Three To Six Months To Lose Weight Gained In Pregnancy Is Normal

Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly -- just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to new research, women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away. Researchers warn that overdoing early weight loss attempts could have a negative impact on breastfeeding.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Newly Discovered Interferon Response May Offer Early Control Of H5N1 Influenza Virus

Researchers suggest that the cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, reduced H5N1 influenza virus replication in mice and may offer some degree of protection in the early stages of infection. 
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Brain Detects Happiness More Quickly Than Sadness

People make value judgments about others based on their facial expressions. A new study shows that -- after looking at a face for only 100 milliseconds -- we can detect expressions of happiness and surprise faster than those of sadness or fear.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Neural Noise Created During Binocular Rivalry

Neural "noise" may cause you to miss important changes in your environment when you are concentrating on something else, new research indicates.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Computer Idle? Now You Can Donate Its Time To Find A Cure For Major Diseases

Not using your computer at the moment? You can now donate your computer's idle time to cutting-edge biomedical research aimed at finding a cure for HIV, Parkinson's, arthritis, and breast cancer.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Carbon Dioxide Higher Today Than Last 2.1 Million Years

Researchers have reconstructed atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over the past 2.1 million years in the sharpest detail yet, shedding new light on its role in the Earth's cycles of cooling and warming.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets (AP)

This June 16, 2009 photo shows Tim Maikshilo and his wife, Kristen Dellert, posing with one of their Holsteins in Coventry, Vt. Yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm wants its cows to burp less. It's for a noble cause: cutting down on the gases that contribute to global warming. Working with 15 Vermont farms to change cows' diets so they emit less methane, it has already reduced cow burping by as much as 18 percent. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows' contribution to global warming.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 3:22 pm

Rare Disorder Gives Modelers First Glimpse At Immune System Development

Children born without thymus glands have given researchers a rare opportunity to watch as a new immune system develops its population of infection-fighting T-cells. Researchers tracked three young patients after thymus tissue transplantation to measure the growth of a T cell population -- with all of its diversity -- and learn about regulation mechanisms.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Dramatic Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Study

Two patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation therapy. The men were participating in a clinical trial of an immunotherapeutic agent called MDX-010 or ipilimumab.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Beating The Radar: Getting A Jump On Storm Prediction

Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Sunspots Revealed In Striking Detail By Supercomputers

In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research has created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots. The resulting visuals capture both scientific detail and remarkable beauty.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

NY Couple Gets Hitched in Zero Gravity (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Two New Yorkers got hitched in zero gravity Saturday in the first publicized weightless wedding.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps (AP)

FILE - In this March 11, 2009 file photo, a line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a farm outside Jerome, Idaho. Belching from the nation's 170 million cattle, sheep and pigs produces about one-quarter of the methane released in the U.S. each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, FILE)AP - One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 8:01 am

Norwegian oil refinery aims for change (AFP)

An overview of the Mongstad oil refinery in western Norway, the most polluting of the country. The refinery chimneys belch out 1,7 mln tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air per year, yet with the new pilot system of channeling the CO2, set for 2011, it may greatly contribute to the fight against global warming.(AFP/File/Pierre-Henry Deshayes)AFP - Norway's most polluting industrial site, the Mongstad oil refinery, is now looking to lead the way on fighting climate change.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 5:12 am

Nigeria militants say attack two Shell oil pipelines (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigeria's main militant group said Sunday its fighters had attacked two Royal Dutch Shell oil pipelines in Rivers state, taking its latest offensive to the eastern Niger Delta for the first time.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 4:56 am

New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning (AP)

AP - Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 4:01 am

Whale meat trade increases, despite ban (AFP)

Fishermen slaughter a 10metre-long bottlenose whale in Minami-Boso City, Japan, as schoolchildren watch. Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat between the whale-hunting nations of Japan, Iceland and Norway is quietly picking up again, say enviromental campaigners.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat between the whale-hunting nations is quietly picking up again, say enviromental campaigners.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 2:47 am

Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials (Reuters)

Reuters - The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 1:54 am

Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials

ABOARD G-FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 1:54 am

Woman killed fleeing Ill. train derailment, blast (AP)

Map locates Rockford, Ill. where a train derailedAP - Railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed and exploded in flames, killing a 41-year-old woman as she tried to run to safety from a car stopped at a crossing.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 21 Jun 2009 | 12:36 am

Vinegar Might Fight Fat (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Ordinary vinegar used to make salad dressings and pickles just might live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a promoter of health, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 20 Jun 2009 | 10:55 pm

Work starts on New Mexico spaceport

Construction begins at the site of the world's first commercial spaceport, a project aimed at revolutionising space exploration.
Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 20 Jun 2009 | 10:52 pm

Vinegar Might Fight Fat

Vinegar may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter.
Source: Livescience.com | 20 Jun 2009 | 3:35 pm

Pesticides Found on Floors of Most U.S. Homes

The popularity and availability of insecticides have transitioned over the last 30 years.
Source: Livescience.com | 20 Jun 2009 | 3:25 pm

France wants replacement for Ariane 5 space launcher

PARIS (Reuters) - France wants Europe to start looking into a space rocket launcher to replace Ariane 5 at some point between 2020 and 2025, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 20 Jun 2009 | 3:02 pm

Subterranean Creature Has Surprisingly Colorful Skin

Caecilians are not entirely subterranean, it turns out.
Source: Livescience.com | 20 Jun 2009 | 2:39 pm