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Frog Photobombs NASA Moon Probe Launch (Photo)

Sorry Kermit, no moon launch for you.

Early Talkers More Likely to Grow into Teen Drinkers

Parenting competitions can start early. How old children are when they utter their first words, walk or learn to read can all be topics of parental comparisons. But a new study in Finland found a twist: Children with advanced language skills were more likely to drink alcohol as teens.

Like a Good Wine: How Your Age Affects Your Hangover

Contrary to popular belief, older people are less likely to report experiencing a hangover after a night of drinking, according to a new study from Denmark.

Scientists confirm Voyager 1 probe is in interstellar space

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists have been debating for more than a year as to whether NASA's 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the first human-made object to reach interstellar space. By a fluke measurement, they now know definitively that it has. "We made it," lead Voyager scientist Edward Stone, from the California Institute of Technology, told reporters on Thursday. The definitive piece of evidence came by chance when a pair of solar flares blasted charged particles in Voyager's direction in 2011 and 2012. ...

Ig Nobel Awards: How to Watch Live Tonight

The Ig Nobel prizes honor science that first makes people laugh and then makes them think. And tonight, those scientists who have made real, and hilarious, contributions to their fields, will receive awards in a whimsical ceremony at Harvard University.

Voyager 1: How Big Is the Solar System?

Voyager 1 has left the solar system. The big news that the spacecraft reached interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, after its decades-long sojourn begs the question: Just how far did it have to travel to knock on cold, dark space's door?

Scientists confirm Voyager 1 probe is in interstellar space

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists have been debating for more than a year whether NASA's 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the first human-made object to reach interstellar space. By a fluke measurement, they now know definitively it has. "We made it," lead Voyager scientist Edward Stone, from the California Institute of Technology, told reporters on Thursday. The key piece of evidence came by chance when a pair of solar flares blasted charged particles in Voyager's direction in 2011 and 2012. ...

Energy Drink Studies May Be Clouded by Industry Ties

The involvement of energy drink companies in research into their products has prevented clear answers about the risks these drinks may pose, argues a new editorial in a prominent medical journal.

Ig Nobel Prizes: A Duck-Gnawed Penis & Dung Beetles Steal the Show

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Amid a flurry of paper airplanes, hosts adorned with little more than silver body paint, and the world's first and only opera about a centrifugal-force birthing machine, the 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded tonight (Sept. 12).

Voyager 1 Probe Captures 1st-Ever Sounds of Interstellar Space (Video)

Thanks to NASA's far-flung Voyager 1 spacecraft, now exploring the final frontier beyond our solar system, humanity can tune into the sounds of interstellar space.

Spellbinding Northern Lights Shimmer Over Finland (Photo)

The northern lights dance is stunning blue and green hues as they light up the night sky over Oulunsalo, Finland in this captivating night sky photo sent in to SPACE.com.

Phone Sensors Could Meld with Human Body

Microscopic sensors and motors in smartphones detect movement, and could one day help their cameras focus. Now scientists have devised components for these machines that are compatible with the human body, potentially making them ideal for use in medical devices such as bionic limbs and other artificial body parts, researchers say.

Strange Case of 'Hyper Empathy' after Brain Surgery

In a strange case, a woman developed "hyper empathy" after having a part of her brain called the amygdala removed in an effort to treat her severe epilepsy, according to a report of her case. Empathy is the ability to recognize another person's emotions.

Friday the 13th: Why Humans Are So Superstitious

Despite having well-developed brains, complex technologies and centuries of scientific progress, the human species remains a fearful, superstitious lot. And what better day to revisit the nature of superstition than Friday the 13th?

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Reduce Pancreatic Cancer Risk

One type of hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women may decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests.

Hurricane Hunting Drones Probe Storms' Anatomy

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Off the coast of Bermuda, in the North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Gabrielle is churning. More than 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) away, here on a quiet island on the East Coast of the United States, NASA scientists on Tuesday (Sept. 10) were preparing to study the storm, using a drone that can fly above the swirling mass of clouds to examine how they form and grow.

