Argus (for iPhone)

If you've considered buying a hundred-dollar (or more) fitness tracker but aren't entirely sold on the concept, the Argus iPhone app (free) lets you play around with reaching the same end without spending any money upfront. Argus can count your steps all day long, map your runs, track your sleep, and help you keep an eye on what you're eating, too. It includes features for charting your weight over time, as well as keeping tabs on how much water and coffee you consume?all similar to what you'll find in the apps that go with Fitbit One, Jawbone UP, or any other popular activity tracker. And heck, if you like Argus, you can continue using it with a couple of supported devices.

Argus is nowhere near as convenient as one of those more expensive fitness trackers, primarily because Argus runs your iPhone's GPS in the background all day long, which obliterates the battery, but it offers a totally commitment-free way to dabble in self quantification.

Argus in Action
If you download the Argus app and set up a free account, you're nearly ready to roll with it. The app will ask for some basic information about your body, such as your date of birth (to calculate age), sex, and height. Metric and Imperial units of measure are both supported. Note that you do have to enable Location Services for the app to work, which the app will prompt you to do during setup.

Once properly installed, the app will automatically count how many steps you take in a day and measure the total in miles (or kilometers if you prefer). If you run, the app detects the faster movement and will provide additional details about your run, such as a map of the route you took, similar to MapMyRun and Runtastic PRO. Those more specific runners' apps provide a lot more detail and insight into your workout, but Argus covers the basics.

A honeycomb display is one of the signature features in the app's look and feel. As you use Argus to measure different aspects of your health, it populates a new section of a honeycomb with that data (see the slideshow). For example, one honeycomb cell displays the number of steps you've taken since this morning, while another shows total miles traveled. Yet another cell shows the weather report for that day (helpful so you can see in your history if you were less active than usual due to bad weather). The design reminds me a little of the app that comes included with the Larklife, which is by far the most interesting aspect of that mediocre gadget.

When you tap once on a cell, the app gives you more details about that cell's information, such as a chart or graph of your activity. Tap and hold any cell, and all similar cells cobble together so you can easily compare the data from previous days, too.

Logging your weight in Argus can be manual or automatic, if you connect the app to a supported smart scale, such as Withings Smart Body Analyzer(WS-50). Argus is also compatible with two wrist-worn fitness trackers, LifeTrak and New Balance Life TRNr+, so you can continue to use the app even if you decide to buy a full-on activity-tracking device.

Calorie-counting in the app fell far short of my expectations. You can snap photos of meals, which save to your account and appear among the honeycomb display, but you can't actually log the specific foods you eat to add up the calories in an entire meal or over the course of the day. On the other hand, the app does estimate calories expended based on your activity, which makes the lack of calorie intake feature even more perplexing. If this app can't offer full calorie-counting, I wish it at least could connect to a better app for the job, such as MyFitnessPal, our Editors' Choice, or Lose It!

You can use the app to track a whole lot more personal metrics, including sleep, water consumption, heart rate, and fitness goals?and that's all well and good except for the one big drag for the app overall. The GPS necessarily runs in the background all day long, which totally kills the iPhone's battery. The first day I used Argus, my phone warned me of dwindling battery life before sunset. The app's a lot of fun to use, but you'd better keep an iPhone charger with you if you plan to really use it.

Argus Fitness Aggregator
Except for the fact that Argus takes a serious toll on your iPhone's battery, it offers a wonderful entry-level experience into the world of fitness tracking and general health self-quantification. I do recommend it to anyone who is not yet sure whether they want to spend $100 or more on a fitness-tracking device. Argus lets you get the feel for the process and gives decent insight into your patterns, but a full-fledged gadget definitely improves the process ten-fold.

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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner wants city to pay for his legal fees ...

Mayor Bob Filner of San Diego speaks at a press conference announcing his intention to seek professional help for sexual harassent issues July 26, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Bill Wechter/Getty Images)

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is asking the city to pay his legal expenses for a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications director. Filner?s lawyer sent a letter to the city, imploring it to cover the mayor?s legal bills in a lawsuit that accuses him of asking his former female aide ?to work without panties? and other alleged acts of sexual harassment.

City council members?who overwhelmingly want Filner to resign?are scheduled to convene Tuesday night for a special closed session to consider the mayor?s request.

Under California law, Filner is allowed to set up his own legal defense fund in the case the city rejects his request. Filner?s lawyer,?Harvey Berger, argues that his client should be defended under the city?s expense. The letter states that Filner should have the city pay for representation under California government codes?825?and?995?? which deal with compensation and defense of public employees.

Since the claim was first filed by Filner?s former employee Irene Jackson,?seven women have publicly come forward and detailed other alleged acts of sexual harassment, including touching and kissing. Jackson, who is represented by high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, was the first woman to publicly accuse?Filner of harassment. In her 11-page lawsuit, Jackson claimed Filner demanded kisses and told her he wanted to see her naked.

The mayor, who is 70 and divorced, has since apologized for ?offending? women. On Friday, Filner announced that he would enter two weeks of ?intensive? therapy starting Aug. 5 to ?begin the process of addressing [his] behavior.?

