEE moon mission takes aim at the levitating lunar dust mystery.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24993-moon-dust-ladee-lunar-mission.html

Fetuses Yawn in Utero | Video

Ultrasound videos can capture fetuses yawning in the womb. While fetuses yawn frequently during mid-pregnancy, yawning tapers off as fetuses develop.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24991-fetuses-yawn-in-utero-video.html

Fetus Yawning Reveals Brain Development

Fetuses start out yawning frequently, but stop by the end of pregnancy, suggesting that yawning behavior could be used to track normal development



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24980-fetuses-yawn-womb.html

Dogs Hear 'Get the Ball!' Differently Than You

Dogs can learn words, but not the same way humans do.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24988-dogs-learn-words-humans.html

Image Gallery: Yawning in the Womb

4-D Ultrasounds catch fetuses yawning in the womb



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24983-fetus-yawning-womb.html

Emperor Penguins Need Sea Ice for Foraging

Sea ice helps penguins gorge on food by providing short, safe rest breaks between long dives, study finds.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24977-emperor-penguins-rest-ice-antarctic.html

New Delay for Mysterious Military Space Plane Launch

The unmanned X-37B robot space plane mission is now expected to fly in December.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24992-secretive-x37b-space-plane-delay.html

Alien Life Unlikely Around Dying Stars

The shifting habitable zones of such stars present too big a hurdle for life to leap.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24990-life-alien-planets-dying-stars.html

Last One In Is A Dead Penguin - Sea Ice Survival Groupthink | Video

A group of Emperor penguins synchronously diving from an ice edge. Emperor penguins in Antarctica rely on sea ice to rest between feeding dives and avoid predators.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24969-last-one-in-is-a-dead-penguin-sea-ice-survival-groupthink-video.html

Astronauts to Get Thanksgiving Feast in Space

American astronaut Kevin Ford will enjoy cornbread stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, and turkey.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24989-space-station-thanksgiving-food.html

Mantis Shrimp Spearing Prey | Video

These videos clips show the "spearing" mantis shrimp, L. maculata, lunging after prey from their burrows and another of its slow-motion spearing attack.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24986-mantis-shrimp-spearing-prey-video.html

New Zealand Volcano Erupts, At Risk for More

New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volcano erupted for the second time this year, portending further activity in a park that already has another volcano on eruption watch.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24987-new-zealand-volcano-erupts-at-risk-for-more.html

MakerBot Store Opens In New York City | Video

MakerBot Industries, one of biggest names in 3D printing, held the grand opening of their first retail store. Located in one of Manhattan's trendiest neighborhoods, the store has 3D printers, printed doo-dads, and a 3D photo portrait booth.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24985-makerbot-store-opens-in-new-york-city-video.html

Tomb of Renaissance Warrior Reveals Mystery Amputation

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere's injuries don't match historical records.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24981-renaissance-tomb-reveals-mystery-injury.html

Birdlike Dinos Had Tough Time Flying

Some of the first birdlike creatures to emerge during the age of the dinosaurs probably couldn't get their heavy wings to take them off the ground.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24982-birdlike-dinos-had-tough-time-flying.html

Drunks More Likely to Survive Injuries, Study Suggests

Is it healthier to be drunk when you're injured?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24979-alcohol-injury-outcome.html

Palenque: Mayan City of Temples

The Mayan ruins in Chiapas, Mexico, hold intricate reliefs that tell much about Mayan history.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24978-palenque-mayan-temples.html

Most and Least Emotional Countries Revealed

Singapore and the Philippines may be geographic neighbors, but there's a vast emotional ocean between them.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24962-most-emotional-countries.html

Poll: Your Mayan Apocalypse Predictions

Do you think anything will happen on the so-called Mayan doomsday?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24976-poll-mayan-apocalypse-predictions.html

'Call of Duty' Game Could Reshape Real Warfare

The game 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' may influence the thinking of military leaders and troops on the future of war.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24975-call-duty-reshape-warfare.html

Exploring 4 Mysteries of the Flu Virus

As the new flu season ramps up, you might have a few questions.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24927-flu-virus-nigms.html

Algae Chows Down on Other Plants

For the first time, a plant has been shown able to "eat" other plants.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24974-algae-eats-other-plants.html

Science of Shopping: How to Survive Black Friday

Keep your head in the face of holiday discounts.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24972-retail-tips-surviving-black-friday.html

Prices (and Cars) Get Busted on Black Friday

Parking-related auto insurance claims spike on Black Friday



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24971-auto-insurance-claims-black-friday.html

Earth from Space: Iceland

This Envisat image shows us a very rare, cloud-free view of Iceland. This image was acquired on July 21, 2010.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24970-earth-from-space-iceland.html

Sandy a Sign of Winter to Come

Meteorologists now expect more weak, fast-moving snowstorms and cold for the Midwest.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24968-sandy-winter-2012-2013-forecast.html

Bats Harbor New Deadly Respiratory Virus

The disease, a cousin of the SARS virus, may have come from Japanese house bats.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24965-bats-harbor-deadly-virus.html

Where Does All That Food Come From?

