Mars Mission Reality Show: Pipe Dream Or Scam?
Dutch company Mars One has been making the rounds with its dreams of putting on a reality TV show to select astronauts for a one-way journey to the Red Planet. But the company is vague on how people will be transported to and live on Mars.
How To Be Dazzled By The Transit of Venus, Not Blinded
Since Venus will only be covering up between 2 percent and 3 percent of the solar disc, watching the event with your naked eye will basically be like staring directly into the sun.
Venus On The Move: Its Transit To Aid Search For Exoplanets
By aiming their instruments at the transit of Venus, astronomers can see if they are able to detect clues about Venus' atmosphere using methods that could be applied to observations of far-flung worlds.
FDA Urged To Rethink Antibiotics In Animal Feed
Groups concerned that overuse of antibiotics in animal feed is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs scored a small legal victory Monday when a federal judge told the FDA to take a second look at its decision to reject citizen petitions on the issue.
U.S. Drug Recalls Common, Not Well Publicized [Study]
A new study found that the FDA failed to send notifications for one in five of the most serious recalls through its two electronic systems used to alert doctors and the public.
Out of Asia, Into Africa: New Fossil Discovery Highlights Key Step In Primate Evolution
Scientists think they've found evidence of a primate ancestor's mighty migration from Asia to Africa in 14 fossilized teeth uncovered in Myanmar.
Don?t Stick Your Hand In The Large Hadron Collider! [VIDEO]
Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider explain just how bad of an idea it is to stick your hand in a particle accelerator.
Study Questions Fruit Sugar Role In Hypertension
Carbonated and cola drinks were most strongly linked to a risk for hypertension, but fruit sugar, or fructose, in drinks did not stand out as a driving factor, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Most New Moms Don't Meet Own Breastfeeding Goals [STUDY]
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that several factors influenced whether mothers of newborns would stick to their plan to breastfeed only, including actions by hospital staff in the first hours and days after delivery.
Hope For Late-Stage Lung Cancer? Two-Drug Combo Activates Genes That Help Tumors Self-Destruct
Researchers think that using the anti-psychotic medication trifluoperazine in combination with the lung cancer drug erlotinib could be a potent combination to fight advanced lung cancer.
Hospitals Fight Drug Scarcity, Fear Patients Harmed
The growing scarcity of sterile, injectable drugs is one of the biggest issues confronting hospitals across the country, and will be a key issue at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago this weekend.
Coke, McDonald's Blast Bloomberg Bid To Ban Big Soda Sales
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban sales of large soda drinks drew swift criticism from beverage makers and retailers, who say consumers should be able to make their own decisions.
Tomato Genome Project Bears Fruit After Nearly A Decade
Scientists have finished sequencing the genomes of the domestic tomato and one of its wild relatives, paving the way for more precise breeding in tomatoes and other plants.
Why Do Men?s Offices House More Bacteria Than Women?s?
Offices occupied by men seemed to have 10 to 20 percent more bacteria, on average, than offices occupied by women, a new study found.
Property Rights In Space Still Unclear
The rise of private space companies and foreign space programs, combined with an interest in lunar mining, is likely to bring the issue of extraterrestrial property rights into focus in the next few decades.
The Buzz On NYC Mosquitoes: Get Ready
A warm winter and a rainy spring equals a lot of mosquitoes in the Big Apple.
Radioactive Bluefin Tuna: Great Monster-Movie Idea, But No Threat To Humans, Scientists Find
Pacific bluefin tuna carried radioactive isotopes from the site of the Fukushima disaster to the coast of California, but the levels of contamination were well below safety standards in the U.S. and Japan, and well below the levels of other naturally occurring radioactive isotopes in the fish, a new study says.
What Kind Of Bird Are You? A Peek Inside The Avian Mind
Birds belonging to the Corvidae family -- a group that includes crows, ravens, rooks, and, yes, even John James Audubon's hated blue jays -- have an uncanny ability to learn, play, and use tools unmatched by any other feathered relative.
Newly Discovered Sensory Organ Helps Whales Grab Meals On The Go
Scientists reported Wednesday that they'd found a new sensory organ in the jaw of a fin whale, which they think may help the animals coordinate jaw movements as they lunge toward a meal.
Scientists Unveil New Cheap Solar Cell Design
Northwestern University scientists think they've solved a problem with cheap solar cells by swapping a corrosive liquid for a thin metal film.
Pumping Iron, Bulging Veins: A Workout Mystery Explained
After a hard workout, you might notice that your veins seem to bulge out of your skin. It's not because the veins are more swollen with blood -- the answer actually lies elsewhere in your blood vessels.
Dog Genetic Study Reopens Domestication Questions: So-Called 'Ancient' Breeds Are Not So Old After All
A new genetic study has found that breeds of dog thought to be 'ancient' actually originated from regions where dogs had arrived only very recently, reopening questions into the origins of canine domestication.
Blind Mice Can See (Better) After Scientists Regrow Nerves
A new paper describes how scientists coaxed nerve cells in blinded mice to regenerate and grow into the brain, restoring some visual function.
Hope For Alzheimer?s Cure, But Researchers Still Have ?Many Rivers To Cross?
A new $100 million drug trial aimed at preventing early-onset Alzheimer's is at the forefront of efforts to treat and cure this disease, which is expected to weigh heavily on the U.S. as Baby Boomers grow older.
Quadriplegic Man Regains Some Use Of Hands After Doctors ?Rewire? His Nerves
Surgeons have rewired a 71-year-old paralyzed man using a technique called nerve transfer, helping him regain some use of his hands.
Sleepwalkin' USA: Study Finds One-Third Of Americans Probably Night Wanderers
Sleepwalking has been understudied and probably undertreated, a Stanford University sleep researcher says.
Ancient Female Genitalia Carving Could Be Older Than ?Cave Of Forgotten Dreams? Paintings
A one-and-a-half metric ton slab of limestone found at the Abri Castanet site in southwestern France is speckled with tool marks and carvings - including one of female genitalia -- that could be the oldest wall art ever discovered.
Puff, Puff, Bend: Cannabis Helps Relieve Muscle Tightness In MS Patients
Smoking marijuana helped relieve some multiple sclerosis symptoms in a small trial of 30 patients, a team of University of California-San Diego researchers reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday.
Genetic ?Signature? Predicts Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Response: Study
Scientists have uncovered genetic signs that could help doctors predict how breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy.
The Science Of ?Battleship,? A Nearly Completely Terrible Movie
While Battleship's dialogue and character development and plot make very little sense, this 130-minute Hasbro commercial-slash-U.S. Navy recruiting ad does have a toehold in scientific fact.
