Experimental Chemotherapy Regimen Shows Promise In Treating Advanced Lung Cancer

A combination of chemotherapy agents that have been tested in other tumor types appears to be a promising alternative to standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Tiny Molecule Helps Control Blood-vessel Development

The development and repair of heart tissue and blood vessels is intimately tied to a tiny piece of ribonucleic acid that is found nowhere else in the body, researchers have found.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Contraceptive Pill Influences Partner Choice

The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research has found.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Veterinarians Adapt Human Tests For Monkeys

A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

'Anti-noise' Silences Wind Turbines

If wind turbines clatter and whistle too loudly, they are only permitted to operate under partial load to protect the local residents -- but this also means a lower electricity output. An active damping system cancels out the noise by producing counter-vibrations.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Why Some Infected With HIV Remain Symptom Free Without Antiretroviral Drugs

AIDS experts say they have compelling evidence that some people with HIV who for years and even decades show extremely low levels of the virus in their blood never progress to full-blown AIDS and remain symptom free even without treatment, probably do so because of the strength of their immune systems, not any defects in the strain of HIV that infected them in the first place.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

DNA Markers And Economically Significant Traits In Cattle Can Be Found With New Tool

Scientists are using a new tool to find relationships between DNA markers and economically significant traits in cattle.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Strange Molecule In The Sky Cleans Acid Rain, Scientists Discover

Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. It's the unusual chemistry facilitated by this molecule, however, that will attract the most attention from scientists. A technical paper describing the molecule is published this week in a special edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Targeted Radiation Therapy Can Control Limited Cancer Spread

Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate all evidence of disease in selected patients with cancer that has spread to only a few sites, suggests the first published report from an ongoing clinical trial. Radiation therapy controlled all signs of cancer in 21 percent of patients who had five or fewer disease sites.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Cancer Cells With A Long Breath: Seeking Origin Of Brain Tumors In Children

Medulloblastoma is one of the most common and most malignant brain tumors among children and teenagers. These tumors grow very rapidly, and fifty percent of patients in the long term die from the condition. The details of the processes that lead to the growth of these tumors have remained unknown until now. Scientists have now successfully revealed certain molecular mechanisms that lead to the development of these cerebellar tumors.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Contraceptive pill 'can lead women to choose wrong partner'

Pill thought to disrupt instinctive mechanism that brings together people with complementary genes and immune systems
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:27 am

'Slow' light to speed up the net

The same materials that may lead to cloaking devices could one day help to speed up the web
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:45 am

German firm to extend Asia's largest solar power plant (AFP)

An electrician attaches solar panels to the roof of a building in Berlin in mid June. German firm Conergy has said it has signed a deal to extend a South Korean solar energy plant which is already Asia's largest(DDP/AFP/File/Michael Kappeler)AFP - A German firm said Wednesday it has signed a deal to extend a South Korean solar energy plant which is already Asia's largest.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:40 am

Spotted owl habitat slashed as population declines (AP)

AP - The Bush administration has decided the northern spotted owl can get by with less old growth forest habitat as it struggles to make its way off the threatened species list.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:39 am

Prince Charles warns of 'disaster' on GM food (AFP)

Britain's Prince Charles, seen in February 2008, delivers a speech on climate change before representatives from the environment and industry/energy Parliamentary commitees at the European Parliament in Brussels. The widespread development of genetically modified crops risks leading to the worst environmental AFP - The widespread development of genetically modified crops risks leading to the worst environmental "disaster" ever, Prince Charles said in an interview published Wednesday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:14 am

Tropical storm Hernan downgraded to depression (AP)

Flood-affected Vietnamese people carry a television set as they evacuate to safe areas after heavy rains brought by tropical storm Kammuri pounded the mountainous northern Vietnam, in Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho province, on August 9.(AFP)AP - Former Hurricane Hernan has weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Pacific.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 2:59 am

Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

Prince Charles says he fears the development of GM crops could create the biggest environmental disaster in history.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 13 Aug 2008 | 1:20 am

The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Birth-control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:21 am

Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat? (AP)

Britain's Prince Charles, seen in February 2008, delivers a speech on climate change before representatives from the environment and industry/energy Parliamentary commitees at the European Parliament in Brussels. The widespread development of genetically modified crops risks leading to the worst environmental AP - Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives studying how the city's infrastructure will hold up to climate change.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:13 am

The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates

Birth-control pills can change a woman's mate preferences.
Source: Livescience.com | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:04 am

Amazon rainforest threatened by new wave of oil and gas exploration

Vast swathes of the Western Amazon are to be opened up for oil and gas exploration, putting some of the planet's most pristine and biodiverse forests at risk, conservationists have warned
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:08 pm

Vivisection: Study finds 115 million animals used in tests worldwide

Liechtenstein and San Marino are the only countries which have banned animal testing altogether
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm

Obituary: Fritz Koerner

Obituary: Explorer whose polar data illuminated the climate-change debate
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm

Shuttle Astronauts Eager for Risky Mission to Hubble (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Seven NASA astronauts are eagerly looking forward to a risky, but pivotal, shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope this fall.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:46 pm

