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North Pole 'Lake' Vanishes

Like a politician whose peccadillos lead to "family time," the North Pole lake has had its fill of Internet notoriety. The stunning blue meltwater lake that formed on the Arctic ice disappeared on Monday (July 29), draining through a crack in the underlying ice floe.

SpaceX wins bid to launch Canadian radar satellites

By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies was selected to launch a trio of Canadian radar satellites aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced on Tuesday. The California-based firm, also known as SpaceX, already is flying NASA cargo to the International Space Station, a permanently staffed research outpost that flies about 250 miles above Earth. Owned and operated by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, the company is also working on a space taxi to fly astronauts to the orbital outpost. A relative newcomer to the U.S. ...

Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter

By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - NASA is considering re-activating a mothballed space telescope to help find asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth, according to a senior U.S. space agency official. Launched in December 2009, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, telescope spent about a year taking pictures for an all-sky map. With its infrared detectors, WISE was able to peer through thick layers of dust and see even relatively dim objects such as cool brown dwarf stars in great detail. ...

NASA pushing to keep 'space taxi' competition going

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is pressing ahead with a program to fly its astronauts on commercial spaceships despite budget uncertainties that threaten to undermine a heated competition for its business. Since 2010, when the U.S. space agency begin partnering with private companies interested in developing space taxis, and May 2014, when the current phase of the so-called Commercial Crew initiative ends, NASA expects to have spent about $1.5 billion on the program. ...

Need a Job? Volunteer

Giving back to the community is one way job seekers can boost their chances of finding work, new research shows.

Science of Summer: How Is Ice Cream Made?

The ultimate summer treat is, arguably, ice cream. Some 1.5 billion gallons of ice cream and other related frozen desserts are made every year in the United States, with production peaking (as one might expect) in the sultry summer months, according to the International Dairy Foods Association.

Unusual Sexual Fixation: Man Aroused by Farts

If "Brad" had been born a century earlier, he may never have found others who share his preferences. But the Internet is a magnet for sexual confessions.

Sex After Childbirth: Both Parents Have Changes in Desire

Having a child not only affects the sexual desire of the woman who gives birth, but also her partner's, a new study suggests.

More Than Half of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins May Be Deaf

In waters from Florida to the Caribbean, dolphins are showing up stranded or entangled in fishing gear with an unusual problem: They can't hear.

Girl's Brown Recluse Spider Bite Turns Into Open Wound

When a little girl's spider bite developed into a nasty open wound, doctors had to perform two procedures to remove blackened, dead tissue from her leg, researchers say.

Hubble Telescope Helps Solve Galaxy-Evolution Mystery

New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers crack a longstanding puzzle about galaxy evolution.

Coffin-Within-a-Coffin Biggest Find of Richard III Dig

A month-long dig has come to an end at the site where King Richard III's grave was discovered under a parking lot in Leicester, England, last summer.

Eating Fish During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism

Children who are exposed in utero to low levels of mercury, such as from fish consumed during pregnancy, are not at an increased risk of developing autismlike behaviors, a new study finds.

HFCs? Curbing Them Is Key to Climate-Change Strategy (Op-Ed)

Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Have We Learned the Lessons from Deepwater Horizon? (Op-Ed)

Frances Beinecke is the president of NRDC, served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, and holds a leadership role in several environmental organizations. This article is adapted from a recent post to Switchboard Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Nearly 100 Animals Rescued from Squalor at Rural Homestead (Op-Ed)

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How Many Kids Are Up-to-Date With Vaccines?

Most kindergarteners are up-to-date with their vaccines, but data from the state level might mask clusters of unvaccinated children, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Wish You Were a Morning Person? Try a Camping Trip

A weeklong camping trip can help reset a person's internal biological clock, so that it will be easier to wake up in the morning and feel more alert, a new study suggests.

Oxygen Brought Earliest Carnivores to Life

Without oxygen, there would be no carnivores. Without carnivores, there would be no Cambrian explosion, the stunning evolutionary burst of diversity in species and body forms that began 540 million years ago.

Deaths from Guns: Homicide Rates Drop, But Suicide Rises

Rates of gun homicide have declined in recent years in U.S. cities, but rates of suicide by firearm are on the rise, according to a new report.

Sweet Success: Chocolate Structure Whets Appetite for Innovation

A delectable design aimed at using innovative materials in architecture has led to what might be a cocoa lover's wildest dream: a pavilion made entirely out of chocolate.

Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' Uncovered

Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000 years ago, new research suggests. And that ancient man likely shared the planet with the mother of all women.

NASA Completes First Review of Asteroid-Capture Concepts

NASA has conducted its first internal review of ideas for its ambitious asteroid-capture mission, agency officials announced Wednesday (July 31).

