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	(Sponsor this newsletter) The Birds Are Back! 'Rat Island' Renamed When a ship arrived at an island in the North Pacific in the late 1700s, it brought more than cargo and splintered wood. It brought rats. Read More » Ouch! Dental Implant Ends Up in Woman's Sinus A 57-year-old woman in Italy who went to the doctor with inflamed sinuses and facial pain had an unusual diagnosis: a dental implant in the sinus. Read More » Men Slow Down for Love What is love? Maybe it means slowing down to walk at your beloved's pace. Read More » Ancient Bees May Have Been Wiped Out with the Dinosaurs The ancestors of modern carpenter bees may have vanished from Earth roughly 65 million years ago, around the same time the dinosaurs were wiped out, a new study finds. Read More » Mystery of Galaxy Evolution Revealed by Distant Cosmic Lens The most distant cosmic lens — a galaxy whose gravity warps and deflects light from an even more distant stellar nursery — has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. This so-called gravitational lens, which is so distant it takes the distorted light 9.4 billion years to reach Earth, can be used to measure the mass of the faraway galaxy, according to a new study. Read More » European Satellite, Out of Fuel, Will Plunge to Earth Next Month A European gravity-mapping satellite has run out of fuel and will likely die a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere about two weeks from now, officials say. Read More » New Flu Virus Found in Peruvian Bats A brand new flu virus has been found in Peruvian bats, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More » Astronomers discover most distant galaxy yet By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers have found the most distant galaxy yet, a discovery that pushes back scientists' view of the universe to about 700 million years after it is thought to have come into existence. Light from the galaxy, designated by scientists as z8_GND_5296, took about 13.1 billion years to reach the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, both of which detected the galaxy in infrared light. "We are learning so much about a region so far back in time it's hard to comprehend. This galaxy we're seeing is almost 13. ... Read More » 5 Intriguing Facts About the Roma Their names are as mysterious as their origins: Often called the Roma or the Romani people, they're also known as in Spain, in Finland and Portugal, or in France and Travelers in Scandinavia. Read More » The Making of a Mysterious Renaissance Map NEW YORK — Not much is known about how Renaissance cartographer Martin Waldseemüller created his 1516 "" world map, possibly the most up-to-date conception of the world at the time. Read More » Alien Planet Count Passes 1,000 Worlds, a Milestone Just two decades after first spotting planets orbiting a star other than our own sun, astronomers have notched a big milestone — the 1,000th alien planet. Read More » Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Celebrates Supersonic 'Space Jump' Anniversary (Video) A year ago this month, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner achieved an incredible feat: He became the first human to break the sound barrier with his body by skydiving from near the edge of space. Read More » Supernatural Experiences May Boost Religious Giving People who report having supernatural experiences — such as being healed, speaking in tongues or hearing God's voice — are more likely to give money to religious organizations, and the more religious certainty people have, the more they are willing to give, according to new research. Read More » Long Naps Linked to Diabetes A nap, a siesta, or as the Chinese call it, a , is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate on its health effects continues. While some studies have found cognitive benefits from a short afternoon sleep, others have suggested a link between napping and negative effects, including a shortened life span. Read More » Scientist who sought to predict quakes dies at 92 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prominent University of California, Los Angeles, seismologist and geophysicist who sought to predict earthquakes has died. Read More » Arctic Temperatures Highest in at Least 44,000 Years Plenty of studies have shown that the Arctic is warming and that the ice caps are melting, but how does it compare to the past, and how serious is it? Read More » Viking 'Parliament' Discovered Beneath Parking Lot in Scotland A Viking parliamentary site that dates to the 11th century has been found beneath a parking lot in Scotland. Read More » Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Sting The sting of the Arizona bark scorpion is so fierce that humans say the pain is like being hit by a hammer. But the tiny grasshopper mouse shakes off the sting like it's nothing. Read More »
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FeedaMail: Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News

