http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:03 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:13 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-7?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The crews of STS-129 and the space station celebrate the birth of Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik's new daughter.The Atlantis crew enjoyed some time off today as well as some good news from Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik. Early this morning Bresni... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-7?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-6?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner MIke Foreman and Randy Bresnik. Photo Credit NASA TVThe second spacewalk of the mission was successfully completed today. Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik performed all the tasks on the list for today's spacewalk in six hours and eight minutes, finishi... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:23:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-6?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Hacked-emails-from-UK-scientist-suggest-global-warming-data-to-be-manipulated-and-exaggerated?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner A recent hack into a prominent UK scientist's computer has revealed over a thousand emails that contain incriminating information against climate change and global warming proponents. The information in these emails has been described as a... Environment Climate Change Global Warming Earth Science Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:54:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Hacked-emails-from-UK-scientist-suggest-global-warming-data-to-be-manipulated-and-exaggerated?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-5?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner STS-129 Pilot Barry Wilmore and Commander Charles Hobaugh answer media questions.Photo credit: NASA TVAfter a false alarm woke the crews of both the space station and shuttle Atlantis last night, the astronauts awakened a half hour later this morning... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-5?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-4?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner Mike Foreman and Robert Sacher performing the first spacewalkPhoto credit: NASA TVThe first of three STS-129 mission spacewalks was successfully completed today. Astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher wrapped the 6-hour, 37-minute EVA this aftern... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:41:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-4?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-3?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The crew of the Space Station welcomes the Space ShuttleAtlantis astronauts. Photo credit: NASA TVThe crews of the Shuttle and the Space Station began joint operations today as the docking of the two vehicles took place at 11:51 a.m EST.The commander... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:19:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-3?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-2?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The crew of Atlantis had a busy day on Tuesday inspecting the space shuttle's thermal protection system, checking spacesuits and preparing to dock with the International Space Station on Wednesday. Using the shuttle's robotic arm and i... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:43:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Shuttle-Atlantis-STS129-mission-flight-day-2?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Astronomy-101-What-is-a-solar-flare?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner Solar flares are intense, sudden variations of brightness in the Sun. They occur when built up magnetic energy within the solar atmosphere gets released with sudden force and causes an explosion. The area of the solar atmosphere where the flares a... Cosmology Astronomy Sun Astronomy 101 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Astronomy-101-What-is-a-solar-flare?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Night-sky-events-for-the-week-of-November-16--2009?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner  Hello Sky Watchers!The New Moon is on Monday the 16th this week, and for those devoted Twilight fans I'd like to give a 'shout-out' as tonight is the New Moon premiere in Los Angeles as well! The movie will open for the rest of us this Friday t... Space The universe Cosmology Astronomy Star Gazing Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Night-sky-events-for-the-week-of-November-16--2009?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Shuttle-Atlantis-launches-successfully?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner Lift-off of Space Shuttle AtlantisPhoto Credit: NASA/Jim Grossman Space Shuttle Atlantis got off to a great start for its STS-129 mission with a picture-perfect lift off this afternoon.Not only was it a beautiful launch, but it held a record for the... Space Shuttle Space NASA STS-129 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:21:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Shuttle-Atlantis-launches-successfully?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Shuttle-Atlantis-ready-for-Monday-afternoon-liftoff?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The countdown for Space Shuttle Atlantis is on time and proceeding smoothly. Roll back of the rotating service structure took place Sunday evening, exposing a poised for launch Atlantis. The STS-129 crew will go to sleep at 9:00 p.m. and awake... NASA STS-129 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:37:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Shuttle-Atlantis-ready-for-Monday-afternoon-liftoff?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Two-Earthsized-oxygenrich-bodies-found-are-actually-stars?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner Two unusual white dwarf stars with oxygen-rich atmospheres have been discovered by a team of astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University. These stars are 400 and 220 light years from Earth and are both remnants of massive ... Space The universe Cosmology Astronomy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:54:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Two-Earthsized-oxygenrich-bodies-found-are-actually-stars?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Earths-CO2-absorbing-capacity-greater-than-expected-controversial-climate-change-study-finds?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The balance between the airborne and the fraction of absorbed carbon dioxide has stayed nearly the same since 1850. Even with CO2 emissions having risen from some 2 billion tons a year to today's 35 billion tons a year, new data shows. Thi... Environment Climate Change Global Warming Earth Science Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:57:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Earths-CO2-absorbing-capacity-greater-than-expected-controversial-climate-change-study-finds?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Science-101--How-to-?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner The Orion Constellation, also known as the Hunter, is one of the most recognizable constellations in the fall and winter skies. The three stars of the 'belt' can be seen even in light polluted areas and can sometimes appear as a diamond, o... Space Cosmology Astronomy Astronomy 101 Stargazing Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:42:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Science-101--How-to-?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Night-sky-events-for-the-week-of-November-9-2009?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner  Hello Sky Watchers!We start the week with a Last Quarter Moon on Monday the 9th weaning through the week to New Moon next week. Early Tuesday morning, before dawn, find the star Regulus at about 4 degrees to the upper left of the Moon.The Orion... Space The universe Cosmology Astronomy Star Gazing Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Night-sky-events-for-the-week-of-November-9-2009?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Catching-the-Leonid-meteor-shower?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner Coming up on November 17th is the annual Leonid meteor shower. Astronomers expect the showing to be quite strong this year. Plus, a new moon on the 16th will be helpful for fainter streaks to be more visible. The shower will peak on the 17th, ... Cosmology Astronomy Star Gazing Leonid Meteor Shower Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:20:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Catching-the-Leonid-meteor-shower?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Language-learning-for-babies-starts-in-the-womb?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner A new study published on the November 5th online edition of Current Biology reveals that newborns' cries already carry the mark of their parents language. The study has found that babies start to develop language elements in the womb, long bef... Science Studies Research Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Language-learning-for-babies-starts-in-the-womb?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Overeating-is-associated-with-eating-quickly?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner A new study that will be published in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) reports that eating fast can restrain the hormones that induce the feeling of being full. The decrease of these hormones ca... Science Studies Medical research Research Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Overeating-is-associated-with-eating-quickly?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Speech-is-heard-differently-when-learning-to-talk?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner According to a new study by scientists at Yale-affiliated Haskins Laboratories, when babies or the speech impaired are learning to talk the way speech sounds are heard is different. The study, which has been published in Proceedings of the Nationa... Science Studies Medical research Psychology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Speech-is-heard-differently-when-learning-to-talk?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d3-New-ocean-in-the-making-confirmed-by-scientists?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner A 35-mile-long rift that broke open in Ethiopia's desert ground has been confirmed to be the beginning of an ocean by scientists. Back in 2005, when the rift first broke, a few geologists thought that it was indeed an ocean beginning to fo... Science Studies Earthquakes Earth Science Research Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6503-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d3-New-ocean-in-the-making-confirmed-by-scientists?cid=exrss-Ft-Lauderdale-Science-News-Examiner