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Brilliant Space Clouds Shine Red & Blue in Telescope Views (Photos)

An incredible new photo taken by a telescope in the Southern Hemisphere captures an odd couple shimmering beautifully in a star-forming region of a nearby galaxy.

Georgia Aquarium Denied Permit to Import Beluga Whales

Federal authorities have denied the Georgia Aquarium a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia, citing concerns about the species' wild population and the way in which these marine mammals were captured.

3D Printing Weaves Its Way into Fashion

The latest runway fashions aren't made with a sewing machine, but with a printer.

Secret Lives of Baby Snakes Revealed

The snakes, which are classified as threatened in New Jersey, are one of the only large predators in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, so they play a critical role in the ecosystem. The Pine Barrens (a forested expanse of coastal plain in the southern portion of the state also known as the Pinelands) are jeopardized by habitat destruction and suburban expansion, with parts classified as "globally imperiled," in the same category as some rainforest areas, said Kevin P.W. Smith, a researcher and graduate student at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Belief in Precognition Rises When People Feel Helpless

Predicting the future may be impossible, but that doesn't stop many people from believing that some have the power to do so.

Step-by-Step Progress Protecting Tennessee Walking Horses (Op-Ed)

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EPA Must Come Clean on Fracking Contamination (Op-Ed)

Kate Sinding is a senior attorney in NRDC's New York Urban Program. This article was adapted from a post to the NRDC blog Switchboard. Sinding contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Dealing with Drought: Reaping the Benefits of Cover Crops (Op-Ed)

Margaret Mellon is a senior scientist for food and the environment at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). An expert on sustainable agriculture and the potential environmental risks of biotechnology, Mellon holds a doctorate in molecular biology and a law degree. This article was adapted from a post on the UCS blog The Equation Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Scientists Have a Responsibility to Engage (Op-Ed)

Gretchen Goldman is an analyst in the Scientific Integrity Initiative at UCS's Center for Science and Democracy. Goldman holds a PhD in environmental engineering and her current work looks at political and corporate interference in science policy. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Rethinking National Flood Insurance as Toll Rises (Op-Ed)

Rob Moore is a senior policy analyst for NRDC where he is part of a team devoted to protecting U.S. water resources. Hecontributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

75 New Animal Welfare Laws, and Counting (Op-Ed)

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U.S. military satellite, paid for by Australia, launched into orbit

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday carrying a communications satellite for the U.S. military and its partners, including Australia, which paid for the spacecraft and launch services. The Delta rocket, topped with the sixth Wideband Global Satcom, or WGS, spacecraft lifted off at 8:29 p.m. EDT and soared out over the Atlantic Ocean, illuminated by the setting sun, as it headed into space. ...

One Small Step: The Big Benefits of Walking to Work

Commuters who trade in their car for a pair of comfortable shoes will do more than just save money on gas, new research finds.

The Incredible Shrinking Office: Work Spaces Get Smaller

Employees who feel their place in the office is diminishing are probably right, at least from a literal standpoint.

Surprise! Older Workers Have Fewer 'Senior Moments'

Employers who think their oldest workers are the ones most prone to having a "brain cramp" every now and then might want to think again.

NASA Seeks New Ideas for Ailing Planet-Hunting Spacecraft's Mission

NASA is asking scientists for ideas about new ways to use its Kepler space telescope, whose planet-hunting mission was stalled by a malfunction three months ago.

Sun's Magnetic Field Flip Won't Doom Earth, Scientists Say

We have nothing to fear from the big change that is about to occur on the sun, researchers stress.

Incredible Technology: How to Build a Space Station Colony

Life in a space colony would be different from life on Earth.

Secondhand Smoke: Most Kids with Asthma Exposed

More than half of U.S. children with asthma are exposed to secondhand smoke, even though the substance is particularly harmful for kids with the condition, according to a new report.

Space Station Science: Could Humanity Really Build 'Elysium'?

In the new movie "Elysium," Earth is beyond repair, and the rich and powerful have decided to leave it behind.

Rare West Nile Death Sparks Blood Transfusion Concerns

A man in Colorado became infected with West Nile virus through a blood transfusion, despite the fact that the blood he received was screened for the virus, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Genetic Study Reveals Origin of India's Caste System

The caste system in South Asia — which rigidly separates people into high, middle and lower classes — may have been firmly entrenched by about 2,000 years ago, a new genetic analysis suggests.

Hurricane Henriette Features 10-Mile-High Thunderstorms

Hurricane Henriette, churning across the Pacific as a Category 2 storm, was spotted by NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite on Aug. 6, with thunderstorms whose tops extended 10 miles (16 kilometers) up in the atmosphere.

4-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Proteins Resurrected

Researchers have reconstructed the structure of 4-billion-year-old proteins.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

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See Three Asteroids in the Night Sky This Month

Have you ever seen an asteroid? These space rocks, though small in size, are very numerous, but very few amateur astronomers have ever seen one. The next couple of weeks give stargazers an opportunity to view three asteroids in one night: Flora, Juno, and Iris.

'Ghost Glaciers' Protect Greenland's Ancient Landscapes

A Greenland landscape carved when humans first conquered fire has been protected from erosion ever since by "ghost glaciers," a new study finds.