Filner?s own party leaders, including California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and?House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi,?have urged him to resign.??The conduct of some of these people that we?re talking about here is reprehensible,? said Pelosi last week about both the Filner and Anthony Weiner scandals. ?It is so disrespectful of women, and what?s really stunning about it is they don?t even realize. They don?t have a clue.?

Feinstein directly called for the mayor?s resignation and predicted a recall election for the mayor?s seat. ?It?s a very tough job, and I don?t think that somebody who is lacking a moral compass really sets a role model or really will provide the kind of leadership that San Diegans want.??Feinstein said on Sunday.

Source: http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/30/san-diego-mayor-bob-filner-wants-city-to-pay-for-his-legal-fees/

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Two new Samsung Galaxy S4 ads, one may or may not be bobbing for Apple

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has, to date, sold more than 20 million handsets; and it?s still going strong. That?s a huge number since the phones release on 26^th April. It?s also been a while since any blatant Apple V Samsung news has hit the web. But that doesn?t mean that practice isn?t still going on, even if it is very subtle when it does happen.

Two new Samsung Galaxy S4 adverts have hit YouTube, and in them, Samsung are doing their damnedest to show off the more useful, and one (sort of) cool, features of their now three months matured flagship smartphone.

The first ad shows a pretty ignorant business type man bothering some poor chap who just wants to watch a movie on his phone, which happens to be a Galaxy S4. Although the two do manage to spark up a conversation around how easy it is to transfer data from other handsets to the S4. Even text messages. The eye tracking feature also gets a mention here too. Kudos to Samsung for wedging that in there as well!

The second ad takes us on a magical journey with a girlfriend and boyfriend, the latter of which is incredibly nervous about meeting the girl?s parents, who don?t appear to speak a word of English. The girl however is pretty fluent, but it?s actually the S4 that helps the guy through the situation, telling him what to say to the girls mum in her native Spanish. The dad mind you, he?s unimpressed.

While it?s easy to say that Samsung are taking a pop at Apple in the first advert, without actually mentioning Apple or the iPhone at all, it?s still a nice way to inform people that they can transfer their data to the S4 relatively painlessly. Or at least that the idea anyway. But you just know Samsung would have loved to have mentioned a certain fruity iDevice, just because they could. I mean, who else?s customer base, that might see the advert, would they really want to go after? Nokia?s?!

Source: YouTube?via: Redmond Pie

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Even Nokia thinks there?s a Windows Phone app gap of sorts

Microsoft?s Windows Phone platform may boast 165,000 mobile apps but Nokia thinks there?s more work to be done in order to grow sales. Some key quotes from Nokia Vice President Bryan Biniak in an interview with International Business Times last Friday?highlight the ?app gap? challenge while also setting the bar higher for mobile app experiences. Here are a few key quotes from Biniak:

?To give you a reason to switch, I need to make sure the apps that you care about on your device are not only on our phones, but are better. I also need to provide you unique experiences that you can?t get on your other devices.?

This is the same point I?ve made in the past when discussing the challenge facing BlackBerry. And it?s why that company and Microsoft are currently fighting to be the third smartphone platform that?s well behind iOS and Android: The incumbents have not only the apps that people want today but they have the developer support for apps people will want tomorrow.

?People rely on applications for their day-to-day life and if you don?t have something which I use in my day-to-day life I?m not going to switch [operating systems] because I don?t want to compromise the way I live my life just to switch to a phone.?

There are plenty of happy Windows Phone customers that have every app they need, but I?m not one of them ? even though I like the interface and many of the new handsets. However, I fit directly in the example that Biniak provides: There are a few key apps I use daily that simply aren?t on Windows Phone yet. So why would I, or anyone in the same situation, switch?

That?s a challenge that Microsoft continues to face because current smartphone owners are used to having the apps they want and need. Those on feature phones may better fit the Windows Phone target customer since they?re not yet app addicts. And that could be why Nokia has released a number of relatively low-cost Windows Phone handsets over the past two years: Its best bet to grow hardware sales may be in the low- to mid-range handset markets.

Biniak continues to suggest that the challenge for Windows Phone isn?t hardware, nor the platform itself. It?s about the apps. Nokia seems to be doing its part when it comes to hardware but Biniak almost sounds frustrated by the software side of things:

?We are releasing new devices frequently and for every new device, if there is an app that somebody cares about that?s not there that?s a missed opportunity of a sale.?

He?s right: If a potential customer finds that a shiny new Lumia can?t run an app they want, why would the experience turn into a sale? It likely won?t.

Much of this situation has to do with timing. Had Microsoft been quicker to migrate away from Windows Mobile sooner, the platform would have arrived prior to iOS and Android becoming the smartphone behemoths they are today. Now that these two account for more than 90 percent of smartphone sales, getting consumers ? and developers, for that matter ? to make a switch is much more difficult.

