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Ancient DNA from human relative sets age record

NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists have reached farther back than ever into the ancestry of humans to recover and analyze DNA, using a bone found in Spain that’s estimated to be 400,000 years old. So far, th...

Dec 5, 2013
Science
Men’s and women’s brains are wired differently: study

Women aren’t very good at reading maps, and men are incapable of multi-tasking. At first glance they might seem like a couple of hoary old stereotypes from the battle of the sexes. But are they? A ...

Dec 5, 2013
Science
Argentina grapples with its most polluted river

BUENOS AIRES (AP) ― The picturesque La Boca district draws hordes of tourists to stroll its narrow streets lined with colorful buildings and eat at outdoor restaurants. Now it has a new, unwanted cla...

Dec 5, 2013
Science
Federal study warns of sudden climate change problems

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Hard-to-predict sudden changes to Earth’s environment are more worrisome than climate change’s bigger but more gradual impacts, a panel of scientists advising the federal government...

Dec 4, 2013
Science
ISON confirmed dead after brush with sun

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A comet that grabbed attention worldwide for being likened to a massive snowball in space did not survive its brush with the sun last week, NASA confirmed on Tuesday. “Though the ...

Dec 4, 2013
Science
Mice can ‘warn’ sons, grandsons of dangers via sperm

PARIS (AFP) ― Lab mice trained to fear a particular smell can transfer the impulse to their unborn sons and grandsons through a mechanism in their sperm, a study said Sunday. The research claims to ...

Dec 2, 2013
Science
China set for moon rover launch

A model of the “Jade Rabbit” (Xinhua-Yonhap News) BEIJING (AFP) ― China will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambit...

Dec 1, 2013
Science
India says its Mars spacecraft on course

NEW DELHI (AP) ― India’s Mars orbiter mission ventured out of Earth’s sphere of influence early Sunday in an attempt to reach the red planet’s orbit after a critical maneuver. The Bangalore-based In...

Dec 1, 2013
Science
Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

STOCKHOLM (AP) ― A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the sun. Now, there is a sliver of hope that Comet IS...

Dec 1, 2013
Science
S. Korea, China agree to joint research in Antarctica

South Korea and China have agreed to strengthen their maritime cooperation that will include the mutual use of their assets in the Antarctic for joint research, the South Korean government said Frida...

Nov 29, 2013
Science
Space hosts busy Thanksgiving events

Comet ISON approaches the sun in this NASA film grab. (AP-Yonhap News) WASHINGTON (AP) ― Space will serve up a banquet of activities on Thanksgiving, featuring a comet kissing the sun, a zero-gravit...

Nov 28, 2013
Science
Tongue piercing lets paralyzed drive wheelchairs

WASHINGTON (AP) ― An experimental device is letting paralyzed people drive wheelchairs simply by flicking their tongue in the right direction. Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pie...

Nov 28, 2013
Science
Calm solar cycle prompts questions about Earth impact

An image of the Sun taken recently by the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (UPI-Yonhap News) WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late ― w...

Nov 27, 2013
Science
‘Watching sports can make you fitter’

SYDNEY (AFP) ― Watching sports can make you fitter, according to research that says viewing other people exercise increases heart rate and other physiological measures as if you were working out your...

Nov 27, 2013
Science
Comet ISON dances with the sun, death

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Comet ISON is teasing the solar system as it dances with the sun and it’s giving astronomers mixed signals. Will it meet a fiery death ― or survive ― when it whips around the sun o...

Nov 27, 2013
Science

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