|  "Dark universe" beckons as research target after Higgs boson wins Nobel  | By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - With the Higgs boson in the bag, the head of the CERN research centre urged scientists on Tuesday to push on to unveil the "dark universe" - the hidden stuff that makes up 95 per cent of the cosmos and is still a mystery to earthbound researchers. Rolf Heuer spoke after the Nobel physics prize went to Briton Peter Higgs and Belgian Francois Englert for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle, which explains how fundamental matter got the mass to form stars and planets. ...
| Read More » 2 win physics Nobel for Higgs theory  | STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nearly 50 years after they came up with the theory, but little more than a year since the world's biggest atom smasher delivered the proof, Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgian colleague Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping to explain how matter formed after the Big Bang.
| Read More » Hungry for More: What Weight-Loss Apps Are Missing A slew of smartphone apps claim to help people lose weight, but many have room for improvement and may not be very helpful to people who aren't motivated to continuously track their eating and exercise habits, a new study suggests. Read More » Hacking the Internet of Things  | As the proliferation of smart devices begins in earnest, consumers may invite a whole new wave of security risks into their homes without even realizing it. Any device with an operating system can be hacked, be it a thermostat, TV or even a toilet.
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| Read More » 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Built By Students Passes Big Test (Video)  | A small 3D-printed rocket engine designed and built by a team of university students flared to life in a hot-fire test in the Mojave Desert on Saturday (Oct. 5) in a major first for additive manufacturing.
| Read More » Shutdown Cancels Entire US Antarctic Research Program  | As scientists had feared, today (Oct. 8) the National Science Foundation announced it was canceling the U.S. Antarctic research program for this year because of the ongoing government shutdown.
| Read More » Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win 2013 Nobel prize for chemistry STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel won the 2013 Nobel Prize for chemistry for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. "(The scientists) laid the foundation for the powerful programs that are used to understand and predict chemical processes," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement when awarding the prize of 8 million crowns ($1.25 million). "Computer models mirroring real life have become crucial for most advances made in chemistry today. ... Read More » 6 Super-Fast Alien Planets May Be Skimming the Surface of Their Stars  | Scientists have discovered a handful of strange alien worlds that appear to be locked in super-fast orbits around their respective stars, sending the planets whipping around their stellar parents at incredible speeds.
| Read More » 3 Chemists Win Nobel for Computer Modeling Work The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded jointly to three scientists for laying the foundation for powerful computer models that are used to understand and predict complex chemical processes. Read More » Scientists who took chemistry into cyberspace win Nobel Prize  | By Mia Shanley and Sven Nordenstam STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three U.S. scientists won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for pioneering work on computer programs that simulate complex chemical processes and have revolutionised research in areas from drugs to solar energy. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarding the prize of 8 million crowns to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, said their work had effectively taken chemistry into cyberspace. Long gone were the days of modelling reactions using plastic balls and sticks. ...
| Read More » Woolly Mammoth Comeback? 5 Ethical Challenges  | NEW YORK— De-extinction, the process of bringing saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and other extinct animals back into the world, has become increasingly plausible with recent advancements in modern genomics research. What was once discussed only in the context of science-fiction plots has now become a conceivable reality.
| Read More » Dodo Tales: 17th-Century Observations Suggests Later Extinction Date  | When geophysicist Andrew Jackson was poring over 17th-century observations of Earth's magnetic field, perhaps the last thing he expected to discover was a new potential extinction date for the dodo, the goofy-looking, flightless bird that became a poster child of extinct species.
| Read More » How Earth's Core Got Its Iron  | Billions of years ago, the newborn Earth morphed from a messy ball of mixed-up rock to a perfectly layered planet with an iron core.
| Read More » US Air Force Adding 1,200 Jobs to Cyber Defense Program  | The United States Air Force is shoring up its cyber defense efforts by adding more than 1,200 new airmen to posts within the cyber community.
| Read More » China: First to Discover the New World?  | The first humans to settle in the Americas crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia, most archaeologists agree, and Norse sailors and Christopher Columbus were among the first Europeans to set foot in the New World. Or so goes conventional wisdom.
| Read More » Swift Record! Migrating Birds Fly Nonstop for 6 Months  | Scientists have long suspected that the Alpine swift — a swallowlike bird that has a wingspan of about 22 inches (57 centimeters) and a body length of about 8 inches (20 cm) – spends much of its life in flight, based on field observations and radar data collected during its migration. But, until now, researchers have not been able to prove just how long these birds fly without taking a rest.
| Read More » Jupiter Science Rules! Bill Nye the Science Guy Launches New Web Series  | Consider the following: Bill Nye the Science Guy is the star of a new science series.
| Read More » 1 in 4 American Dogs & Cats Is Overweight  | Do you own a portly pooch or a corpulent kitty? Unfortunately, the answer in the United States is all too likely to be yes.
| Read More » Forget Polar Bears — Warming Will Hit the Tropics First  | Amber-eyed jaguars could soon boot out polar bears as king of adorable, furry species nearing extinction because of global warming.
| Read More » Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: A Stargazer's Guide  | One of the most famous of all the "shooting star" displays, the Draconid meteor shower, will peak tonight (Oct. 9), but the celestial light show may be disappointing for casual stargazers.
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