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1. A California Desert Town on the Way Up ... to Space
Entrepreneurs and small aerospace companies based at an air and space port in California are among those thought to be leading the next phase of space exploration.

2. The Vanishing Mind : A Rare Form of Dementia Tests a Vow of ‘for Better, for Worse’
Like many others, Ruth French finds herself grappling with her spouse’s frontotemporal dementia, a group of brain diseases that eat away at personality and language.

3. Brazil’s Rush to Develop Hydroelectric Power Brings Unrest
Brazil is a leader among South American nations rushing to build hydroelectric dams in the Amazon, but workers demanding better pay are disrupting the projects.

4. Pointing the Way to Where E.V. Drivers Can Plug In
As E.V.’s become more common, there is continued debate over setting standards for the vehicles. One of the issues, yet to be resolved, is the look of road signs that tell drivers where they can recharge.

5. A Repository for Eagles Finds Itself in Demand
American Indians, who use dead eagles for traditional ceremonies, face long waits for the animals when they submit applications to the National Eagle Repository outside Denver.

6. TransCanada Submits New Application for Keystone Project
The revised route for the Keystone XL pipeline avoids the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region of Nebraska and restarts the clock on the review process.

7. Side Effects: It Started With ‘Genome’: ‘Omes’ Proliferate in Science
It began with the genome. Then in an epidemic of neologia came the proteome, the connectome, even the omome.

8. CERN Scientist Sentenced to 5 Years in Terrorism Case
Adlène Hicheur, a French-Algerian particle physicist, was arrested in October 2009 over his correspondence with an affiliate of Al Qaeda.

9. Observatory: Another Genetic Quirk of the Solomon Islands: Blond Hair
The gene variant responsible for blondness in dark-skinned indigenous islanders is distinctly different from the gene that causes blond hair in Europeans, researchers report.

10. New Fracking Rule Is Issued by Obama Administration
Under a revised version of a rule proposed by the government, companies drilling on public lands would have to identify the chemicals used, but not until after drilling was completed.

11. Japan’s Leaders Fret as Nuclear Shutdown Nears
Japan on Saturday will become a nuclear-free nation for the first time in more than four decades, but leaders are worried about power shortages, the economy and widespread opposition against turning the plants back on.

12. Brazil Sending Troops to Guard Amazon Borders
In an effort to protect its wealth of resources, Brazil is increasing its military presence along the Amazon borders near Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana.

13. Wastewater Disposal Is an Issue in Hydrofracking
As New York State environmental regulators fine-tune proposed rules governing a controversial natural-gas extraction process, wastewater disposal has emerged as a challenging issue.

14. States Seek Order for N.R.C. Decision on Yucca Mountain
Washington State and South Carolina are suing for a decision on a Nevada mountain’s suitability as a repository, even though the proposal has been declared dead.

15. Temperature Rising: Clouds’ Effect on Climate Change Is Last Bastion for Dissenters
In recent years, climate change skeptics have seized on one last argument that cannot be so readily dismissed. Their theory is that clouds will save us.

16. National Briefing | Science: Report Points to Decline in Ability to Monitor the Earth
Earth-observing systems operated by the United States have entered a steep decline, imperiling the nation’s monitoring of weather, natural disasters and climate change, a report from the National Research Council warned Wednesday.

17. Power Failure in West Is Tied to Combination of Errors
In a federal report, both system and human errors occurred, failures that one federal official called “pretty basic things.”

18. Profiles in Science | Elizabeth S. Spelke: Insights in Human Knowledge, From the Minds of Babies
Elizabeth S. Spelke studies infants and toddlers to understand how the brain works by determining what, if anything, humans are born knowing.

19. U.S. Lags in Global Measure of Premature Births
The United States is similar to developing countries in the percentage of mothers who give birth before their child is due, according to the World Health Organization and other agencies.

20. Emergency Room Doctors, Dental Patients and Drugs
Overuse of narcotics and addiction are an issue, but emergency physicians often lack the training and tools to effectively help patients complaining of tooth pain and seeking prescription painkillers.

21. New Studies of Permian Extinction Shed Light on the ‘Great Dying’
Painstaking analyses of fossils from the Permian extinction, 252 million years ago, are providing startling new clues to the behavior of modern marine life and its future.

