DC Science News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:27 -0700 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:14:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Largest, possibly rarest, weaving spider creates meter-long webs and science wants YOU to find more! http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Largest-possibly-rarest-weaving-spider-creates-meterlong-webs-and-science-wants-YOU-to-find-more?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Arachnophobes, stay away: Researchers have discovered a new species of golden orb weaver spider, the first in its genus since 1879: it's the largest known web-maker as well as the maker of some of the largest webs, at over a meter long. It&#39... biology zoology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:14:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Largest-possibly-rarest-weaving-spider-creates-meterlong-webs-and-science-wants-YOU-to-find-more?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner First batch of cloned drug-sniffing dogs get to work in South Korea http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d20-First-batch-of-cloned-drugsniffing-dogs-get-to-work-in-South-Korea?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Six drug-sniffing dogs are reporting for duty in Seoul's Incheon International Airport, the BBC reports.What's special about these pups? They're all identical.The dogs, all named Toppy (for "Tomorrow's Puppy"), are clones made from the DNA ... biology zoology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:17:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d20-First-batch-of-cloned-drugsniffing-dogs-get-to-work-in-South-Korea?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Experience the Apollo 11 moon mission: Inside WeChooseTheMoon.com http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Experience-the-Apollo-11-moon-mission-Inside-WeChooseTheMooncom?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon and "one giant leap for mankind."Thanks to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and sponsor AOL, you can now experience the moon mission as if it were hap... space Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:32:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Experience-the-Apollo-11-moon-mission-Inside-WeChooseTheMooncom?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Bat with 'extreme' nose perfectly adapted to sending out focused sonar http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Bat-with-extreme-nose-perfectly-adapted-to-sending-out-focused-sonar?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner The image depicts a typical horseshoe bat (left) and Rhinolophus paradoxolophus (left). Credit: Rolf Mueller Bourret's horseshoe bat may look funny, but its nose means business.   A new paper details why this horseshoe bat's nose is unusual... biology zoology Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:26:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Bat-with-extreme-nose-perfectly-adapted-to-sending-out-focused-sonar?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner See How Your Science-Savvy Stacks Up http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d10-See-How-Your-ScienceSavvy-Stacks-Up?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner flickr: everyone's idle  The Pew Research Center polled over a thousand randomly sampled adults to test their science literacy. The findings show that the public's knowledge of science issues that get more play in the media is slightly better t... polls Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:57:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d10-See-How-Your-ScienceSavvy-Stacks-Up?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Scientists discover new monkey in Amazon...and it's already threatened http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Scientists-discover-new-monkey-in-Amazonand-its-already-threatened?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner illustration: Stephen NashScientists have discovered a new species of monkey in a remote region of Brazil.The monkey is a new species related to saddleback tamarins, so named for the distinctive markings on their backs. Mura's saddleback tamarin--the... biology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:38:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Scientists-discover-new-monkey-in-Amazonand-its-already-threatened?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner New fossil found in Myanmar challenges 'Out of Africa' theory http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-fossil-found-in-Myanmar-challenges-Out-of-Africa-theory?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History38-million-year-old primate fossils discovered in Myanmar challenges the theory that humans' and apes' common ancestor evolved in Africa.The fossil fragments, jawbones and teeth that came from a new ... biology paleontology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:54:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16012-DC-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-fossil-found-in-Myanmar-challenges-Out-of-Africa-theory?cid=exrss-DC-Science-News-Examiner