| NASA eyes unprecedented mission to unlock Sun's biggest mysteries NASA is developing an unprecedented mission to study the Sun closer than ever... | |
| Ultraviolet starlight key to making water in space ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered the key ingredient for making water in space- ultraviolet... |
| Ceasing smoking therapy sooner could cut odds of success by 45 pct A study led by researchers in the Oregon Health and Science University Smoking Cessation Centre analysis whether stopping smoking cessation treatments too soon may reduce odds of success for... |
| UV sensor that measures 'hidden' origins of space weather A physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has helped NASA scientists observe a "hidden" layer of the Sun where violent space weather can originate, by positioning a crucial UV sensor inside a space-borne... |
| Now, a satellite traffic cop to prevent space collisions Although space collisions are rare, when they do happen, they leave a long-lasting impact. A coalition of satellite traffic cops, however, aims to prevent these episodes from occurring at... |
| Canadian to command space station in 2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday. Hadfield, 51, will rocket on his third... |
| Module To Get A Home In Space Technicians temporarily install the Common Berthing Mechanism to simulate joining the module to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Jim... |
| Apple, Google to Clash in Music Space by Christmas is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry... |
| 200-year-old beer salvaged from shipwreck Divers salvaged the world's oldest drinkable beer from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, just days after work began to retrieve dozens of bottles of 200-year-old champagne, local officials... |
| Canadian to command space station Colonel Chris Hadfield looks over a model of the International Space Station at the Longueuil headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil near Montreal Thursday, September 2, 2010. It was... |
| Hawking: God Didn't Create the Universe We're not certain the news reports about Stephen Hawking's new book are 100 percent accurate (and we're looking into it -- trying to get our hands on a copy of the book) but apparently... |
| Talk of the day -- Evolution of science park dispute The Supreme Administrative Court rejected Thursday a government appeal against a lower court ruling that temporarily suspended the development of the Central Taiwan Science Park's Houli branch... |
| Screen technology 'rewiring' human brains A neuroscientist says people's brains are being 'rewired' because of their exposure to screen technology. Baroness Susan Greenfield, a former South Australian thinker-in-residence, has returned to... |
| Oil Rig Explosion Photos: Mariner Energy Platform Burns Louisiana , was extinguished Thursday afternoon, at which time the cause of the Mariner Energy oil-rig fire remained unknown.All 13 workers on the platform had donned protective suits and taken to... |
| Briefing: How bad is the new Gulf oil rig fire? largest oil spill in US history , another fire has occurred on an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Located 160 kilometres south of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, and west of the BP site, the... |
| God did not create the universe: Hawking LONDON – God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new... |
| Buildworks 'in the right space' for move to main board of JSE Submit your comment In a bid to gain more investor protection, the AltX-listed Buildworks Group planned to migrate its listing to the main board of the JSE, its chief executive Raoul Gamsu said... |
| God did not create the universe, says Hawking BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going," the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking writes in a new... |
| Canadian astronaut to take first command of space station in 2013 OTTAWA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Thursday that veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will return to space for a third time and become the first Canadian Commander of... |
| Gulf oil platform explodes Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010.... |
| Trapped miners cope with dirty jokes A frame grab shows one of the 33 miners trapped underground in a copper and gold mine at Copiapo September 1, 2010. (Reuters) COPIAPO, Chile - Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks... |
| 25 dead in Mexican drug shootout MEXICO CITY - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico Thursday, the army said in a press release. Soldiers were sent to the location after an... |
| Eagle returns for wild time A wedge tailed eagle has successfully been rehabilitated and released at a site in Tasmania's Southern Midlands. The eagle was found in a distressed state at Allens Rivulet nearly a month ago. It... |
| 51-year-old Canadian astronaut to command International Space Station LONGUEUIL, Que. — Astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, Gary Goodyear, the federal minister of state for science and technology... |
