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All rights reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:08 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<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/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F0fEzMBAiJA71UnZMBCfzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T182304Z_1_CBRE96G1F4M00_RTROPTP_2_CANCER-KNIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" align="left" title="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created an &quot;intelligent&quot; surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future. The device, built by researchers at London&#039;s Imperial College, could allow doctors to cut back on additional operations to remove further pieces of cancerous tumors. The technology, effectively merging an electrosurgical knife that cuts through tissue using heat with a mass spectrometer for chemical analysis, has also been shown to be able to distinguish beef from horsemeat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:23:04 -0400Reutersintelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/intelligent-surgical-knife-sniff-cancer-tissue-182304102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F0fEzMBAiJA71UnZMBCfzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T182304Z_1_CBRE96G1F4M00_RTROPTP_2_CANCER-KNIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" align="left" title="Julia Balog demonstrates the Intelligent Knife at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created an &quot;intelligent&quot; surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future. The device, built by researchers at London&#039;s Imperial College, could allow doctors to cut back on additional operations to remove further pieces of cancerous tumors. The technology, effectively merging an electrosurgical knife that cuts through tissue using heat with a mass spectrometer for chemical analysis, has also been shown to be able to distinguish beef from horsemeat. ...</p><br clear="all"/><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/nasa-aborts-spacewalk-leak-astronauts-helmet-004941707.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lhckW5VP2A2XlSqrmW49hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T234902Z_2_CBRE96F14O100_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-STATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Still image taken from NASA video shows U.S. astronaut Nyberg assisting Italian astronaut Parmitano after water began building up inside his helmet during a spacewalk" align="left" title="Still image taken from NASA video shows U.S. astronaut Nyberg assisting Italian astronaut Parmitano after water began building up inside his helmet during a spacewalk" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A spacewalk to work on the International Space Station ended abruptly on Tuesday when a water-like liquid started building up inside an Italian astronaut&#039;s helmet, NASA officials said. U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy and Italy&#039;s Luca Parmitano were less than an hour into a planned six-hour outing when Parmitano reported what seemed to be water inside his helmet. &quot;My head is really wet and I have a feeling it&#039;s increasing,&quot; Parmitano radioed to flight controllers in Houston. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-aborts-spacewalk-leak-astronauts-helmet-004941707.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 20:49:41 -0400Reutersnasa-aborts-spacewalk-leak-astronauts-helmet-004941707<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-aborts-spacewalk-leak-astronauts-helmet-004941707.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lhckW5VP2A2XlSqrmW49hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T234902Z_2_CBRE96F14O100_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-STATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Still image taken from NASA video shows U.S. astronaut Nyberg assisting Italian astronaut Parmitano after water began building up inside his helmet during a spacewalk" align="left" title="Still image taken from NASA video shows U.S. astronaut Nyberg assisting Italian astronaut Parmitano after water began building up inside his helmet during a spacewalk" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A spacewalk to work on the International Space Station ended abruptly on Tuesday when a water-like liquid started building up inside an Italian astronaut&#039;s helmet, NASA officials said. U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy and Italy&#039;s Luca Parmitano were less than an hour into a planned six-hour outing when Parmitano reported what seemed to be water inside his helmet. &quot;My head is really wet and I have a feeling it&#039;s increasing,&quot; Parmitano radioed to flight controllers in Houston. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/astronomer-finds-moon-orbiting-neptune-211329016.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hqDwfCxWTQvA_4ZQiiLqiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T211329Z_1_CBRE96E1N1500_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-NEPTUNE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The location of a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune is seen in this composite Hubble Space Telescope handout image" align="left" title="The location of a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune is seen in this composite Hubble Space Telescope handout image" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An astronomer studying archived images of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has found a 14th moon orbiting the planet, NASA said on Monday. Estimated to be about 12 miles in diameter, the moon is located about 65,400 miles from Neptune. Astronomer Mark Showalter, with the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, was searching Hubble images for moons inside faint ring fragments circling Neptune when he decided to run his analysis program on a broader part of the sky. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/astronomer-finds-moon-orbiting-neptune-211329016.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:13:29 -0400Reutersastronomer-finds-moon-orbiting-neptune-211329016<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/astronomer-finds-moon-orbiting-neptune-211329016.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hqDwfCxWTQvA_4ZQiiLqiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T211329Z_1_CBRE96E1N1500_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-NEPTUNE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The location of a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune is seen in this composite Hubble Space Telescope handout image" align="left" title="The location of a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune is seen in this composite Hubble Space Telescope handout image" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An astronomer studying archived images of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has found a 14th moon orbiting the planet, NASA said on Monday. Estimated to be about 12 miles in diameter, the moon is located about 65,400 miles from Neptune. Astronomer Mark Showalter, with the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, was searching Hubble images for moons inside faint ring fragments circling Neptune when he decided to run his analysis program on a broader part of the sky. