Insight – Neuroscience in court: My brain made me do it
(Reuters) – He was once a respected pediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for pedophilia,...
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Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for habitats that could...
Arctic sea ice likely to hit record low next week
(Reuters) – Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to a record small size sometime next week, and then keep on melting,...
After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA’s Mars program
(Reuters) – This week’s arrival of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like...
World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture
(Reuters) – The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the...
Pop music too loud and all sounds the same: official
(Reuters) – Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all...
Anti-matter universe sought by space-based detector
(Reuters) – A seven metric ton particle detector parked for over a year on the International Space Station (ISS) aims to establish whether there is...
Flu “super antibody” may bring universal shot closer
(Reuters) – Scientists have found a flu “super antibody” called FI6 that can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans...
Polar bears ancient and in decline
Polar bears split from ancient bears more than 4 million years ago, suggests ancient DNA and the gene maps of multiple bears. The polar bear...