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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Why Australia's Wildfires Are So Bad A dry, warm winter set the stage for dozens of wildfires currently threatening populated areas in New South Wales, Australia. Read More » Flu Shots May Also Protect Heart Getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of major heart problems, such as heart attacks or unexpected chest pain, particularly in people who have recently experienced such heart complications, a new review suggests. Read More » Docs Give New Definition to 'Full Term' Pregnancy Exactly what it means for a pregnancy to have reached "full term" is changing, doctors say. Read More » Ride with a view: U.S. firm to offer balloon excursions to stratosphere By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Hoping to cash in on a growing appetite for adventure, an Arizona startup has unveiled plans for a balloon ride to the stratosphere, offering passengers about two hours of space-like views from 19 miles above Earth. Privately owned World View, an offshoot of Paragon Space Development Corp., plans to start selling tickets at $75,000 per person within a few months, said Chairwoman and President Jane Poynter. ... Read More » NASA Spacecraft Snaps Amazing Photo of Earth En Route to Jupiter When NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft zipped around Earth earlier this month, it peered back at our planet for a photo op. Read More » Scientists trace deadly piglet virus hitting U.S. farms to China By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - A virus deadly to baby pigs that has roiled the U.S. pork industry likely originated in the Anhui Province of China and may have evolved from a virus seen in bats, according to a report by veterinary researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. The report should help diagnostic researchers and federal officials, who have been trying to trace the origin of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) since it was first identified in the United States this past spring. ... Read More » Can Oarfish Predict Earthquakes? Finding a giant oarfish washed up on the beach is a rare occurrence, since the fish is a deepwater species that's rarely seen at all. So when a oarfish was found just five days later, the rumor mill kicked into high gear. Read More » US Support for Marijuana Legalization at Its Highest Yet Public opinion on pot legalization appears to have crossed a major threshold: For the first time, a Gallup poll found that a solid majority of American adults supports making marijuana legal. Read More » Australian Lizards Thrive When Humans Hunt Them Hunters are often thought of as bad for wildlife, but scientists have recently found that Aboriginal hunters in Australia actually boosted certain lizard populations by improving the locales where the reptiles live. Read More » Who's Your Daddy? Probably Your Daddy Despite the popularity of paternity tests and the guest lineup of the "Maury Povich" show, most men are not being duped into raising children who are not their own, new research suggests. Read More » Scientists trace deadly piglet virus hitting U.S. farms to China By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - A virus deadly to baby pigs that has roiled the U.S. pork industry likely originated in the Anhui Province of China and may have evolved from a virus seen in bats, according to a report by veterinary researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. The report should help diagnostic researchers and federal officials, who have been trying to trace the origin of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) since it was first identified in the United States this past spring. ... Read More » New China H7N9 strain gives kick to mutant bird flu research By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Dutch scientists hidden away in a top-security laboratory are seeking to create mutant flu viruses, dangerous work designed to prepare the world for a lethal pandemic by beating nature to it. The idea of engineering viral pathogens to be more deadly than they are already has generated huge controversy, amid fears that such viruses could leak out or fall into the wrong hands. ... Read More » Europe Launches Space Metal 3D Printing Project The European Space Agency has rolled out a new initiative to refine 3D printing techniques to make space-grade metal parts. Read More » Astronaut Uses Single Strand of Hair to Move in Zero-G (Video) It doesn't take much of a push to get around in space, as NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg recently demonstrated aboard the International Space Station. Read More » No Pictures, Please! Andean Bears Wreck Research Camera (Video) In the tradition of Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn, Andean bears aren't afraid to stand up to the glaring camera lens of the paparazzi. Read More » 100 Days! Twin Panda Cubs Get Names The twin giant panda cubs born at Zoo Atlanta in July have reached their 100-day mark today (Oct. 23), and they now have names: Mei Lun (may loon) and Mei Huan (may hwaan), which originate from a Chinese idiom that translates to "something indescribably beautiful and magnificent." Read More » Genomics Pioneer Craig Venter Envisions Future of Synthetic Life NEW YORK — Life is a DNA software system, genome scientist Craig Venter told a packed auditorium here at the American Museum of Natural History Monday night (Oct. 21). In his talk, Venter offered a longsighted view of the creation and digitization of synthetic life. Read More » Discovered: Plastic-Eating Barnacles The oceans are full of plastic. Now, research finds that even barnacles are feeling the consequences. Read More » Ancient Galaxy Is Farthest Ever Seen Scientists have discovered the most distant and ancient galaxy ever spotted. Read More » Ancient Magician's Curse Tablet Discovered in Jerusalem A lead curse tablet, dating back around 1,700 years and likely written by a magician, has been discovered in a collapsed Roman mansion in Jerusalem, archaeologists report. Read More » Flying Drone Captures Underwater Images of 300-Year-Old Coral A flying drone the size of a shoebox has captured astonishingly detailed images of 300-year-old coral living beneath the waters off American Samoa in the South Pacific. Read More » Cacophony of Shipping Noise Found in Humpback, Killer Whale Habitat Humpback whales and killer whales are losing up to 94 percent and 97 percent, respectively, of their communication space in the busiest areas of the ocean off the British Columbia coast, according to a new study. Read More »
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