http://news.discovery.com/ Lead daily science news stories from Discovery News en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/ 144 19 Wed May 16 2012 11:18:43 GMT Wed May 16 2012 11:18:43 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/earth/pliosaur-arthritis-120516.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 a433adeb-7293-4043-b011-074982a4d226 AgingAlligators and CrocodilesAnimalsCarnivoresEnvironmentFossilsMuseums and ToursOWNPainPredatorsReptilesSea CreaturesSeas Wed, 16 May 2012 06:41:00 EDT Ancient 'Loch Ness Monster' Suffered Arthritis Ancient creatures resembling stout-necked Loch Ness Monsters apparently developed arthritis in their monster jaws, revealing that even such lethal killers could suffer from and eventually succumb to diseases of old age. Simon Powell http://news.discovery.com/earth/wildfires-devastate-arizona-manitoba-and-colorado-120516.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 81e02222-8732-4612-91c3-4bbb5fef9bcf Tim Wall ConservationNatural DisastersWildfires Wed, 16 May 2012 05:47:44 EDT Wildfire Season Off to a Burning Start In Arizona, 200 firefighters and 11 aircraft are battling 4,600 acres of wildfire in the Mazatzal Wilderness. http://news.discovery.com/human/dnews-nuggets-wednesday-120516.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 d5407769-3dff-4bd6-87d4-535388a25fe5 DNews Editors Current EventsDNews Nuggets Wed, 16 May 2012 04:09:14 EDT Most Sunscreens Contain Toxic Ingredients: DNews Nuggets Only 25 percent of sunscreens are free of oxybenzone and other toxic ingredients. http://news.discovery.com/space/revving-up-the-antimatter-engine-120516.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 fc75e519-486f-41b1-84e1-2733f985b286 Jennifer Ouellette Particle PhysicsParticlesRockets Wed, 16 May 2012 03:44:33 EDT Revving Up the Antimatter Engine Hope springs eternal for die-hard Star Trek fans that scientists will one day build an actual, working antimatter propulsion engine similar to the one that powers the fictional starship Enterprise. http://news.discovery.com/earth/fault-in-alaska-tsunami-maker-candidate-120516.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 96bc27ca-3aad-4c91-b9d3-d9c56e5ba206 Sarah Simpson EarthquakesGeophysicsPlate TectonicsTsunami Wed, 16 May 2012 03:40:18 EDT Fault in Alaska a Tsunami-Maker Candidate One particular section of the Alaskan-Aleutian subduction zone has not ruptured since 1788, and geodesy measurements reveal that strain is accumulating rapidly. http://news.discovery.com/history/ankhpakhered-tomb-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 96f65660-198b-4dbf-bfcc-fa61c4569d89 Rossella Lorenzi Ancient EgyptAncient HistoryArchaeology Tue, 15 May 2012 17:38:55 EDT A Mummy Switcheroo? A mummy that was thought to be one of the ancient god Min's priests is actually the remains of another man. http://news.discovery.com/human/dnews-nuggets-tuesday-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 59191822-b7d2-4095-98a7-ced4f03aec62 DNews Editors Current EventsDNews Nuggets Tue, 15 May 2012 15:58:38 EDT Why Women Date Jerks: DNews Nuggets It turns out women have 'ovulation goggles' which make their brain believe jerks will be great Dads. http://news.discovery.com/space/might-nasa-kill-the-commercial-space-race-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 530d365b-b7c9-406e-affa-8709e3f7d857 Amy Shira Teitel Current EventsNASAPrivate Spaceflight Tue, 15 May 2012 14:29:57 EDT Might NASA be Forced to Kill the Commercial Space Race? Commercial space competition may be over before it's even really begun. http://news.discovery.com/history/a-history-of-beheading.