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VIDEO: Machu Picchu Mummy, Gold Found: Archaeologists in Peru have discovered an Inca mummy and artifacts, including gold jewelry, near the ancient mountain citadel of Machu Picchu.

Sky Show Tonight: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make "Frown": The planetary bodies will shine just a few degrees apart in an unusual cosmic conjunction on Monday night.

VIDEO: Rangers Return to Congo Park: A deal between the government and rebel leaders has enabled rangers to return to Congos Virunga National Park to look after endangered mountain gorillas.

VIDEO: Deep Sea Robo-Help: Scientists searching the depths of the ocean for undiscovered marine life off the coast of Maine get help from a well-equipped robot.

Sources of Saturn Moon's Supersonic Water Jets Revealed: Data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that the geysers on the south pole of Enceladus are gushing out from vents that are each about the size of a professional sports stadium.

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site: At an extremely deep oil-drilling site, a remote control submersibles camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—elbowed Magnapinna squid. With video.

PHOTOS: A World of Crabs from One Tiny Island: During a massive expedition to Vanuatu, scientists collected 600 different crab species. The international team of 153 experts gathered a total of nearly 10,000 different species of living organisms.

Oldest Turtle Found; May Crack Shell-Evolution Mystery: Prehistoric turtle fossils discovered in China without fully formed shells may be the missing link that shows how the modern-day reptiles got their distinctive hard backs, experts say.

THE ROUNDUP: Science and Nature News Around the Web: Mystery of speedy dolphins; Hadrians history; Have cyberchondria?

Planets, Crescent Moon to "Frown" on Skywatchers Dec. 1: Venus and Jupiter will shine just a few degrees apart in the evening sky on November 30, joined the following night by the moon in an unusual conjunction.

PHOTOS: Pacific Shipwrecks Potential Toxic Timebombs: Nearly 3,700 World War II shipwrecks lie submerged in the Pacific Ocean, some containing noxious cargo including oil, diesel, gasoline, chemicals, and even unexploded ordnance.

Hurricanes Blow Away Bats, Spread Genes to New Islands: Though usually harmful, hurricanes also strengthen bat populations by literally picking up the animals and redistributing them in other islands, a Caribbean study shows.

VIDEO: Roman "Jewel" Promoted: Archaeologists are touting a jewel of the Roman Empire: the city of Viminacium in modern-day Serbia.

Huge Impact Crater Uncovered in Canadian Forest: A new radar-like survey technique that strips vegetation away to create images of the bare Earth is bound to find even more impact craters hidden worldwide, experts say.

PHOTOS: Alien-like Squid Seen at Deep Drilling Site: See the elbowed, elephant eared Magnapinna squid filmed by an oil company submersible—plus pictures from a 2001 Hawaii sighting.

PHOTOS: Tiny Tropical Island Yields a Wealth of Species: Using 21st century technology, an international group of scientists conducted an old-fashioned expedition on a little-studied South Pacific island in the Republic of Vanuatu. They collected 10,000 different species, 2,000 of which may be

Python-Packed Cars Seized in Cambodia: Wildlife smugglers transporting more than a thousand pounds of reptiles—including king cobras and Burmese pythons—to Vietnam were intercepted by a Cambodian wildlife-rescue team.

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Universe Today

Who Listens For Phoenix?: Phoenix isn't merely dead; it's really most sincerely dead. NASA has now stopped listening for any residual beeps sent by the Phoenix lander with the spacecraft orbiting Mars. After nearly a month of daily checks to listen for any last

Made in Korea: Lunar Lander Unveiled: Everybody wants to go to the moon! Scientists from Korea recently unveiled a spacecraft developed completely in-house that could potentially be used for robotic exploration of the Moon. The mini-sized lander, shown above is about 40 centimeters tall (15.5 inches)

Old Space Observatory Spare Parts to Search for Dirty Bombs: From 1991 to 2000, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory dominated the search for the largest explosions ever observed in the cosmos: gamma-ray bursts (or GRBs). Unfortunately after nearly a decade of highly successful observations, June 4th 2000, NASA made the

Wood Plank Found on Mars?: Over the long holiday weekend, Universe Today was flooded with emails from readers who asked us to comment on an image taken by the Opportunity rover that appears to show a plank of wood laying on the surface of Mars.

