- Aches and Pains: You Can Thank Evolution for Them LiveScience.com - 4 hrs ago
BOSTON — Bad backs, dangerous childbirths, sore feet and wisdom teeth pains are among the many ailments humans face from evolution, researchers say. More »Aches and Pains: You Can Thank Evolution for Them
BOSTON — Bad backs, dangerous childbirths, sore feet and wisdom teeth pains are among the many ailments humans face from evolution, researchers say.
- Russian Meteor Shook Ground Like An Earthquake LiveScience.com - 6 hrs ago
A meteor explosion in the skies above Russia this morning also walloped the Earth, triggering shaking as strong as an earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports. More »Russian Meteor Shook Ground Like An Earthquake
- Sugar Mist Makes Veggies More Palatable to Kids LiveScience.com - 6 hrs ago
BOSTON – A light mist of sugar could help the broccoli (and other veggies) go down, according to new research that tested ways to make vegetables more palatable for children. More »Sugar Mist Makes Veggies More Palatable to Kids
BOSTON – A light mist of sugar could help the broccoli (and other veggies) go down, according to new research that tested ways to make vegetables more palatable for children.
- Is BPA Really a Health Hazard? LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
BOSTON — The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has raised concern in recent years over it's potential to cause adverse health effects, but some researchers say levels of the chemical lurking in peoples' bodies are too low to … More »Is BPA Really a Health Hazard?
BOSTON — The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has raised concern in recent years over it's potential to cause adverse health effects, but some researchers say levels of the chemical lurking in peoples' bodies are too low to have a biological impact.
- Artificial Platelets Could Stop Battlefield Bleeding LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
BOSTON – New technology could help the blood to clot faster, potentially reducing blood loss in people suffering from life-threatening wounds, such as those sustained on the battlefield, researchers say. More »Artificial Platelets Could Stop Battlefield Bleeding
BOSTON – New technology could help the blood to clot faster, potentially reducing blood loss in people suffering from life-threatening wounds, such as those sustained on the battlefield, researchers say.
- Russia Meteor Explosion: 7 Questions Answered LiveScience.com - 10 hrs ago
On Friday morning (Feb.15), residents of Russia's Chelyabinsk region were shocked by a giant fireball streaking across the sky. The explosion, caused by a small meteoroid entering the atmosphere, reportedly injured hundreds … More »Russia Meteor Explosion: 7 Questions Answered
- Dogs Can Spot Fellow Furballs in a Crowd LiveScience.com - 11 hrs ago
Dogs can pick out the faces of other dogs in a virtual lineup of humans and other animals, a new study shows. More »Dogs Can Spot Fellow Furballs in a Crowd
- How Bilingual Babies Keep Languages Separate LiveScience.com - 12 hrs ago
Babies in bilingual environments can learn to distinguish the grammatical structures of two different languages at a young age, a new study finds. More »How Bilingual Babies Keep Languages Separate
Babies in bilingual environments can learn to distinguish the grammatical structures of two different languages at a young age, a new study finds.
- Bionic Eye Turns Off the Dark LiveScience.com - 12 hrs ago
The first bionic eye approved for patients may fall far short of science fiction fantasies, but it can restore some vision to those who are completely blind. More »Bionic Eye Turns Off the Dark
- Russia Meteor Explosion: How Powerful Was It? LiveScience.com - 14 hrs ago
In a cosmic coincidence, a meteor exploded over Russia early Friday (Feb. 15) on the same day another hunk of space rock will whiz close by Earth. More »Russia Meteor Explosion: How Powerful Was It?
- Robot Car’s Copilot is an iPad LiveScience.com - 15 hrs ago
Think you need a chauffeur to get around in style? Think again. New robotic technology is making it possible for drivers to get where they’re going without having to do all that pesky steering themselves. More »Robot Car’s Copilot is an iPad
- High-Tech Startups Lacking Skilled Workers LiveScience.com - 16 hrs ago
High-tech startup companies are trying to add employees but are having difficulty finding qualified candidates, a new survey shows. More »High-Tech Startups Lacking Skilled Workers
High-tech startup companies are trying to add employees but are having difficulty finding qualified candidates, a new survey shows.
- Entrepreneurs Say Business Is Good for Personal Lives LiveScience.com - 16 hrs ago
A third of all small business owners in a recent survey say their family life and their relationships have improved as a result of owning their own business. More »Entrepreneurs Say Business Is Good for Personal Lives
A third of all small business owners in a recent survey say their family life and their relationships have improved as a result of owning their own business.
- Diabetes Control Has Gotten Much Better LiveScience.com - 16 hrs ago
More than ever, Americans with diabetes are meeting three goals vital for control of their disease, a new study finds. And that could lower their risk for diabetes-related complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney … More »Diabetes Control Has Gotten Much Better
More than ever, Americans with diabetes are meeting three goals vital for control of their disease, a new study finds. And that could lower their risk for diabetes-related complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputations.
- Singles Are a Tech-Savvy Bunch: Survey LiveScience.com - 16 hrs ago
Stood up on Valentine's Day? Maybe you should have cleaned up your Facebook profile. A new survey of American singles reveals that more than a third scope out potential dates on the social networking site before meeting. More »Singles Are a Tech-Savvy Bunch: Survey
Stood up on Valentine's Day? Maybe you should have cleaned up your Facebook profile. A new survey of American singles reveals that more than a third scope out potential dates on the social networking site before meeting.
- 5 Reasons to Care About Friday's Asteroid Flyby LiveScience.com - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
On Friday, an asteroid dubbed 2012 DA14 will whiz by Earth closer than any rock of its size since record-keeping began. But if NASA weren't aiming high-powered telescopes at 2012 DA14, most Earthlings would never know we'd … More »5 Reasons to Care About Friday's Asteroid Flyby
- Experts: North Korea Years From a Bomb LiveScience.com - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Following the third nuclear test conducted by North Korea, two natural questions are how long it will take the country to build a real nuclear weapon, and whether the U.S. could pull off a military strike before then to stop … More »Experts: North Korea Years From a Bomb
- Are Pit Bulls Really Dangerous? LiveScience.com - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Police in Nassau County, N.Y., are searching door-to-door for two pit bulls that went on a bloody rampage, attacking a teenage boy and three women during a 30-minute period Wednesday (Feb. 13). More »Are Pit Bulls Really Dangerous?
Police in Nassau County, N.Y., are searching door-to-door for two pit bulls that went on a bloody rampage, attacking a teenage boy and three women during a 30-minute period Wednesday (Feb. 13).
- Using Planes to Fix Air-Pollution Satellites LiveScience.com - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Anyone who's ever driven down Interstate 5 in central California's Kern County knows about the smell. The one that penetrates cars despite closed vents and windows. Wafting from an adjacent cattle ranch, the largest on the … More »Using Planes to Fix Air-Pollution Satellites
Anyone who's ever driven down Interstate 5 in central California's Kern County knows about the smell. The one that penetrates cars despite closed vents and windows. Wafting from an adjacent cattle ranch, the largest on the West Coast, the well-known odor comes from the ammonia all those cows produce.
- Satellite Spots Recent Eruption at Indonesia's Paluweh Volcano LiveScience.com - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Fresh ash coats the flanks of remote Paluweh volcano in Indonesia in an image from space captured Feb. 12 by NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. More »Satellite Spots Recent Eruption at Indonesia's Paluweh Volcano
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