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4d022afb-d5e1-44a3-a417-051fa9a9e6df Benjamin Radford American HistoryCurrent EventsHumansMassacres Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08:00 EDT Beheading: Once a Nobleman's Death Cutting off a person's head is a particularly horrific method of execution -- and that's one reason it's popular among some groups. http://news.discovery.com/earth/big-savings-by-degrees-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 dffa0803-ef2f-444c-ac86-7d59aaf3ee40 Air ConditioningEPAEarthEarth DayElectricityGovernmentGreenHeatingInternetModelsMoneySavedSpringSummerUtilitiesWinter Tue, 15 May 2012 13:28:00 EDT Turning Down Heat May Save Much More Than Expected Consumers could potentially be saving more than 5 percent (about $10) for each degree they turn the thermostat down. TechMedia http://news.discovery.com/adventure/city-bike-score-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 ce6a85ce-463d-4229-925c-23ac50a7a0c6 Sheila Eldred Biking Tue, 15 May 2012 13:03:52 EDT What's Your City's Bike Score? Cities get rated on bike infrastructure, hilliness and amenities. How bike-friendly does your city need to be? http://news.discovery.com/human/adhd-pills-mothers-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 ffdab4fb-102c-45fb-a177-a046423b1af1 Sheila Eldred Parenting Tue, 15 May 2012 12:46:52 EDT Mother's New Little Helper - ADHD Pills? Adderall, the prescription drug often prescribed to kids with ADHD, may not be going to the intended. http://news.discovery.com/tech/the-secret-to-beating-roulette-revealed-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4451046d-f436-4e6a-8688-bab2abf6fbf0 Jesse Emspak Computer SoftwareSerious GamesWeird Tue, 15 May 2012 12:06:21 EDT Secret To Beating Roulette Wheel Revealed Roulette is not as random as it appears. http://news.discovery.com/animals/pit-bulls-dangerous-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 f54c458b-b2a6-47fe-b761-797fa551a759 Jennifer Viegas CaninesDog ParkDogsGenetic ScienceMastiffPrehistoricPuppy MillsRottweilerSpaying and NeuteringTerrier Dogs Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:00 EDT Are Pit Bulls Inherently Dangerous? A Maryland court recently declared the dogs are dangerous, but science suggests the ruling may be extreme. Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/animals/ancient-insect-pollination-amber-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 c7c10b01-25c7-4187-8c1e-0230a4e21892 AnimalsBugsDinosaursInsectsLifePlants Tue, 15 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT Dino-Era Insects Frozen in Time During Oldest Pollination As dinosaurs loomed overhead, tiny female insects had just dusted themselves with pollen grains when they perished. Enrique Peñalver, IGME http://news.discovery.com/tech/virus-electricity-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 23e96eec-bfb3-47c3-ad1a-a2a1e2a12199 BatteriesBionicsBiotechnologyBuildingClimbingDevicesElectricityElectronicsEngineeringGenesHumansLifeMaterialsMilitaryMoviesParticlesScienceScientistsShoesThe FutureToolsVideo Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:00 EDT Viruses Harnessed to Create Energy A postage stamp-sized electrode coated with specially engineered viruses converts a finger tap into electricity. GeoStock / Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/tech/bulletproof-vests-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 5d9a6337-375a-4f12-bc4d-e9966473dd62 Jesse Emspak Military TechnologyPlasticWeapons Tue, 15 May 2012 07:57:39 EDT Bulletproof Vests Get A.C. This bulletproof vest keeps the wearer cool, even in the hottest weather. http://news.discovery.com/earth/biodiversity-down-30-percent-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 a9a96891-8025-4ddb-ac71-5a2abd2d9dca AnimalsBiodiversityClimate ChangeConsumptionCredit and Debt ManagementEarthEcological FootprintHumansMotherNatural GasNatural ResourcesOceania and AustraliaPlantsScientistsThe FutureWasteWild Animals Tue, 15 May 2012 04:53:00 EDT Humans Stripping Earth of Its Resources Humanity is essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year. Jeffrey Rotman, Corbis http://news.discovery.com/space/soyuz-launch-space-station-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 1715dc60-edbb-4c3b-a0cc-c4b93d03fbfe AstronautsNASAOWNRocketsSoyuzSpace StationSpacecraftSpaceflight Tue, 15 May 2012 03:21:00 EDT Successful Soyuz Launch Sends Three to Space Station Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut begin a two-day journey to the orbiting outpost. NASA/Roscosmos http://news.discovery.com/earth/top-ten-most-troubled-rivers-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 0d2571e0-b608-4bec-ad0e-460e21019dbd Emily Sohn ConservationRiversWater Tue, 15 May 