SCIENCE News, Aug 04, 2011

Alaska study finds female moose manipulate males to fight Wed,3 Aug 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Moose-mating season, just around the corner in Alaska, means crisp fall days, ripe berries on the bushes and, according to a new study, animal behavior that might seem more at home in a rowdy singles bar. Full Story Spacewalkers ready space station for Russian upgrade Wed,3 Aug 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday to prepare the orbital outpost for upcoming Russian renovations. Full Story Russia says high ice melt opens Arctic trade routes Wed,3 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Arctic ice cover receded to near record lows this summer, opening elusive northern trade routes from Asia to the West, Russia's climate research agency said on Wednesday. Full Story Cameroon, Chad sign pact to fight elephant poaching Wed,3 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reuters - YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon and Chad have signed an accord to ramp up efforts to fight poachers who kill hundreds of elephants a year in a protected park on their common border, ministers from both nations said. Full Story 20-million year-old ape skull found in Uganda Tue,2 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday. Full Story Rare fossil of sea reptile found on Alaska beach Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska scientists have discovered the fossil of a rare, prehistoric marine reptile that is likely the most complete remnant of the creature ever found in North America. Full Story SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday. Full Story NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Full Story South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:29 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported. Full Story Mobile use doesn't alter kids' cancer risk: study Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19. Full Story NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Full Story U.S. team sets end-September target in Higgs chase Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said on Wednesday they expect to establish by the end of September whether the "Higgs boson," long believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe, exists or not. Full Story South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported. Full Story It's dim up North, so people need bigger brains Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:39 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies, scientists said on Wednesday. Full Story Factbox: New killing of scientist in Iran Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist killed Saturday was the third such murder since 2009. Full Story

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