Shuttle Landing: Beautiful; Progress Docking: Last-Minute Excitement: Sunday was a busy day for human spaceflight, as space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California, and a Progress re-supply ship docked at the International Space Station. While the shuttle landing went off without a

Moon, Venus and Jupiter Dazzle on December 1: Are you ready for some spectacular sky scenery tonight? Then keep your fingers crossed for clear weather as the slender crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter provide one of the finest sky shows we've seen all year - a conjunction in

Pictures of Canadian Meteorite Fragments: On Nov. 27, planetary scientist Dr. Alan Hildebrand from the University of Calgary and graduate student Ellen Milley brought reporters to a site where they have found numerous meteorite fragments from the bolide that streaked across the sky in Western

Looking for the answer to this week's WITU Challenge?: Don't forget to check out the answer to this week's Where In The Universe Challenge! There was a wide variety of guesses this week, but find the true answer at this link! © nancy for Universe Today, 2008. |Permalink |2

Wilkins Ice Shelf in Danger: Recent satellite images show new rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf which could possibly lead to the opening of the ice bridge that has been preventing the shelf from disintegrating and breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula. The

Fragments of Canadian Fireball Found: Fragments of the big meteorite that lit up the Canadian skies across the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan last week have been found, according to a report in CBC online. University of Calgary scientists said they located several meteorite fragments

Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast - November 28-30, 2008: Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a bit of a challenge this weekend? Then break out the big telescope and let's go galaxy hunting in Cetus as we have a look at Hickson Compact Group 16. If you'd like

Chandrayaan-1 Feeling the Heat: India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has successfully sent back some of its first science data and images from the moon, but the spacecraft is also experiencing rising temperatures, and mission managers have decided to use the instruments sparingly to avoid overheating. Chandrayaan-1

Listen to Astroengine Live on WPRT Radio, Today: In an effort to bring the space news efforts from the Internet to the radio, I have my own little radio show every Wednesday!I've been a regular guest on Paranormal Radio with Captain Jack (his awesome show will start immediately

Underground Water Reservoirs Power Geysers on Enceladus: Saturn's moon Enceladus may indeed hide an underground reservoir of water. Scientists analyzed the plumes seen spewing from the moon with the Cassini spacecraft, and found water vapor and ice. "There are only three places in the solar system we

Good News and Great Pictures from STS-126: Seemingly, the current space shuttle mission, STS-126, has been all about two things: recycling and restoring. The crew has been working almost nonstop to get a new system that turns urine into drinking water to work correctly; and spacewalkers spent

Where In the Universe Challenge #31: It's Wednesday, so that means its time for another "Where In The Universe" challenge to test your visual knowledge of the cosmos. See if you can name where in the Universe this image is from, and give yourself extra points

Jupiter Could Have Earth-like Rocky Core: Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a geophysicist who simulated conditions inside the planet on the scale of individual hydrogen and helium atoms. "Our simulations show

Canadian Meteor Update: 10-Ton Rock Responsible: The search is on for fragments of a 10-ton rock that lit the sky over western Canada last Thursday evening. Scientists estimate that at the time it hit Earth's atmosphere, the asteroid fragment weighed approximately 10 tons and was probably

Sweet! Galactic Molecule Could Point to Alien Life: An organic sugar molecule which is directly linked to the origin of life has been detected in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. Using the IRAM radio telescope in France, an international team of scientists found

Ex-NASA Associate Administrator's Anger at the "Cancer" Overtaking US Space Agency: It is rare you'll see such a high-ranking ex-NASA official being so blunt with his criticism of the US space agency. Alan Stern resigned as associate administrator on April 11th this year under a cloud of controversy after it was

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The New York Times

Findings: Health Halo Can Hide the Calories: Have Americans been seduced into overeating by the so-called health halo associated with certain foods and restaurants?

Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive — and a Doctor: Recent studies suggest that badly behaved doctors contribute to medical mistakes, preventable complications and even death.

Mind: Standing in Someone Else’s Shoes, Almost for Real: Neuroscientists have shown that they can create a “body swapping” illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.

Cases: A Scare Forever Etched: Scary experiences etch the lives of young surgeons and can be great teachers.

Report Ties Children’s Use of Media to Their Health: A review of 173 studies found that more time with television, films, video games, magazines, music and the Internet was linked to rises in childhood obesity, tobacco use and sexual behavior.

The Six Habits of Highly Respectful Physicians: Medical schools may be underemphasizing a simple virtue: good manners.

Cardiologists Debate Expensive Heart Scans: A high-tech CT scan is a faster and less invasive procedure, but has no proven benefits over an angiogram, a new study suggests.

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Scientific American

Robot Clam Achieves Feat With Foot: No description.

Turning Back the Cellular Clock: A Farewell to Embryonic Stem Cells?: When historians chronicle the stem cell research wars, Shinya Yamanaka will likely go down as a peacemaker. The Japanese scientist has helped send the field on a surprising end run around the moral debate surrounding embryonic stem cells, the creation

Psychiatric Drugs Replacing Talk Therapy: In the 1960s, the heyday of psychoanalysis, psychiatrists often saw their patients five days a week. But the number of psychiatrists today who focus on talk therapy is dwindling, according to a recent study that analyzed trends in psychiatry offices

Can genes predict athletic performance?: What if sideline rage could be nipped in the bud with a quick genetic test that told Mom and Dad what sports – if any – Junior could master? The Boulder, Colo., company Atlas Sports Genetics today began selling just

Bug vs. bug: How do mosquitoes survive deadly viruses unscathed?: Why can mosquitoes carry deadly viruses without succumbing to them and live on to give humans West Nile, dengue fever, and a host of other fatal illnesses. According to new research, the insects primitive immune systems recognize that the viruses

Space shuttle Endeavor creates sonic booms over California as it comes in for a landing: Residents of southern California were treated to a pair of sonic booms as the U.S. space shuttle Endeavor passed overhead yesterday en route to its safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base.

Picking up the pieces of the Canadian fireball meteor: Dozens of remnants of the meteor that lit up Canadian skies last month have turned up in western Canada, according to a researcher leading the hunt. Alan Hildebrand, a professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Calgary, told

Thanksgiving Day (in Antarctica) blizzard: Editors note: Marine geophysicist Robin Bell is leading an expedition to Antarctica to explore a mysterious mountain range beneath the ice sheet. Following is the fifth of her updates on the effort as part of ScientificAmerican.coms in-depth report on the

The moon, Jupiter and Venus: Night sky's three brightest lights come together this evening: Thanksgiving may be history, but stargazers will find theres another bountiful feast to be had in tonights sky. Just after sundown, those in pockets with clear skies should see a tight clustering of the crescent moon and the two brightest

Obama's new tech, innovation and government reform team: President-elect Barack Obama recently appointed a team of advisors to make good on his campaign pledge to elevate the use of technology and encourage consumers to use the Internet to keep tabs on the governments activities. Heading the effort: Blair

Dispatches from the bottom of the Earth: Moving the Chess Pieces: Editors Note: Marine geophysicist Robin Bell is leading an expedition to Antarctica to explore a mysterious mountain range beneath the ice sheet. Following is the fourth of her updates on the effort as part of Scientific American.coms In-depth Report on

FDA says it's making America's food safer--but melamine is OK in infant formula: In the wake of melamine and high-profile food poisoning cases, the embattled Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that its taking steps to ensure food safety.