Source: http://gigaom.com/2013/07/29/even-nokia-thinks-theres-a-windows-phone-app-gap-of-sorts/

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BlackBerry Launches Q5 Smartphone In Canada

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(click image for larger view) BlackBerry said Tuesday that its entry-level smartphone, the Q5, will be available to consumers in Canada beginning August 13. The Q5 is a replacement for BlackBerry's Curve line, which was highly popular with first-time smartphone buyers several years ago.

The Q5 is a step down from the Q10, BlackBerry's high-end QWERTY device, though it shares a number of features. For example, the Q5 has a 3.1-inch touch screen with 720 by 720 pixels and it is powered by a 1.2-GHz dual-core processor with 2 GB of RAM. It has the same basic shape as the Q10, though the keyboard is smaller and not quite as sturdy, and the materials that form the outer shell aren't as classy. BlackBerry calls the Q5's design "youthful." It is a smaller, lighter smartphone than the Q10.

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The Q5 boasts a 5-megapixel main camera that can also shoot 1080p HD video, and a 2-megapixel user-facing camera for selfies and BlackBerry Messenger video chats. The phone has 8 GB of storage built in, and it supports microSD cards up to 64 GB for added storage. The smartphone supports various LTE 4G networks in Canada and includes NFC for tap-and-go pairing with other NFC devices.

The Q5 ships with BlackBerry OS 10.1 on board. This version of BBOS carries over the features from BBOS 10.0, but adds a few extras, such as support for Skype. Other features remain the same, such as BlackBerry Hub for controlling messages, Time Shift and Story Maker for creative photography projects, and of course BlackBerry Messenger.

[ Check out BlackBerry's upcoming smartphone. See BlackBerry A10 Details Leak; Z10 Price Drops . ]

The Q5 has already launched in several other markets around the world, including India, and will be available from wireless network operators Bell, Fido, Koodo, Sasktel, Telus and Virgin Mobile. It will also be sold at retail stores, such as Best Buy Canada and Target. The cost of the device will vary based on which carrier sells it.

The Q5 is the third BB10 device to reach the market this year, after the Q10 and Z10. BlackBerry sorely needs the Q5 to pick up the slack and recapture the few first-time smartphone buyers still left. The Q10 and Z10 did not win back many former BlackBerry loyalists, who have stuck with their iPhones and Galaxy S smartphones. BlackBerry sold just 2.7 million Z10s and Q10s during its most recent quarter, which puts it well below sales of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform for the same period.

BlackBerry has not yet announced plans to sell the Q5 in the U.S., but it is expected to be available from AT&T (and possibly others) in the coming months.

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The taller a postmenopausal woman, the greater risk of cancer

For every 4 inches of height, 13 percent increase in cancer risk.
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NEW YORK, July 28 (UPI) -- The taller a postmenopausal woman, the greater her risk for developing cancers of the breast, colon, kidney, ovary, rectum and thyroid, U.S. researchers say.

Geoffrey Kabat, senior epidemiologist in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, said the study involved 20,928 postmenopausal women, identified from a larger group of 144,701 women recruited to the Women's Health Initiative.

"We were surprised at the number of cancer sites that were positively associated with height. In this data set, more cancers are associated with height than were associated with body mass index," Kabat said in a statement.

"Ultimately, cancer is a result of processes having to do with growth, so it makes sense that hormones or other growth factors that influence height may also influence cancer risk."

Some genetic variations associated with height are also linked to cancer risk, and more studies are needed to better understand how these height-related genetic variations predispose some men and women to cancer, Kabat said.

The study found for every 10-centimeter -- 3.94 inches -- increase in height, there was a 13 percent increase in risk of developing any cancer. Among specific cancers, there was a 13 percent to 17 percent increase in the risk of getting melanoma and cancers of the breast, ovary, endometrium, and colon, while there was a 23 percent to 29 percent increase in the risk of developing cancers of the kidney, rectum, thyroid and blood.

The study was published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Source: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/07/28/The-taller-a-postmenopausal-woman-the-greater-risk-of-cancer/UPI-21321374990950/

