| Iran to set up space launch base Iran plans to establish a national satellite launch base in the southeast of the country, adjacent to the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, Press TV reported.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has... | |
| 7 Indian Americans among Intel's future 40 Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Seven Indian Americans figure among the 40 finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search 2012, recognised as America's "most promising high school seniors with the greatest... |
| Two new planets revolving around twin suns discovered Researchers have discovered two new planets, named Kepler-34 and Kepler-35, each of which is circling around its own double suns.
Together with Kepler-16, discovered a few months ago, there are now... |
| Hubble zooms in on brightest ever "magnified" galaxy NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a uniquely close-up view of the brightest distant "magnified" galaxy discovered yet in the universe.
This observation provides a unique opportunity to... |
| NASA IBEX Finds Mismatch Between Solar System, Galactic Space The Antennae galaxies, located about 62 million light years from Earth, are shown in this composite image from NASA's Great Observatories - the Chandra X-ray Observatory [blue], the Hubble Space... |
| Nobel laureate to chair Lou Ruvo Center scientific advisory panel Dr. Stanley B. Prusiner, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist and biochemist, will become chair of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health's Scientific Advisory Board, the clinic... |
| Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe? The bitterly cold weather sweeping Britain and the rest of Europe has been linked by scientists with the ice-free seas of the Arctic, where global warming is exerting its greatest... |
| Einstein letters to anti-Nazi organization sold in U.S. for $8,226 In first of three letters written by Albert Einstein, the father of relativity tells 'Friends of the Truth' it was right not to accept Jews into the organization because it would weaken... |
| Russians to take a giant leap for the space program The Russian space agency has announced it is to boost cooperation with its partners in the US and the European Union, and has called for the creation of a permanent base on the... |
| Russia to build space defense missiles Dmitry Medvedev . Rogozin had previously proposed consolidating all the related defense-industry enterprises into a single entity to work on projects for the Aerospace Defense System, the unified... |
| Cosmonaut Couture: Russian Photo Shoot Makes Space Sexy -- if not for a stray pair of late-20th century sneakers. Renowned fashion photographer Arthur Elgort, now 72, actually created these images for the December 1999 issue of... |
| Malaria kills twice as many as thought: study LONDON (Reuters) - Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of... |
| Bank of America to sell some office space The bank has so far identified three office buildings it will sell, in N.Y. and N.C. It also has substantial real estate holdings in Southern... |
| Where Is The Universe? Have you ever asked yourself ';Where am I?'; ';What am I?'; ';Who am I?';; Have you ever just stopped to ask ';where is the universe?'; Let us deviate from... |
| Einstein Noah marketing exec jumps to Sonic Follow this company , the two restaurant companies announced Friday. At Lakewood-based Einstein (Nasdaq: BAGL), O'Reilly has been head of corporate marketing and branding for three... |
| Prince optimistic for fisheries There are reasons for optimism about the future of the world's fish stocks despite their currently dire state, said the Prince of Wales at the launch of a report from his green think-tank. ... |
| Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Cause of Metabolic Disease -; Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine -- yet. But geneticists are getting... |
| A Lonely Heart Can Make You Sick: Middle Aged Divorced Women Vulnerable to Contracting HIV -; Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor at the University... |
| Coughing and Other Respiratory Symptoms Improve Within Weeks of Smoking Cessation -; If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks... |
| New Hope for Patients With Brain Tumors -; Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the United States, each year, approximately... |
| Judder-Free Videos on the Smartphone Researchers will present their solution at the GSMA Mobile World Congress from 27 February to 1 March, 2012 in Barcelona. The journey for the family holiday can be a long one. To avoid the incessant... |
| Parasites or Not? Transposable Elements in DNA of Fruit Flies May Be Beneficial -; Many living organisms suffer from parasites, which use the hosts' resources for their own purposes. The problem of parasitism occurs at all levels right down to the DNA scale. Genomes may... |
| Why Do Cells Age? -; One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may... |
