- Wasps That Eat Maggots from Inside Out Discovered LiveScience.com - 13 hrs ago
Little is known about tropical parasitic wasps in the subfamily Orthocentrinae besides their gruesome lifestyle. They lay their single egg in the body of a fly maggot and as the baby wasp larva grows, it eats the body of … More »Wasps That Eat Maggots from Inside Out Discovered
- Economic Decline Not Enough to Reduce Planet-Warming Emissions LiveScience.com - 13 hrs ago
Nations hoping to curb global warming face a quandary: Economic growth means more planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions. More »Economic Decline Not Enough to Reduce Planet-Warming Emissions
- Maar Volcanoes: Odd Explosions Beneath Earth Explained LiveScience.com - Sat, Oct 6, 2012
The eruption of a so-called maar-diatreme volcano is short-lived but violent. Magma creeps up through a crack in the Earth's crust and mixes with water, setting off a series of explosions — as many as a few each hour for … More »Maar Volcanoes: Odd Explosions Beneath Earth Explained
The eruption of a so-called maar-diatreme volcano is short-lived but violent. Magma creeps up through a crack in the Earth's crust and mixes with water, setting off a series of explosions — as many as a few each hour for several weeks. When the action stops, a crater-topped, rock-filled fracture called a diatreme is left …
- How Good Are You at Remembering a Face? A New Test Tells LiveScience.com - Sat, Oct 6, 2012
Are you good at remembering faces and names? There's a quick test you can take to find out, while helping a group of memory researchers at the same time. More »How Good Are You at Remembering a Face? A New Test Tells
Are you good at remembering faces and names? There's a quick test you can take to find out, while helping a group of memory researchers at the same time.
- Pets May Get the Flu More Often than Thought LiveScience.com - Sat, Oct 6, 2012
Humans aren't the only ones at risk for contracting the flu this season: our furry friends can fall ill from the disease as well. More »Pets May Get the Flu More Often than Thought
Humans aren't the only ones at risk for contracting the flu this season: our furry friends can fall ill from the disease as well.
- The Physics of the First-Ever Supersonic Skydive LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
An Austrian daredevil is gearing up to make the world's highest skydive, a daring leap from 23 miles above Earth that promises to break more than one record if all goes according to plan. More »The Physics of the First-Ever Supersonic Skydive
- Military Test: Drones Could Refuel Themselves Mid-Air LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
U.S. military flight tests have shown how drones could handle midair refueling by themselves, without human pilots. That raises the possibility of automated "flying gas stations" topping off robotic aircraft over future … More »Military Test: Drones Could Refuel Themselves Mid-Air
- Large Cold Front Creeping Across US, Seen From Space LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
A large mass of cold air is moving south and east across the middle of the country, and within a couple days could bring temperatures in much of the Midwest and Northeast to the lowest points they’ve yet reached this fal … More »Large Cold Front Creeping Across US, Seen From Space
- The Power Cut: Men With Shaved Heads Look More Dominant LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
A full head of hair on a man has long been associated with vitality and virility — think of the Biblical hero Samson, whose strength was in his tresses. But new research suggests that when balding sets in, men might do better … More »The Power Cut: Men With Shaved Heads Look More Dominant
- Human Greenhouse Gas Emissions Traced to Roman Times LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
The finding may lead scientists to rethink some aspects of climate change models, which assume humans weren't responsible for much greenhouse gas before the Industrial Revolution. More »Human Greenhouse Gas Emissions Traced to Roman Times
- Facebook Political Rants Lead to Rash of Pre-Election 'Unfriending' LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Political rants on Facebook are testing social media friendships and leading to a rash of pre-election "unfriendings," new research suggests. More »Facebook Political Rants Lead to Rash of Pre-Election 'Unfriending'
Political rants on Facebook are testing social media friendships and leading to a rash of pre-election "unfriendings," new research suggests.
- 47 Meningitis Cases Now Reported LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis has grown to include 47 cases in seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. More »47 Meningitis Cases Now Reported
An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis has grown to include 47 cases in seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.
- Peanut Butter Recall Expands to 240 Products LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
More than 200 peanut products have now been recalled because they may contain Salmonella bacteria, U.S. health officials say. More »Peanut Butter Recall Expands to 240 Products
More than 200 peanut products have now been recalled because they may contain Salmonella bacteria, U.S. health officials say.
- Einstein's Letter Questioning God Goes Up for Auction LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
From studying slices of his brilliant brain to probing profound physics theories, scientists and enthusiasts alike have long been spellbound by Albert Einstein. Now, an auction is offering the world a peek at Einstein's thoughts … More »Einstein's Letter Questioning God Goes Up for Auction
From studying slices of his brilliant brain to probing profound physics theories, scientists and enthusiasts alike have long been spellbound by Albert Einstein. Now, an auction is offering the world a peek at Einstein's thoughts on what may be humanity's most profound question: the existence of God.
- M&M-Loving; Bees Make Colorful Honey LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Hives of candy-crazy bees in France are reportedly producing honey colored blue and green. More »M&M-Loving; Bees Make Colorful Honey
Hives of candy-crazy bees in France are reportedly producing honey colored blue and green.
- What a 1,000 mph Car Could Do for Your Commute LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
A supersonic car project aimed at reaching 1,000 mph combines the power of a military jet engine with a hybrid rocket. The ambitious effort won't take off until 2013, but the speed demon concept alone may inspire futuristic … More »What a 1,000 mph Car Could Do for Your Commute
- Two 'Green Lists' Will Mark Conservationists’ Successes LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
After decades of playing Cassandra, warning of doomed species only to see more disappear every year, conservationists at the World Conservation Congress in South Korea last month adopted a new approach to saving the plan … More »Two 'Green Lists' Will Mark Conservationists’ Successes
- Newly Discovered Acorn Worm Named After Yoda LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Discovered a new type of acorn worm, scientists have. Named it after Yoda, they did. More »Newly Discovered Acorn Worm Named After Yoda
- Pelvic Exams While Under Anesthesia Sparks Debate LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
As a medical student, Dr. Shawn Barnes had an experience that he says left him feeling ashamed and conflicted. During his rotation through the obstetrics and gynecology ward of a teaching hospital in Hawaii, Barnes performed … More »Pelvic Exams While Under Anesthesia Sparks Debate
As a medical student, Dr. Shawn Barnes had an experience that he says left him feeling ashamed and conflicted. During his rotation through the obstetrics and gynecology ward of a teaching hospital in Hawaii, Barnes performed pelvic exams on women under anesthesia without the women's explicit consent to the procedure.
- Leap of Faith: 5 Ways Skydiving 120,000 Feet Can Kill You LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
On Monday (Oct. 8), Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will ascend more than 120,000 feet into the atmosphere inside a capsule attached to a helium balloon. Then, with nothing but a pressurized suit and a parachute, Baumgartner … More »Leap of Faith: 5 Ways Skydiving 120,000 Feet Can Kill You
On Monday (Oct. 8), Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will ascend more than 120,000 feet into the atmosphere inside a capsule attached to a helium balloon. Then, with nothing but a pressurized suit and a parachute, Baumgartner will jump out of the capsule and plummet toward Earth, breaking the sound barrier on the way …
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