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Jupiter Moons Perform Cosmic Shadow Dance This Week

Three of Jupiter's largest moons will cast their shadows simultaneously on the planet below them creating three solar eclipses at the same time: a rare cosmic event.

Dancing Atoms in Glass Revealed for First Time

Scientists have captured the wiggle of tiny molecules of the world's thinnest glass as they undergo strain.

Shooting Highlights Dangers of Distracted Living

If a murderer pointed a handgun directly at you, you'd notice, right? A recent incident in San Francisco proves that you might not — if you're staring at a cellphone.

Ancient European Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers Coexisted, Sans Sex

Neolithic hunter-gatherers and farmers lived side by side without having sex for more than 2,000 years, new research suggests.

Agency by Agency, Shutdown Hitting Federal Science Hard (Op-Ed)

Out of the News: Former Journalists Discuss a Profession in Crisis The Equation

Is it Ever Right to Hang a Husky? (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Marine Debris Pollution: Five Lessons Learned This Year (Op-Ed)

Switchboard. LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. I'll make it new with much less thought it's symbolic and full of trash Lofty endearments whispered under your breath Easing my mind and seizing each new day Beyond and back I'm still the same Kicked over some old trash but I still waste -Swingin' Utters, from "Five Lessons Learned"

Scott Carpenter, early U.S. astronaut, dead at age 88, wife says

(Reuters) - Scott Carpenter, an early U.S. astronaut who orbited Earth in 1962, died on Thursday morning at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said. He passed away at a Denver hospice center he had entered a number of days ago after suffering the stroke, she said. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter, Second American in Orbit, Dies at 88

Godspeed, Scott Carpenter.

Scientists Speak Out on Harm of Research Hiatus (Op-Ed)

Perrin Ireland is senior science communications specialist for the Natural Resources Defense Council. This post was adapted from one that originally appeared on the NRDC blog Switchboard. Ireland contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Americans Deserve a Better Fracking Debate (Op-Ed)

Gretchen Goldman is an analyst in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Goldman holds a PhD inenvironmental 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.

As Ocean Warms, the Impacts Multiply (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Russia's Medvedev fires space agency chief

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the country's space agency (Roskosmos) chief Vladimir Popovkin on Thursday, three months after the latest botched satellite launch. "I hope that a number of problems that we have unfortunately seen in Roskosmos' activity will be overcome with your appointment," Medvedev told Popovkin's successor to the post, former deputy defence minister Oleg Ostapenko. Popovkin, a former senior defence ministry official, denied media reports earlier this year saying that had been hospitalised after a drunken brawl in the Roskosmos office. ...

Shutdown Could Flush Years of Antarctic Research Down the Drain

More than 10 years of planning, $10 million of government funding and tireless work from the team that discovered life in a lake buried beneath an Antarctic glacier earlier this year may largely go to waste due to the government shutdown.

Tiny Comets Make Double Death Dives Into the Sun (Video)

A doomed comet is diving toward the sun today (Oct. 10) just days after another comet dove headlong into the star — a double-comet death dive that comes six weeks ahead of the much-anticipated solar encounter of yet another icy wanderer: the potentially dazzling Comet ISON.

How to Keep Border Guards From Reading Your Laptop

Did you know that U.S. immigration agents can seize your laptop, cellphone, digital camera and any other electronic devices at the U.S. border, no justification required?

UK Shudders as Venomous Spider Creeps Across Britain

There aren't many things that can bring a quiver to a Briton's stiff upper lip, but a venomous arachnid named the "false widow spider" seems to be giving the entire country a case of the heebie-jeebies.

Kissing May Be Evolution's Matchmaker

You've got to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, as the saying goes. New research suggests the cliché is true on an evolutionary level.

Factbox - The 2013 Nobel Prize Season

LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a look at who has won the Nobel prizes for 2013: Physiology or Medicine: James E. Rothman (United States) Randy W. Schekman (United States) Thomas C. Suedhof (Germany, United States) For - plotting how cells transfer vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals to other cells, giving insight into diseases such as Alzheimer's, autism and diabetes. Physics: Francois Englert (Belgium) Peter W. Higgs (United Kingdom) For - predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. ...