Tuberculosis conspires with HIV to make the disease worse: As AIDS has spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, another infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB), has also proliferated.

James Propp: Life and Math is a Great Combination: His finalist year: 1977

Wave of earthquakes shakes up California. Is Arkansas next?: Some California residents are all shook up after a moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 150 miles west of Eureka on Friday, and a handful of minor quakes rattled interior Southern California over the weekend. There were no reports of injuries

AIDS Today -- And Tomorrow: On World AIDS Day, we look at the outcome of PEPFAR, President Bushs international AIDS program, the aftermath of a controversial HIV-prevention trial, and the future of microbicides -- women-controlled AIDS prevention

HIV Life Cycle Basics: This animation explains the life cycle of the HIV virus as scientists currently understand it.

Fact or Fiction: Does circumcision help prevent HIV infection?: The male foreskin--an unassuming flap of skin eagerly discarded in some cultures--has taken center stage in recent debates over HIV prevention. Although researchers now agree that its removal is a proved method to reduce HIV spread in heterosexual men, the

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Tough U.N. climate deal urged despite economic woes: By Gerard Wynn and Gabriela Baczynska POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks opened in Poland on Monday with pleas for urgent action to fight global warming despite the economic slowdown, and a warning that inaction could mean water shortages

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Space.com

Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up Star: A newly discovered exoplanet sheds light on what will happen to Earth in billions of years.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely in California: Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Sunday, completing a 16-day mission to upgrade and service the International Space Station (ISS).

Glitch Forces Manual Docking of Supply Ship at Space Station: A modernized Russian cargo ship has brought holiday gifts and vital supplies to the international space station.

NASA Hopes for Shuttle Landing Today: NASA managers have cleared space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth on Sunday; now all they need is for the weather to cooperate.

Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Sunday Landing: The seven astronauts aboard Endeavour will convert their spacecraft into a 100-ton glider today.

Spectacular Sky Scene Monday Evening: A slender crescent moon will appear in very close proximity to the two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter.

NASA Mission Could Find Life on Europa: Proposal is to visit two of Jupiters large moons, Ganymede and Europa.

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ScienceDaily

Possible Mechanism For Creating 'Handedness' In Biological Molecules: The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or handedness, similar to the way people are right or left handed. This chirality has a profound influence on the chemistry and molecular interactions of living organisms.

Lack Of Vitamin D Could Spell Heart Trouble: Vitamin D deficiency -- which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness -- may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension,

Accelerated Melting Of Continental Icepacks Is Major Reason For Rise In Sea Level Between 2003 (...): The accelerated melting of continental icepacks is the major reason for the rise in sea level over the 2003 to 2008 period, something which has minimized the effect of thermal expansion of seawater, according to new research.

Key To Keeping Killer T Cells In Prime Shape For Fighting Infection, Cancer: Researchers have found multiple receptors on the outside of the bodys killer immune system cells which they believe can be selectively targeted to keep the cells in superb infection and disease-fighting condition. In a study published in Nature Immunology, the

Symptoms Of Depression Associated With Increase In Abdominal Fat: Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat, over a five-year period.

Can You Hear Me Now? How The Inner Ear's Sensors Are Made: A new study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia -- tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals -- the

Viral DNA In Bacterial Genome Could Hold Key To Novel Cystic Fibrosis Treatments: The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is well known for its environmental versatility, ability to cause infection in humans, and antibiotic resistance. P. aeruginosa is the most common cause of lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Researchers have now used genomic techniques

Influence Of Climate Warming On The Increase In Tick-borne Diseases: Rises in the ambient temperature modify the behavior of dog ticks and increase their affinity for humans. There is thus a risk that episodes of global warming may be associated with epidemics of tick-borne diseases.

