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All rights reservedSun, 07 Jul 2013 02:36:46 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/science/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H4bqSVUHM5_aTQW733DCnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T063646Z_1_CBRE9660IDD00_RTROPTP_2_SOLAR-PLANE-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" align="left" title="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 02:36:46 -0400Reuterssolar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-lands-york-completing-u-journey-034919100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H4bqSVUHM5_aTQW733DCnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T063646Z_1_CBRE9660IDD00_RTROPTP_2_SOLAR-PLANE-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" align="left" title="Pilots and founders Piccard and Borschberg wave to crowd after Solar Impulse lands at JFK airport in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vQldaC9dNhiLmT1KXBFh7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c14687e189e6916360f6a706700aee5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" align="left" title="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" border="0" /></a>By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. The accident led to a large spill of heptyl, a highly toxic rocket propellant, but there were no reports of casualties or of any immediate threat to nearby settlements. State-run Rossiya-24 television showed footage of the Proton-M booster rocket veering off course seconds after take-off. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:01:14 -0400Reutersunmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-russian-rocket-crashes-launch-kazakhstan-035601691.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vQldaC9dNhiLmT1KXBFh7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c14687e189e6916360f6a706700aee5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" align="left" title="In this frame grab made from TV footage distributed by Russian Vesti 24 channel Russian booster rocket carrying three satellites crashes at a Russia-leased cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday July 2, 2013 shortly after the launch The Proton-M booster unexpectedly shut down the engine 17 seconds into the flight and crashed some 2 kilometers (over a mile) away from the Baikonur launch pad, the Russian Space Agency said in a statement. (AP Photo/ Vesti 24 via APTN) TV OUT" border="0" /></a>By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. The accident led to a large spill of heptyl, a highly toxic rocket propellant, but there were no reports of casualties or of any immediate threat to nearby settlements. State-run Rossiya-24 television showed footage of the Proton-M booster rocket veering off course seconds after take-off. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the Japanese scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-033554646.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 23:35:54 -0400Reutersscientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-033554646<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-picks-florida-agency-over-shuttle-landing-strip-212355387.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ISHRlADgLlVLnVbmjguRbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-28T212355Z_1_CBRE95R1NG500_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-SHUTTLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral" align="left" title="The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA has selected Space Florida, a state-backed economic development agency, to take over operations, maintenance and development of the space shuttle&#039;s idled landing site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Friday. Terms of the agreement, which have not yet been finalized, were not disclosed, but Space Florida has made no secret about its desire to take over facilities no longer needed by NASA to develop a multi-user commercial spaceport, somewhat akin to an airport or seaport. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-picks-florida-agency-over-shuttle-landing-strip-212355387.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 17:23:55 -0400Reutersnasa-picks-florida-agency-over-shuttle-landing-strip-212355387<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-picks-florida-agency-over-shuttle-landing-strip-212355387.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ISHRlADgLlVLnVbmjguRbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-28T212355Z_1_CBRE95R1NG500_RTROPTP_2_SPACE-SHUTTLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral" align="left" title="The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral" border="0" /></a>By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA has selected Space Florida, a state-backed economic development agency, to take over operations, maintenance and development of the space shuttle&#039;s idled landing site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Friday. Terms of the agreement, which have not yet been finalized, were not disclosed, but Space Florida has made no secret about its desire to take over facilities no longer needed by NASA to develop a multi-user commercial spaceport, somewhat akin to an airport or seaport. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Astrophysicist Margherita Hack, a popular science writer, public intellectual and the first woman to lead an astronomical observatory in Italy, died on Saturday at the age of 91. Known as the "lady of the stars", Hack's research contributed to the spectral classification of many groups of stars, and the asteroid 8558 Hack is named after her. ...http://news.yahoo.com/leading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-155053036.htmlSat, 29 Jun 2013 11:50:53 -0400Reutersleading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-155053036<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-makes-dramatic-landing-nyc-end-cross-043955391.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LPuaAcU7zKA_1Y9s1x2skA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/solar-impulse-dallas-departure.jpg1370295775" width="130" height="86" alt="Solar Plane Makes Dramatic Landing in NYC to End Cross-Country Flight" align="left" title="Solar Plane Makes Dramatic Landing in NYC to End Cross-Country Flight" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK ? A solar-powered airplane that was set to complete an historic cross-country journey across the United States this weekend made a dramatic early landing late Saturday (July 6), when damage was observed on one of the aircraft&#039;s wings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-makes-dramatic-landing-nyc-end-cross-043955391.