Even after this year's widespread drought, one place without "made in China" labels is the grocery store.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24967-american-thanksgiving-dinner.html

Mars Cave-Exploration Mission Entices Scientists

Martian caves are more likely to host evidence of life than the surface, researchers say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24966-mars-caves-sample-return-mission.html

Tofu May Improve Your Sex Life

People who consume tofu and other plant-based foods might enjoy a better sex life than meat-eaters.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24964-eating-tofu-could-improve-your-sex-life.html

Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Found in Boston

A new study detected more than 3,300 leaks from aging natural gas pipelines throughout the city.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24963-thousands-of-natural-gas-leaks-found-in-boston.html

10 Worst Black Friday Moments

The Black Friday frenzy has turned ugly in the last few years. Here are 10 of the worst Black Friday moments of the last few years.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24961-worst-black-friday-moments.html

Climate Scientists Applaud Dire World Bank Report

If the world warms 4 degrees C, disaster will ensue, report warns.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24960-climate-change-world-bank-report.html

Thanksgiving Tips: How Not to Serve a Raw Bird

Here's how to make sure that bulky turkey is really cooked.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24959-thanksgiving-turkey-cooking-tips.html

The Paleo-Diet: Dinosaurs Lose Weight in New Study

The many bumps, lumps and curves of dino bones change how much weight they can hold.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24958-dinosaurs-lose-weight.html

Branding James Bond: Do Product-Placement Ads Work?

When 007 sipped a Heineken did audiences swoon enough to grab a cold one?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24957-james-bond-product-placement.html

Mayan Apocalypse Countdown: 1 Month 'Til Doom

It's the end of the world as we know it … again.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24956-mayan-apocalypse-one-month.html

Τρίτη 20 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Eyes in the Sky

These shape-shifting galaxies have taken on the form of a giant mask. The icy blue eyes are actually the cores of two merging galaxies, called NGC 2207 and IC 2163, and the mask is their spiral arms.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24955-eyes-in-the-sky.html

A Milky Way look-alike, NGC 6744

This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 6744 was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24954-a-milky-way-look-alike-ngc-6744.html

Leonid Meteor Shower May Flare Up Early Tuesday

Skywatchers have a second chance to see shooting stars from the 2012 Leonid meteor shower.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24953-leonid-meteor-shower-second-chance.html

Avoid Buyer's Remorse: 10 Black Friday Gadget Dos and Don’ts

Don't trample your way through the Black Friday crowds, only to waste money or buy a substandard gadget.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24952-avoid-tramplers-remorse-10-black-friday-gadget-dos-and-donts.html

The 5 Reasons We Still Love James Bond

After 50 years our love affair with 007 endures.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24951-why-we-love-james-bond.html

Mercury Photos Reveal Strange 'Pie Crust' Surface

The contraction of the planet Mercury pulled the surface together, but new formations created by stretching have recently been found near squeezed features.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24950-mercury-photos-pie-crust-surface.html

Water on Mars and Earth Had Similar Origins

A study of two Martian meteorites revealed secrets from Mars' past.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24949-mars-water-formation-earth.html

Mars Mystery: Has Curiosity Rover Made Big Discovery?

The news is apparently big, but we won't hear any details for several weeks.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24948-mars-rover-curiosity-discovery-mystery.html

Antarctic Glacier Primed to Form Iceberg

Giant iceberg more likely now that sea ice barrier has disappeared.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24946-pine-island-iceberg-soon.html

Famed Hacker Guilty of 'Stealing' iPad User Data

Andrew Auernheimer, aka 'Weev,' could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24947-hacker-found-guilty-despite-not-hacking-ipad.html

Did Exercise Make the Human Brain So Buff?