22. Underground Fossil Forest in Illinois Offers Clues on Climate Change
A vast expanse of fossilized trees more than 300 million years old — called a “botanical Pompeii” — could extend as much as 100 miles underneath southern Illinois.

23. Simons Foundation Chooses U.C. Berkeley for Computing Center
The Simons Foundation plans to announce on Tuesday that the University of California, Berkeley, will be the home of a new center that combines computing theory with fields like biology or economics.

24. Taser Shot to the Chest Can Kill, a Study Warns
An analysis of eight people who went into cardiac arrest after receiving shocks from the devices highlights the risks they carry and the importance of using them properly.

25. Books: New Perspectives From Cancer Patients
Two new books, one by a group of medical ethicists and another by the feminist critic Susan Gubar, offer searing accounts of confronting a lethal disease.

26. Well: Heart Risk in Athletes Is Gaining Attention
Sudden cardiac death is far more prevalent among young athletes than previously believed, recent research has shown.

27. WORLD: Damming the Amazon
Brazil is planning to build at least 20 hydroelectric dams in the Amazon region by 2020, but indigenous residents say they are threatened and so is the rainforest.

28. Amid Brazil’s Rush to Develop, Workers Resist
As the country moves to tap one of the world’s last great reserves of hydroelectric power, the Amazon basin, strikes and worker uprisings at the biggest projects are producing delays and cost overruns.

29. Scientist at Work Blog: A Final Hunt for Fossils in Nazaria
Paleontologists have a successful last day in the field, after a worker leads them to a quarry in Nazaria, Brazil.

30. Scientist at Work Blog: A Promising Skeleton in the Quarry
Excited by the discovery of a tetrapod skeleton at a quarry in Teresina, Brazil, paleontologists ponder its classification among amphibians.

31. Scientist at Work Blog: Raising Questions From the Rock Bed
What could explain a lack of strong marine characteristics in the Piauí Formation in Brazil and its similarities to the Pedra de Fogo Formation?

32. Scientist at Work Blog: The Art of Capturing Scientific Discovery
Jeff Johnson, a filmmaker documenting paleontologists' fieldwork in Brazil, shares his experience and a preview of his documentary on the expedition.

33. Green Blog: N.R.C. Skimps on Financial Oversight, Audit Says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's estimate for decommissioning a power plant is sometimes far lower than the owner's, a study finds.

34. Green Blog: Safeguarding Mammoth Trees, Champs of the Ecosystem
Mammoth trees accounted for only 1 percent of trees in a research plot but stored half of the area's biomass, researchers in Yosemite National Park found.

35. Green Blog: Answering Questions About Clouds and Climate
A reporter responds to queries about climate change, scientific research, policy action or lack thereof, and a minority that firmly argues that clouds will protect the planet.

36. Q & A: How Will Trees Be Affected by Spring’s False Start?
An early but brief warm spell is not uncommon in spring, an expert says, and most trees are unlikely to suffer long-term damage.

37. Observatory: In Male Bowerbirds’ Pursuit of Love, New Plant Life Blooms
Male bowerbirds, through the extravagant structures they build to woo females, actually cultivate plant life, a study has found.

38. Observatory: How Male Orb-Web Spiders, Who Can Mate at Most Twice, Choose
A study of mating behavior in one species of orb-web spiders, who can mate at most twice in one lifetime, has revealed interesting patterns of male monogamy.

39. Observatory: Volcanic Activity Played Role in Mars’ Valleys, Study Suggests
High-resolution images of the Athabasca Valles near the Martian equator reveal coiling spiral patterns that closely resemble lava flows on the Big Island of Hawaii.

40. Personal Health: Progress Report on a Decluttering Project
Amid success in purging and organizing physical objects, a look at clearing things that can be as burdensome: smartphones and tablets, friends who are an emotional drain.

41. Really?: Really? To Lower Your Risk of Diabetes, Eat Breakfast
In a study following 29,000 men over 16 years, those who regularly skipped breakfast had a 21 percent greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

42. Dot Earth Blog: The Short Hot Life of Heartland's Hateful Climate Billboard
A group opposed to regulation of pollution plays, and then withdraws, the Unabomber card.

