After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA’s Mars program
(Reuters) – This week’s arrival of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like...
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World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture
(Reuters) – The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the...
Pop music too loud and all sounds the same: official
(Reuters) – Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all...
Anti-matter universe sought by space-based detector
(Reuters) – A seven metric ton particle detector parked for over a year on the International Space Station (ISS) aims to establish whether there is...
Flu “super antibody” may bring universal shot closer
(Reuters) – Scientists have found a flu “super antibody” called FI6 that can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans...
Polar bears ancient and in decline
Polar bears split from ancient bears more than 4 million years ago, suggests ancient DNA and the gene maps of multiple bears. The polar bear...
Indian scientists try to crack monsoon source code
(Reuters) – Scientists aided by supercomputers are trying to unravel one of Mother Nature’s biggest mysteries — the vagaries of the summer monsoon rains that...
“It’s a boson:” Higgs quest bears new particle
(Reuters) – Five people were shot dead after a gunman facing eviction seized hostages in an apartment in the southern German city of Karlsruhe on...
Scientists find new particle, probably the Higgs
(Reuters) – Scientists at Europe’s CERN research center have found a new subatomic particle that could be the Higgs boson, the basic building block of...