NewsCloud.com Science News http://www.newscloud.com/section/science Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:23:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us Nathan's hot dog eating contest - can science explain how they do it? http://www.newscloud.com/read/Nathan_s_hot_dog_eating_contest_can_science_explain_how_they_do_it As I sit here on a overcast 4th of July, I stumbled acrossed ESPN's coverage of Nathan's hot dog eating competition. It seems interesting enough - 20+ eaters enter a competition to crown the one true great eater. As the contestants enter, I was surprised how many of them were skinny! That\\\\\\'s right - the greatest eater is not even a fat man.

]]> The Way Mothers Interact With Babies In First Year Predicts Child Behavior To Age 13 http://www.newscloud.com/read/The_Way_Mothers_Interact_With_Babies_In_First_Year_Predicts_Child_Behavior_To_Age_13 The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave later on. Both a mother's parenting style and an infant's temperament reliably predict challenging behavior in later childhood, according to Benjamin Lahey and his team from the University of Chicago in the US.

]]> Mars Lander Scrapes Icy Soil in Wonderland http://www.newscloud.com/read/Mars_Lander_Scrapes_Icy_Soil_in_Wonderland I like waking up each day wondering if NASA is going to announce the discovery of bacterial life on Mars.

]]> Part pig, part human. UK gives third hybrid embryo ok http://www.newscloud.com/read/Part_pig_part_human_UK_gives_third_hybrid_embryo_ok British biologists have received government approval to create the world\\\\\\'s first human stem cells from hybrid embryos, part pig, part human.

]]> 50 Percent Chance of Ice Free North Pole this Summer http://www.newscloud.com/read/50_Percent_Chance_of_Ice_Free_North_Pole_this_Summer Via

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: There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says. The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and early signs are not good, said Mark Serreze. He's a senior researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. The chances for a total meltdown at the pole are higher than ever because the layer of ice coating the sea is thinner than ever, he said.

]]> Exotic illnesses afflict American poor http://www.newscloud.com/read/Exotic_illnesses_afflict_American_poor Welcome to the 21st centruy, it looks surprisingly like the 19th.

]]> Energy Probe - The Deniers: Our spotless sun http://www.newscloud.com/read/Energy_Probe_The_Deniers_Our_spotless_sun The battle over who has control of the thermostat in your house could become even greater.

]]> Color, Controversy and DNA http://www.newscloud.com/read/Color_Controversy_and_DNA A conversation between The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Nobel laureate and DNA pioneer James Watson about race and genetics, Jewish intelligence, blacks and basketball and Watson's African roots.

]]> The Science of Racism http://www.newscloud.com/read/The_Science_of_Racism Last fall, James Watson, the father of DNA, spoke the unspeakable, saying that blacks are intellectually inferior. In a conversation with The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr., Watson clarified his views about race and genetics. Read what he says now - and why Gates regards him as "a racialist."

]]> Uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed http://www.newscloud.com/read/Uncontacted_Amazon_tribe_photographed Amazon Indians from one of the world's last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with striking images released on Thursday showing them painted bright red and brandishing bows and arrows.

]]> NASA lander in OK shape, photo caught Mars landing http://www.newscloud.com/read/NASA_lander_in_OK_shape_photo_caught_Mars_landing On Monday, NASA released a black-and-white image captured during Phoenix's descent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which had a bird's-eye view of the lander hanging from its parachute. It's the first time a spacecraft had taken an image of another craft during landing.

]]> NASA - 100 Explosions on the Moon http://www.newscloud.com/read/NASA_100_Explosions_on_the_Moon Not so long ago, anyone claiming to see flashes of light on the Moon would be viewed with deep suspicion by professional astronomers. Such reports were filed under L … for lunatic. Not anymore. Over the past two and a half years, NASA astronomers have observed the Moon flashing at them not just once but one hundred times.

]]> Brain hormone oxytocin helps people regain trust - swissinfo http://www.newscloud.com/read/Brain_hormone_oxytocin_helps_people_regain_trust_swissinfo Scientists from Zurich University have discovered that the "love hormone" oxytocin can help foster trust after a betrayal of trust.

]]> Bush signs bill to prevent discrimination based on genetic testing http://www.newscloud.com/read/Bush_signs_bill_to_prevent_discrimination_based_on_genetic_testing The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was signed into law today by President Bush. With genetic tests available over the internet at a price many people can afford, there has been a strong lobby for a law that will help safeguard how that information is being used. The law will make it illegal for employers or insurance companies to use genetic information as a basis for discrimination. The law was first put forward 10 years ago but faced stiff opposition. Many people see this as the law finally catching up with the technology.

]]> Exploding star caught in the act - BBC http://www.newscloud.com/read/Exploding_star_caught_in_the_act_BBC Astronomers have been able to capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.

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