Flu Vaccine Linked To Reduced Illness, Impairment Of Academic Performance Among College Students: College students who are vaccinated against influenza appear less likely to develop flu-like illnesses, require related health care visits or experience impairments in academic performance during flu season, according to a new report.

Discovery Of Virus In Lemur Could Shed Light On AIDS: The genome of a squirrel-sized, saucer-eyed lemur from Madagascar may help scientists understand how HIV-like viruses co-evolved with primates, according to new research.

Is An Anchor Responsible For Mad Cow Disease (BSE) Infections?: Chemists are providing prion researchers with a new tool to elucidate the role played by specific anchor molecules. These complicated anchor compounds are suspected of promoting infections with BSE or Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.

New RNA Processing Mechanism And New Class Of Small RNAs: Scientists report their discoveries of a previously unknown mechanism in the nucleus that processes non-coding RNA molecules to generate what might be a new class of small RNAs.

Speed Matters For Ice-shelf Breaking: It wont help the Titanic, but a newly derived, simple law may help scientists improve their climate models and glaciologists predict where icebergs will calve off from their parent ice sheets.

Place Of Birth Contributes To Asthma Disparity: Public health researchers report the possible role of nativity (place of birth) on asthma prevalence in a black population in the United States. The findings emerged unexpectedly from a community-based participatory survey related to asthma conducted in Dorchester, Mass.

Boll Weevil Feeding Habits Now Better Understood: Boll weevils dont hibernate during winter in the subtropics but actually remain active, feeding on orange, grapefruit and other plants, according to a scientist studying this infamous cotton pest.

Arthritis Research Shows Better Management More Important Than New Drugs: Although there has been an increase in the number of new arthritis treatments in recent years, the best results will come from more effective use of the drugs we have. Research published in Arthritis Research and Therapy investigates the effectiveness

Fragments Of 10-tonne Space Rock Located In Canada From Nov. 20 Fireball: The remains of a 10-tonne asteroid that exploded in the sky near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border on November 20, 2008 have been located in a rural area near the city of Lloydminster.

Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke Reduced: New Estimate Of Annual Clinical Burden And Cost Of Coron(...): As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. Researchers have recalibrated the CHD Policy Model to better predict future trends in CHD.

Cells Reorganize Shape To Fit The Situation, Scientists Discover: Flip open any biology textbook and youre bound to see a complicated diagram of the inner workings of a cell, with its internal scaffolding, the cytoskeleton, and how it maintains a cells shape. Yet the fundamental question remains, which came

Real-time Beethoven: Researchers have designed a music system that will allow users to compose and perform in the same few milliseconds, with an infinite number of variations on a single theme. Imagine a concert hall and a stage, with a symphony orchestra

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New Scientist

Big bang's afterglow may reveal birthplace of comets: A shell of icy bodies called the Oort Cloud is too far away to see – but its signature may be hidden in remnant radiation from the big bang

Rare celestial trio dazzles sky watchers: On Monday, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon form a tight triangle on the sky - the Suns glare blocks most such conjunctions

Rare celestial trio to dazzle sky watchers: On Monday, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon will form a tight triangle on the sky - the Suns glare blocks most such conjunctions

Brains of autistic children slower at processing sound: A brain scan shows that children with autism respond more slowly to sound stimuli, offering a clue to the condition

Amazon destruction gathers pace: After three years of decline, the rate at which Brazils rainforest is being cleared rose again, with 12,000 sq km cleared in 12 months

Antarctic islands surpass Galapagos for biodiversity: More sea and land animals live on the South Orkney Islands than on the tropical Galapagos Islands, a new survey shows

Invention: Supersonic hurricane neutraliser: Flying jets in circles at supersonic speed inside a hurricane could dissipate its destructive force, a patent application claims

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BBC

Palm oil offers no green solution: A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions.

Sizing-up Jaws: How to measure the bite of a great white shark

Smiling sky: Your pictures of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon

New Stone Age artefacts unearthed: An archaeological dig in Russia has unearthed female figurines, carved tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.

