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	Toddler's Exorcism Death Part of Dark History A Virginia man was convicted earlier this week in the death of a 2-year-old who died during a 2011 exorcism. Eder Guzman-Rodriguez beat his daughter Jocelyn to death in an attempt to rid her of the demon he believed was inside her. Read More » Rover Finds New Evidence That Ancient Mars Was Habitable NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has made perhaps the biggest discovery of its nearly 10-year career, finding evidence that life may have been able to get a foothold on the Red Planet long ago. Read More » Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit Enters Final Countdown to Launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space Shuttle Atlantis is "go" for launch. Read More » Moon, Venus and Mercury Meet in Night Sky Monday Stargazers will get an interesting chance to see a celestial configuration between the moon and two bright planets on Monday (June 10) evening. Read More » Mars Rover Opportunity Nears Nebulous Off-Planet Driving Record NASA's Opportunity Mars rover is poised to break the distance record for off-planet driving, but any celebration of this exploration milestone will have to wait until scientists figure out exactly what the record is. Read More » In Alaska's oilfields, drones countdown to takeoff By Krithika Krishnamurthy (Reuters) - No pilot was required when the Aeryon Scout took off into the leaden skies of Alaska to inspect a stretch of oil pipeline. The miniature aircraft was guided by an engineer on the ground, armed only with a tablet computer. The 20-minute test flight, conducted by BP Plc last fall, was a glimpse of a future where oil and gas companies in the Arctic can rely on unmanned aircraft to detect pipeline faults, at a fraction of the cost of piloted helicopter flights. ... Read More » Easter Island's 'Walking' Stone Heads Stir Debate An idea suggesting massive stone statues that encircle Easter Island may have been "walked" into place has run into controversy. Read More » Did Comet Impacts Spur Life on Earth? The impact of comets crashing into Earth's surface may have provided the energy to create simple molecules that formed the precursors to life, a new study suggests. Read More » Could Humans and Dolphins Ever Talk to Each Other? If humans ever hope to talk to animals, dolphins might represent our best bet. They're highly intelligent, and they have a sophisticated form of communication amongst themselves. But despite decades of research, scientists have not been able to find a cetacean Rosetta Stone. Read More » Psychiatric Treatments May Change Personality Some doctors balk at the idea of trying to change a patient's personality, but a new study suggests that they're doing it already. Read More » Asteroid the size of a small truck buzzes Earth: NASA By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet. NASA said Asteroid 2013 LR6 was discovered about a day before its closest approach to Earth, which occurred at 12:42 a.m. EDT (0442 GMT on Saturday) about 65,000 miles over the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, Australia. The 30-foot-wide (10-metre-wide) asteroid posed no threat. A week ago, the comparatively huge 1. ... Read More » Second rover finds hint of a life-friendly ancient Mars By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Martian rock analyzed by NASA's rover Opportunity contains clays formed in non-acidic water, an environment potentially suitable for the chemistry of ancient life to brew. The solar-powered Opportunity landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was expected to be a 90-day mission to look for signs there was once water. It, and a twin rover, Spirit, which succumbed to the harsh Martian environment three years ago, had both found rocks altered by highly acidic water. ... Read More »
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	Toward a cross-species understanding of empathy Jaak Panksepp, Jules B. Panksepp. • Signs of empathy have been observed in many mammals, including laboratory rodents. • 'Primal empathy' utilizes the seven basic emotional systems of the mammalian br.... Read More » Current insights into the C9orf72 repeat expansion diseases of the FTLD/ALS spectrum Marc Cruts, Ilse Gijselinck, Tim Van Langenhove, Julie van der Zee, Christine Van Broeckhoven. • C9orf72 repeat expansions are the most frequent cause of FTLD/ALS spectrum diseases. • Expanded C9orf72 repeats are associated with diverse neurologic.... Read More »
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