Hunting and gathering may have triggered brains to grow.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24945-exercise-human-brain-evolution.html

Porn Sites Match Your Face to Sex Stars

Not everyone's got a face made for porn.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24944-porn-face-recognition.html

Book Worms? Medieval Tomes Hold Surprising Fossil Record

Medieval beetles left their mark on literature.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24937-medieval-books-worm-hole-history.html

Fossil Record: A Gallery of "Bugged" Medieval Books

Beetles leave their mark in medieval books.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24939-fossil-gallery-woodcut-beetles.html

Obesity Gene May Shield Against Depression

A gene linked with obesity may help protect people against depression.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24943-obesity-gene-depression.html

Hunters Kill Hundreds of Wolves in US

Hunters have already killed nearly 250 wolves in Minnesota and Idaho.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24942-wolf-hunt-begins.html

Birth Control Pills Shouldn't Need Prescription, Docs Say

Women should be able to buy birth control pills over-the-counter at pharmacies.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24940-birth-control-pill-over-the-counter.html

Jellyfish Inspires Cancer Detector

The new device can snag cancer cells from flowing blood.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24938-jellyfish-inspires-cancer-detector.html

New Tech Makes the World Your Touch Screen

Touché from Disney Research requires only a single wire to make anything — even a houseplant — into a touch-sensitive device.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24935-new-tech-makes-the-world-your-touch-screen.html

Army 'Food Bombs' Could Feed Disaster Survivors

The U.S. military wants to drop food bars and water to survivors of natural disasters without using tiny parachutes.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24936-army-food-bombs-disaster.html

Penguins: The Math Behind The Huddle

Every penguin tries to maximize its own heat, but all members of the group benefit.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24934-penguins-the-math-behind-the-huddle.html

2012 Could Break Record for Fewest Tornadoes

There have been 888 twisters this year, compared to 1,691 in 2011.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24933-2012-fewest-tornadoes.html

Avoiding Fried Turkey Disaster (Infographic)

The dangers in introducing icy frozen turkeys to a pot of searing hot fry oil. Just part of our wall to wall Thanksgiving coverage.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/9094-avoiding-fried-turkey-disaster.html

IceBridge Antarctic Mission Flies Final 2012 Flight

Last flight for NASA's 2012 Antarctic survey requires tricky maneuvering.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24931-icebridge-ends-2012-mission.html

Artsy Teens More Likely to Feel Depressed

A new study shows that teens who take part in music, drama and painting are more likely to report feeling depressed or sad.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24930-teens-arts-depression.html

Pardon a Turkey? 7 Thanksgiving Traditions Explained

From turkey pardoning to Macy's parade, we explain the roots of the most popular Thanksgiving traditions.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24929-7-thanksgiving-traditions-explained.html

Gravity-Mapping Satellite Swoops In for Closer Look

The map helps to measure sea level rise and ocean circulation.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24926-gravity-satellite-lowers-orbit.html

New Iris Scanner Tech Is More Secure And Less Costly | Video

Biometric identification is very promising but one technique, iris scanning, hasn't been foolproof. Dr. Oleg Komogortsev's team at Texas State University has found a way to make iris scans harder to counterfeit and the tech cheaper to utilize.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24924-new-iris-scanner-tech-is-more-secure-and-less-costly-video.html

Investigating the Venus Flytrap's Speedy Snap

Research examines the cellular process behind the plant's quick bite.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24925-investigating-the-venus-flytrap-s-speedy-snap.html

Hacker Faces Prison for Not Hacking iPad

Trial hinges on 1986 anti-hacking law described by experts as unclear, too broad.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24923-goatsec-weev-ipad-trial.html

Striking 'Cloud Streets' Seen From Space

Fluffy bands of clouds march across Hudson Bay.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24922-cloud-streets-hudson-bay.html

NASA Outpost Beyond Moon Could Lead to Mars

A space station beyond the moon's far side could help humanity dip its toes in deep space.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24921-nasa-moon-outpost-mars.html

Greenhouse Gases Hit Record High in 2011

Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide continue to rise.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24919-greenhouse-gases-record-high.html

Doom and Gloom: Top 10 Post-Apocalyptic Worlds

Imagine how the world might end.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24920-post-apocalyptic-worlds.html

World's Oldest Digital Computer Gets a Reboot

The oldest working digital computer has been restored for the first time since 1951.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24918-oldest-digital-computer-reboot.html

Probiotic Bacteria May Burn Belly Fat

A probiotic supplement that prevents fat absorption in the gut may lead to weight loss



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24917-probiotics-burn-fat.html

Why Are Animals Bigger in Colder Climates?

It pays to be doughy when it's snowy.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24916-animal-size-versus-climate.html

Are Happy Kids More Likely to Be Rich?

Teens wanting to increase their chances of being rich when they get older should cheer up, new research shows.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24915-happy-kids-rich.html

Does Anyone Really Believe in the Mayan Apocalypse?