| Today's Article on Christian Science Wrigley Field here in Chicago was shortly after my husband and I were married and we were moving into our first home together. It wasn't the easiest of days, and we'd both had to make hard... |
| Mom charged in baby's death to go to trial this fall Shelby Herchak. (Stuart Dryden/QMI Agency file photo) CALGARY -- The city mom charged with murdering her infant son will face a two-week jury trial this fall. Shelby Anna Herchak appeared briefly in... |
| Skier killed in B.C. avalanche CALGARY -- Despite efforts to save him, a skier was killed by an avalanche near Kaslo, B.C., Friday. RCMP said the snow slide happened about 11:30 a.m. on Meadow Mountain near Kaslo, about 600 km... |
| Murder-trial jury to visit spot where Stafford killed LONDON, Ont. -- Jurors trying Michael Rafferty for the murder of Victoria Stafford will visit the remote spot where the eight-year-old girl’s body was found, and where the Crown alleges she was... |
| Woman declared dead, says she's alive (Shutterstock) STRATFORD, ONT. - Susan Campbell is afraid to look in her mailbox. Lately, it’s been nothing but bad news addressed to "The Estate of the Late Susan Campbell." The... |
| Troop safety key in wake of Afghan attacks: MacKay Canadian (left, in focus) and American (right, out of focus) military personnel stand at attention during the transfer of authority ceremony of the Ma'sum Ghar forward operating base (FOB) and... |
| Plumbers could be charged for delayed 911 call in Edmonton Firefighters remain on scene following the Jan. 19, 2012 fire at the Heatheridge Estates condos in Edmonton on Jan. 21, 2012. (Amber Bracken/QMI Agency)... |
| Shafia dad to appeal murder convictions Mohammad Shafia leaves the Frontenac County Court house in Kingston, Ont., after he was convicted of four counts of first degree murder on Jan. 27, 2012. He along with his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya... |
| Over 200 killed in Syria as UN prepares to vote Qatar emir suggests sending troops to Syria BEIRUT -- More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council... |
| Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely to... |
| Romney a safe bet in Nevada Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Western Nevada Supply Company in Sparks, Nevada February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder... |
| Beer label has British MP hopping mad Top Totty beer was removed from the bar at the British House of Commons after a female MP complained. (Twitter/Alison1mackITV photo) A beer with a bosomy half-naked blond on its logo has been banned... |
| Canadians want OAS at 65: Poll Harper turning off seniors with OAS talk OTTAWA - Canadians would pick a tax hike over waving goodbye to freedom 65 when it comes to pension reform, a new survey suggests. A poll by Abacus Data... |
| Opposition parties cry for stimulus, not austerity MP Joe Comartin speaks during a year end news conference in Ottawa Dec 15, 2011. (Andre Forget/QMI Agency) OTTAWA - Opposition parties said the Canadian economy needs stimulus instead of austerity... |
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| Researchers To Get First Peek At 20 Million Year-Old Lake In what sounds like the opening scene to a bad monster movie, a team of Russian scientists are on the verge of drilling down to a lake buried under more than two miles of ice that hasn't seen... |
| Math tells NFL teams to go for it on 4th down Millions of eyes will be glued to the gridiron this Sunday as the New England Patriots face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. It's the game of the year in American sports, and fans and... |
| Guinea pigs: Easy-to-pack pets for explorers It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land. The third-ever guinea pig skeleton... |
| First fossil of 'vampire' bat fly discovered A one-of-a-kind fossil shows that so-called bat flies -- tiny vampire insects that survive on the blood of bats -- have been parasitizing the winged mammals and spreading bat malaria for at least 20... |
| Entropy in the kitchen | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics One of the best discussions I've had in the comments on this blog was about entropy, and it took us from black holes to a cup of tea. This excellent video completes the journey, and then... |
| DIY science: should you try this at home? When Richard Handl was arrested for attempting to split the atom on his stove, he joined a growing band of home experimenters cooking up all kinds of trouble behind the kitchen... |
| Highest-ever levels of multi-drug-resistant TB revealed | Sarah Boseley Hot on the heels of a major study showing malaria deaths are twice what everybody thought - and that the disease kills older children and adults as well as babies in large numbers - comes a WHO study... |
| Today's mystery bird for you to identify | @GrrlScientist This distinctive Australian mystery bird is named for one of its life history traits. What trait is that? Can you identify this bird's taxonomic family and... |
| What Is Wrong With Science In America? When it comes to science education, it’s always important to note the general public’s attitude. I’ve asked my readers on multiple occasions, ';which would you rather have your... |