2012 02:23:26 EDT Top 10 Most Troubled U.S. Rivers The Potomac River is the country's most endangered waterway. http://news.discovery.com/human/vaccinations-whooping-cough-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 0632aac2-e605-42b3-82fa-b140651ca195 Benjamin Radford Child DevelopmentCurrent EventsEpidemicFolklore and SuperstitionHealthModern MedicineSkepticism Mon, 14 May 2012 16:56:55 EDT As Vaccinations Decline, Whooping Cough Returns Has a whooping cough outbreak in Washington State been caused by parents? http://news.discovery.com/human/dnews-nuggets-monday-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4b46b0df-21e8-4edf-9657-4bd63f01e3f9 DNews Editors DNews Nuggets Mon, 14 May 2012 16:34:42 EDT Pee May Be Killing Fish: DNews Nuggets Anglers are blaming swimmers for peeing and killing some 500 fish. http://news.discovery.com/history/early-wall-art-europe-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 9cd00596-8d72-41d2-af87-997f1ac0975a Jennifer Viegas AnimalsAnthropologyArtistsArtworkLifePrehistoricWomen Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 EDT Europe's Early Man Drew Female Sex Organs, Animals The engraved and painted images found on a limestone wall are believed to be the oldest wall art. Raphaëlle Bourrillon http://news.discovery.com/animals/mammals-climate-change-habitat-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 58762b08-3204-4cfa-8a6f-574226522191 Emily Sohn AmphibiansAnimalsCarnivoresClimate ChangeClimate ImpactsMammalsPrimates Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 EDT Most Mammals Won't Flee Climate Change Fast Enough Ninety percent of mammal species will lose habitat because of climate change in the coming decades. Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/tech/instagram-camera-prints-photos-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 cb5f9642-9265-4798-9991-3247be5009cf Nic Halverson AppsCommunicationComputersDigital CamerasGraphics and Video SoftwareImagingInternetOnline Community and Social Networking Mon, 14 May 2012 14:59:31 EDT An Instagram Camera Prints Photos An Instagram camera concept combines social media with the age of Polaroid. http://news.discovery.com/autos/simulator-texting-driving-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 9f908c48-4d23-44bd-b279-2825924c53fd Christina Ortiz AutoCarsDriving and SafetyGadgetsTransportation Mon, 14 May 2012 12:56:04 EDT Simulator Scares Kids Into Being Better Drivers AT&T brought a virtual reality simulator to a school to show the dangers of texting and driving. http://news.discovery.com/human/obesitys-organ-shortage-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 15a47fd1-745f-4961-a37f-3a011daa2808 Sheila Eldred Mon, 14 May 2012 12:52:17 EDT Obesity's Newest Side Effect: Organ Shortage The pool of potential living kidney donors may be shrinking because of the national obesity epidemic. http://news.discovery.com/earth/climate-change-and-particles-in-the-sky-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 16595bf7-14c2-4659-bae6-baf50cb21612 Kieran Mulvaney Carbon EmissionsClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingMeteorology Mon, 14 May 2012 12:49:31 EDT Sunscreen in the Sky To Curb Climate Change? A British scientist offers an improbable-seeming scheme to reduce global warming. http://news.discovery.com/tech/understoodit-app-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 fb86790e-c5d8-4cf8-8314-534fff2790f2 Christina Ortiz AppsCommunicationDesignGadgetsSmart PhonesWiFi and MobileWireless Computers Mon, 14 May 2012 12:46:13 EDT App Helps Confused Students in Class Students can anonymously tell a teacher when topics are confusing. http://news.discovery.com/space/making-antibubbles-in-space-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 5548bc5d-3d13-4d6e-a3e2-27d918e9a8b3 Jennifer Ouellette AstronomyPhysicsSpace Station Mon, 14 May 2012 11:45:58 EDT Making Antibubbles in Space What do you call a bubble that's been inverted? An antibubble! Astronaut Don Pettit attempts to create them on the International Space Station. http://news.discovery.com/earth/seismic-lightning-record-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 7c37cbd3-2c0b-4a87-912b-920d7c29b488 