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Entomologists and bee enthusiasts in recent weeks have photographed several specimens of the long-absent western bumblebee - known to scientists as Bombus occidentalis - buzzing among flower blossoms in a suburban park north of Seattle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/return-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:06:55 -0400Reutersreturn-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/return-long-absent-bumblebee-near-seattle-stirs-scientific-120655098.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_w24P7LOs5WElEXXIZEexg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T125158Z_1_CBRE96I0ZQO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-BUMBLEBEE-WESTERN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" align="left" title="USDA photo of the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A North American bumblebee species that all but vanished from about half of its natural range has re-emerged in Washington state, delighting scientists who voiced optimism the insect might eventually make a recovery in the Pacific Northwest. Entomologists and bee enthusiasts in recent weeks have photographed several specimens of the long-absent western bumblebee - known to scientists as Bombus occidentalis - buzzing among flower blossoms in a suburban park north of Seattle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday carrying a sophisticated communications satellite designed to provide voice and data services for U.S. military forces around the world. The 206-foot (63-meter) tall rocket, built and operated by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, lifted off at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) from a seaside launch pad just south of the Kennedy Space Center. Perched on top of the booster was the second satellite in the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-blasts-off-florida-military-communications-satellite-154723317.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:49:41 -0400Reutersrocket-blasts-off-florida-military-communications-satellite-154723317<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mine-why-monogamy-evolved-mammals-231528117.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0USooiASDBTF90mNQR9HKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/meerkat-monogamy.jpg1375127180" width="130" height="86" alt="Be Mine! Why Monogamy Evolved in Mammals" align="left" title="Be Mine! Why Monogamy Evolved in Mammals" border="0" /></a>Male primates may have become monogamous to protect their offspring from being killed by rival males, a new study finds. However, others disagree, saying monogamy evolved in mammals so that males could guard their mates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mine-why-monogamy-evolved-mammals-231528117.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:28 -0400LiveScience.commine-why-monogamy-evolved-mammals-231528117<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mine-why-monogamy-evolved-mammals-231528117.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0USooiASDBTF90mNQR9HKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/meerkat-monogamy.jpg1375127180" width="130" height="86" alt="Be Mine! Why Monogamy Evolved in Mammals" align="left" title="Be Mine! Why Monogamy Evolved in Mammals" border="0" /></a>Male primates may have become monogamous to protect their offspring from being killed by rival males, a new study finds. However, others disagree, saying monogamy evolved in mammals so that males could guard their mates.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storms-aplenty-hurricanes-rare-hawaii-223255817.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bvtRoKAdSZCxuUsizP5ilw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/flossie.jpg1375133978" width="130" height="86" alt="Storms Aplenty, But Hurricanes Rare in Hawaii" align="left" title="Storms Aplenty, But Hurricanes Rare in Hawaii" border="0" /></a>Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to make landfall in Hawaii today (July 29), battering the state&#039;s black sand beaches and tall, tropical volcanoes with 45 mph (75 kph) winds and localized rainfall of up to 15 inches (38 centimeters).</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/storms-aplenty-hurricanes-rare-hawaii-223255817.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:32:55 -0400LiveScience.comstorms-aplenty-hurricanes-rare-hawaii-223255817<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storms-aplenty-hurricanes-rare-hawaii-223255817.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bvtRoKAdSZCxuUsizP5ilw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/flossie.jpg1375133978" width="130" height="86" alt="Storms Aplenty, But Hurricanes Rare in Hawaii" align="left" title="Storms Aplenty, But Hurricanes Rare in Hawaii" border="0" /></a>Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to make landfall in Hawaii today (July 29), battering the state&#039;s black sand beaches and tall, tropical volcanoes with 45 mph (75 kph) winds and localized rainfall of up to 15 inches (38 centimeters).</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breast-feeding-brings-cognitive-benefits-study-suggests-213541828.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dzvIu8UR6_1fOgTVJ9nLDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/breastfeeding.jpg1303398695" width="130" height="86" alt="Breast-Feeding Brings Cognitive Benefits, Study Suggests" align="left" title="Breast-Feeding Brings Cognitive Benefits, Study Suggests" border="0" /></a>Breast-feeding for a longer time improves a child&#039;s understanding of language at age 3, and their scores on intelligence tests at age 7, according to a new study.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/breast-feeding-brings-cognitive-benefits-study-suggests-213541828.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:35:41 -0400LiveScience.combreast-feeding-brings-cognitive-benefits-study-suggests-213541828<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breast-feeding-brings-cognitive-benefits-study-suggests-213541828.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dzvIu8UR6_1fOgTVJ9nLDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/breastfeeding.jpg1303398695" width="130" height="86" alt="Breast-Feeding Brings Cognitive Benefits, Study Suggests" align="left" title="Breast-Feeding Brings Cognitive Benefits, Study Suggests" border="0" /></a>Breast-feeding for a longer time improves a child&#039;s understanding of language at age 3, and their scores on intelligence tests at age 7, according to a new study.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/giant-black-holes-spin-twist-revealed-230756269.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pvgHhkLQQ0Ej8SXER2bqNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/How_Giant_Black_Holes_Spin-26d7e73b008a3043402dfbbc4fe5f921" width="130" height="86" alt="How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed" align="left" title="How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed" border="0" /></a>A newly discovered way to determine the spin of monster black holes could help shed light on the evolution of these bizarre objects and the galaxies they anchor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/giant-black-holes-spin-twist-revealed-230756269.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:07:56 -0400SPACE.comgiant-black-holes-spin-twist-revealed-230756269<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/giant-black-holes-spin-twist-revealed-230756269.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pvgHhkLQQ0Ej8SXER2bqNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/How_Giant_Black_Holes_Spin-26d7e73b008a3043402dfbbc4fe5f921" width="130" height="86" alt="How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed" align="left" title="How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed" border="0" /></a>A newly discovered way to determine the spin of monster black holes could help shed light on the evolution of these bizarre objects and the galaxies they anchor.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/big-asteroid-flies-earth-tonight-watch-live-181538326.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4JCw_hDhCMTNNv__pfi5fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Big_Asteroid_Flies_By_Earth-d8438d8ca18aa81f98922a8064efc71e" width="130" height="86" alt="Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live" align="left" title="Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live" border="0" /></a>An asteroid as large as five football fields will zoom by Earth tonight, and you can watch the close approach live from the comfort of your home.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/big-asteroid-flies-earth-tonight-watch-live-181538326.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 14:15:38 -0400SPACE.combig-asteroid-flies-earth-tonight-watch-live-181538326<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/big-asteroid-flies-earth-tonight-watch-live-181538326.