Why Has It Been So Long Since a Major Hurricane Hit the US?

The United States hasn't been any stranger to hurricanes in the last eight years. Hurricane Sandy, for example, caused about $50 billion in damage and was responsible for more than 150 U.S. deaths last year, although the storm was technically an extra-tropical cyclone when it hit.

Can the Planet (and Humans) Survive Technology?

WASHINGTON — Charles Dickens could have been talking about the 21st century when he wrote the lines: "These are the best of times, these are the worst of times." Technology can extend human life and take us into space, but it is also destroying the environment and threatening the survival of other species and humanity.

Lefty or Righty? Genes for Handedness Found

Genes that play a role in the orientation of internal organs may also affect whether someone is right- or left-handed, new research suggests.

Why One Microbe Doesn't Age

Aging is an inevitable fact of life for most organisms, but one particular microbe has found a way to avoid getting older, at least in a sense, a new study finds.

Non-Grapefruit and Fruitful Non-Science

Best Time to See the Moon This Month Is Now

The next few nights are the best times of the month to observe the surface of the moon with telescopes, binoculars or even your naked eye. That's because the sun is rising along the center line of the moon, casting the lunar mountains and craters in high relief.

Undersea Astronauts Practice Spacewalks on Ocean Floor

While taking a break from spacewalk practice on Thursday (Sept. 12), an astronaut consulted a checklist of activities only to be visited by ... a large fish?

What Goes Up, Must Come Down: Balloonist Abandons Transatlantic Voyage

Balloonist Jonathan Trappe, who was attempting to set a new world record by becoming the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean by cluster ballooning, has abandoned his effort and landed in a remote part of Canada.

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

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Volcano's Burps and Sighs Could Warn of Eruptions

Like a sleeping giant digesting a spicy meal, a volcano's churning core rumbles with gas.

Humberto Becomes Season's First Hurricane, Misses Record

As expected, what was Tropical Storm Humberto became the first hurricane of the 2013 season early this morning (Sept. 11), narrowly missing out on becoming the latest-forming first hurricane in the modern record.

Stunning Auroras Photographed in 3D with Everyday Cameras

Three-dimensional movies of the northern lights have now been captured using digital cameras one might find in any camera store.

Baseball-Size Meteor Sparks Brilliant Fireball Over Southeast US (Video)

A baseball-sized piece of a comet lit up the sky on Monday night (Sept. 9), becoming a brilliant fireball that streaked over the southeastern United States.

New Model Could Help I.D. Potentially Habitable Alien Planets

The headlines have been coming thick and fast.

Who Knew? Orangutans Plan Trips

The night before Sumatran male orangutans travel through the forest, they often emit long, loud calls in the direction they plan to go, new research shows. This call, the study suggests, provides a cue to other members of the community to plan for the trip ahead, and is the first field-observed case of primates planning for future events this far in advance.

Buried Saharan Rivers May Have Led Humans Out of Africa

Some 100,000 years ago, three large rivers snaked through what is today the bone-dry Sahara Desert, new research suggests.

Sipping Tarantula Venom Kills Crop-Eating Insects

The venom in a tarantula's fangs packs a lethal punch when injected into its prey.

Humpback Whale Populations Increases Off British Columbia

Humpback whale populations are on the rise in a small coastal area of British Columbia, a new estimate reveals, but researchers remain cautious about the whales' safety in the face of several human threats.

Low Sex Drive? Men's Age-Related Changes May Have Surprising Cause

A decline in testosterone is often blamed for men's loss of muscle, energy and sex drive as they get older, but the culprit for some age-related changes may be a drop in men's levels of the female hormone estrogen, a new study suggests.

Physician-Assisted Suicide: Poll Shows Divide Among Experts

Medical experts in the United States remain divided in their opinion of whether physician-assisted suicide should be legal, a new poll suggests, indicating that the way in which patients die and the role of palliative care will remain issues of much debate.

