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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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Hooked! Male Fish Lure Females With Genital Claws

When male guppies fail to win over females with their good looks and dance moves, they turn to another, more aggressive set of tools: claws on the tips of their genitalia.

Ratlike Creature's Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists

The hero shrew — a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone — has mystified scientists since it was first described more than 100 years ago. Now, a newly discovered species of hero shrew may help researchers piece together why the animal evolved to have such a peculiar spine and what purpose the hardy backbone serves now.

NASA Photos Show Outburst from Potential 'Comet of the Century'

A comet that could put on a dazzling show when it zooms through the inner solar system later this year is already blasting out huge amounts of gas and dust, new observations by a NASA spacecraft show.

How to Secure Your House Against 'Natural Hackers'— Your Kids

Kids. Am I right? Always breaking stuff, touching stuff that shouldn't be touched, getting into stuff that shouldn't be gotten into. And always asking "why?" Why do you always ask "why," kids? Why!?

NASA Mishap Panel to Investigate Aborted Spacewalk

NASA has created an expert panel to investigate what went wrong during a July 16 spacewalk that had to be cut short when water began filling the spacesuit helmet of one astronaut in a scary malfunction.

Fermilab: High Energy Physics on the Prairie [Slide Show]

Paleontologists discover dinosaur tail in northern Mexico

By Luc Cohen MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday. Apart from being unusually well preserved, the 5 meter (16 foot) tail was the first ever found in Mexico, said Francisco Aguilar, INAH's director in the border state of Coahuila. ...

Coming Soon: SpaceX Rocket Launches from Texas Spaceport?

Since the Gemini 4 mission blasted off in June 1965, most of NASA's orbital flights have been controlled from facilities in Texas. But no payloads have ever successfully rocketed to orbit from that state.

NASA Will Test Parachute for New Spaceship Wednesday: Watch It Live

NASA's next manned spaceship, the Orion capsule, will be dropped over Arizona Wednesday (July 24) for a parachute test that will be broadcast live in a Google+ Hangout. SPACE.com's Clara Moskowitz will be one of a few reporters participating as Hangout guests to ask questions during the event.

Royal Baby Scams Could Lead to Royal Headaches

Whenever there's a big news story, scammers and cyberthieves are quick to take advantage of Internet users' curiosity in order to plant malware on their computers and steal sensitive personal information.

Science of Summer: How Do Ocean Waves Form?

One of summer's greatest pleasures for the lucky beachgoer is listening to the rhythmic lapping of ocean waves. A number of factors power this trance-inducing phenomenon, but the most important generator of local wave activity is actually the wind.

Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Longest Red Planet Drive Yet

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is really starting to stretch its legs on the Red Planet.

Odd Craving Causes Woman's Serious Heart Problem

A woman who devoured a 1-pound box of baking soda a day — before and during her pregnancy — developed serious muscle and heart conditions, according to a report of her case.

Sex Addiction: Brain Waves Cast Doubt on Disorder

In the recently updated version of its hugely influential mental health handbook, the DSM-5, the American Psychiatric Association included new disorders like binge eating and hoarding, but left out sex addiction.

Less Ice Equals More Seal Strandings on US Coast

Harp seals mate and rear their young on the sea ice off the east coast of Canada in the spring and move north as the weather warms. But increasing numbers of seals are ending up stranded along the U.S. East Coast, as far south as the Carolinas, far away from where they should be at this time of year.

NASA Drones Will Watch Hurricanes from Birth

Starting next month, NASA will remotely pilot two high-flying aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean's hurricane nursery to track tropical cyclones from birth.

Mussel Strength: How Mussels Cling to Surfaces

When mussels dangle from marine surfaces, they hold on by a cluster of fine threads. These filaments may appear flimsy, but they can actually withstand powerful impacts from currents or crashing waves. Now, researchers are unraveling the secret of these thin, bungeelike cords in order to develop more effective glues and other synthetic biomedical materials.

The Pain of Love: Shark Ray Dies from Mating Injuries

Love hurts. For proof, look no further than the animal kingdom.

Melting Permafrost Found in Antarctica's Dry Valleys

Antarctica's Dry Valleys are home to the oldest ice on Earth. The first signs of the massive thaw disturbing the Arctic's frozen ground have now appeared in one of these valleys, melting a glacier buried since the last Ice Age.

Getting a Head: How Worms Regenerate Lost Tissue

The mystery of why some animals can regenerate body parts while others cannot has long puzzled scientists, but three new studies have brought the issue to a head.

Fast and Furious: Violent Short-Lived Stars Stunt Galaxy Growth

New observations by a powerful telescope in Chile have revealed clues into why some galaxies experience a frenetic period of rapid star birth, only to see those stellar newborns starve future generations of stars.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Subarctic Wildfire Activity Is Heating Up

Subarctic wildfire frequency is higher now than it has been at any other point in the last 10,000 years, new records show.

Hey Flipper! Dolphins Use Names to Reunite

Dolphins call to each other using distinctive whistles that serve as names, new research suggests.

Outbreak of Intestinal Disease Cyclosporiasis Sickens 200

An outbreak of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis has sickened more than 200 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bizarre 'Schrodinger's Cat' Comes Alive in New Experiments

The strangeness of the world of the very small that allows a particle to be in two states at once may extend to larger scales, two new studies reveal. If the research proves true, that would bolster the validity of a thought experiment suggesting a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time.

Earthlings Wave at Saturn as NASA Probe Snaps Earth's Photo

Earthlings en mass waved at Saturn on Friday (July 19) for a planetary portrait session being snapped by NASA's Cassini probe at the famed ringed planet.

Some Parents Opting for Pharmacies, Not Doctors

About one in four parents have taken their kids to a clinic at a chain pharmacy or other retail store for health care, a new study suggests.

Wow! NASA Probes See Earth & Moon from Saturn, Mercury (Photos)

NASA has unveiled spectacular portraits of Earth and its moon from billions of miles away in images captured on Friday (July 19) and released today by the teams behind the agency's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn and its Messenger probe at Mercury.

Smaller, paler Earth unveiled in new NASA photo

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic space probe nearly 900 million miles from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of its home planet, NASA said on Monday. The resulting image shows Earth as a very small, blue-tinged dot - paler and tinier than in other photos - overshadowed by the giant Saturn's rings in foreground. ...

Wide Racial Gap in Reaction to Zimmerman Verdict

The American public is divided, largely along racial and political lines, over George Zimmerman's acquittal and the conversation it has sparked about race, according to a new poll.

Heartland Virus Is Carried by Ticks

The Heartland virus, a mysterious virus first identified last year in two Missouri farmers, is indeed transmitted to people by ticks, new research suggests.

Strange Particles Shape-Shift From One Flavor to Another

Exotic particles called neutrinos have been caught in the act of shape-shifting, switching from one flavor to another, in a discovery that could help solve the mystery of antimatter.

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