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Scientists develop biochip to help detect diseases, pollutants

Mar 30, 2011

South Korean researchers said Wednesday that they have developed a highly sensitive biochip capable of precisely detecting diseases and environmental pollutants. The new biochip has been tested to b...
Broken heart burns like hot coffee, brain study of former lovers shows

Mar 29, 2011

Heartache over lost love is similar to the physical pain of spilling hot coffee on your lap, scientists studying brain scans say. The sting of seeing photos of an ex-lover stimulated the same parts ...
Big quakes don't set off others far away: study

Mar 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Here's some good news in the wake of Japan's isaster: A new study says big earthquakes don't set off other dangerous ones around the globe. Big quakes do trigger local aftershocks, ...
Texas man gets first full face transplant in US

Mar 22, 2011

BOSTON (AP) _ A Texas construction worker horribly disfigured in a power line accident has undergone the nation's first full face transplant in hopes of smiling again and feeling kisses from his 3-ye...
Teams race to reconnect power to Japan nuke plant

Mar 19, 2011

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Emergency workers racing to cool dangerously overheated uranium fuel scrambled Saturday to connect Japan's crippled reactors to a new power line, with electricians fighting t...
US experts fear 'Chernobyl-like' crisis for Japan

Mar 13, 2011

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2011 (AFP) - US nuclear experts warned Saturday that pumping sea water to cool a quake-hit Japanese nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-l...
Spider venom can cause erection up to four hours

Mar 11, 2011

It has been found that a single bite from the world’s most poisonous spider can give men a four-hour erection, British paper the Metro reported on Tuesday. The Medical College of Georgia in the U....
NASA scientist claim of 'alien life' draws scrutiny

Mar 7, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A NASA scientist's claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of a meteorite has stirred both excitement and skepticism, and is being closely reviewed by 100 e...
The new Noah’s Ark to be built in Netherlands

Mar 6, 2011

Hector Casanova color illustration of Noah's Ark being tossed in high waves during a lightening storm. (MCT) A Dutchman is building a life sized Noah’s Ark on the Maas River, and is expected finish ...
Disgraced clone scientist Hwang wins research project from Libya

Feb 27, 2011

A disgraced South Korean clone scientist has won a research project from Libya amid growing unrest in the North African nation, colleagues at his research lab here said Sunday. Under the 150-billion...
Public figures who believe in aliens

Feb 23, 2011

UFOs and alien life have been a subject of interest for many years -- and of division between believers and non-believers. Those who believe in the existence of alien life have offered evidence such...
Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Feb 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern w...
Solar flare disrupts China shortwave radio: report

Feb 18, 2011

BEIJING, Feb 17, 2011 (AFP) - The largest solar flare in more than four years has caused disruptions to shortwave radio communications in China, state media has reported. The solar flare, a huge exp...
NASA spacecraft speeds toward comet encounter

Feb 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A NASA spacecraft is just hours from its long-anticipated encounter with a comet, and skywatchers hope the flyby will shed light on how the comet's surface has changed since it sk...
NASA comet hunter finds its date on Valentine's Day

Feb 12, 2011

A U.S. spacecraft’s long-awaited rendezvous with a comet will finally be realized on Valentine’s Day. The comet explorer Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Comet Temple 1) will approach the comet Tem...