Weird Facts You Didn't Know About Sharks

The Discovery Channel's Shark Week got off to a less-than-stellar start this weekend with a two-hour piece devoted to Megalodon, a prehistoric giant shark that grew up to 60 feet (18 meters) long and had jaws powerful enough to crush an automobile. The only problem is that the show suggested these animals still exist, which is definitely not the case. Up to 70 percent of the audience may now think that Megalodon is not extinct, according to a poll from the Discovery Channel.

2012 Broke Climate Records, New Report Says

2012 was a year of climate records, from temperatures to ice melt to sea level rise, a newly released report on the state of the global climate says.

Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon

The sun is gearing up for a major solar flip, NASA says.

Signs of new climate 'normal' apparent in hot 2012: report

By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the 10 hottest on record, with sea levels at record highs, Arctic ice at historic lows and extreme weather in various corners of the globe signaling a "new normal," scientists said Tuesday in the 2012 State of the Climate report. Meant to be a guide for policymakers, the report did not attribute the changes in climate to any one factor, but made note of continued increases in heat-trapping greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. ...

Exclusive: China approves genetically modified Argentine corn shipment

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - China has approved its first shipment of genetically modified Argentine corn, Buenos Aires said on Tuesday, signaling that the Asian country may eventually import GMO crops from other producers like the United States. Argentine Agriculture Minister Norberto Yauhar said Chinese health authorities cleared 60,000-tonnes of genetically modified (GMO) Argentine corn. The cargo was already headed inland to be used as hog and chicken feed. Benchmark Chicago corn futures fell briefly after Reuters reported on the shipment. ...

Person-to-Person H7N9 Transmission: First Case Detailed in New Report

The case of a father and daughter in China who both became infected with H7N9 bird flu provides the strongest evidence yet that the virus can transmit from person to person, experts say.

Length of a Healthy Pregnancy Surprisingly Variable

How long a healthy pregnancy lasts can vary by as much as five weeks, even when doctors precisely determined the date of conception, a new study finds.

Exclusive: China approves first genetically modified Argentine cargo

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - China has approved its first shipment of genetically modified Argentine corn, Buenos Aires said on Tuesday. Argentine Agriculture Minister Norberto Yauhar said Chinese health authorities cleared 60,000-tonnes of genetically modified (GMO) Argentine corn. The cargo was already headed inland to be used as hog and chicken feed. Benchmark Chicago corn futures fell briefly after Reuters reported on the shipment. Argentina competes for market share with the United States, the No. 1 world corn exporter. ...

Pink Alien Planet Is Smallest Photographed Around Sun-Like Star

Astronomers have snapped a photo of a pink alien world that's the smallest yet exoplanet found around a star like our sun.

Mighty Comet ISON: Space and Earth Telescopes to Track 'Comet of the Century'

LAUREL, Md. — All eyes on the sky that can do so will be pointing toward Comet ISON soon, as a massive international observing campaign gets underway to watch what could become the "comet of the century," scientists say.

Flirting at Work Is a Catch 22 For Women

Some companies just encourage women are to flirt at work. The problem is that they pay a high price for doing so, new research shows.

What a Messy (or Neat) Desk Reveals About You

Got a messy desk? Don't worry. It likely just means you're creative and full of new ideas.

No Resume Required: LinkedIn Jobs Goes Mobile

Need a new job? Use your phone.

Scientists to make mutant forms of new bird flu to assess risk

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists are to create mutant forms of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has emerged in China so they can gauge the risk of it becoming a lethal human pandemic. The genetic modification work will to result in highly transmissible and deadly forms of H7N9 being made in several high security laboratories around the world, but it is vital to prepare for the threat, the scientists say. ...

For Henrietta Lacks' famous cells, new and unique protection

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Information about the most famous and valuable human cells in the history of science is about to become a little harder for researchers to get. The National Institutes of Health announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with the family of the late Henrietta Lacks, the African-American woman whose cancer cells scientists took without her permission 62 years ago and used to create an endlessly replicating cell line now used in countless labs worldwide. ...

H7N9 Bird Flu to Undergo Genetic Tweaking

Researchers plan to start tweaking the genome of the H7N9 bird flu virus in laboratories, to see what changes might randomly occur in nature that could make the virus more deadly to people.

Controversial 'HeLa' Cells: Use Restricted Under New Plan

For decades, the immortal line of cells known as HeLa cells has been a crucial tool for researchers. But the cells' use has also been the source of anxiety, confusion and frustration for the family of the woman, Henrietta Lacks, from whom the cells were taken without consent more than 60 years ago.

Fossil of Ancient Hairy Creature Reveals Clues About Mammal Ancestors

An extremely well-preserved rodentlike fossil recently discovered in China provides some of the best evidence yet for how the earliest human ancestors lived.

Former Astronaut Launches Kickstarter Bid for Plasma Rocket Documentary

A former astronaut's rocket company is raising money via Kickstarter to make a short documentary that explains the technology behind a propulsion system that could fly people to Mars in just over a month.

One Year on Mars: NASA Marks Curiosity Rover's Dramatic Martian Year with Birthday Bash

PASADENA, Calif. — It's been a year since NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars, and the mission's science and engineering teams celebrated the occasion in style here at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday (Aug. 5).

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