70% deforestation cuts for Brazil: Brazils environment minister has plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.

Watch the skies: Stargazers set for rare astronomical phenomenon

Electric future: Climate advisors talking bout new generation

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CNN

Hints of water found on Saturn moon: Read full story for latest details.

Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise: Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside Indias first unmanned lunar spacecraft.

India launch aims to map the moon: Read full story for latest details.

Astronauts complete third spacewalk: Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday evening after spending nearly seven hours cleaning and lubricating a major joint on the international space station.

Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk: Things didnt go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Endeavour docks with space station: Space shuttle Endeavour docked Sunday with the international space station, where the shuttle crew will help install more living space.

India probe crash-lands on moon: A TV-sized probe adorned with a painted Indian flag is set to crash on the moon Friday as part of New Delhis first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said.

Astronomers capture images of new planets: The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies.

Phoenix Lander silent, Mars mission over: A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Landers mission to an end, NASA announced Monday.

Mission to fix Hubble Telescope postponed: NASAs plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back.

Hints of water found on Saturn moon: Read full story for latest details.

Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise: Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside Indias first unmanned lunar spacecraft.

India launch aims to map the moon: Read full story for latest details.

Astronauts complete third spacewalk: Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday evening after spending nearly seven hours cleaning and lubricating a major joint on the international space station.

Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk: Things didnt go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Endeavour docks with space station: Space shuttle Endeavour docked Sunday with the international space station, where the shuttle crew will help install more living space.

India probe crash-lands on moon: A TV-sized probe adorned with a painted Indian flag is set to crash on the moon Friday as part of New Delhis first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said.

Astronomers capture images of new planets: The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies.

Phoenix Lander silent, Mars mission over: A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Landers mission to an end, NASA announced Monday.

Mission to fix Hubble Telescope postponed: NASAs plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back.

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Discovery

2009: 'Year of the Gorilla': The U.N. commits to raising awareness about the plight of gorillas in 2009.

AIDS Crisis Overblown, Some Dare Say: This World AIDS Day, some experts say HIV consumes too much health funding.

Fuel Cell-Powered Devices Closer to Reality: The removal of a government roadblock paves the way for fuel cell-powered devices.

New Laser Technique Produces Bevy of Antimatter: Blasting a gold target with high-powered lasers creates a vast supply of antimatter.

SLIDE SHOW: Adventurer Steve Fossett: Highlights from the life, and mysterious death, of Steve Fossett.

New Fan-Like Coral Found in Deep Sea: A spectacular new coral species is found amid undersea mountains off the Pacific Northwest.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands in Calif.: Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday.

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Science/AAAS

The Long Road to Modernity: Archaeological dating suggests modern humans may have inherited some fancy tools

Lasers Uncover Craters: New technology pinpoints previously unknown meteor impacts

How Childhood Leukemia Fights Back: Scientists find intriguing patterns in DNA from relapsed patients

The Catch-22 of Aging: Cells efforts to repair old DNA may trigger more senescence

Most Planets May Be Seeded With Life: Discovery of RNA precursor in planet-forming cloud suggests building blocks of life are common in the universe

Sea Change for Turtle Origins?: Discovery of stunning fossils suggests aquatic roots

No Recovery for Atlantic Cod Population: Longtime symbol of Atlantic fishing may never rebound from 1990s collapse in Canada

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USATODAY

Astronauts share freeze-dried Thanksgiving feast: With hugs and handshakes, shuttle Endeavours seven astronauts bid farewell to the international space station crew after they ate a Thanksgiving holiday meal together of turkey, cornbread dressing and candied yams.

Plumes spewing from Saturn moon may contain water: Astronomers looking at the spectacular supersonic plumes of gas and dust shooting off one of Saturns moons say there are strong hints of liquid water, a key building block of life.