Clues to Lost Prehistoric Code Discovered in Mesopotamia

Researchers studying clay balls from Mesopotamia have discovered clues to a lost code that was used for record-keeping about 200 years before writing was invented.

Lonely Alien Planet Discovered Without a Parent Star

Astronomers have discovered a lonely planet that's floating by itself in deep space without orbiting a star.

Got the Sunday Night Blues? Prepare on Friday

Sunday nights are riddled with anxiety for most employees, new research shows.

Americans' Interest in Hemorrhoids Has Skyrocketed

The number of Americans searching online for information on hemorrhoids and how to treat them seems to have skyrocketed since 2008.

Breast Cancer Blood Tests Available, But Not Proven

Detecting breast cancer with just a blood sample is the goal of several new tests hitting the market, but experts say it's too early to tell whether using such tests could make a difference in terms of patients' treatment and survival.

Can Peanut Butter Sniff Out Early Signs of Alzheimer's?

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in its early stages has always been challenging — there is no single test that can accurately determine whether a person has Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.

Nobel Peace Prize Honors Watchdog of Chemical Weapons

The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to an organization "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons," the Nobel Committee stated today (Oct.11).

Herbal Supplements Often Contain Unlisted Ingredients

People who consume herbal products such as supplements may be getting more, or less, than they bargained for. Many of these products contain ingredients not listed on the label, a new study finds.

Teachers' union launches TV ad blaming GOP for shutdown

The nation's largest teachers' union has bought TV and online ads blaming "tea party Republicans" for the federal government shutdown.

Royal Buzzkill: Gourd Doesn't Hold Louis XVI's Blood

A new analysis that casts major doubt on the identification of a mummified head as belonging to French King Henry IV also calls into question the origin of a possibly more bizarre artifact: a blood-encrusted gourd.

Antarctic Science Shutdown Leaves Workers Hanging

The shutdown of this year's U.S. Antarctic research season hurts thousands of scientists around the world. But the battalion of workers who keep the research operation running smoothly will also suffer.

Nobel winner learned of prize on the street

LONDON (AP) — It took a state-of-the-art accelerator to prove his theories right, but Nobel Prize winner Peter Higgs says he learned of his award in physics the old-fashioned way: Word on the street.

NASA Jupiter Probe Still In 'Safe Mode' After Earth Flyby Glitch

A NASA Jupiter probe remains in a protective "safe mode" one day after completing a speed-boosting flyby of Earth, but mission officials have expressed confidence that the issue will be solved soon.

Digital Natives: The Most & Least Wired Countries Revealed

Kids these days. Always on their computers and cellphones "surfing the net."

Amazing Photos of Jug-Shaped Nebula Reveal Rare Cosmic Sight

A telescope in Chile has snapped striking new images of an ethereal nebula 1,200 light-years from Earth with a rarely seen structure and a curious resemblance to a English toby jug.

Hospital Sells Body Parts to Witch Doctors, Accusers Say

The second-largest hospital in the Southern African country of Swaziland may be operating a black market in human body parts used in magic spells, according to claims made by a reverend and others.

National Parks Closed, but Still Plenty of Leaf Peeping Spots

Leaf-peeping season is in full swing, but the federal government shutdown has shuttered the country's national parks, closing off some of the prime areas for checking out autumn's riotous colors. Luckily state parks and other natural areas boasting fall's leaves are still accessible.

Ancient City's Strip Mall Unearthed in Greece

Along the scenic coast of the northern Aegean Sea, archaeologists have uncovered a Greek portico, which, 2,500 years ago, would have been a bustling public space, something like an ancient strip mall.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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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 (783 thousand pounds) 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. ...

Sandy's Aftermath & Legacy Take Center Stage in 'Nova' Show

With the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy's devastating hit to the U.S. Northeast approaching, PBS' science documentary show "NOVA" looks at the storm's impact and how damage from a similar storm can be reduced in the future. It also examines how climate change is likely to impact hurricanes and their effects. The episode, entitled "Megastorm Aftermath," will debut tonight (Oct. 9) at 9 p.m. ET.

