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	(Sponsor this newsletter) NASA Moon Probe Helps Pin Down Off-Planet Driving Record A 1970s Soviet rover did indeed travel about 3 miles farther on the surface of the moon than originally thought, meaning that any robot hoping to break its off-world distance record will have to run a full marathon, researchers say. Read More » 'Bath Salt' Drugs May Be More Addictive Than Meth "Bath salts," the recently popular stimulant drugs made with synthetic chemicals, may be more addictive than methamphetamine, one of the most addictive drugs of abuse, a new study on rats suggests. Read More » How Taxidermy Keeps Extinct Animals Around When a giant tortoise named Lonesome George died, his kind, the Pinta Island tortoises of the Galapagos, suffered the same fate as the unfortunate dodo bird: Both bird and tortoise were wiped off their island homes and into extinction. Read More » Underwater Sounds of Shattering Icebergs Revealed What does a splintering iceberg sound like underwater? Imagine the cracks and pops of an ice cube melting in a glass of lemonade multiplied on a colossal scale, say researchers from Oregon State University, who recorded a thawing berg near Antarctica. Read More » Scientists find how "obesity gene" makes people fat By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ... Read More » Scientists find how "obesity gene" makes people fat By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unravelled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ... Read More »
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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Big Lionfish Found at Disturbing Depths The relentless scourge of lionfish has crept to unexpected depths: Off the coast of Florida, researchers say they found the venomous invader thriving around a sunken ship at 300 feet (91 meters) below the water's surface. Read More »
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	(Sponsor this newsletter) 6 Ways to Toddler-Proof Your Gadgets Living with a toddler is like watching a rogue country develop weapons of mass destruction. One day, you think your 1-year-old couldn't possibly enrich uranium on his own and the next he's learned  how to pull your smartphone out of the nightstand drawer, turn the TV off while you're watching it and grab a $500 tablet off your desk, just to bang it on the floor. Read More » Clouds Cover NYC's Last Manhattanhenge Sunset of 2013 Thick clouds and gray skies blocked New Yorkers' view of "Manhattanhenge" this evening, a phenomenon that, on clear evenings, turns Manhattan's bustling streets into a Stonehenge-type sundial. Read More » Kepler Spacecraft Should Pin Down 'Alien Earth' Planets Despite Glitch NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft should be able to achieve its primary mission goal regardless of whether or not it can bounce back from a recent malfunction, researchers say. Read More » Student Team Set for Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment on NASA 'Vomit Comet' A team of university students is counting down toward the ultimate science ride, a weightless flight aboard a modified NASA jet to see just how certain fires burn in zero gravity. Read More »
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	Rover Drills Deep Into Chilean Desert to Aid Mars Life Hunt A rover named Zoë recently traveled the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth and a landscape that has much in common with the harsh terrain of Mars.  Read More » Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes Physics cannot describe what happens inside a black hole. There, current theories break down, and general relativity collides with quantum mechanics, creating what's called a singularity, or a point at whichthe equations spit out infinities. Read More » Sharks No Match for Invasive Lionfish The eye-catching red lionfish is eating its way through Caribbean reefs, and nothing, not even a toothy shark, seems able to stop the voracious fish, a new study finds.  Read More » How Sun Could Shed Light on ADHD (Op-Ed) Dr. Eugene Arnold is aOhio State University Wexner Medical Center's Nisonger Center with m Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Read More » Tiny Modems & Routers Can Be Big Energy Hogs (Op-Ed) Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Read More » When Animals Suffer, the Country Pays a Price (Op-Ed) post on the blog A Humane Nation, where it ran before appearing in Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights Read More » Got Science? Pushing Back Against Corporate 'Counterfeit Science' (Op-Ed) Union of Concerned Scientists, a veteran science journalist and author of six books. This article will appear in Shulman's column 'Got Science?'. Shulman contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights Read More » Manned Mars Missions: How Will Astronauts Get Along? Scientists aim to equip manned crews to Mars with innovative devices that keep track of social interactions and provide instant feedback when conflict and other troubles regarding teamwork emerge. Read More » Astronaut Hygiene: How to Wash Your Hair In Space (Video) In space, washing your hair can be a, well, hair-raising adventure, and one NASA astronaut has the video to prove it. Read More » How Big Is the Average Penis? Science Finds Out The average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds. Read More » Ancient Graves, Pyramid Ruins Found in Mexico Construction work in eastern Mexico exposed an ancient settlement, including 30 skeletons and the ruins of a pyramid, believed to be up to 2,000 years old, archaeology officials announced. Read More » Last Manhattanhenge Sunset of 2013 in NYC Tonight New Yorkers will be treated to a special view this evening (July 13), as the setting sun aligns with Manhattan's east-to-west, grid-patterned streets. While it will be the last time this year that the Big Apple experiences this "magic" sunset show, clouds and rain are threatening to spoil the spectacle. Read More » 11 Resume Myths Busted: Realities Revealed Crafting the perfect résumé is a hard-enough challenge before trying to factor in all the myths there are about the process. However, some of those common myths — including your résumé can't be more than one page or it's OK to have some white lies on your résumé — hold very little water among companies looking to hire employees. To separate fact from fiction, several experts gave the truth behind some of their favorite myths on what companies look for in a résumé.  Read More » Fear Keeping Employees From Speaking Up at Work If you're losing sleep worrying about your job security, you're not alone. Read More » Moon Has Close Encounters with Planets, Star This Month: How to See It If you only glance at the sky now and then, you may think it's pretty much the same every night. Regular sky watchers know better, and are aware of the constant changes the sky undergoes. Read More »
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