| Hadfield appointment highlights Canada's space program The appointment of a Canadian to command a Russian-American crew on the International Space Station for six months starting in 2012 not only marks the “apex” of Chris Hadfield’s illustrious... |
| Veteran Canadian astronaut Hadfield to command space station Colonel Chris Hadfield looks over a model of the International Space Station at the Longueuil headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil near Montreal Thursday, September 2, 2010. It was... |
| Openness urged on UK's emissions The UK government's chief environment scientist has called for more openness in admitting Britain's apparent cuts in greenhouse gases are an illusion. Robert Watson says that if emissions... |
| Computer Technique Could Help Partially Sighted 'See' Better The new research has found that a computer-based technique developed and assessed by Durham University improved partially-sighted people's ability to 'see' better. It may eventually improve and... |
| Science's Policy Clout Diminished, but Oil Risk Looms Large, Study Finds More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's... |
| Children Who Eat Vended Snack Foods Face Chronic Health Problems, Poor Diet, Study Finds School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic... |
| Experiment Records Ultrafast Chemical Reaction With Vibrational Echoes To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular... |
| Laser-Based Missile Defense for Helicopters Being Developed Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off... |
| Cigarette Smoke May Contribute to Lung Inflammation Through a New Chemical Pathway Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online... |
| Serendipity Contributes to MRSA Susceptibility Findings infection, then you will be better able to manage them clinically, give them preventive measures, and treat them more aggressively if they become ill," said Vance Fowler, M.D., MHS, an associate... |
| Value of Oxygen Therapy in End-of-Life Care Challenged in New Study Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly... |
| How Do Organisms Make Dietary Choices? When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by... |
| New Warning Signs May Predict Kidney Transplant Failure Kidney transplants that show a combination of fibrosis (scarring) and inflammation after one year are at higher risk of long-term transplant failure, according to a study appearing in an... |
| Cuckoo Chicks in Zebra Finches: Eggs from Other Females Can Be Found in Every Fifth Nest Some female zebra finches foist a part of their eggs on their neighbours. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen discovered that in every fifth nest there is one... |
| Long Term Use of Oral Bisphosphonates May Double Risk of Esophageal Cancer, Study Finds People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published... |
| Gene Doping Detectable With a Simple Blood Test Scientists at the universities in Tübingen and Mainz have developed a test that can provide conclusive proof of gene doping. "For the first time, a direct method is now available that uses... |
| Drugs Used to Treat Osteoporosis Not Linked With Higher Risk of Esophageal Cancer Although some reports have suggested a link between the use of oral bisphosphonates (drugs that prevent the loss of bone mass) and esophageal cancer, analysis of medical data from more than... |
| ‘Green Wall’ Technology Could Double the Plant Diversity of the River Thames Through London Only half the number of plant species that could blossom along the walls of the River Thames finds a suitable place to grow, yet this could potentially double with the introduction of 'green... |
| Strain-Gating Piezotronics: New Class of Piezoelectric Logic Devices Created Using Zinc Oxide Nanowires Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electronic logic device in which current is switched by an electric field generated by the application of... |
| Water in Earth's Mantle Key to Old Continents Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our... |
| The Christian Science Monitor: Illegal immigrants: Which states have lost the most? The number of illegal immigrants in the US has declined by about 1 million since the start of the recession. A new study looks at the trend state by state. Here are the top... |
| China publishes official Chinese names for places on the moon China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has published the official Chinese names for places on the earth's moon, in a first that eliminates confusion and will help the nation's lunar exploration efforts.... |
| Laid-off man, wife celebrate $10M lotto win Elizabeth and Micheal Kennedy celebrate their $10 million Lotto Max win. (DAVID BLOOM/QMI Agency) EDMONTON - For Elizabeth and Micheal Kennedy, their $10 million Lotto Max win could not have come at... |
| Blair: 'I told Princess Diana of my concerns' Excerpts from Tony Blair's 'A Journey' Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has spoken candidly about Princess Diana's death in a new TV interview, revealing he was "worried for her" when she... |