43. Wordplay Blog: Numberplay: Square Cut
Can you cut a 9x3 pan of brownies into eight squares?

44. Letters: Backyard Treasures (1 Letter)
Letter to the editor.

45. Letters: Hollywood Ending? (1 Letter)
Letter to the editor.

46. Letters: Remember the Research (1 Letter)
Letter to the editor.

47. Letters: Time to Let Go (1 Letter)
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BBC News - Science & Environment
The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
1. 'Supermoon' graces the night sky
A "supermoon", bigger and brighter than usual, is seen in the night sky as it comes closer to the Earth - bringing with it the chance of higher tides.
2. Japan closes last nuclear reactor
Japan begins the process of shutting down its last nuclear reactor, leaving the country without any nuclear power for the first time since 1970.
3. Peru beach alert over dead birds
Scientists in Peru hunt the cause of the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pelicans on the coast in the north of the country.
4. Rain and floods 'bad for birds'
The RSPB says recent heavy rain and flooding has had a disastrous impact on many of its nature reserves.
5. Pioneering coastal path opened
The first coastal path network to cover an entire country is officially opened, covering 870 miles of Wales.
6. France jails physicist for terror
A scientist at the prestigious Cern laboratory is jailed for five years in France for plotting terrorist attacks.
7. Embryo test 'raises IVF success'
A test checking that an embryo has the right genetic information could significantly boost the number of IVF pregnancies, a UK company says.
8. Paraguay indigenous skull returns
The skull of an indigenous Paraguayan girl kidnapped more a century ago is returned to her community for burial from a museum in Berlin.
9. Data sheds light on glacier speed
Greenland's glaciers are not speeding up as much as previously thought and may be contributing "significantly less" to sea-level rise, a study says.
10. Retina implant joy for blind men
Two British men who have been blind for many years have been able to perceive light and some shapes after surgery to fit an innovative retina implant.
11. Pond bugs hooked in sex struggle
Pond skater males have evolved elaborate antennae due to sexual struggles with females, say researchers.
12. Tagged cuckoos complete journey
Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.
13. Japan tsunami Harley owner found
The owner has been found of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that drifted to Canada after being swept out to sea in the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
14. Smart materials to aid camouflage
Smart clothes that change colour could help people to camouflage - just like squids do, say scientists.
15. Horrible noises in Radio 4 test
Experiment to find the most unsettling noises
16. Research censorship 'problematic'
The editor of journal Nature says current procedures to assess and censor research potentially useful to bioterrorists need to be improved.
17. 'Talk to us' plea by GM crop team
Scientists developing genetically modified wheat ask campaigners to come for a chat rather than ruin their experimental plots.
18. UK to open up access to research
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales is to help the UK government make the academic research it funds freely available to all.
19. Test to 'predict breast cancer'
A genetic test could help predict breast cancer many years and even decades before the disease is diagnosed, research suggests.
20. Climate makes even earlier blooms
Researchers are surprised by how much earlier plants begin flowering when at elevated temperatures - a far greater effect than models predict.
21. 'Chicken' frogs survive in new home
Critically endangered frogs that were reintroduced to the Caribbean island of Montserrat are surviving, say conservationists.
22. Tourists fined over penguin theft
Two Welsh tourists who stole a penguin named Dirk from a theme park following a night out are each fined 1,000 Australian dollars.
23. Dry winter 'could see standpipes'
Standpipes could be needed in the streets next year if England faces another dry winter, the environment secretary warns.
24. Most northerly dolphins 'stable'
The world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins, off the Scottish coast, is "stable", according to research.
25. Badger U-turn 'based on science'
A decision to abandon a cull of badgers was based on science and the law, not politics, says First Minister Carwyn Jones.
26. Family disputes create rebel bees
Worker bees rebel when faced with the prospect of raising their nephews and nieces, research finds.
27. Experts call for shark awareness
Experts ask the public to report any summer sightings of basking sharks in UK waters, but to keep a "respectful and legal distance".
28. Australia moves to protect koalas
Australia lists the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country due to its dwindling population, officials say.