Believers may not be who you'd expect.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24905-who-believes-mayan-apocalypse.html

Thanksgiving Tips: Keeping Your Kitchen Clean

Don't let your raw turkey contaminate your side dishes.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24914-thanksgiving-turkey-food-safety.html

Dog Chases Stick, Orca Chases Dog

As a species, dogs put a high emphasis on retrieving sticks and a comparatively low emphasis on avoiding contact with killer whales.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24903-dog-chases-stick-orca-chases-dog.html

Δευτέρα 19 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Spectacular Star Explosion Aftershock Revealed in Photo

The supernova remnant hides a spinning pulsar and is 10,000 light-years away.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24913-star-explosion-aftershock-photo.html

Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Rare Night Landing with Station Crew

A Russian Soyuz capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan to return three astronauts to Earth after a four-month mission.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24912-soyuz-spacecraft-rare-night-landing.html

Laser Pointer Might Provide Boost For Forensics

A new device promises to provide an inexpensive way of identifying traces of dangerous materials.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24911-laser-pointer-might-provide-boost-forensics.html

Space Station Astronauts Headed Back to Earth Tonight

A Russian Soyuz space capsule undocked from the International Space Station to return three astronauts home.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24910-space-station-soyuz-undocking-expedition33.html

Amazing Leonid Meteor Shower Photos Captured By Stargazers

The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 peaked early Saturday, Nov. 17, delighting stargazers.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24909-leonid-meteor-shower-stargazers-photos.html

Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43

This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 43rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 19, 2012).



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24908-curiosity-traverse-map-through-sol-43.html

Giant Sun Eruption Captured in NASA Video

The huge solar eruption does not appear to be aimed at Earth, NASA says.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24907-giant-sun-eruption-nasa-video.html

Satellite Delays Prompts Canadian Defense Concerns

Canada's new radar satellite fleet won't launch until 2016, two years late.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24906-canada-satellite-delays-military-concerns.html

Grand Canyon Flood Underway to Rebuild Beaches

The Colorado River fountained in a flood from the Glen Canyon Dam today, hopefully restoring beaches and fish habitat downstream.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24904-grand-canyon-flood-underway.html

Mystery Molelike Mammal Survived Dino Extinction

Early "grave digger" mammal outlived its relatives.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24902-mole-mammal-survived-dinosaur-extinction.html

'Super-Jupiter' Discovery Dwarfs Solar System's Largest Planet

This exoplanet is 13 times the mass of Jupiter and is a good test case for planet formation, scientists say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24901-super-jupiter-alien-planet-photo.html

Stress Reduction Talks Uncommon at Doctor Visits

Few doctors in primary care take time to discuss stress reduction with their patients.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24900-stress-management-primary-care.html

New Satellite Will Be Space Mechanic, Gas Station

The project, from ViviSat, could be the first of its kind.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24899-space-gas-station-vivisat-satellite.html

Tropical Reefs Become Biggest US Marine Sanctuary

Pristine corals home to several endangered species



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24898-tropical-reef-sanctuary-expands.html

Vikings Feasted on Seals, Bones Reveal

A diet rich in seals suggests the Vikings who settled in Greenland took advantage of Arctic hunting opportunities.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24897-vikings-feasted-on-seals-bones-reveal.html

Einstein's Brain Reveals Clues to Genius

Newly uncovered photographs suggest that extra folding in brain regions associated with abstract thinking and visualization may explain Einstein's genius



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24896-einstein-amazing-brain-photos.html

Beat the FBI: How to Send Anonymous Email Without Getting Caught

Anonymity is never certain, but you can stack the odds in your favor.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24895-anonymous-email-how-to.html

6 Black Friday Scams to Fear

Half a dozen great deals you can avoid!



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24894-black-friday-scams.html

Image Gallery: Einstein's Brain

Newly uncovered photographs of Einstein's brain hold clues to the physicist's genius



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24891-image-gallery-einstein-s-brain.html

Happy Teens Earn More in Adulthood

Happiness during the teen years and young adulthood is linked with later income, a new study finds.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24893-teen-mental-health-income.html

Greenland Ice Melt Accelerating

Greenland loses 200 gigatons of ice each year.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24892-greenland-ice-melt-accelerating.html

New Smell Discovered

A new smell is the equivalent of white noise.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24890-new-white-smell-discovered.html

'Mount Doom' Likely to Blow Soon

A New Zealand volcano that stood in for Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" movies seems to be heading for an eruption.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24889-mount-ruapehu-eruption.html

New E-Textbooks Report Student Study Habits

A digital textbook that tracks student study habits is being tested at three U.S. colleges.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24887-etextbooks-report-student-habits.html

