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New Mars site more favorable for life: scientists

Sept 3, 2011

WASHINGTON - A new site being explored by the Mars rover Opportunity has yielded soil samples unlike any examined before on the red planet and that appear more favorable for life, scientists said Tuesday. Opportunity, the indefatigable robot that has been exploring Mars for seven and a half years, a
Mars rover Opportunity studying new surroundings

Sept 2, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Mars rover Opportunity is snapping pictures like a tourist since arriving at its latest crater destination, much to the delight of scientists many millions of miles (kilometers) away.The solar-powered workhorse beamed back images of the horizon, soil and nearby rocks that are
Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up

Sept 2, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.That may mean vacuuming up debris with weird space technology — cosmic versions of nets, magnets and giant umbrellas, according to the chairman of an expe
Graphene could lead to super-fast internet

Sept 1, 2011
Medieval plague may be extinct

Aug 30, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The version of plague that caused the Black Death in 14th century Europe may now be extinct, researchers report, but other deadly forms remain in circulation today.The plague that ravaged Europe wiped out nearly a third to two-thirds of the population according to various estimate
First smoke of the day could be the worst, cancer researchers say

Aug 26, 2011

Smoking a cigarette right after getting out of bed can increase chance of getting cancer even more than smoking at other times, American researchers revealed on Thursday.A team of scientists from Penn State College of Medicine found out that those who smoked within an hour after waking up were
First proof that climate is a trigger for conflict: study

Aug 25, 2011

PARIS (AFP) - Climate shift has at times been fingered as a culprit in triggering conflict, fuelling for instance the 1789 French Revolution by wrecking harvests and driving hungry peasants to the city.Evidence to back the theory has often been contested as sketchy or anecdotal -- but the case has b
Homo erectus was first master of the kitchen: study

Aug 23, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The first ancestor of modern humans to have mastered the art of cooking was likely homo erectus, which evolved around 1.9 million years ago, according to a US study published Monday.The ability to cook and process food allowed homo erectus, the Neanderthals and homo sapiens to ma
Dutch scientists aim to create bullet-proof ’skin’

Aug 19, 2011

Researchers in the Netherlands have discovered a way that might create artificial skin that is bullet-proof, according to the Daily Mail.Scientists produced genetically modified goats whose milk has a similar protein as that used in spiders’ silk. They extracted the protein and used it to create the
Alien civilizations more likely to be hostile

Aug 19, 2011

American researchers predict that if there really are alien civilizations, they are likely to be hostile to the Earth, the Daily Mail reported.Viewed from a third party, Earth may be seen as being hazardous as it shows an abnormal increase in temperature and therefore aliens may conduct a preemptive
Sniffer dogs detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples

Aug 19, 2011

Study finds sniffer dogs can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.Researchers from Schillerhoehe hospital in Germany conducted experiments with specially trained dogs and 220 volunteers including 60 lung cancer patients, 50 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
What's the age of the moon? It could be waning

Aug 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ That old moon might not be as antique as once thought, some scientist think. They say it is possible that it is not a day over 4.4 billion years old. The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Posseidon, in Sounio about 73 kilometers southeast of Athens. (AP-Yonhap News
Coffee's anti-cancer link explained: study

Aug 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Coffee has been shown to reduce the risk of skin cancer by helping kill off damaged cells that could otherwise turn into tumors, according to a US study published on Monday.The findings indicate that moderate caffeine drinking, or perhaps even applying coffee to the skin, could be
Strange planet is blacker than coal

Aug 15, 2011

PARIS (AFP) -- A planet orbiting a distant star is darker than coal, reflecting less than one percent of the sunlight falling on it, according to a paper published on Thursday.The strange world, TrES-2b, is a gas giant the size of Jupiter, rather than a solid, rocky body like Earth or Mars, ast
Study suggests beautiful people 'selfish by nature'

Aug 14, 2011

A new study suggests that people blessed with attractive symmetrical faces are less likely to be cooperative and more likely to be selfish.The Observer, a British Sunday newspaper, this week reported the result of research by Santiago Sanchez-Pages, who works at the universities of Barcelona and Edi