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	Windows 8.1 Makes 3D Printers as Easy to Use as Inkjets Remember the days when you had to go monkeying around with printer driver software just to get your new inkjet to output in color? Over the years, Windows has made it so easy to use a a printer that you usually don't even have to touch the settings or insert an install disc to get things running. With Windows 8.1, Microsoft promises to make 3D printing just as easy as outputting images or text on paper. Read More » The American Family: How Gay-Marriage Ruling Will Change Our Views Today's (June 26) Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage will likely lead to greater acceptance of same-sex couples and families in the eyes of the American public, sociologists say. Read More » The American Family: How Gay-Marriage Rulings Will Change Our Views Today's (June 26) Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage will likely lead to greater acceptance of same-sex couples and families in the eyes of the American public, sociologists say. Read More » Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next? Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next? Read More » Without Action, Warming to Decimate Species Diversity (Op-Ed) Stacy Small-Lorenz, conservation scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.?? Read More » Melanoma Deaths More Likely in Young Men Than Women Young men are more likely to die of the skin cancer melanoma than young women, regardless of the severity of the tumor, a new study found. This suggests there are fundamental biological differences between melanoma in men and women, the researchers said. Read More » Why Carbs May Cause Food Cravings Refined carbohydrates such as corn syrup could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests. Read More » 6 Ways Supreme Court's Rulings Will Affect Gay Couples Two Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage announced today (June 26) were hailed as landmark victories for the gay rights movement, and will significantly change the recognition of legal rights for many gay couples and their children. Read More » Supreme Court Gay Marriage Rulings Hailed by NASA Deputy Chief Even top NASA officials are celebrating the landmark same-sex marriage decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court today (June 26). Lori Garver, NASA's second-in-command, is hailing the ruling as a major win for equal rights. Read More » Cosmic Scorpion: Scorpius Constellation Explained Most of the constellations seem pretty much random arrangements of stars to modern eyes. Scorpius is one of the few which actually resembles its namesake, the Scorpion. Read More » Scientists make wire of carbon, may sometime rival copper By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists have made a strong, lightweight wire from carbon that might eventually be a rival to copper if its ability to conduct electricity can be improved, Cambridge University said on Thursday. They said it was the first time that the super-strong carbon wires, spun in a tiny furnace that looks like a candy floss machine with temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 F), had been made "in a usable form" a millimeter (0.04 inch) thick. ... Read More » Scientists make wire of carbon, may sometime rival copper By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists have made a strong, lightweight wire from carbon that might eventually be a rival to copper if its ability to conduct electricity can be improved, Cambridge University said on Thursday. They said it was the first time that the super-strong carbon wires, spun in a tiny furnace that looks like a candy floss machine with temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 F), had been made "in a usable form" a millimetre (0.04 inch) thick. ... Read More » Cosmic Currency: PayPal and SETI Developing Space Cash System Scientists searching for extraterrestrials are teaming up with one of the world's best-known online-transaction companies to create the first system for space-based payments for astronauts and tourists venturing beyond Earth, project officials announced today (June 27). Read More » How Bosses Are Ruining Family Vacations Vacations are supposed to be a time for workers to unwind and unplug from the daily routine, just don't tell that to your boss.  New research has found that more and more bosses are expecting their employees to work while on vacation. Read More » Americans Would Vote Against NYC Soda Ban, Poll Says The majority of Americans reject the idea of putting a limit on the size of soda drinks served in restaurants, according to a new Gallup poll. Read More » History of Marriage: 13 Surprising Facts Moonstruck partners pledging eternal love may be the current definition of marriage, but this starry-eyed picture has relatively modern origins. Read More » Asteroids Galore! 10,000th Near-Earth Object Discovered A telescope in Hawaii built to seek out asteroids that might one day threaten the Earth has discovered the 10,000th near-Earth space rock ever seen. Read More » Plants Use Quantum Physics to Survive Humans can't teleport or reside in multiple places at once — but the tiniest particles of matter can. Read More » Ancient African Coins Spark International Treasure Hunt Can a handful of ancient African coins, discovered almost 70 years ago by a lone soldier on a remote island, rewrite history? Read More » C-Section Shift: Rate Drops at 38 Weeks, Rises at 39 The U.S. rate of Cesarean section births is holding steady, although there has been a drop in the rate of c-sections performed on babies born slightly earlier than full-term, a new report says. Read More » Antenna Antics: Honeybees Are 'Righties' When bees are forced to interact with only their left antennas, they have trouble bee-having: Just as humans shake with their right hands, bees also greet each other by predominantly using their right antennas. Read More » From NASA to the Vatican: 10 Amazing Internships Sick of waiting tables at the local crab shack over summer break? It doesn't have to be this way. Read More » Japan's whaling is not science, expert witness tells World Court By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Japanese practice of catching and killing nearly 1,000 whales a year cannot be justified as science, an expert witness told the World Court on Thursday in a case Australia has brought against Japan. Despite an international whaling moratorium in force since 1986, Japan continues to catch the aquatic mammals in the Antarctic under a clause allowing scientific research, but critics say the real reason for the hunt is to continue harvesting whale meat. ... Read More » Expedition to Isolated Island Yields Stunning Photos What lurks in the deep water off the most remote inhabited island in the world? This past month, a team of researchers trekked to Tristan da Cunha, an island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, to find out. Read More » 6 Tips for Defusing Tech Tantrums My daughter had taught herself to swipe open an iPhone before she could walk, and since then, has a go-to slate of apps she navigates to, fiddles with and, occasionally, deletes (along with emails, it turns out). She is not yet 2 years old. Despite our best efforts, she is drawn to the glow of a smartphone or tablet like the proverbial moth to flame, and it is when we try to wrest it from her tiny mitts that we have discovered the modern phenomenon of the tech tantrum. Read More » New Noisy Bird Discovered in Busy City Despite its loud call, a new bird species has only just been discovered in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh, scientists announced yesterday (June 25). Read More » Expedition to Isolated Island Discovers Amazing Sea Life What lurks in the deep water off the most remote inhabited island in the world? This past month, a team of researchers trekked to Tristan da Cunha, an island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, to find out. Read More » How Many Mayans Were There? The traces of ancient corn farms could reveal how many people lived in a legendary Maya city, a new study suggests. Read More » Sneaky Ancient Flea Dined on Flying Reptiles A 125-million-year-old fossil flea has been unearthed in China. Read More » More Species at Risk from Climate Change Than Thought Climate change predictions paint a bleak picture for much of the world's flora and fauna: Species that can't keep up with a warming world will be pushed toward extinction unless conservation efforts can save them, the thinking goes. But a new study warns that many of the creatures most vulnerable to climate change are not currently considered conservation priorities. Read More » Global Warming Worsened Australia's Record Hot Summer Human-caused global warming played a role in making this past summer Australia's hottest on record, a new study suggests. Read More » How Did the Universe Get Its Stars? An Astronomical Puzzle Astronomers have come a long way in understanding how stars form today, but the question of how the universe's first stars formed is an enduring mystery. While the topic remains complex and confusing, researchers say they hope to make strides in the near future with new and improved computer models and telescopes. Read More » Amazingly Untouched Royal Tomb Found in Peru A rare, undisturbed royal tomb has been unearthed in Peru, revealing the graves of three Wari queens buried alongside gold and silver riches and possible human sacrifices. Read More » DARPA Taps Winners in Virtual Robotics Challenge The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 's Virtual Robotics Challenge (VRC) is over and the agency has announced the winning teams that are receiving not just a cash prize, but a real, life-size, humanoid robot to compete in the challenge's next round. Read More »
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