Thanksgiving sky: Jupiter, Venus, moon together: Its not just families that are getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon will crowd around each other for an unusual group shot.

Marine archaeologists find remains of slave ship: Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands. Some 192 Africans survived the sinking of

Endangered sea turtles killed by cold snap: An unusually early, long cold snap and lashing winds have caused more Kemps Ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtles in the world, to wash ashore dead, says Tony LaCasse, spokesman for the New England Aquarium in Boston.

Space shuttle lands in Calif.: Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California.

Food crunch opens doors to genetically engineered crops: With food demand forecast to increase by half by 2030, the incentive to use genetic engineering to boost harvests and protect precious crops from insects and other damage has never been greater.

Shuttle's astronauts await permission to land: Their work in orbit accomplished, space shuttle Endeavours astronauts got the green light Saturday to return to Earth, but were warned pretty iffy weather at the main landing site could send them across the country or keep them up an

Finally, urine recycler passes astronauts' test: After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water a necessity for supporting the international space stations crew, which will soon double.

Astronauts successfully finish spacewalk: Astronauts successfully carried out one last spacewalk Monday, finishing an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station.

Good to the last drop: Astronaut invents zero-G coffee cup: NASA astronaut Don Pettit loves his coffee. So it comes as no surprise that he found a way to drink coffee from a cup, instead of the traditional straw, on his day off Sunday aboard the International Space Station.

SnoMotes go to ends of Earth for climate research: Seeing snowmobiles roar across the frozen Alaska wilderness may not seem unusual, but the ones zooming across a glacier near Juneau last June were far from ordinary. These toy-sized snowmobiles were unmanned climate-research robots called SnoMotes.

Fabulous flippers: Dolphins have quite the kick: Dolphins have a kick that would make Michael Phelps jealous 212 pounds worth.

ITER plan looks to recharge hopes for fusion power: Fusion power, the modern-day perpetual motion machine, one promising more power out than it takes in, perpetually remains just outside the grasp of humankind.

Astronauts focus on water recycling system: Astronauts hope they have a solution for getting a pivotal piece of equipment working so it can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water and allow the international space station to grow to six crewmembers.

Witnesses: Large meteor falls in Canada: Scientists say they hope to find remnants of a meteor that brilliantly lit up the sky before falling to earth in western Canada.

Astronauts end longest, hardest spacewalk: Spacewalking astronauts completed almost all of the greasy repairs on a gummed-up joint at the international space station on Saturday, leaving just a few chores behind for another day.

Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot: Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century

Study shows messiness leads to behavior decline: Does a messy neighborhood make a difference on how people act? It sure does! Graffiti on the walls, trash in the street, bicycles chained to a fence, all resulted in a decline in how people behaved in a series of

USA's winter forecast: Mild for Midwest, dry in Southeast: Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday.

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Digg Science

Brain's magnetic fields reveal language delays in autism: Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism show that those children process sound and language differently from non-autistic children. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to more accurately diagnose autism and possibly aid

Noah's Ark of the 21st century

Whole Foods to use Veggie Oil to Power Stores: Whole Foods said its canola oil-powered generator is just the latest in its long-standing mission to become as eco-friendly as possible. a fuel cell powers a Whole Foods store in Connecticut, and the same technology will be used at a

Gay penguins in baby theft shock: A gay couple in China, desperate for a child of their own, have resorted to preying on the infants of straight folks. Those involved live at a zoo in the northern city of Harbin. They are penguins.

No Needle and Thread for Doctors of the Future: In the near future Doctors may be able to trade their needle and thread for laser skin welding.Scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel are testing use of laser beams to seal surgical incisions, allowing skin and internal tissue to

Turtles on the Half Shell: New Fossils Show an Evolutionary: A new fossil discovery provides clues as to how turtles came to have shells.