Sensor Adds Touch Interface to Anything — or Anyone | Video

Called Touché, the capacitive touch technology requires you to connect only one wire to an object to make it touch sensitive and enables more gestures than traditional capacitive touch.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24886-sensor-adds-touch-interface-to-anything-or-anyone-video.html

Kids Should Wait Until 13 to Use Internet Alone, Parents Say

A majority of kids over 5 use the Internet, but most adults think children should wait until age 13 to connect to the Web without supervision.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24885-kids-internet-protection.html

NYC Thanksgiving Parade Balloons Survive Sandy, Parade to Go On

Neighborhoods hit hardest by Sandy to get special seating.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24884-nyc-thanksgiving-parade-balloons-survive-sandy-parade-to-go-on.html

Security Footage Shows Extent Of Sandy's Flooding In New Jersey | Video

Rivers where train tracks used to be, transformer explosions, and waist high water in waiting rooms: security camera footage reveals how superstorm Sandy devastated public transportation infrastructure in New Jersey on October 29th 2012.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24883-security-footage-shows-extent-of-sandy-s-flooding-in-new-jersey-video.html

It's All Over: Top 10 Post-Apocalyptic Worlds

imagine how the world might end.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24882-top-post-apocalyptic-worlds.html

New Species Sit on Museum Shelves for 21 Years

Most new species languish on museum shelves for decades before identification.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24881-new-species-museum-shelves.html

Hubble Portrays a Dusty Spiral Galaxy

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with another outstanding image of a nearby galaxy.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24880-hubble-portrays-a-dusty-spiral-galaxy.html

Darker Waters Mean More Jellyfish in Norway

Many of Norway's frigid fjords are turning murky thanks to an influx of freshwater, and darker seas could result in more jellyfish.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24879-darker-waters-mean-more-jellyfish-in-norway.html

6 Strange Species Discovered in Museums

Many 'new' species are found in museum collections.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24877-strange-species-discovered-museums.html

Christmas Trees Wither Under Midwest Drought





via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24878-christmas-trees-wither-under-midwest-drought.html

Meat, Cooked Foods Needed for Early Human Brain

The brain consumes loads of calories and plant matter couldn't do the trick for prehumans.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24875-meat-human-brain.html

Top 10 Black Friday Tech Deals

Our top Black Friday deals include a $249 laptop, a $99 tablet and and one of the hottest smartphones of the year for $150 off.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24876-top-10-black-friday-tech-deals.html

Manhattan-Sized Iceberg? Antarctic Glacier's Huge Crack Expands | Video

The Pine Island Glacier huge crack has been flown over once again by the NASA's Operation IceBridge. New measurements shows a widening and lengthening of the original and the formation of a second fracture. The data shows it prime to calve.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24874-manhattan-sized-iceberg-antarctic-glacier-s-huge-crack-expands-video.html

Why Pot Makes Some People Psychotic

People with a certain gene are an increased risk of developing psychosis after smoking marijuana, a new study says.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24873-marijuana-psychosis-pot-side-effects.html

Muscle Building Common Among Teens

Many teens are finding ways to build their muscles -- but not all methods are healthy.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24872-teenagers-muscle-building-creatine-steriods.html

Why US Oil Dominance Won't Lower Gas Prices

The U.S. could become the oil production king by 2020, but it won't make the country energy independent.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24871-oil-dominance-gas-prices.html

How Droughts Can Cause Power Outages

The thirsty side of energy tech



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24870-water-shortages-cause-power-outages.html

Plentiful US Oil Won’t Kill Renewable Energy

The rise of U.S. oil production won't stop renewable energy from supplying more of the world's electricity.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24869-oil-kill-renewable-energy.html

Denver UFOs Likely Insects, Says Cinematographer

A local news crew was mystified when they filmed what they deemed to be a UFO while investigating a viewer-reported sighting. Is it just a fly?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24864-cinematographer-weighs-in-on-denver-ufo-mystery.html

Thanksgiving Tips: How to Thaw a Turkey

With some science know-how, here's the safest way to thaw that bird.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24868-thanksgiving-thaw-turkey-safely.html

Κυριακή 18 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Coolest Science Stories of the Week

Odd DNA eating creatures, stressful relaxation and a leggy bug all made our picks this week. Check these out.



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Σάββατο 17 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Best Science Photos of the Week

Lemurs in North Carolina, penguin huddles and orphan planets are just the beginning of our choices this week. Take a peek!



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24866-best-science-photos-of-the-week.html

Παρασκευή 16 Νοεμβρίου 2012

New Technologies Drive Oil Boom in U.S.