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4JCw_hDhCMTNNv__pfi5fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Big_Asteroid_Flies_By_Earth-d8438d8ca18aa81f98922a8064efc71e" width="130" height="86" alt="Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live" align="left" title="Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live" border="0" /></a>An asteroid as large as five football fields will zoom by Earth tonight, and you can watch the close approach live from the comfort of your home.</p><br clear="all"/>Wayne Pacelle is the president and chief executive officer of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). This Op-Ed first appeared on the blog A Humane Nation, where it ran before appearing in LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights .http://news.yahoo.com/not-science-slaughter-japanese-whaling-tried-international-court-193233515.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 15:32:33 -0400LiveScience.comnot-science-slaughter-japanese-whaling-tried-international-court-193233515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b8LyP0fyzte6bRviDrl8TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/The_Secret_Science_of_the-538a27c8a6f95da7941f8fb4d3ee8a20" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" align="left" title="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" border="0" /></a>With the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, on schedule to reach outer space in 2018, taking Hubble&#039;s place as NASA&#039;s premier eye in the sky, it seems appropriate to look back on what may become Hubble&#039;s most enduring legacy: its stunning images. Besides the huge amount of data Hubble has collected since its launch in 1990, the telescope will likely be remembered most for its gorgeous color shots of nebulas, galaxies and the early universe, iconic images that seemed tailor made for magazine covers and bedroom walls.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 11:11:24 -0400SPACE.comsecret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-science-hubble-space-telescopes-amazing-images-151124698.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b8LyP0fyzte6bRviDrl8TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/The_Secret_Science_of_the-538a27c8a6f95da7941f8fb4d3ee8a20" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" align="left" title="The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Amazing Images" border="0" /></a>With the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, on schedule to reach outer space in 2018, taking Hubble&#039;s place as NASA&#039;s premier eye in the sky, it seems appropriate to look back on what may become Hubble&#039;s most enduring legacy: its stunning images. Besides the huge amount of data Hubble has collected since its launch in 1990, the telescope will likely be remembered most for its gorgeous color shots of nebulas, galaxies and the early universe, iconic images that seemed tailor made for magazine covers and bedroom walls.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iv6HF9kbu2wYXK6GxjJ7zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T231458Z_1_CDEE96N1SL100_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BRAIN-COSTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." align="left" title="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Health systems could be &quot;overwhelmed&quot; by the costs of coping with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression and addiction if nothing is done now to boost investment in research, leading neuroscientists said on Thursday. Publishing a study that put the estimated costs of brain disorders in Britain alone at more than 112 billion pounds a year, they said mental illness research needed to attract the same funding levels as illnesses such as cancer and heart diseases to be able to reduce the burden. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:14:58 -0400Reutersscientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-overwhelming-costs-mental-illness-231458687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iv6HF9kbu2wYXK6GxjJ7zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T231458Z_1_CDEE96N1SL100_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BRAIN-COSTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." align="left" title="Belarussian nurse Lubov Tagai feeds a child at an orphanage for mentally disabled children under the Vesnova institution, near the Belarussian village of Vesnova, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 6, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Health systems could be &quot;overwhelmed&quot; by the costs of coping with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression and addiction if nothing is done now to boost investment in research, leading neuroscientists said on Thursday. Publishing a study that put the estimated costs of brain disorders in Britain alone at more than 112 billion pounds a year, they said mental illness research needed to attract the same funding levels as illnesses such as cancer and heart diseases to be able to reduce the burden. ...</p><br clear="all"/>One of summer's greatest pleasures for the lucky beachgoer is listening to the rhythmic lapping of ocean waves. A number of factors power this trance-inducing phenomenon, but the most important generator of local wave activity is actually the wind.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-ocean-waves-form-120726444.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 08:07:26 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-ocean-waves-form-120726444<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyyCtd87EB65iX65YFm4LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hero-shrew-photo.jpg1374613172" width="130" height="86" alt="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" align="left" title="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" border="0" /></a>The hero shrew ? a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone ? has mystified scientists since it was first described more than 100 years ago. Now, a newly discovered species of hero shrew may help researchers piece together why the animal evolved to have such a peculiar spine and what purpose the hardy backbone serves now.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:09:16 -0400LiveScience.comratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ratlike-creatures-bizarre-backbone-baffles-scientists-230916909.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyyCtd87EB65iX65YFm4LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/hero-shrew-photo.jpg1374613172" width="130" height="86" alt="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" align="left" title="Ratlike Creature&#039;s Bizarre Backbone Baffles Scientists" border="0" /></a>The hero shrew ? a small, ratlike animal with a bizarrely strong and oddly shaped backbone ? has mystified scientists since it was first described more than 100 years ago. Now, a newly discovered species of hero shrew may help researchers piece together why the animal evolved to have such a peculiar spine and what purpose the hardy backbone serves now.</p><br clear="all"/>Fermilab: High Energy Physics on the Prairie [Slide Show]http://news.yahoo.com/fermilab-high-energy-physics-prairie-slide-show-170000679.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 13:00:00 -0400Scientific Americanfermilab-high-energy-physics-prairie-slide-show-170000679<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NVYOZhcJmxF1fdvHnBkl.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/cropped-ftbconscience.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FtBCON: Science Communication" align="left" title="FtBCON: Science Communication" border="0" /></a>FtBCON: Science Communication</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:21:00 -0400Scientific Americanftbcon-science-communication-212100228<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftbcon-science-communication-212100228.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NVYOZhcJmxF1fdvHnBkl.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/cropped-ftbconscience.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FtBCON: Science Communication" align="left" title="FtBCON: Science Communication" border="0" /></a>FtBCON: Science Communication</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5m5nMrONVBwvguIO1AiLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Virgin_Galactic%27s_Private_Spaceship_Offers-4d8a0300ee700ad3d11830de85ba0f89" width="130" height="86" alt="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" align="left" title="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" border="0" /></a>With all the attention being given to Virgin Galactic&#039;s impressive list of future celebritynauts (Ashton! Branson! Beiber!), its spaceship&#039;s impressive capabilities for microgravity research have been largely overlooked.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 16:25:05 -0400SPACE.comvirgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virgin-galactics-private-spaceship-offers-enticing-science-opportunities-202505934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5m5nMrONVBwvguIO1AiLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Virgin_Galactic%27s_Private_Spaceship_Offers-4d8a0300ee700ad3d11830de85ba0f89" width="130" height="86" alt="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" align="left" title="Virgin Galactic&#039;s Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities" border="0" /></a>With all the attention being given to Virgin Galactic&#039;s impressive list of future celebritynauts (Ashton! Branson! Beiber!), its spaceship&#039;s impressive capabilities for microgravity research have been largely overlooked.