A New Picture of the Early Earth: Geologists now think the planet soon became a cool place of land, seas and perhaps even life. The first 700 million years of Earth’s 4.5-billion-year existence are known as the Hadean period, after Hades, or, to shed the ancient Greek

How Hitler perverted the course of science: The Nazis gruesome experiments became an accepted part of German medical research, according to the author of a new history. Much of what scientists did under the Third Reich was regarded as normal science, subject to standard protocols of peer

Clean People Are Less Judgmental: A vigorous hand wash or shower could cause a person to be less judgmental. A new study, set for publication in the December issue of the journal Psychological Science, reveals that when a person feels physically clean, he or she

Vitamin pills 'do not slow ageing': The notion that antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E could slow ageing has been dealt a blow by a scientific study showing that the theory behind the advice is wrong.

Soldiers Who've Taken a Life More Likely to Defend Iraq War: Compared with veterans who have not killed, those who have more strongly begrudge Americans who oppose the war

Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop: The idea seemed too crazy to Rod Simmons, a measured, careful field botanist. Naturalists in Arlington County couldnt find any acorns. None. No hickory nuts, either. Then he went out to look for himself. He came up with nothing. Nothing

Antarctica Has More Species Than Galapagos: The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos. The study provides an important benchmark to monitor how they

North Atlantic Cold-Water Sink Returns to Life: Scientists have found evidence that convective mixing in the North Atlantic, a mechanism that fuels ocean circulation and affects Earths climate, has returned after a decade of near stagnation – thanks, perhaps, to a dramatic loss of sea-ice in the

Venice Under 5 feet of Water as City is Flooded (PHOTOS): Venice suffered its worst flooding in 22 years as water in the Italian city rose to more than 1.5 metres (five feet) deep before beginning to recede.

Lifting the illusions from invisibility cloaks: Researchers at St Andrews University in Scotland and Masaryk University in the Czech Republic have come up with a new way of using mathematics to describe an invisibility cloak.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands in California: Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts are safely back on Earth. The space shuttle landed Sunday in sunny California, after being diverted there by stormy weather at NASAs Florida spaceport. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided Endeavour down at 4:25 p.m.

Venus from around the world: Photos of and related to the Venus Transit, obtained in different places around the world.

Survey Finds that more Believe in the Supernatural than God: Believing in ghosts and little green men from outer space appears a touch easier than having faith in God, according to a survey. Nearly a quarter of the 3,000 surveyed claimed they had had a paranormal encounter.

Heart disease 'reversed in mice': Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects. A US specialist said that, with trials under way in other animals, human tests may be only a few years away.

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Science & the Public: Nanosilver Disinfects: A broad array of consumer and medical products employ billionths-of-a-meter scale silver particles as embedded disinfectants. A study now suggests that if those nanoparticles get loose and into the bo...

Math Trek: Florence Nightingale: The passionate statistician: She pioneered the use of applied statistics to develop policy and developed novel ways of displaying them.

Science & the Public: Marine pollution spawns 'wonky babies': Pollutants at sea can slow critters sperm or induce DNA damage in them.

Plate tectonics got an early start: The chemistry of minerals preserved in Australian rocks suggests tectonic activity for Earth’s earliest eon

Bone density may be determined in the gut: Gut-derived serotonin regulates bone growth in mice

Antidepressants make for sad fish: The drugs are becoming more common in river waters and can play dangerous head games with fish

Lifestyle may link depression and heart disease: Long-term study tracked 1,017 people

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Spectacular Conjunction: Venus and Jupiter are converging for a spectacular three-way conjunction with the crescent Moon--a rare gathering some are calling the sky show of the year. Todays story tells when and where to look.

Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere: The solar wind appears to be ripping big chunks of air from the atmosphere of Mars. This could help solve a longstanding mystery about the Red Planet.

Discovered: Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object: An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of

Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star: NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth.

NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers: NASA astronomers have set up a monitoring station to scan the night sky for unknown or unexpected meteor showers--and theyre finding more than they bargained for.

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