New techniques are making oil that was once difficult to extract easier to get, but how long can the party last?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24865-new-technologies-drive-oil-boom-in-u-s.html

5 Myth-Busting Facts for a Safe Turkey

Here are some myth-busting facts to ensure a safe holiday meal.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24863-thanksgiving-dinner-safety-myths.html

Mayan Doomsday 'Safe Zone' Shut Down

French officials ban visitors to mountain that supposedly hides alien ship.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24862-mayan-doomsday-mountain-shut-down.html

Earth's Carbon Mostly in Its Core

World's biggest carbon reservoir at center of the Earth, according to new computer model.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24861-carbon-earth-core-model.html

Penguins Selfishly Huddle to Stave Off Cold

Birds rely on each other for shelter from bitter conditions.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24860-penguin-huddles-selfish-warmth.html

Probable Higgs Boson Particle Just Plain 'Vanilla'

The particle found this summer at the Large Hadron Collider looks more and more like the basic Higgs boson.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24858-higgs-boson-lhc-particle.html

Sandy's Destruction Revealed in Aerial Scans

Before-and-after airborne laser scans show Fire Island's demolished dunes.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24857-hurricane-sandy-lidar-images.html

Taking a New Perspective, Researchers Develop New Locating Tech

NEON is a unique, indoor location system that aids security efforts.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24859-neon-signal-processing-trx-safety-efforts-nsf-bts.html

How Siblings Influence Your Health

Adults in Bolivia with younger siblings had higher blood pressure than others, suggesting the sibs place an extra burden on parents and older children.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24855-brothers-raise-blood-pressure.html

'Odd Little Creature' Skips Sex and Eats DNA

A study shows how the all-female bdelloid rotifers have endured some 80 million years without sex.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24856-odd-little-creature-skips-sex-and-eats-dna.html

World's Largest Land Crabs Tracked With GPS

It's the first time scientists have tracked an invertebrate via GPS.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24854-tracking-robber-crabs.html

Satellites Track Post-Sandy Pollutants

Sewage and sediment were washed to sea by Sandy's surge.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24853-hurricane-sandy-water-pollution.html

Science You Can Eat: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Food

A new museum exhibition takes the lid off food, revealing many strange and surprising facts.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24852-amnh-food-show-facts.html

Reclaiming Poisoned Land With Manure

Desolate remains of zinc and lead mines can be partially reclaimed with animal waste.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24851-reclaiming-poisoned-land-with-manure.html

Hawks Locked Up As Galapagos Rats Poisoned

180 million invasive rats targeted.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24850-hawks-galapagos-rat-eradication.html

Will Hostess Join These 10 Beloved Brands Gone Forever?

After churning out Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread for more than 80 years, Hostess Brands announced plans to shut down for good.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24849-hostess-brands-gone-forever.html

Banning Cellphones in Cars Only Helps in Cities

Laws against cellphone use while driving decrease car-accident rates in cities.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24848-cellphone-driving-bans-car-accidents.html

Mystery of Memory: Why It's Not Perfect

Memory is fickle and deceptive, but that's how it's supposed to be, researchers say.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24836-mystery-memory-recall.html

New Panda Picture: 'Little Gift' Gets Bigger

The newest panda cub at the San Diego Zoo got another checkup this week — his first since being named Xiao Liwu, meaning "Little Gift."



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24847-new-panda-picture-little-gift-gets-bigger.html

Strong Earthquake Strikes Russia's Kuril Islands





via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24846-strong-earthquake-strikes-russia-s-kuril-islands.html

Bird In The Oven: It's Not The Time - It's The Temp | Video

When is it safe to carve up your Thanksgiving turkey and eat it? Don't time your turkey; take its temperature. Here's how to properly measure your bird's core to ensure dead bacteria and live humans.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24842-bird-in-the-oven-it-s-not-the-time-it-s-the-temp-video.html

Going Green: The Most Plantlike Animals

Some sea slugs need only sunbathe to produce energy.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24844-plant-like-animals.html

4G iPad mini: Which Carrier Has Best Deal?





via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24845-4g-ipad-mini-which-carrier-has-best-deal.html

How NOT To Store Thanksgiving Leftovers | Video

You'll cook more than your family eats. Follow these simple storage steps to keep that family healthy for the many days of sandwiches and salads that follow the feast.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24843-how-not-to-store-thanksgiving-leftovers-video.html

Walruses Forced Ashore as Arctic Ice Disappears

Walrus coming to shore more in Alaska and Russia as sea ice disappears.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24841-ice-loss-changes-walrus-behavior.html