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsjI.viXAoHvoIMt.c1bGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/b-meson-muons.jpg1352760469" width="130" height="86" alt="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" align="left" title="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" border="0" /></a>Physicists have measured an extremely rare particle decay inside the world&#039;s largest atom smasher ? a discovery that bolsters the leading model of particle physics and leaves little room for undiscovered particles beyond this theory.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:12:47 -0400LiveScience.comrare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-particle-discovery-dims-hopes-exotic-theories-181247418.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsjI.viXAoHvoIMt.c1bGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/b-meson-muons.jpg1352760469" width="130" height="86" alt="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" align="left" title="Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories" border="0" /></a>Physicists have measured an extremely rare particle decay inside the world&#039;s largest atom smasher ? a discovery that bolsters the leading model of particle physics and leaves little room for undiscovered particles beyond this theory.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:26:00 -0400Scientific Americansciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9aPgrKavZzB.Kw3SaB3syA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/the-new-world-of-mr-tompkins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" align="left" title="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" border="0" /></a>The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:48:00 -0400Scientific Americanstory-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story-energy-physics-atom-part-1-134800118.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9aPgrKavZzB.Kw3SaB3syA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/the-new-world-of-mr-tompkins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" align="left" title="The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1" border="0" /></a>The Story of Energy: The Physics of an Atom, Part 1</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bBBMQMm_lju8JWdmvKzjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/experimental-fox.jpg1374081580" width="130" height="86" alt="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Brian Hare is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University and the founder of Dognition , a website that helps you find the genius in your dog. This post was an adaptation from his book &quot; The Genius of Dogs, &quot; co-authored with Vanessa Woods (Dutton, 2013). He contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights .</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:16:33 -0400LiveScience.comdarwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-dark-knight-scientist-risked-execution-fox-study-201633622.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bBBMQMm_lju8JWdmvKzjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/experimental-fox.jpg1374081580" width="130" height="86" alt="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" align="left" title="Darwin?s Dark Knight: Scientist Risked Execution for Fox Study (Op-Ed)" border="0" /></a>Brian Hare is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University and the founder of Dognition , a website that helps you find the genius in your dog. This post was an adaptation from his book &quot; The Genius of Dogs, &quot; co-authored with Vanessa Woods (Dutton, 2013). He contributed this article to LiveScience&#039;s Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights .</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lfyg4i.gB0l.QZe8r98sbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Lost_Most_of_Its-69743ada9829ea7b8c02b6ac7320bc40" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Mars is not a nice place to live: The Red Planet is cold and dry, and its thin atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:09:54 -0400SPACE.commars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-lost-most-atmosphere-billions-years-ago-scientists-180954187.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lfyg4i.gB0l.QZe8r98sbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Lost_Most_of_Its-69743ada9829ea7b8c02b6ac7320bc40" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Mars is not a nice place to live: The Red Planet is cold and dry, and its thin atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:08 -0400Reutersinsight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vs8kXTgOCOxlDsOaJd8ZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/beta-decay-experiment.jpg1374095254" width="130" height="86" alt="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" align="left" title="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" border="0" /></a>Though they&#039;ve been looking for over a year, scientists have found no trace of an elusive interaction among elementary particles called neutrinos.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:06:19 -0400LiveScience.comweird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weird-neutrinos-elude-scientists-yet-again-140619576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vs8kXTgOCOxlDsOaJd8ZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/beta-decay-experiment.jpg1374095254" width="130" height="86" alt="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" align="left" title="Weird Neutrinos Elude Scientists Yet Again" border="0" /></a>Though they&#039;ve been looking for over a year, scientists have found no trace of an elusive interaction among elementary particles called neutrinos.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BVqzk7AOnYcj_17Hzu1EuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T011602Z_1_CBRE96H03IV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DINOSAUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" align="left" title="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" border="0" /></a>By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday. The novel species, Nasutoceratops or &quot;big-nose horned face,&quot; is the only known member of a group of dinosaurs thought to have lived 76 million years ago on a land mass in Western North America isolated by an ancient seaway, said Scott Sampson, one of the paleontologists who discovered the extinct reptile. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:48:19 -0400Reutersscientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-report-newly-discovered-horned-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-234819257.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BVqzk7AOnYcj_17Hzu1EuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T011602Z_1_CBRE96H03IV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DINOSAUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" align="left" title="A handout image shows an artist&#039;s version of the newly discovered horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi, discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah" border="0" /></a>By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday. The novel species, Nasutoceratops or &quot;big-nose horned face,&quot; is the only known member of a group of dinosaurs thought to have lived 76 million years ago on a land mass in Western North America isolated by an ancient seaway, said Scott Sampson, one of the paleontologists who discovered the extinct reptile. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 10:18:02 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-where-does-beach-sand-come-141802632.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAjhHozMa0WU3COc6uS3oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/green-sand-beach.jpg1310699941" width="130" height="86" alt="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" align="left" title="Science of Summer: Where Does Beach Sand Come From?" border="0" /></a>Summer wouldn&#039;t be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches and why sand looks and feels the way it does.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:56:07 -0400SPACE.comstudents-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-Astronaut_Who-0a3b86681581579272f27860e42c9e83" width="130" height="86" alt="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" align="left" title="John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80" border="0" /></a>John Llewellyn, a chemist who in 1967 was selected to be a NASA astronaut but whose inability to pilot a jet led to him resigning from the space program a year later, died July 2. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 07:27:56 -0400SPACE.comjohn-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-llewellyn-nasa-scientist-astronaut-never-flew-dies-112756908.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGTqo8db1kehXMXBeXBD0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/John_Llewellyn,_NASA_Scientist-As

