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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Super-Earth or Mini-Neptune? New Technique to Probe Exoplanet Habitability Perhaps the most intriguing exoplanets found so far are those bigger than our rocky, oceanic Earth but smaller than cold, gas-shrouded Uranus and Neptune. This mysterious class of in-between planets —alternatively dubbed super-Earthsor mini-Neptunes — confounds scientists because nothing like them exists as a basis for comparison in our solar system.  Read More » Astronauts Emerge from Cave After Underground Spaceflight Training Six astronauts have emerged from an Italian cave after nearly a week underground to get a taste of the isolation and danger that will confront them on a space mission. Read More » Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Cell Transport Discoveries Three scientists who helped undercover how the body's cells transport molecules to their correct locations have received this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Read More » Incredible Technology: How Today's Archaeologists Kick Indiana Jones' Butt The notion of an archaeologist may bring to mind a khakis-wearing Indiana Jones on hands and knees excavating artifacts with a tiny brush. But nowadays, archaeologists have a lot more sophisticated tools at their fingertips and no less adventure. Read More » 3D Printing on Mars Could Be Key for Martian Colony NEW YORK — Mars pioneers could use 3D printing to create a sustainable human colony on the Red Planet, advocates say. Read More » Government Shutdown Stops T. Rex Trek in Its Tracks The ongoing government shutdown has stalled plans to haul a near-complete  fossil to its new home at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, a federal institution forced to shut its doors last week. Read More » Why Hard Drinkers Have Problems with Bones BALTIMORE — It's a long-known association: hard drinking leads to weak bones. Doctors know that alcohol abusers are more likely than abstainers to suffer from frequent bone fractures, and slow bone healing. Read More » Size Doesn't Matter: 'Penis Shame' Is All in Guys' Heads Has spam promising a larger male member with a pill or a cream ever tempted you to click? Hold off, guys. New research confirms that anxiety about penis size doesn't correlate to what's really in your pants. Read More » Massive New Attack Drone Under Development in Russia Russia is developing a new 20-ton attack drone that may be used to carry out strikes on stationary and moving targets over land and sea, according to news reports. Read More »
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	(Sponsor this newsletter) The Dark Side of the Nobel Prizes For more than 100 years, the Nobel Prizes have recognized the finest in human achievements, from literature and science to the Nobel Peace Prize, which is given "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses," according to the last will and testament of founder Alfred Nobel. Read More » Look Away! Eye Contact Not Always Best in Business Most workers think it is important to make eye contact while talking in a meeting or job interview, but they might be surprised at the reaction they get when they do, new research finds. Read More » Working Through Lunch? It's Good For You Socializing with co-workers over lunch may not be the best way for employees to unwind during the day, a new study finds. Read More » What's Missing From the Nobel Prizes? Scientists Weigh In The Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the Nobel prizes more than 100 years ago, in 1895, with the following prize categories: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and peace. Read More » Historic Moon Engine Mockup Takes Short Trip to New L.A. Display A mockup of a mighty moon engine took a short trip under moonlight Wednesday (Oct. 2), as it moved from its display of 35 years to a nearby outdoor pedestal in Los Angeles. Read More » 5 achievements that haven't won a Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM (AP) — The announcements of this year's Nobel Prize winners will start Monday with the medicine award and continue with physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics. The secretive award committees never give away any hints in advance of who could win, but here's a look at five big scientific breakthroughs that haven't yet received a Nobel prize. Read More » Antarctica's Scars Hold Clues to Hidden Water Deep furrows on Antarctica's floating ice shelves mark arch-shaped channels melted out under the ice. Thinner ice floats lower, and researchers can read the corrugated surface topography like a map that mirrors what lies beneath. Read More »
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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Once 'Extinct' Pinocchio Lizard Pokes His Nose Out This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador. Read More » WildCat Robot Gallops in Video Debut Robot makers at Boston Dynamics have unveiled their latest military-funded creation: a four-legged machine called WildCat that bounds and gallops across the ground in an uncannily animal-like way. Read More » Literary Fiction May Boost Mind-Reading Skills Reading a piece of fiction could enhance one's "mind-reading" skills, suggests a new study that also reveals a short story by Anton Chekhov may be more effective than a passage penned by Danielle Steel. Read More » US Military Will Use Drones to Spy on North Korea The United States military will use long-range surveillance drones to spy on North Korea next year, U.S. government officials announced this week. Read More » 10 Dumbest Smartphone Features Today's high-end smartphones have a host of whizbang features that differentiate them from their competitors. From Samsung's Multi Window, which lets you view two apps side by side, to LG's QTranslate app, which scans foreign-language text with the camera to translate it in real time, a number of these goodies really do make your life better. However, like spinning rims on a car, many proprietary smartphone features are all style and no substance. These are the dumbest smartphone features today. Dual-Camera Mode Read More » 2013 Nobel Prize Winners to Be Announced Since 1901, the awarding of the Nobel Prizes has been among the most closely watched — and, at times, the most controversial — ceremonies in the world. And the 2013 Nobel Prizes, which will be announced over several days beginning Monday (Oct. 7), will not be any different. Read More » Moon Dances with Three Planets in Sky Shows on Sunday, Tuesday The moon will meet up with three different planets in the evening sky during two upcoming celestial encounters, one on Sunday (Oct. 6) and the other on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Read More » Government Shutdown Could Be Big Setback for NASA and Taxpayers, Former Astronaut Says NEW YORK -- The government shutdown could delay NASA's goals and cost taxpayers money, according to one former astronaut. Read More »
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