Tycho Brahe Died from Pee, Not Poison

Analyses of the corpse of the 16th century astronomer show that mercury poisoning did not kill him.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24835-astronomer-tycho-brahe-death.html

Avoid The Thanksgiving Turkey Trots - Contain Contamination | Video

Here's the best way to thaw and unwrap the T-bird to avoid dangerous bacterial growth and deadly contamination.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24840-avoid-the-thanksgiving-turkey-trots-contain-contamination-video.html

Avoid Thanksgiving Food Poisoning: Thaw Turkey Properly | Video

Here's the best way to thaw and unwrap the T-bird to avoid dangerous bacterial growth and deadly contamination.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24839-avoid-thanksgiving-food-poisoning-thaw-turkey-properly-video.html

Avoid Fatal Food-Borne Illness on Thanksgiving | Video

Eating food shouldn't make you sick. But the number of Americans who suffer food-related illnesses on Thanksgiving is staggering. Take a look at the statistics.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24838-avoid-fatal-food-borne-illness-on-thanksgiving-video.html

Eat More, Hurt Less - Thanksgiving Food Safety | Video Show

Feasting and football vs. a trip to the Emergency Room? Enjoy the day without expensive co-pays: Learn how to avoid food-borne illness, food poisoning and digestive discomfort during our National Festival of Gluttony.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24837-eat-more-hurt-less-thanksgiving-food-safety-video-show.html

New Touch Screen Tech 'Listens' to Your Taps

New technology allows a touch screen to listen for the sounds and vibrations of fingernails, knuckles and other objects to enable more features.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24834-new-touch-screen-tech-listens-to-your-taps.html

Earth from Space: Aphrodite’s island

Covering part of the Eastern Mediterranean this Envisat image is dominated by the island of Cyprus. The capital and largest city, Nicosia, is located near the centre of the image



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24833-earth-from-space-aphrodites-island.html

Love Black Friday? You’re Not Alone

Some shoppers say Black Friday helps them get in the holiday spirit.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24832-love-black-friday.html

Why Mental Disorders Persist in Humans

New findings shed light on a longstanding puzzle in psychiatry: How do the genes linked with mental health disorders persist in the human population if the people with these disorders tend to have fewer children?



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24831-mental-health-disorders-children-genetics.html

Nuclear One-Two Punch Could Knock Out Dangerous Asteroid

Researchers are hoping for a flight demonstration mission for their asteroid-destruction concept within 10 years.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24830-asteroid-protection-nuclear-bombs.html

Step Taken Toward Ebola Vaccine

Canadian scientist finds key information to help design protection against the horrifying hemorrhagic fever.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/24829-ebola-vaccine-study.html

Extremely Rare White Humpback Filmed Near Norway

A sailor filmed an otherworldly white humpback on a voyage to Norway.



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Can Energy Drinks Cause Miscarriages?

The effect of caffeine on miscarriage is still uncertain, experts say.



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Relaxing Is Stressful for Some

Calming practices such as yoga or meditation may, paradoxically, make some people anxious.



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Πέμπτη 15 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Astronauts Could Survive Mars Radiation, Curiosity Rover Finds

Initial findings suggest levels comparable to those experienced on the International Space Station.



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Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe Discovered

The newfound galaxy MACS0647-JD is 13.3 billion light-years from Earth, setting a new cosmic distance record.



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Rare Meteorites Born In Asteroid Crashes

Some of the most stunning and rare meteorites on Earth had violent births, scientists say.



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Men in Black: The UFO Buff's Bogeymen

Do dark-garbed men visit UFO eyewitnesses and intimidate them into silence?



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Spinning Black Holes Shaped by Magnetic Fields

A strongly magnetic black hole can align jets and disks to its own spin.



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Private Reusable Rocket Prototype Takes 2-Story Test Hop

The private spaceflight company SpaceX aims to make a fully reusable spacecraft.



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New Virginia Earthquake Map Reveals Damage

About 120 houses suffered major damage from the quake.



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Skeleton of Suspected Medieval King Undergoes Testing

A battle-worn skeleton may belong to King Richard III.



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How Eminem Invents Freestyle Rhymes on the Spot

Rappers' brains let go to improvise.



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Allosaurus: Facts About the 'Different Lizard'

Numerous fossils make this one of the most-studied dinosaurs.



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Hurricane Sandy Exposes Fire Island Shipwreck

The weathered hull is thought to be the remains of the schooner Bessie White.



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Why We See Jesus' Face in Toast

A strong belief in religion or the supernatural might explain why some people see faces where they don't exist.