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Kimi Raikkonen says he had no fear of Sebastian Vettel in the ...

Kimi Raikkonen says he had no fear of Sebastian Vettel in the Hungarian GP ? Formula 1 news

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has said that he had no fear of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix and expressed contentment over his second podium finish.

Raikkonen faced few difficulties with the new Pirelli tyres in the qualifying of the Hungarian GP and could only secure 6^th grid slot. However, he delivered an amazing performance in the race and managed to secure an incredible second podium finish ahead of Vettel and behind the race winner, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.

The Finnish driver said that although he faced few difficulties towards the end of the race, he successfully managed to maintain his place. Furthermore, he said that he was not worried at all about losing his position to the defending champion during the closing stages of the race.

?I knew it was going to be a bit tight, but the tyres felt good with 10 laps to go and it was only in the last two laps that they dropped off quite badly,? Raikkonen explained. ?I didn't really have any doubts that I could keep him behind and I had a good speed in the last sector so I knew in the first corner he would not have a chance.?

Besides, he stated that his team has worked really hard to develop the right strategy for the race and to provide him a competitive car due to which he was able to score such good points. In addition, he expressed that he is very much satisfied with his second position in the previous race.

?Obviously you take a chance when you make so many laps with one set of tyres, but the team worked well and everything went well for us,? he said.

?But second is better than nothing,? he added.

Presently, the 2007 world champion is standing at second place in the drivers? championship with 134 points. Additionally, he is ahead of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and behind the youngest triple world champion. It will be thrilling to see how he performs in the season ahead and whether he will be able to beat the German driver in the championship fight or not.?

Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Kimi-Raikkonen-says-he-had-no-fear-of-Sebastian-Vettel-in-the-Hungarian-GP-Formula-1-news-a217909

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Don't blame Santa: Xbox and PlayStation supply probably won't meet demand ... again

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Yannick LeJacq NBC News

18 hours ago

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When it comes to shipping video game consoles to gamers on time, "I don't think the management of the supply chain is their core competency," R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian told NBC News.

We've all heard the story: the long lines of Apple fans lining up outside the store, breathlessly awaiting that first chance to get their hands on the new iPhone. But when it comes to video game consoles, the throngs of die-hard gamers are all the more feverish simply because the wait has been longer, the anticipation higher.