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/burst-appendix-linked-ozone-air-pollution-140930363.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NkvKRwyj0vvhXKHUgn937Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/los-angeles-skyline-smog.jpg1370273861" width="130" height="86" alt="Burst Appendix Linked to Ozone Air Pollution" align="left" title="Burst Appendix Linked to Ozone Air Pollution" border="0" /></a>High levels of ozone ? a major component of smog ? may increase the risk of a burst appendix, according to a new study from Canada.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/burst-appendix-linked-ozone-air-pollution-140930363.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:09:30 -0400LiveScience.comburst-appendix-linked-ozone-air-pollution-140930363<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/burst-appendix-linked-ozone-air-pollution-140930363.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NkvKRwyj0vvhXKHUgn937Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/los-angeles-skyline-smog.jpg1370273861" width="130" height="86" alt="Burst Appendix Linked to Ozone Air Pollution" align="left" title="Burst Appendix Linked to Ozone Air Pollution" border="0" /></a>High levels of ozone ? a major component of smog ? may increase the risk of a burst appendix, according to a new study from Canada.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/honeycombs-surprising-secret-revealed-140924989.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VfGolTDDgGZEvmtBnBwvNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/honeycomb_2.jpg1374085754" width="130" height="86" alt="Honeycombs&#039; Surprising Secret Revealed" align="left" title="Honeycombs&#039; Surprising Secret Revealed" border="0" /></a>The perfect hexagonal shape of honeycomb cells ? once thought to be an incredible feat of math-savvy insects ? has now been explained by simple mechanics.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/honeycombs-surprising-secret-revealed-140924989.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:09:24 -0400LiveScience.comhoneycombs-surprising-secret-revealed-140924989<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/honeycombs-surprising-secret-revealed-140924989.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VfGolTDDgGZEvmtBnBwvNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/honeycomb_2.jpg1374085754" width="130" height="86" alt="Honeycombs&#039; Surprising Secret Revealed" align="left" title="Honeycombs&#039; Surprising Secret Revealed" border="0" /></a>The perfect hexagonal shape of honeycomb cells ? once thought to be an incredible feat of math-savvy insects ? has now been explained by simple mechanics.</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/space-gets-slimed-tiny-satellite-grow-mold-orbit-114418525.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIYJTN55eeElkE5TAII_.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space_Gets_Slimed_Tiny_Satellite-7f5c97e6f58aa6f5eac19043c1d47c9b" width="130" height="86" alt="Space Gets Slimed: Tiny Satellite Will Grow Mold In Orbit" align="left" title="Space Gets Slimed: Tiny Satellite Will Grow Mold In Orbit" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s not quite the slimy creatures from the movie &quot;Ghostbusters,&quot; but it&#039;s close.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/space-gets-slimed-tiny-satellite-grow-mold-orbit-114418525.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:44:18 -0400SPACE.comspace-gets-slimed-tiny-satellite-grow-mold-orbit-114418525<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-gets-slimed-tiny-satellite-grow-mold-orbit-114418525.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIYJTN55eeElkE5TAII_.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space_Gets_Slimed_Tiny_Satellite-7f5c97e6f58aa6f5eac19043c1d47c9b" width="130" height="86" alt="Space Gets Slimed: Tiny Satellite Will Grow Mold In Orbit" align="left" title="Space Gets Slimed: Tiny Satellite Will Grow Mold In Orbit" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s not quite the slimy creatures from the movie &quot;Ghostbusters,&quot; but it&#039;s close.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printed-rocket-engine-part-passes-key-nasa-114403773.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FKldDx.s_bTk0ZW_XWIzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/3D-Printed_Rocket_Engine_Part_Passes-9164b7b0328aa4ba6e098f40e499462e" width="130" height="86" alt="3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test" align="left" title="3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test" border="0" /></a>A 3D-printed rocket engine injector has passed a major NASA test, potentially heralding a new age of propulsion-system manufacturing, space agency officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printed-rocket-engine-part-passes-key-nasa-114403773.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:44:03 -0400SPACE.com3d-printed-rocket-engine-part-passes-key-nasa-114403773<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printed-rocket-engine-part-passes-key-nasa-114403773.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FKldDx.s_bTk0ZW_XWIzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/3D-Printed_Rocket_Engine_Part_Passes-9164b7b0328aa4ba6e098f40e499462e" width="130" height="86" alt="3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test" align="left" title="3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test" border="0" /></a>A 3D-printed rocket engine injector has passed a major NASA test, potentially heralding a new age of propulsion-system manufacturing, space agency officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 10:18:02 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:56:07 -0400SPACE.comstudents-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-Astronaut_Who-0a3b86681581579272f27860e42c9e83" width="130" height="86" alt="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" align="left" title="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" border="0" /></a>John Llewellyn, a chemist who in 1967 was selected to be a NASA astronaut but whose inability to pilot a jet led to him resigning from the space program a year later, died July 2. