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Moon's Newest Crater Revealed in Crash-Site Photo
When a space rock slammed into the moon earlier this year, it tore a big new hole in the already pockmarked lunar surface and generated an explosion that would have been visible to the naked eye from Earth, scientists say. New images of the moon crater from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter…
SPACE.com53 mins agoNeanderthal Woman's Genome Reveals Unknown Human Lineage
The existence of a mysterious ancient human lineage and the genetic changes that separate modern humans from their closest extinct relatives are among the many secrets now revealed in the first high-quality genome sequence from a Neanderthal woman, researchers say. Although modern humans are the…
LiveScience.comPublic Records Posted Online for Anyone to See
Did you know that public records are posted online and can be viewed by anyone in seconds? Marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, etc. Search anyone.
AdChoices Instant CheckmateSponsoredFor Scientists, More Tweets Don't Mean Better Citation Numbers
Slowly but surely, scientists are taking to Twitter to promote their research. In what they say is the largest Twitter study of scholarly articles, the researchers looked at 1.4 million peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2012, and determined how often they appeared on the social…
BusinessWeekSTEM Stories: How Mentors Are Changing the Conversation For Young Women (SHARE YOURS)
It can be lonely for a woman in the technology field. And while women make up 47 percent of the overall workforce, they constitute only 27 percent of the science and engineering workforce. Isolation and lack of mentors often prevent women from pursuing and advancing in science, technology,…
Huffington PostChina says woman died from bird flu new to humans
Chinese authorities said Wednesday that a 73-year-old Chinese woman died after being infected with a bird flu strain that had sickened a human for the first time, a development that the World Health Organization ...
Associated PressDog Dust Protects Rodent Respiration
Exposure to dust taken from a dog owner's home prevented allergies and airway infection in mice. Karen Hopkin reports
Scientific American2013's Best space images (19 photos)
Photographs, artist renderings and even a "selfie" from Mars are among the best images from space for 2013. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries and follow us on Tumblr!
Yahoo NewsIs Culture the Solution to Big Pharma's Innovation Problem?
Innovation isn't a function of a big pocketbook or complex processes. Instead, companies should focus on culture to foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
Motley FoolThey're Still Finding Fossils at L.A.'s La Brea Tar Pits
They're still finding fossils at Los Angeles's La Brea Tar Pits, the only actively excavated Ice Age site in the middle of a city
The Wall Street JournalStunning Geminid Meteor Shower Views Wow Skywatchers (Photos)
One of the best meteor showers of the year wowed skywatchers during its peak last weekend, and some stargazers took the opportunity to snap incredible photos of the cosmic display. The Geminids didn't seem to let skywatchers down, putting on a great display for observers and photographers despite…
SPACE.comOrganic Material Found Trapped in Ancient Meteorite-Formed Glass
Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago. Though the impact glass was found on Earth, scientists say that similar samples could have been thrown into space by this or other blasts, allowing organics to be…
SPACE.comSparkling Discovery: Antarctica May Contain Diamonds
Antarctica might have a new kind of ice — diamonds might exist there, a new study finds, Diamonds form under the immense heat and pressure found nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) below Earth's surface, in the planet's mantle layer, which is sandwiched between the outer crust and the core. …
LiveScience.com$19 million might produce the first ever image of a black hole
Astrophysicists think there's a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The European Research Council has given 14 million euros ($19.3 million) to the creators of BlackHoleCam, a project that will use radio telescopes and supercomputers to try to prove the existence of what…
The Verge[video] 3-D Printer Ready to Launch in Space
Singularity University's Made in Space plans to send a 3-D printer into space in an effort to ease the repair process. The WSJ’s Deborah Kan speaks with Mike Chen, co-founder of Made in Space.
MarketWatchThe No-Surgery Facelift That Horrifies Surgeons
Women across the country are saving thousands of dollars on plastic surgery by reducing the appearance of wrinkles from the comfort of their own home.
AdChoices SkinCareSearchSponsoredJupiter and Moon Meet Up in Night Sky Tonight
This cosmic companion is not a star, but the largest planet in our solar system: Jupiter. Jupiter currently blazes at negative 2.7 magnitude, meaning that it is three times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. It looks quite different from Jupiter. In fact, Jupiter will be…
SPACE.comInside the secret robot lab that's shaking up science
Scientists send in raw materials — DNA, for example, or biopsied mouse tissue — and tell Transcriptic what to do with it. Early customers include Stanford; But recently, Transcriptic invited The Verge to come look behind the curtain — the work cell is normally hidden behind an actual, physical…
The VergeThe International Space Station (19 photos)
NASA has ordered up a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station, a massive repair job that could stretch to Christmas Day. Station managers decided Tuesday to send two American astronauts out as soon as possible to replace a pump with a bad valve.…
Yahoo NewsDow Chemical Wants its Software to Work in the Field, Literally
Dow Chemical is planning a push into so-called "precision agriculture" – a budding business that guides farmers using analysis of soil conditions, seed types and weather data.
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Ancient 'Snowball Earth' Possibly Triggered by Rock Weathering
A global ice age that lasted more than 50 million years may have been triggered by volcanic rocks trapping carbon dioxide that would otherwise warm the planet, researchers say in a new study detailed today (Dec. 16) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Although ice is…
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