First Evidence of Comet Striking Earth Found in Egypt

A team of scientists claims to have found the first-ever definitive evidence of a comet striking Earth.

Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Should Survive Sun Encounter, Study Suggests

The odds are pretty good that Comet ISON will survive its much-anticipated close solar approach next month, a new study suggests.

Mummified Head May Not Belong to King Henry IV

A mummified head identified as that of the French king Henry IV three years ago may not belong to the monarch after all.

Petting May Be Stressful for Some Cats

If your cats resist cuddling, it may be for good reason. New research suggests petting might stress out some felines.

Man Develops Rare Case of Melanoma in the Gums

A 45-year-old man in China who developed a large, dark discoloration of his upper gums had a rare type of melanoma, a cancer that usually happens on the skin, according to a new report of his case.

Attracted to Your Opposite? Brain Chemicals May Tell

What makes people fall in love with one person and not another?

Shutdown Science: Furloughed Workers Feel the Burden of Boredom

Jennifer Wade is bored. A program director for the National Science Foundation, Wade normally spends her workdays managing grant proposals and wrangling the reviewers who will decide what research gets federal funding.

Why Don't Ask, Don't Tell Doesn't Work at Work

Employers that impose a "Don't ask, don't tell" type of policy in the workplace are hurting their employees' chances of succeeding, new research suggests.

Next Generation: 5 Ways Science Classes Will Change

The millions of K-12 students who have returned to school this fall may find dramatic changes waiting in their science classrooms. In this and coming school years, new national standards are set to transform science education in the United States.

Factbox: The 2013 Nobel Prize Season

LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a look at who has won the Nobel prizes for 2013: * Physiology or Medicine: James E. Rothman (United States) Randy W. Schekman (United States) Thomas C. Suedhof (Germany United States) - For - plotting how cells transfer vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals to other cells, giving insight into diseases such as Alzheimer's, autism and diabetes. * Physics: Francois Englert (Belgium) Peter W. Higgs (United Kingdom) - For - predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. ...

Defending Mount Marilyn: Astronauts Want Moon Landmark Names Recognized

If Google Maps existed back in 1969 and included directions for navigating to the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin might have plugged in "Tranquility Base" and been told to begin their descent by passing over "Mount Marilyn" on their way to mankind's first lunar landing.

NASA Jupiter Probe Suffers Glitch After Earth Flyby

A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter went into a precautionary safe mode today (Oct. 9), shortly after completing a speed-boosting flyby of Earth.

Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare In 2 Months (Video)

The strongest solar flare in nearly two months erupted from the sun Tuesday (Oct. 8), causing a minor geomagnetic storm as charged particles from the sun passed by the planet.

Elephants Understand Human Gesture, No Training Needed

Elephants understand the human gesture of pointing, new research suggests.

Do Elephants Weep as an Emotional Response? (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Report Reveals Cause of Massive Madagascar Whale Stranding (Op-Ed)

Michael Jasny is director of the NRDC Marine Mammal Project. This Op-Ed is adapted from one on the NRDC blog Switchboard. Jasny Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

From Animals, We Can Learn Generosity and Forgiveness (Op-Ed)

pioneering Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Hit By Climate, Disaster Victims Call for Congressional Action (Op-Ed)

LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

With Warming, Wildfires Growing More Difficult to Predict (Op-Ed)

Peter Fulé Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

New Tech Could Transform Search for Intelligent Alien Life, SETI Says

TORONTO — An alien signal could take many forms. From radio to light, and even genetic manipulation only visible in DNA, extraterrestrial communication could be extremely diverse.

Mystery of Bizarre Icelandic Lava Pillars Solved

The mystery of a series of strange, knobby pillars of rock that formed in Iceland has been solved.

'Iron Man' Suit Under Development by US Army

If you've always wanted a high-tech suit of armor that will make you nearly invincible — à la Tony Stark of "Iron Man" — your long wait may soon be over.

Watery Asteroid Found Around Dying Star, Potential Habitable Planet Ingredient

Astronomers have found the remains of a large, water-soaked asteroid orbiting a superdense dying star, suggesting that planets capable of supporting life may once have existed in the system.

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