Today: YAHOO Science News, Jul 13, 2012

Jul 13, 2012

YAHOO Science News, Jul 13, 2012

This false-color image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, lower center, erupting from the sun on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Space weather scientists said there should be little impact to Earth. The flare erupted from a region which rotated into view on July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/NASA)

Large solar flare erupts; little impact to Earth

This June 13, 2012, photo shows an Asian carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jumping from the Illinois River near Havana, Ill. Scientists at a network of field stations on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are using electric currents to stun fish so they can be scooped up and examined. Researchers have been monitoring fish populations on the rivers for many years and now are looking for evidence that native species are being affected by the arrival of invasive Asian carp. (AP Photo/John Flesher)

Research murky on danger of Asian carp invasion

This July 26, 2012, photo supplied by the University of Oregon shows three Western Stemmed Projectiles discovered in the Paisley Caves near Paisley, Ore. Stone tools and human DNA from the ancient Oregon caves offer new evidence of how the first Americans spread through the continent- and archaeologists reported Thursday, July 12, 2012, that they have dated broken spear points from the cave to about 13,200 years ago, as old as much different stone tools found elsewhere from the better-known Clovis culture found in the southeast and interior United States.(AP Photo/University of Oregon, Jim Barlow)

Stone tools focus picture of ancient Americans

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It's not lunacy: Not-a-planet Pluto boasts 5 moons AP - Wed, Jul 11, 2012

Pluto may have been kicked out of the planet club, but it has gained yet another companion. More »It's not lunacy: Not-a-planet Pluto boasts 5 moons

In this photo taken July 7, 2012, a recently born Humboldt penguin lies in a nest on Pajaro Nino Island, Chile. A rat invasion is threatening to tip Humboldt penguins toward extinction. Their eggs have become a favored rat dish, and rats also have been seen eating recently born penguin chicks when their parents were away. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has had the penguins on its vulnerable list since 1988. (AP Photo/Eva Vergara)

It's rats vs. penguins on contested Chilean island AP - Wed, Jul 11, 2012

A 3-week-old Humboldt Penguin gazes plaintively from the opening of its nest, waiting for its parents to return with food. They may be out hunting for fish. But if they … More »It's rats vs. penguins on contested Chilean island

Bottom Line: Ocean Floor Sediments May Be Window on World's Warmer FutureScientific American - 1 hr 49 mins ago

Bottom Line: Ocean Floor Sediments May Be Window on World's Warmer Future More »Bottom Line: Ocean Floor Sediments May Be Window on World's Warmer Future

Clovis People Were Not Alone During Early Colonization of the Americas Scientific American - 4 hrs ago

Clovis People Were Not Alone During Early Colonization of the Americas More »Clovis People Were Not Alone During Early Colonization of the Americas

Counting Fish: Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Survey Scientific American - 4 hrs ago

Counting Fish: Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Survey More »Counting Fish: Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Survey

Is Future-Use DNA Sampling Ethical? Scientific American - 5 hrs ago

Is Future-Use DNA Sampling Ethical? More »Is Future-Use DNA Sampling Ethical?

Math Teachers Feel They're Poorly Prepared Scientific American - 12 hrs ago

Math Teachers Feel They're Poorly Prepared More »Math Teachers Feel They're Poorly Prepared

Chat at 4:30 P.M. EDT on What Comes Next in Higgs Research Scientific American - 21 hrs ago

Chat at 4:30 P.M. EDT on What Comes Next in Higgs Research More »Chat at 4:30 P.M. EDT on What Comes Next in Higgs Research

For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex Scientific American - 21 hrs ago

For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex More »For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex

Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming? Scientific American - 22 hrs ago

Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming? More »Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming?

Do Wild Bats Hold the Key to Understanding Human Tribal Behavior? Scientific American - 23 hrs ago

Do Wild Bats Hold the Key to Understanding Human Tribal Behavior? More »Do Wild Bats Hold the Key to Understanding Human Tribal Behavior?

You wanted to know: who are these scientists? Introducing: Ben Van Mooy (sort of)Scientific American - Thu, Jul 12, 2012

You wanted to know: who are these scientists? Introducing: Ben Van Mooy (sort of) More »You wanted to know: who are these scientists? Introducing: Ben Van Mooy (sort of)

Alive and Booting: 8 Reasons The PC Still Matters LiveScience.com - 49 mins ago

Many, including Apple's Tim Cook and Steve Jobs before him, believe that we're entering a "Post-PC era" where smartphones, tablets and cloud-powered thin clients like … More »Alive and Booting: 8 Reasons The PC Still Matters

Chemicals in Nail Polish, Hair Spray May Increase Diabetes Risk LiveScience.com - 1 hr 20 mins ago

A group of chemicals found in personal care products may raise the risk of diabetes, a new study suggests.More »Chemicals in Nail Polish, Hair Spray May Increase Diabetes Risk

3 New Rules Make Weight Loss Successful LiveScience.com - 1 hr 34 mins ago

Three habits are key to weight loss and sustained weight control, a new study finds. More »3 New Rules Make Weight Loss Successful

Batman on the Couch: Psychologist Analyzes Comic Book CharacterLiveScience.com - 1 hr 42 mins ago

He wears a caped bat costume in public and funds an alter ego out of his personal fortune. As a child he witnessed his parents' murders; as an adult, he puts his own … More »Batman on the Couch: Psychologist Analyzes Comic Book Character

New Yorkers Crack a Smile at 'Manhattanhenge' LiveScience.com - 1 hr 46 mins ago

Thousands of New Yorkers hit the streets Wednesday and Thursday at dusk to see the setting sun turn the Manhattan skyline into a Stonehenge-like sundial. More »New Yorkers Crack a Smile at 'Manhattanhenge'

Americans' Confidence in the Church at All-Time Low LiveScience.com - 2 hrs 16 mins ago

Americans' confidence in organized religion is at its lowest in more than three decades, with just 44 percent having a lot of faith in the church, a new Gallup poll released … More »Americans' Confidence in the Church at All-Time Low

Rare Sight: Black Bear Photographed at Grand Canyon LiveScience.com - 2 hrs 21 mins ago

A hidden camera caught a rare picture of a large black bear roaming near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon last month. The picture was recently released by park off … More »Rare Sight: Black Bear Photographed at Grand Canyon

Conservationist IDs 16 American Wildlife Hot Spots LiveScience.com - 2 hrs 21 mins ago

After a journey that took him from Florida to northern Quebec, an explorer and conservationist has identified 16 habitats that he says must be protected if eastern North … More »