29. VIDEO: Washes nesting season washed out
Torrential rain has washed out the nesting season at the RSPB nature reserve on the Ouse Washes in Cambridgeshire, which have been turned into an inland sea.
30. VIDEO: Tagged cuckoos complete journey
Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.
31. VIDEO: Behind scenes of Planet Earth Live
This month the BBC will be following the lives of some of the world's most magnificent creatures.
32. AUDIO: How do you react to horrible sounds?
Why are some people more affected than others by horrible sounds? 18-year-old amateur scientist Izzy Thomlinson and her mentor Professor Trevor Cox explain why they want to find out how people's personalities change how they respond to certain sounds.
33. AUDIO: 'Please don't destroy our crop'
Can there be a meeting of minds between researchers into genetically-modified crops and those who are deeply hostile to the technology?
34. VIDEO: Inuit protest against seal ban
Inuit hunters from Greenland have been protesting in the Danish capital Copenhagen over the decision by a major department store to stop selling seal products.
35. AUDIO: How to confuse hairy caterpillars
Potentially deadly exotic caterpillars are invading Britain, according to the Daily Mail. Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum at Kew Gardens explains what they are and their dangers.
36. VIDEO: Leonardo anatomy drawings on show
Martin Clayton, senior curator of the Royal Collection, shows Fergus Walsh some of the highlights from the largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body.
37. Climate ship plots course through the battering waves
Rainbow coalition plots path towards global deal
38. Saving baby
How rescuing an orphan monkey can help safeguard a species
39. Scientists, leave our bees alone!
UK scientists create the wrong kind of buzz in Sweden
40. Nuclear future uncertain in Japan
With no working reactors, has Japan's nuclear age ended?
41. Nepal fires cause wildlife loss
Counting the ecological costs of raging fires in Nepal
42. Wave hunters look to the future
Gravitational waves project is put on the back-burner
43. The return of the heritage crops
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The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
1. VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3
South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.
2. VIDEO: James May meets his virtual self
Richard Taylor reports on how virtual reality has made James May fear for the future of his presenting career.
3. VIDEO: Facebook value set at up to $95bn
Facebook has set the share price for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at between $85bn-$95bn (£52bn-£59bn).
4. VIDEO: PM to discuss porn blocks with ISPs
David Cameron is to meet ISPs to discuss new measures aimed at protecting children from pornography online
5. AUDIO: MP: Abuse 'not Twitter's fault'
Conservative MP Louise Mensch and Chief Constable Stuart Hyde debate abuse on Twitter
6. VIDEO: Anonymous 'hactivist' unmasked
Anonymous 'hacktivist' Peter Fein comes out from the cyber shadows to explain what he believes the group is trying to achieve.
7. AUDIO: Should ISPs police online content?
Who is responsible for content on the internet? Claire Perry MP, chair of the Internet Porn Inquiry and Nicholas Lansman of the Internet Service Providers ISP Association, debate the ISP ban on file sharing website Pirate Bay.
8. VIDEO: Pirate Bay: Fighting a losing battle?
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.
9. VIDEO: 50 years since UK went into space
Britain sent its first satellite into space 50 years ago when Ariel 1 launched on 26 April, 1962.
10. VIDEO: 'Money-saving' tablet plan for MPs
Three MPs were challenged to the Temple Run game on an iPad as a Commons committee suggested giving every MP a tablet computer to save money and printing paper.
11. VIDEO: 'UK loves data': CEO's case for 4G
Olaf Swantee, CEO of Everything Everywhere, explains why he thinks the UK needs to speed up the rollout of 4G.
12. VIDEO: UK 'cyber grannies' teach Indians
Retired teacher Jackie Barrow explains how she teaches Indian children thousands of miles away, using Skype.
13. VIDEO: Samsung overtakes Nokia in phone sales
After 14 years as the world's leading mobile phone maker, Nokia has finally lost out to Samsung.
14. VIDEO: A new way of storytelling on the web
Filmmakers have long tried to use the web to promote their movies and now some of Hollywood's brightest minds have started to embrace new online methods of crafting creative ways to tell entirely new types of story.
15. VIDEO: Facebook's billions and other tech news
In Click's weekly tech news wrap up Facebook announces it already boasts over 900 million active users and is on course for its first billion.
16. VIDEO: Raspberry Pi put to test by student
A-Level computing student Isabell Long and technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones put the Raspberry Pi computer through its paces.