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 07:27:56 -0400SPACE.comjohn-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-Astronaut_Who-0a3b86681581579272f27860e42c9e83" width="130" height="86" alt="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" align="left" title="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" border="0" /></a>John Llewellyn, a chemist who in 1967 was selected to be a NASA astronaut but whose inability to pilot a jet led to him resigning from the space program a year later, died July 2. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - National Cancer Institute scientists have released the largest-ever database of cancer-related genetic variations, providing researchers the most comprehensive way so far to figure out how to target treatments for the disease. Open access worldwide to the new database, based on genome studies, is expected to help researchers accelerate development of new drugs and better match patients with therapies, NCI said in a statement on Monday. "Most anti-cancer drugs that are used today are used based on their empirical activity," Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/largest-cancer-gene-database-made-public-232153763.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:21:53 -0400Reuterslargest-cancer-gene-database-made-public-232153763<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jeVsgLvIwwPLuyxd8rMoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T184811Z_1_CBRE96E1G8E00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sits on a bench in central London" align="left" title="A man sits on a bench in central London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 14:49:20 -0400Reutersscientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-obesity-gene-makes-people-fat-160050035.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jeVsgLvIwwPLuyxd8rMoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T184811Z_1_CBRE96E1G8E00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sits on a bench in central London" align="left" title="A man sits on a bench in central London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds.http://news.yahoo.com/big-average-penis-science-finds-103431957.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 06:34:31 -0400LiveScience.combig-average-penis-science-finds-103431957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hh79jTQ06Ap6WfWxnjGQQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Sci-Fi_Film_%27Europa_Report%27_Uses-8db94c6c2934433eee672247d6602068" width="130" height="86" alt="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" align="left" title="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" border="0" /></a>The new science fiction movie &quot;Europa Report&quot; is billed by some admirers as one of the most accurate depictions of human spaceflight ever put on film, and that realism is no accident.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:37:02 -0400SPACE.comsci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-film-europa-report-uses-science-show-213702900.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hh79jTQ06Ap6WfWxnjGQQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Sci-Fi_Film_%27Europa_Report%27_Uses-8db94c6c2934433eee672247d6602068" width="130" height="86" alt="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" align="left" title="Sci-Fi Film &#039;Europa Report&#039; Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils" border="0" /></a>The new science fiction movie &quot;Europa Report&quot; is billed by some admirers as one of the most accurate depictions of human spaceflight ever put on film, and that realism is no accident.</p><br clear="all"/>Union of Concerned Scientists, a veteran science journalist and author of six books. This article will appear in Shulman's column 'Got Science?'. Shulman contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insightshttp://news.yahoo.com/got-science-pushing-back-against-corporate-counterfeit-science-203330743.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 16:33:30 -0400LiveScience.comgot-science-pushing-back-against-corporate-counterfeit-science-203330743<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ecn7MVzk0Daf.Vmu5BRr4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space-Time_Loops_May_Explain_Black-ab89b23796a06162a7bbb663f67e0d49" width="130" height="86" alt="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" align="left" title="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" border="0" /></a>Physics cannot describe what happens inside a black hole. There, current theories break down, and general relativity collides with quantum mechanics, creating what&#039;s called a singularity, or a point at whichthe equations spit out infinities.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:30:32 -0400SPACE.comspace-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/space-time-loops-may-explain-black-holes-193032310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ecn7MVzk0Daf.Vmu5BRr4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Space-Time_Loops_May_Explain_Black-ab89b23796a06162a7bbb663f67e0d49" width="130" height="86" alt="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" align="left" title="Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes" border="0" /></a>Physics cannot describe what happens inside a black hole. There, current theories break down, and general relativity collides with quantum mechanics, creating what&#039;s called a singularity, or a point at whichthe equations spit out infinities.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t46fteyj5.HkR64ONxKzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/STEAMtoSTEAM-GraphicalAnalysis-3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" align="left" title="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" border="0" /></a>Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 06:59:00 -0400Scientific Americanartists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-scientists-more-alike-different-105900031.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t46fteyj5.HkR64ONxKzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/STEAMtoSTEAM-GraphicalAnalysis-3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" align="left" title="Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different" border="0" /></a>Artists and Scientists: More Alike Than Different</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeRC5t0InX9RpW7Q7MtSyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/fig11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" align="left" title="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" border="0" /></a>&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:58:00 -0400Scientific Americandont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dont-know-im-scientist-problem-archetypes-115800255.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeRC5t0InX9RpW7Q7MtSyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/fig11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" align="left" title="&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes" border="0" /></a>&quot;I Don&#039;t Know If I&#039;m a Scientist&quot;: The Problem with Archetypes</p><br clear="all"/>Summer means lots of out-of-doors time. Whether at beaches, barbeques, hanging out in the park or at the pool, most people catch more sun rays this season than other times of the year. In the process, some will get a suntan while others, unfortunately, will experience the painful redness, peeling and blistering that can occur with a bad sunburn.