NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 1 year on Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mount Sharp has beckoned Curiosity since the NASA rover made its grand entrance on Mars exactly a year ago, dangling from...
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Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the question
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the...
Fetch! Robot retrievers compete in $1.5 million NASA contest
(Reuters) – Eleven robots faced off in a Massachusetts field on Wednesday, showing off their ability to independently track down objects in a hunt for...
Working gun made with 3D printer
The world’s first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US. The controversial group which created the firearm, Defense Distributed,...
Big drugmakers think small with nanomedicine deals
(Reuters) – Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A growing number of top drug companies seem to think so. The ability to encapsulate potent drugs...
Space debris collisions expected to rise
Unless space debris is actively tackled, some satellite orbits will become extremely hazardous over the next 200 years, a new study suggests. The research found...
Kepler telescope spies ‘most Earth-like’ worlds to date
The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Scientists say these new worlds are the...
Climate scientists struggle to explain warming slowdown
(Reuters) – Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a rise in global...
Italian Scientist Gian Paolo Vanoli Says Vaccines Produce Homosexuality
An Italian scientist is arguing that vaccinations produce homosexuality. Gian Paolo Vanoli, a 70-year-old scientist, journalist and opponent of vaccinations, says that vaccines make people gay....
Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS after just six hours
A Soyuz space capsule has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a journey of less than six hours. The three-man crew is the...