17. VIDEO: Webscape: Digital flashcards aid memory
Web reviewer Kate Russell finds out how the web can improve her memory.
18. VIDEO: Nintendo posts first annual loss
Nintendo, the Japanese game giant, has reported its first annual loss after disappointing sales of its Wii game console and a strong yen hit revenues.
19. VIDEO: Criminal websites taken down
Dozens of criminal websites offering credit card details and other private information have been taken down in a global police operation, as Ben Ando explains.
20. VIDEO: Bionic suit helps people walk again
People who have been paralysed are trying out battery-powered "bionic" suits to help them to walk again.
21. VIDEO: Are humans ready to become digital?
Spencer Kelly reports from the Robots and Avatars exhibition on how the virtual and real world are merging.
22. VIDEO: Is porn 'genie out of bottle'?
Criminologist Mark Williams-Thomas and Jim Killock of Open Rights Group discuss the best strategies to prevent children from accessing pornography online.
23. VIDEO: Mining asteroids for gold and platinum
Details have been emerging of the plan by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources.
24. VIDEO: Smartwatch funding record and other tech news
The Pebble Smartwatch, an electronic paper watch designed to work alongside smartphones, raises record amount on crowdsourcing funding site Kickstarter.
25. VIDEO: Inside the minds of internet hoaxers
When pranksters create internet hoaxes for fun and profit, it becomes difficult to trust what we read or see online.
26. VIDEO: Test flying a human-powered plane
Bang Goes The Theory's Jem Stansfield attempts to build a plane which is kept in the air by the energy of his own pedalling.
27. AUDIO: The legal perils of Twitter
Solicitor Jonathan Armstrong outlines the offences that can be committed on Twitter after a footballer revealed the identity of a rape victim on the social networking site.
28. VIDEO: Put a robot in charge of yourself
Click's Spencer Kelly surrenders to the will of a machine which has its own ideas about where he should walk.
29. AUDIO: Linux founder's prize nomination
Linus Torvalds, the founder of the operating system, Linux, has been nominated for the Millennium Technology Prize - Europe's most prestigious science and technology award.
30. VIDEO: New technology to help older drivers
As we get older, our senses such as sight and hearing diminish and that leads to many people giving up driving. Now, new technology is being developed to help older drivers stay on the road longer.
31. VIDEO: Memory stick that self-destructs
Technology has now created the ultimate USB stick - used by the secret service. If you lose it you can track its location and even remotely scramble content on it if you are worried it could fall into the wrong hands.
32. AUDIO: The 'big data' revolution
Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the new industrial revolution of "big data" mining and James Murray, European vice-president of Splunk, a big data company, explains why data is big business.
33. VIDEO: Webscape: Social networking robots
Web reviewer Kate Russell lets robots run her social networking.
34. AUDIO: Berners-Lee: 'Protest necessary'
World wide web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said people should protest against current plans to increase internet monitoring.
35. VIDEO: Nokia makes £760m loss
The mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, made a net loss of 760 million pounds in the first three months of this year.
36. VIDEO: Making a real sonic screwdriver
A team of physicists at Dundee University design and build a sonic screwdriver which could help in ultrasound surgery.
37. VIDEO: Beatboxer 'collides' with computers
Coders who use the SuperCollider music programming language have descended on London for a festival that celebrates the tool's creative powers.
38. AUDIO: Cake and Ceefax songs remembered
As Londoners bid farewell to the Ceefax text service, former Ceefax journalist Rob Liddle recalls what made the service great.
39. AUDIO: MP's campaign to cut online porn
Radio 5 live spoke to two teenagers who regularly watch online porn and to the MP calling on tighter access controls.
40. VIDEO: 3D printer developed for drugs
Researchers at Glasgow University develop a revolutionary new process using 3D technology to print drugs.
41. VIDEO: London analogue TV to be switched off
People will need to convert televisions to receive the digital signal and Freeview viewers also need to retune.
42. VIDEO: The 'eye-tech' future of vision
How technology will give us second sight - including the power to move objects by blinking.
43. VIDEO: How buildings could come to life
How new sensor technology could allow furniture and buildings to adapt to the people using them
44. VIDEO: The science of smiling
Computers may be able to read human emotions in the very near future, according to the researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


 

 

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