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Your Cellphone Could Be a Sonar Device

Submarines have used sonar for decades. Bats and dolphins have used it for millions of years. And thanks to a little math, humans could soon be echolocating with their mobile phones.

How a High Fat Diet Increases Alzheimer's Risk

Diets high in fat and sugar may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why.

Details in Death of Yuri Gagarin, 1st Man in Space, Revealed 45 Years Later

The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, the first man to walk in space says he can reveal what really happened to his friend and fellow Russian cosmonaut.

Don't Hurt That Robot! How Morality Muddles Perception of a Mind

Although people can't directly experience the consciousness of another, they take for granted that other people have minds — that others can think, remember, experience pleasure and feel pain.

Ocean 'Snapshot' Taken With Sound Waves

The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques, researchers say. The method resembles that employed to probe the deep Earth.

Doctor Shortage Looms in Health Care Reform (Op-Ed)

The Doctors Company Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

LEGO to Roll Out Mars Rover Curiosity as Toy Model

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, which for almost a year has been driving across the Red Planet, will be the next model to roll off LEGO's CUUSOO production line, the toy company announced on Friday (June 14).

The Singularity Is Near: Mind Uploading by 2045?

NEW YORK — By 2045, humans will achieve digital immortality by uploading their minds to computers — or at least that's what some futurists believe. This notion formed the basis for the Global Futures 2045 International Congress, a futuristic conference held here June 14-15.

AstraZeneca picks site for new global home in Cambridge

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for its new $500 million global headquarters and research center. Property industry sources told Reuters last month that the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) was the most likely site for the new facility, which will house some 2,000 employees - a decision confirmed by the drugmaker on Tuesday. Transplanting the heart of the company to the university city is the centerpiece of a $2. ...

The Top Jobs Young Women Just Don't Want

While young female professionals have many career goals, ascending to the top of their company is not one of them, new research shows.

A Simple Thing That Stops the Spread of Flu at Work

Giving employees paid time off when they're sick is the best way to keep influenza, or the flu, from spreading throughout the office, new research shows.

Flare Star Gets 15 Times Brighter in Minutes

A normally dull star in Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation, give off an incredible flare while scientists watched, increasing its brightness 15-fold in just three minutes, before returning to normal.

New 'Mixed' Language Discovered in Northern Australia

A new language, one that combines elements of English with traditional indigenous speech, has been discovered in northern Australia, according to a new study.

Facebook Helped Boost Organ Donor Registration

Raising awareness of organ donation on social media websites can help boost donation rates, according to a new study.

Grammar May Be Hidden in Toddler Babble

The little sounds and puffs of air that toddlers often inject into their baby babble may actually be subtle stand-ins for grammatical words, new research suggests.

Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope

PARIS — Ground controllers put Europe's Herschel Space Observatory to sleep Monday (June 17), turning off the infrared observatory after squeezing every bit of engineering value from the spacecraft since it ceased scientific work in April.

Earth Calling E.T.: New Project Begins Beaming Your Messages Into Deep Space

NEW YORK — In 18 years, messages beamed out into space from Earth by a new alien-messaging project Monday (June 17) will reach a distant star system known as Gliese 526.

The Future of Bionic Humans: What's Next in Bio-Hacking?

James Rollins has one foot planted firmly in science, the other in the unknown.

Seeing the Light: Retinal Prosthesis Restores Rat Vision

Technology for restoring vision is still at an early stage, but a new kind of retinal prosthesis allows blind rats to sense light, a study shows.

Flashpoint Found for Istanbul's Next Earthquake

As violent protests rock Istanbul, another cataclysm is building beneath the city.

Autism Linked with Air-Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy

Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a new study.

Lost Letters by Catherine the Great, Tchaikovsky Returned to Russia

U.S. investigators have recovered and returned historical documents that were stolen two decades ago from Russia's archives, including letters by Catherine the Great and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

'Lost' Medieval City Discovered Beneath Cambodian Jungle

A lost city known only from inscriptions that existed some 1,200 years ago near Angkor in what is now Cambodia has been uncovered using airborne laser scanning.

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies

SACO, Maine (AP) — A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.

Saturn Forms Cosmic Triangle with Stars This Week

If you're outside soon after nightfall this week — say around 10 p.m. your local time — you may notice a large and slender triangle high in the southern sky, a celestial geometry display of two stars and the brilliant ringed planet Saturn.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

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UK scientists win funding for new kind of anticoagulant drug

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have won early financial backing for a new kind of anticoagulant drug they believe may prevent dangerous blood clots without causing bleeding - a previously unachievable goal. Index Ventures, working with GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson via an early-stage biotech fund, said on Monday it was investing $11 million in XO1, a new company set up to develop the experimental medicine. ...

Solar plane lands at Washington on journey across U.S.

(Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies. The Solar Impulse landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington at 12:15 a.m. EDT, organizers said in a statement. It will remain in the U.S. capital until it takes off for New York in early July for the last leg of its historic trip. ...

Sibling Bullying Is Under-Recognized, Study Finds

Across the U.S., parents, educators, doctors and other experts have rallied to protect children from bullies. However, bullying by brothers and sisters is often chalked up to normal sibling behavior. Now a new study finds that sibling aggression, like peer aggression, causes mental distress, which can lead to anger, depression and anxiety in the child who is being targeted.

Normal or Not? When Temper Tantrums Become a Disorder

Angry kids who throw excessive, explosive tantrums now have their own disorder: disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

4 Government Conspiracies That Make PRISM Look Pedestrian

As far as government schemes come, the NSA's super-surveillance PRISM program sounds like something straight out of dystopian science fiction.

Past Mega-Quakes Left Mark on Canadian Coast

Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest.

Canadian Astronomers Battle Funding Cuts and Perceptions

MONTREAL, Quebec — Flashing a picture of the star HR 8799 and its four alien planets on a big screen, astronomer Andrew Cumming smiled. "This is the most amazing picture in exoplanet science!" he exclaimed.

Smarter Than C3P0: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist Says

In the next few decades, teams of roving robots will take to the seas, the air and other hard-to-reach spots, communicating with one another and working to solve scientific problems, according to a Canadian scientist.

Smarter Than C-3PO: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist Says

NASA Unveils New Astronaut Class for Deep-Space Exploration

NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars. The new class includes four men and four women who will join the 47 active astronauts at the agency's astronaut corps at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Heroism: The Bright Side of Psychopathy?

Heroes and psychopaths may have something in common, according to new research that links psychopathic personality traits to selfless behavior.

Are You Protected Against Whooping Cough? Most Adults Don't Know

Rates of whooping cough in the United States are at their highest level in decades, yet most adults don't know whether they are adequately protected against the disease, results from a new poll suggest.

Protected Against Whooping Cough? Most Adults Don't Know

Ancient Chinese Murals Saved From Tomb Robbers

A colorful, well-preserved "mural tomb," where a military commander and his wife were likely buried nearly 1,500 years ago, has been uncovered in China.

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