Despite the fact that the video game industry is now on its eighth generation of console hardware, it still seems like every new release of an Xbox or PlayStation is, on some level, a disaster. Pre-order quotas are quickly maxed out, and impatient gamers turn to eBay or (God forbid) Craigslist to pay an extra premium just to get their gadget of choice in time for the holiday season.

Even the Wii U, which Nintendo itself has admitted isn't selling all that well, faced supply setbacks when it launched last year. And it doesn't look like things are shaping up to be any different for the $499 Xbox One or the $399 PlayStation 4 ? both consoles received record-breaking pre-orders, and the gaming press has already started warning of possible shortages after Robert W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian predicted as much in an interview with GameSpot.

Judging by the excitement for the consoles, the demand is clearly there. So why is meeting it with a proper supply so tricky? Sebastian told NBC News that with all the moving parts that Sony and Microsoft have to coordinate in time for a tight holiday release window, things get, well, "complex."

"There's a lot of gyration in the supply chain," Sebastian said. "It's hard to get everything together at the same time."

What, exactly, is "gyration in the supply chain"?
Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, explained. "The manufacturers have to plan production for two or three years out, so they tend to plan to make 10 (million) to 12 million consoles annually at the outset, and adjust upward or downward based on demand," Pachter told NBC News in an email. "They probably haven?t commenced manufacture yet, and will probably do so in mid-August ? notice we haven?t seen leaked pictures from the assembly line yet. That means around 1 million per month, and it takes time to ship to retail. We?ll probably get 2 ? 3 million of each globally at retail by year-end."

"If you think demand will exceed that figure, there will be a shortage," Pachter added. With major retailers like Best Buy, Amazon and GameStop vying for more launch units, "allocations are especially tough, because everyone wants as many as they can get."

Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games at economic research firm IHS Global Insight, agreed, adding that the international dimension of global launch only makes organizing the supply chain all the more difficult.

"All console companies aim to have a smooth launch with as few 'lumps' in the distribution chain as possible," Harding-Rolls wrote in an email to NBC News. "Distribution smoothness depends on a number of factors: amount of total inventory (how quickly factories can build products that don't fall apart), regional allocations (how many sales are expected across major sales territories) and sales channel negotiations (agreements with retail stores)."

When a product launches across multiple regions at the same time, he said, consumer electronics companies "are more likely to get 'lumpy' distribution which will lead to shortages within specific channels because it is a more complex go-to-market process." When a shortage occurs in one region or another, "the speed at which manufacturers can respond to squeezed supply depends on willingness to spend on quicker shipments and availability of additional product."

Jordan Selburn of IHS told NBC News that this kind of bottleneck dramatically hampered Sony's initial launch of the PlayStation 3 in 2006 because the console's Blu-ray was built with blue laser diodes, a "brand-new piece of tech that just ran into a shortage." This time around, however, Selburn says that the technology inside both of the next-gen systems isn't groundbreaking enough to make production as difficult or time-consuming.

"They're not encountering fundamental questions about: can it be built?" Selburn said of Sony and Microsoft. As a result, he thinks any real difference in initial sales will come down to how gamers react to software policies like Microsoft's controversial online requirements ? an issue that Selburn estimates gives Sony twice the demand for the PlayStation 4 than what Microsoft now has for the Xbox One.

The 'Apple effect'?
But that doesn't mean there won't still be impatient gamers this holiday season, Melissa Otto, an analyst at TIAA-CREF, told NBC News. While all the sound and fury about having to wait a few extra weeks for a console might frustrate the individual consumer, Otto said that, from a broader perspective, it's actually great marketing.

"I'm not sure it's something they struggle with," Otto said of console manufacturers supplying enough units. "I would argue that it's actually something they create. Whenever a new console cycle begins, these companies have a tendency to limit the supply to gauge the demand and create buzz. And then once the buzz starts and the momentum kicks up, the supply continues to be limited which magnifies the value of the actual product."

It's easy to see what Otto means. Neither Sony nor Microsoft would comment specifically about their current launch plans, but both companies told NBC News that demand for their respective consoles has been strong.

"Consumer reaction to PS4 has been phenomenal," a representative from Sony told NBC News in a statement. "We will try our best to meet all demand needs, but it?s very possible that demand will outstrip supply at launch." A spokesperson for Microsoft, meanwhile, wrote in an e-mailed statement that "we are pleased with the enthusiasm consumers have shown as Xbox One preorders are trending ahead of Xbox 360 during the same time period and have sold out at most major U.S. retailers."

Other analysts agreed with Otto's assessment that Sony and Microsoft might be aiming for what she called "the Apple effect" in their statements about demand outstripping supply. But Sebastian, who still estimates that Microsoft is better equipped to turn out as many as two times more Xbox One units than Sony is prepared to release of the PlayStation 4, said that the long life-cycle of these products has always made their launches a bit more bumbling.

"I don't think the management of the supply chain is their core competency," Sebastian said.

Yannick LeJacq is a contributing writer for NBC News who has also covered technology and games for Kill Screen, The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic. You can follow him on Twitter at @YannickLeJacq and reach him by email at: Yannick.LeJacq@nbcuni.com.

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