CloudsEarthEarthquakesEventsExperimentsExplosionsLightningStorms Mon, 14 May 2012 11:35:00 EDT Lucky Strike: Lightning Brings Seismic Surprise A stormy afternoon in Germany turned into a rare seismic experiment. Klaus-G. Hinzen http://news.discovery.com/space/hot-jupiter-alien-earths-killer-kepler-data-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 749e8b0d-e800-4671-8c10-af0b36228a34 Ray Villard Extrasolar PlanetsJupiterKepler Mission Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:57 EDT Killer 'Hot Jupiters' Could Abort Formation of Alien Earths Weighing in at 318 Earth-masses, Jupiter had the potential to snuff out Earth's formation 4.5 billion years ago. http://news.discovery.com/space/free-floating-planets-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4864915b-5372-4f0c-9dbf-f4fecf238c37 AstrophysicsBig BangDark MatterEarthGalaxiesLifeUniverse Mon, 14 May 2012 11:23:00 EDT Free-floating Planets Could Harbor Life The number of planets floating between stars in our galaxy could be as high as a hundred thousand billion. NASA/ESA/G Bacon (STScI) http://news.discovery.com/adventure/paul-watson-costa-rica-extradition-germany-arrest-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 95ffdac1-389f-429d-a846-02453568d836 AdventureAnimalsBoatBoatsExtraditionPolicePrisonSeasSharksShepherdShipWatson, Paul Mon, 14 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT Anti-Whaling Group Leader Arrested in Germany The founder of the anti-whaling conservation group Sea Shepherd has been arrested in Germany awaiting extradition to Costa Rica. Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/earth/seamount-erupts-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 c0226efc-63c8-442e-b375-207d202cb81b EarthEventsIslandsNatureOWNPacific OceanScientistsShipVolcanoes Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:00 EDT Underwater Volcano Erupts in Pulses A routine mapping expedition in the South Pacific turned into a big surprise. Watts, et al., Nature Geoscience http://news.discovery.com/earth/satellite-tags-track-manta-ray-travel-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 94101ef7-3913-4b5d-ab64-a60735f924f9 AnimalsAtlantic OceanEnvironmentOcean AnimalsOceansSatellitesSea CreaturesStingrayTechnologyWildlife Conservation Mon, 14 May 2012 07:24:00 EDT Manta Rays' Deep-Sea Secrets Revealed The first study using satellite tracking of manta rays shows the world's largest ray species are jet setters. Michele Westmorland, Corbis http://news.discovery.com/space/fireball-california-meteorites-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 42d1c64c-6328-45f1-94c5-530f4b4f8e47 AsteroidsGoldGold RushMeteoritesMeteorsMiningNASASETIScientific DiscoveriesTreasure Mon, 14 May 2012 06:27:00 EDT Fireball Meteorites Spark Space Age 'Gold Rush' Space rocks from a minivan-size asteroid that exploded over California are now hot commodities. NASA/Eric James http://news.discovery.com/space/space-music-music-on-titan-sistema-drokk-and-alan-howarth-120513.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 fa932ce0-90d9-4e4f-a10e-8ecc8e1811f0 Robert Lamb Titan (moon) Sun, 13 May 2012 21:53:49 EDT Space Music: Earth Music... on Titan Travel to Saturn’s frozen moon of Titan and you’ll discover lakes of liquid methane, thick smog clouds and exactly 13 minutes and 46 seconds worth of Earth music. http://news.discovery.com/space/black-holes-are-bad-for-star-formation-120513.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 bb152b98-0272-42aa-893b-b8211697f0ef Amy Shira Teitel AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HoleCosmologyESAGalaxiesHistory of SpaceMysteryNASAWeird Sun, 13 May 2012 17:17:28 EDT Black Holes are Bad for Star Formation Black holes are at least partially responsible for the size of their host galaxy; it seems galaxies with more active black holes produce fewer stars. http://news.discovery.com/tech/robot-swarm-swim-rivers-120513.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4d11532c-b3e2-400a-aa52-53e310cd5632 Jesse Emspak Autonomous RobotsGPSRobotsSensors Sun, 13 May 2012 08:43:23 EDT GPS Robot Swarm Swims California Rivers Floating robots equipped with mobile phone equipment will help study river environments.