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US East Coast Faces Variety of Tsunami Threats

A 1929 tsunami killed 28 people in Newfoundland.



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A Touch Screen That 'Listens' To Your Taps | Video

Using a tiny acoustic sensor, a new technology will allow smartphones and tablets to 'listen' for the different sounds and vibrations created by fingernails, knuckles, and styli. For example, a tap using knuckles could bring up a different menu.



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Artificial Muscle Is 200 Times Stronger Than the Real Thing

The new artificial muscle fiber could go into medical devices, self-closing blinds and reactive new fabrics.



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Ancient Mariners: Did Neanderthals Sail to Mediterranean?

Perhaps Neanderthals had the right mental stuff to navigate long ago.



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October Ranks 5th Warmest on Record

Climate scientists are 90-percent sure that 2012 will be the warmest on record for the planet.



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7 Ways Animals Are Like Humans

We aren't so different from the rest of the animal kingdom.



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Tiny Katydid Ears Look Remarkably Human

Ears are on their legs, but they work much like ours.



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Galapagos Tortoise Lonesome George May Have Company

A new study hints that the giant tortoise may not have been the last of his kind after all.



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Most Ocean Species Remain Undiscovered

New catalog shows what life we do know exists.



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New Generation Satellites Shine on Weather Forecasting

High-tech satellites will provided new and better tools for meteorologists.



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Animals Are Moral Creatures, Scientist Argues

Emerging research in animal behavior suggests that nonhuman animals know right from wrong.



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Americans Reveal Childhood Dream Jobs

What did you want to be when you grew up?



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5 Animals With a Moral Compass

From elephants that have funerals to helpful dolphins, these animals seem to get right and wrong.



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Sadness Makes People Financially Shortsighted

Misery might cause individuals to seek immediate gratification rather than waiting for bigger, future rewards.



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Earthquake Shakes Southern Mexico





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5 Ways Rapid Warming Is Changing the Arctic

Climate change is making the Arctic one of the most rapidly changing places on Earth.



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Carved Marriage Proposal Found at Quarantine Station

The site had been used to quarantine those with infectious diseases from 1828 to 1984.



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Τετάρτη 14 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Masada: Fortress of the Zealots

Jewish rebels sought refuge from the Roman army in this cliff-top palace complex.



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Right Light Keeps Van Gogh's Flowers Fresh

Chemists have a remedy to keep chrome yellow pigments from turning a muddy color on the canvas.



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NASA's Prolific Planet-Hunting Mission Goes Into Overtime

The Kepler mission should run through at least 2016.



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Skunk Scares Off Cougar in Camera Trap Photo

Hidden habits of wildlife captured in camera trap photos from Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.



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Restorative Flood in Grand Canyon Starts Sunday Night

Gusher from Glen Canyon Dam will restore beaches, fish habitat along Colorado River.



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Hurricane Sandy Smashes Ocean Wave Records

Monster waves recorded in New York harbors, pushed by hurricane's powerful winds.



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Worm Regeneration May Lend A Hand in Human Healing

By studying how planarians re-form scientists may move one step closer to replacing human tissue and cells.



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Brain Waves Transformed into Music

The tunes may someday help individuals control their brain activity.



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Oldest Panda Fossils Found in Surprising Place

About the size of a sun bear, the furball lived more than 11 million years ago.



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Bonobos Catch Yawns from Friends

Contagious yawning in the monkeys may have its roots in empathy, which can help coordinate the emotions of a group



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Light Drinking While Pregnant Could Lower Baby's IQ

Drinking just a few beers a week could harm a baby's brain development.



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A Little Brain Music: Sounds of Your Brainwaves | Video

Researchers turn brain activity into music using EEG in the first two clips, and a combination of EEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging in the final tune.



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Does 'Edible Deodorant' Pass the Smell Test?

Can a new candy make you sweat roses?



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Leaping Lemurs! Amazing Primates Roam North Carolina

At the Duke Lemur Center, primitive primates scamper among the trees.



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Wanna Watch Lemurs? Head to North Carolina

Yes, North Carolina.



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Who's Your Daddy? For Great White Shark, Maybe It's Mako

New fossil evidence suggests the origin of great white sharks.



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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1097

This is an almost-true colour composite based on images made with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the 8.2-m Melipal (Unit Telescope 3) of ESO's Very Large Telescope.



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Satellite Sees Solar Eclipse from Space in Video

The European Proba-2 satellite saw not one, but three solar eclipses on Nov. 13.



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Alien Planets With Extra Suns Can Have Strange Orbits

With two suns, Luke Skywalker's Tatooine in "Star Wars" may have had a strange tilt.



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