Clearing the Pathway: Deadly Lung Disease Can Be Prevented (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Why Crash Test Dummies Prefer Electric Vehicles (Op-Ed)

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

Is Fertility an Option for Women with BRCA Cancer Gene? (Op-Ed)

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

NASA enlists ex-Air Force drones for tropical storm research

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is using of a pair of decommissioned military drones to study how tropical storms develop over the Atlantic Ocean. The campaign, known as the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, began last year with one Global Hawk unmanned aircraft outfitted with instruments to probe the environment around a developing storm. With two planes available for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists are focusing on the interior of storms as well. ...

Mars Rover Camera Invention Could Help NASA Robots Explore Solo

Every second that a NASA rover roams across the surface of Mars is extremely expensive. With millions or perhaps billions of dollars of technology on the Red Planet – controlled by people on Earth who require salaries to eat and facilities to use – the cost of performing science is great.

Must-See: Amazonian Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears

The sight of butterflies flocking onto the heads of yellow-spotted river turtles in the western Amazon rain forest is not uncommon, at least if one is able to sneak up on the skittish reptiles. But the reason why butterflies congregate onto the turtles may be stranger than you think: to drink their tears.

The Broccoli Problem: Why Some People Taste Things More Bitter

It has been a mystery why some people love some vegetables like broccoli, while others find it to be bitter, even though most people have the same genes for bitter taste receptors.

Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony: Where Science and Comedy Collide

Science, in its ceaseless quest to serve humanity, marches ever onward in pursuit of truth and wisdom. But at the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, science takes a break, pours itself a drink, and has a good, hearty laugh at itself.

Scholars and Sci-Fi Authors to Debate Future of Humanity

Technology has the potential to end humanity, or to save it. Which will it be?

NASA Identifies 3 Potential Asteroid Targets to Catch With Space Lasso

NASA has narrowed the list of candidates down to three space rocks for an ambitious mission to capture an asteroid and tow it to the moon, where it can be explored by astronauts.

By Accident, Researchers Set World Record for Thinnest Glass

Researchers accidentally discovered the world's thinnest sheet of glass, just two atoms thick.

Wildfire Burn Scars Worsen Colorado Flooding

Boulder, Colo., is getting absolutely drenched — since last night (Sept. 11), an incredible 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain have fallen in the city and its surrounding areas, and the deluge continues.

Time Capsule Sealed in Space Shuttle Exhibit

NASA's Florida visitor center has dedicated a time capsule filled with memorabilia related to the 30-year space shuttle program. Not to be opened until 2061 — 50 years after the last shuttle mission — the time capsule was sealed in the wall of the building that displays the spacecraft that completed that historic final flight.

One-Way Mars Colony Project Draws 200,000 Volunteers

A group that's looking for the first Red Planet colonists received applications from more than 200,000 prospective astronauts vying for a spot on a one-way trip to Mars.

Lightning-Fast Evolution Clocked During Cambrian Explosion

A crustacean with 3,000 lenses in its eyes, 6-foot-long shrimplike creatures and organisms that looked like tulips emerged hastily (from an evolutionary perspective) on the scene some 520 million to 540 million years ago. And now scientists have figured out just how quickly evolution was occurring during evolution's "big bang."

Measles Vaccination Still Important to Avoid Outbreaks, CDC Warns

Despite progress toward eliminating measles in the United States, outbreaks continue to occur, particularly in communities with high percentages of people who are not vaccinated because of religious and philosophical beliefs, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Warm Water Under Antarctic Glacier Spurs Rapid Melting

A two-month-long expedition to one of the most remote sites on the planet — the sprawling Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica — has revealed that currents of warm water beneath the glacier are melting the ice at a staggering rate of about 2.4 inches (6 centimeters) per day.

Creature with Interlocking Gears on Legs Discovered

Gears are ubiquitous in the man-made world, found in items ranging from wristwatches to car engines, but it seems that nature invented them first.

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