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-causes-sunburns-115310814.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:53:10 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-causes-sunburns-115310814<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwCh4J.GK3mJRA9NOj2wrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T151110Z_1_CBRE96B166R00_RTROPTP_2_NASA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" align="left" title="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA&#039;s next mission to Mars should look for past microbial life and collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth, a science advisory group said on Tuesday. The U.S. space agency expects to spend about $1.5 billion, plus launch costs, on a mission to follow the ongoing Mars rover Curiosity, which is scouting an ancient impact crater for habitats that could have supported microbial life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:49:29 -0400Reutersnext-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-mission-search-past-microbial-life-science-234929160.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwCh4J.GK3mJRA9NOj2wrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T151110Z_1_CBRE96B166R00_RTROPTP_2_NASA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" align="left" title="NASA handout image shows Mars rover Curiosity" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA&#039;s next mission to Mars should look for past microbial life and collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth, a science advisory group said on Tuesday. The U.S. space agency expects to spend about $1.5 billion, plus launch costs, on a mission to follow the ongoing Mars rover Curiosity, which is scouting an ancient impact crater for habitats that could have supported microbial life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>When Pope John Paul II died eight years ago, supporters chanted "Santo subito," or "Sainthood now!"http://news.yahoo.com/science-miracles-vatican-decides-191224029.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 15:12:24 -0400LiveScience.comscience-miracles-vatican-decides-191224029<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8I43AfgEEkcp8igwiFGUQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hill-fort.jpg1373317577" width="130" height="86" alt="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" align="left" title="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" border="0" /></a>British researchers are soliciting help from citizen scientists to gather information on some 5,000 Iron Age hillforts that dot the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:31 -0400LiveScience.comcitizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citizen-scientists-enlisted-map-ancient-hillforts-131331202.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8I43AfgEEkcp8igwiFGUQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hill-fort.jpg1373317577" width="130" height="86" alt="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" align="left" title="Citizen Scientists Enlisted to Map Ancient Hillforts" border="0" /></a>British researchers are soliciting help from citizen scientists to gather information on some 5,000 Iron Age hillforts that dot the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q1JV5d17CNFVsz.DYsldJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mysterious_Deep-Space_Explosions_Baffle_Scientists-931792a77bf2542ed771fbe35cb64b7c" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" align="left" title="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" border="0" /></a>Powerful and puzzling radio blasts in other galaxies constantly explode across the night sky, a new study suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:34:45 -0400SPACE.commysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-deep-space-explosions-baffle-scientists-113445102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q1JV5d17CNFVsz.DYsldJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mysterious_Deep-Space_Explosions_Baffle_Scientists-931792a77bf2542ed771fbe35cb64b7c" width="130" height="86" alt="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" align="left" title="Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists" border="0" /></a>Powerful and puzzling radio blasts in other galaxies constantly explode across the night sky, a new study suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened for genetic defects using a new, low-cost technique that could improve in-vitro fertilization success rates was born last month and is a healthy boy. The birth in June was announced on Monday as part of a study that scientists said validated the concept of next-generation genome screening, although more clinical tests are needed before the system is used widely. ...http://news.yahoo.com/first-test-tube-baby-born-cheaper-genome-screening-231250965.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 19:12:50 -0400Reutersfirst-test-tube-baby-born-cheaper-genome-screening-231250965<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 10:06:00 -0400Scientific Americanscientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/>Political Standoff Causes Concern over Future of Science in Russiahttp://news.yahoo.com/political-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanpolitical-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000Political Standoff Causes Concern over the Future of Science in Russiahttp://news.yahoo.com/political-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000931.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanpolitical-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000931<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 10:36:00 -0400Scientific Americanbring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the Japanese scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 02:22:16 -0400Reutersscientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 13:19:04 -0400LiveScience.comchimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YwKmjlLS4CvsIv3Q1XginA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/%27Star_Trek%27_on_Pluto?_It-3d0b4770c91b31221e501ee9ed87ff92" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" align="left" title="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>While the naming gods have swatted away an attempt to christen one of Pluto&#039;s newfound moons &quot;Vulcan,&quot; the &quot;Star Trek&quot; universe may still leave its mark on the dwarf planet soon enough.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com

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