Reality Check: Women Not Being Paid Better

Are women treated more fairly in today's labor market than decades ago? No, says a new study.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:05 pm

Invisibility cloak one step closer, scientists say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have created two new types of materials that can bend light the wrong way, creating the first step toward an invisibility cloaking device.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:55 pm

The Incredible Evolution of the Olympics

From the long-defunct tug-of-war to the resurrected tennis matches and the tried-and-true gymnastics, the Olympics have evolved dramatically over the past 112 years while a few elements remain forever a part of the games.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:54 pm

Olympic Events Through History

Olympic events have changed dramatically over time. Here's the full history.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:36 pm

Space Shuttle Successor Won't Fly Before 2014

NASA pushes back the launch of the Orion spacecraft by one year.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 12 Aug 2008 | 6:00 pm

Meet Rocky

Rocky - The most visible orangutan in entertainment today, young Rocky has been transferred to Great Ape Trust from Los Angeles. He will become part of The Trust's non-invasive scientific research program into ape intelligence and behavior. Credit Rocky:
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 5:49 pm

Katy Settles In

Katy, a 19-year-old female orangutan, was relocated to Great Ape Trust of Iowa from the Los Angeles area. She's among the first additional orangutans to be transferred to Des Moines. Credit Katy: The Great Ape Trust
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 5:46 pm

Limit Found to Tree Height

The Douglas fir has earned a towering reputation for its ability to soar higher than most trees. But there's a limit to how tall it can grow, and a new study explains why: If it grows too tall, a tree cannot transport water to the highest leaves.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 5:18 pm

Zoo's Tiger a Shy Guy

Officials at the Erie Zoo say one of their new Amur tigers is too shy to explore a new $500,000 exhibit.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 4:42 pm

Plants and Animals Move as Climate Warms

Warming shifts some bird ranges northward, tree ranges up mountains.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 4:39 pm

Space Plane Goes to Boot Camp

A prototype spaceship abandoned by NASA is now in the hands of the U.S. Air Force.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 12 Aug 2008 | 4:22 pm

Creatures given more protection

Wildlife protection laws are strengthened to help save five threatened species in Wales.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 4:13 pm

Study looks to save rattlers from Canadian roads

DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, Alberta (Reuters) - In this arid river valley in southeastern Alberta, Adam Martinson is trying to find out why rattlesnakes cross the road.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 3:03 pm

Old Computers Recycled to Make Construction Material

Park benches of the future could be made from computers of the past.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Aug 2008 | 2:02 pm

Saber-Toothed Cat Unearthed in Venezuela

Oil prospectors in South America find the first fossils of an extinct scimitar cat there.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 12 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm

Humpback Whales on Road to Recovery

Once hunted nearly to extinction, the humpback whale is making a striking comeback.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 12 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm

Perfumed pong - herbal remedy for smelly rubbish

Authorities in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) douse garbage landfills with herbal perfume to lessen the putrid stench.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 1:08 pm

Some Prehistoric Giants Killed by People

It's no coincidence that Tasmania's giant kangaroo died out shortly after people arrived.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm

Couple's 'fast-freeze' IVF baby

A couple become the first in Wales to have a baby using a pioneering IVF technique which fast-freezes embryos.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:30 pm

Adam Rutherford: Did early humans wipe out Neathanderthals?

Adam Rutherford: What do new discoveries about how Neanderthal man lived and died tell us about our human ancestors?
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:30 pm

Southern seals sample salty seas

Elephant seals are helping scientists study the temperature and salinity changes in the Southern Ocean.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm

Tropical depressions could form in Atlantic

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Energy and commodities markets on Tuesday were watching a couple of low-pressure systems in the Atlantic Ocean that could develop into tropical depressions over the next day or so.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:48 am

Nature group says humpback whales recovering (AP)

FILE ** In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a humpback whale dives back under the water while feeding in a large group off Cape Cod near Provincetown, Mass., USA. The humpback whale, nearly hunted into history four decades ago, is now on the 'road to recovery' and is no longer considered at high risk of extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The humpback whale, nearly hunted into history four decades ago, is now on the "road to recovery" and is no longer considered at high risk of extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am

James Randerson discusses the use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD to treat ailments from depression to cluster headaches

James Randerson discusses trials to test potential of hallucinogenic drugs to help with terminal illnesses
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:38 am

Roman temple found under church

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Roman temple beneath the foundations of a church.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Nasa Moonship flight target slips

Nasa has pushed back by a year its internal target date for flying the successor to the shuttle.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:37 am

Prehistoric giant animals killed by man, not climate: study (AFP)

This 2002 handout photo shows the skeleton of a giant marsupial 'lion' found in a cave in Australia containing the skeletons of giant lions, kangaroos and wombats. A new study has revealed that the chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction.(AFP/WA Museum/File/Clay Bryce)AFP - The chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction, a new study reveals.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:23 am

Radio hogs

Tagging an iconic British mammal to learn its secrets
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:06 am

Sky-high system to aid soldiers

Cities and battlefields could soon be monitored using an imaging system that does away with lenses and mirrors.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:04 am

Elephant seals join fight against climate change

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice and fitted with special sensors are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, a study released on Tuesday said.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:22 am