Bullied Kids More Likely to Commit Crimes As Adults

People who were bullied throughout childhood and adolescence are more likely than others to engage in delinquent or criminal behavior later in life, a new study finds.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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US Renewable Energy Tops Record in 2012

Renewable energy production hit an all-time high in the United States in 2012, according to a recent annual energy report.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Girl

A 12-year-old girl in Arkansas has been hospitalized with a case of parasitic meningitis caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba.

Wobbly, Sunlike Star Being Pulled by Giant Alien Planet

Stars, including the sun, experience sound waves that zip around inside them and cause tiny rhythmic fluctuations in their brightness. By studying these variations, scientists can better understand the interiors of stars— an emerging scientific field known as asteroseismology that is akin to seismology on Earth, which helps geologists yield insights into the innards of this planet.

NASA Astronaut Says Spacesuit Water Leak Was 'Scary Situation' (Video)

The mysterious leak that cut a spacewalk short two weeks ago was apparently as frightening as it looked to those of us watching on NASA TV.

Great White Shark Tagging Expedition Sets Sail Today

How many great white sharks live off the U.S. East Coast, and how do they make a living? Researchers and fishermen set sail today (July 30) from Cape Cod, Mass., to find out, in one of the most ambitious expeditions to ever tag great white sharks.

Why Video Job Interviews Don't Work

Although they might save time, video interviews aren't paying off for job candidates or employers, new research shows.

What Makes a Brand Legendary

Sometimes it takes a little mystery to raise a brand to legendary status, new research finds.

Stunning New Photo of Andromeda Galaxy Taken by New High-Res Instrument

A new portrait of the Milky Way's neighbor, Andromeda, shows our twin galaxy in a whole new light thanks to a new instrument on Japan's Subaru telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea.

Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse: Just Do the Math

This equation could spell your doom: (bN)(S/N)Z = bSZ. That is, if you ever found yourself in the midst of a zombie pandemic.

Ex-USAF Chief Scientist Likens U.S. Cybersecurity Challenge to Whac-A-Mole

Ancient 'Hall of the Dead' Unearthed in England

Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000-year-old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England.

Why Large Testes May Be a Sign of Big Heart Problems

Men with large testicles may be at increased risk of heart disease, and a new study from Italy suggests why.

Prince William: Why Paternity Leave Is Good for the Whole Family

When Prince William revealed he was taking two weeks paid paternity leave, he sent a strong message: Dads are critical during a newborn's first few weeks of life.

SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch Canadian Radar Satellites

WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch all three satellites for Canada's planned Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) in 2018 aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket, the Hawthorne, Calif., rocket maker announced Tuesday (July 30).

Wanted: Space Tech Innovations for NASA's Future

WASHINGTON — Technological innovation isn't necessarily one size fits all for NASA.

Drought-Weakened Trees More Likely to Die in Fires

Prolonged droughts are causing more trees to die in forest fires in the western United States, according to a new study that looked at decades of controlled fire data.

33 Bizarre New Ant Species Discovered

A total of 33 previously unknown ant species have been discovered in Central America and the Caribbean. The nearly blind ants live in leaf litter and rotten logs in rainforests and are all quite tiny, each less than one-twelfth of an inch (2 millimeters) in length, according to new research.

NASA Needs More Women, Top Official Says

The U.S. space agency is in need of more women among its ranks, NASA's second-in-command said last week during a panel on women in space.

The Price of Anarchy: How Contagion Spreads

During infectious disease outbreaks, personal freedom comes at a price: the welfare of the public as a whole, a new study finds.

Breast-Feeding Rates Continue to Rise, CDC Says

The percentage of babies who are breast-fed in the United States continues to rise, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Understanding the Power of Omega-3s (Op-Ed)

Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian; author of " Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Conservation 3.0: Protecting Life on a Changing Planet(Op-Ed)

Science Driven Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science

Dognition The Genius of Dogs Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Giant Water Bug Stalks and Devours Fish

Insects are pretty low on the food chain, but there are some bugs that turn the tables, making meals out of other animals like fish and amphibians.

Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Tied to Orbit

Steady geysers of water ice on one of Saturn's icy moons appear to erupt more strongly when the moon is farthest from its ringed parent planet, scientists say.

'Highway from Hell' Fed Deadly Volcano

Molten rock from Earth's hellishly hot mantle can punch through miles of overlying crust in a matter of months, a new study finds.

Hypnotic Space Spiral Imaged by Hubble Telescope

A mysterious spiral of doom — okay, just a spiral-shaped galaxy — has been captured in a new image by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Long Before Birds, Dinosaur Brains Wired for Flight

Some nonavian dinosaurs, including carnivorous tyrannosaurs, may have had brains that were hardwired for flight long before even the earliest known birds started flapping their wings, a new study finds.

Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics

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