 Did Earth Life Come from Space? Tough Algae Suggests Panspermia Possibility  | Scientists have long debated the possibility of that the microbial seeds of life did not originate on Earth, but were perhaps delivered here from an alien source, encased in comets or meteorites from Mars.
| Read More » Scientists Honored with MacArthur 'Genius Grants'  | The 24 recipients of this year's MacArthur "Genius Grants" were named on Wednesday (Sept. 25), and several scientists are taking home the prestigious prize.
| Read More » Get a Grip: How Frogs Hold on in Flowing Water  | Torrent frogs have an amazing ability to climb in wet environments near waterfalls, where ordinary tree frogs would be washed away.
| Read More » Soyuz Rocket Launches 3-Man Crew on Express Trip to Space Station  | A Russian Soyuz rocket launched a new U.S.-Russian crew on an "express" flight to the International Space Station Wednesday (Sept. 25), kicking off a six-hour sprint to the orbiting laboratory.
| Read More » New Prosthetic: Man Controls Bionic Leg with Thoughts A 32-year-old man who lost his leg below the knee after a motorcycle accident four years ago now has a robotic prosthesis he can control with his mind, according to a new report of his case. Read More » Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop By Barbara Liston ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. Termites' practice of building nests out of their own feces creates a scatological force field that Florida scientists now believe is the reason biological controls have failed to stop their pestilential march all over the world. ... Read More » Causes of Pakistan Earthquake & New Island Revealed  | The powerful earthquake that hit Pakistan on Tuesday (Sept. 24) and killed more than 320 people struck along one of the most hazardous yet poorly studied tectonic plate boundaries in the world.
| Read More » Joint Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space station  | By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday to deliver three new crew members to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket and capsule lifted off at 4:58 p.m. EDT on an express route to the station, which orbits about 250 miles above Earth. Veteran Russian commander Oleg Kotov and rookies Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Michael Hopkins of the United States were expected to reach the outpost less than six hours after liftoff. Only two other crews have made the journey as quickly. ...
| Read More » Joint U.S.-Russian crew reaches space station | By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday to deliver three new crew members to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket and capsule lifted off at 4:58 p.m. EDT on an express route to the station, which orbits about 250 miles above Earth. Less than six hours after liftoff, veteran Russian commander Oleg Kotov and rookies Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Michael Hopkins of the United States reached the outpost, a $100 billion project of 15 nations. Only two other crews have made the journey as quickly. ...
| Read More » Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop By Barbara Liston ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. Termites' practice of building nests out of their own feces creates a scatological force field that Florida scientists now believe is the reason biological controls have failed to stop their pestilential march all over the world. ... Read More » US-Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station After 6-Hour Flight  | A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts linked up with the International Space Station late Wednesday (Sept. 25), doubling the orbiting lab's crew size after an express trip to orbit.
| Read More » Will Sick Mars Astronauts Be Forbidden from Returning to Earth?  | Landing astronauts on Mars is a tall order, but bringing them back to Earth promises to be even trickier — especially if Red Planet explorers get the sniffles on the long flight home.
| Read More » Wow! Stargazer Captures Jaw-Dropping Sunrise Over Mount Bromo Volcano (Photo)  | Galaxies glow over East Java's Mount Bromo in this amazing image taken at sunrise by veteran astrophotographer Justin Ng of Singapore.
| Read More » Rats! Diet of Easter Islanders Revealed  | The inhabitants of Easter Island consumed a diet that was lacking in seafood and was, literally, quite ratty.
| Read More » Cryptozoology: Does It Matter If Bigfoot Is Real?  | The study of extremely rare or mythical creatures like Bigfoot, called cryptozoology, is generally considered a fringe science, lacking the type of robust analysis required to appear in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
| Read More » 5,000-Year-Old Leopard Trap Discovered in Israel  | Archaeologists have unearthed a 5,000-year-old leopard trap in the Negev Desert in Israel.
| Read More » Omega-3s Fail to Keep Aging Brains Sharp  | Omega-3 fatty acids may not help keep the aging brain sharp, at least in older women, new research suggests.
| Read More » Money Woes May to Blame for Waning US Birth Rate  | Even though the vast majority of Americans say they have, want or wish they had kids, the reality is that fewer children are being born in the United States. A new Gallup survey suggests financial pressures are one reason for the trend.
| Read More » Does the IPCC's Climate Change Report Still Matter?  | More than 250 climate scientists are gathering in Sweden this week to finalize the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest assessment on the science of global warming. The comprehensive and sweeping report is designed to help guide the world's policymakers. But elsewhere, some experts say it's time to reassess the entire IPCC process, which includes examining the very future of the organization.
| Read More » 3D Printers Make Art for Future Robots  | NEW YORK — A sculpture of the golden ratio, a computer-coded painting of the "Mona Lisa" and a chair made out of hexadecimal codes are just some of the mathematically inspired art presented by one innovator this weekend at the World Maker Faire.
| Read More » Was President Bush's Stent Surgery Necessary? (Op-Ed) LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Read More » 'Tidal Body Clocks' Found in 2 Marine Animals  | Most animals have a circadian clock that helps them distinguish night and day, but now researchers have found coastal animals seem to be equipped with a separate clock to track time via the tides.
| Read More » Flu Vaccination Rates Rise, But Officials Still Urge Shots More Americans are getting vaccinated against the flu, but there is still room for improvement, public health officials said today. Read More » Deadly Flesh-Eating Drug Arrives in US In the vast pharmacopeia of illegal street drugs, few have as heinous a reputation as desomorphine, popularly known as crocodile or "krokodil." An opiate that's chemically related to morphine and heroin, krokodil earned its name in two ways: Addicts develop dark, scaly lesions on their skin, and the drug tends to eat its victims alive, like a crocodile. Read More » Venice's Gradual Sinking Charted by Satellites  | Venice, the "floating city" of romance and gondolas, is slowly sinking into its watery foundations.
| Read More » How Climate Change Could Make Mercury Pollution Worse  | Mercury pollution and climate change are both unintended consequences of burning fossil fuels for centuries. A new study finds another link between the two problems: Climate change has the potential to make mercury pollution worse.
| Read More » The Surprising Source of Most Mercury Pollution  | If, as Robert Frost wrote, "nothing gold can stay," then mercury sticks around forever.
| Read More » Source of Space Weather, Northern Lights Found In Earth's Magnetic Field  | Scientists have discovered the powerhouse for the cosmic storms in Earth's magnetic field that fuel the planet's dazzling displays of northern lights.
| Read More » Earthquake Case: Convicted Italian Geologist Denounces Charges  | A rare manslaughter case involving earthquake prediction continues to play out in Italy.
| Read More » Curiosity Rover Makes Big Water Discovery in Mars Dirt, a 'Wow Moment'  | Future Mars explorers may be able to get all the water they need out of the red dirt beneath their boots, a new study suggests.
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