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 00:39:55 -0400LiveScience.comsolar-plane-makes-dramatic-landing-nyc-end-cross-043955391<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-makes-dramatic-landing-nyc-end-cross-043955391.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LPuaAcU7zKA_1Y9s1x2skA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/solar-impulse-dallas-departure.jpg1370295775" width="130" height="86" alt="Solar Plane Makes Dramatic Landing in NYC to End Cross-Country Flight" align="left" title="Solar Plane Makes Dramatic Landing in NYC to End Cross-Country Flight" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK ? A solar-powered airplane that was set to complete an historic cross-country journey across the United States this weekend made a dramatic early landing late Saturday (July 6), when damage was observed on one of the aircraft&#039;s wings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stroke-genius-artist-dazzles-3d-printed-paintings-135838885.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hnK77RYEtBTlqx95D3ZdSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Nanoshapes.jpg1372954547" width="130" height="86" alt="Stroke of Genius: Artist Dazzles with 3D-Printed Paintings" align="left" title="Stroke of Genius: Artist Dazzles with 3D-Printed Paintings" border="0" /></a>3D printing is turning up in all sorts of places these days, and recently, it&#039;s been gaining traction in the art world, with one artist using the printers to create giant paintings with loads of texture.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stroke-genius-artist-dazzles-3d-printed-paintings-135838885.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 09:58:38 -0400LiveScience.comstroke-genius-artist-dazzles-3d-printed-paintings-135838885<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stroke-genius-artist-dazzles-3d-printed-paintings-135838885.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hnK77RYEtBTlqx95D3ZdSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Nanoshapes.jpg1372954547" width="130" height="86" alt="Stroke of Genius: Artist Dazzles with 3D-Printed Paintings" align="left" title="Stroke of Genius: Artist Dazzles with 3D-Printed Paintings" border="0" /></a>3D printing is turning up in all sorts of places these days, and recently, it&#039;s been gaining traction in the art world, with one artist using the printers to create giant paintings with loads of texture.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-takes-off-last-leg-historic-cross-135828432.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dTQWrxvDwdtEyPc1oS1d3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/solar-impulse-runway.jpg1367588630" width="130" height="86" alt="Solar Plane Takes Off on Last Leg of Historic Cross-Country Flight" align="left" title="Solar Plane Takes Off on Last Leg of Historic Cross-Country Flight" border="0" /></a>A solar-powered airplane is poised to complete an historic cross-country flight across the United States this weekend, after taking off on the last leg of its journey this morning (July 6) from Washington, D.C.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-takes-off-last-leg-historic-cross-135828432.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 09:58:28 -0400LiveScience.comsolar-plane-takes-off-last-leg-historic-cross-135828432<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solar-plane-takes-off-last-leg-historic-cross-135828432.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dTQWrxvDwdtEyPc1oS1d3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/solar-impulse-runway.jpg1367588630" width="130" height="86" alt="Solar Plane Takes Off on Last Leg of Historic Cross-Country Flight" align="left" title="Solar Plane Takes Off on Last Leg of Historic Cross-Country Flight" border="0" /></a>A solar-powered airplane is poised to complete an historic cross-country flight across the United States this weekend, after taking off on the last leg of its journey this morning (July 6) from Washington, D.C.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-attempt-fix-planet-hunting-kepler-spacecraft-month-162100069.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JIBl63W6jzfm12B.8RlY5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/NASA_to_Attempt_Fix_for-244dc09db062d6be8ad6c78ffff36204" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA to Attempt Fix for Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft This Month" align="left" title="NASA to Attempt Fix for Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft This Month" border="0" /></a>NASA will try to revive its ailing Kepler spacecraft this month in the hope of resurrecting a mission that has revolutionized the search for alien planets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-attempt-fix-planet-hunting-kepler-spacecraft-month-162100069.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 12:21:00 -0400SPACE.comnasa-attempt-fix-planet-hunting-kepler-spacecraft-month-162100069<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-attempt-fix-planet-hunting-kepler-spacecraft-month-162100069.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JIBl63W6jzfm12B.8RlY5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/NASA_to_Attempt_Fix_for-244dc09db062d6be8ad6c78ffff36204" width="130" height="86" alt="NASA to Attempt Fix for Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft This Month" align="left" title="NASA to Attempt Fix for Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft This Month" border="0" /></a>NASA will try to revive its ailing Kepler spacecraft this month in the hope of resurrecting a mission that has revolutionized the search for alien planets.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-opportunity-hits-driving-milestone-10th-birthday-131651683.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M6YYvv5JUlUo.xJ3wKk3Tw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Rover_Opportunity_Hits_Driving-b0a379af13fea0bb29f2b3d216cecae9" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Rover Opportunity Hits Driving Milestone on 10th Birthday" align="left" title="Mars Rover Opportunity Hits Driving Milestone on 10th Birthday" border="0" /></a>On the 10th anniversary of its launch, NASA&#039;s Opportunity rover on Mars is also celebrating reaching the halfway point in its drive from one crater-rim segment to another.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-opportunity-hits-driving-milestone-10th-birthday-131651683.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 09:16:51 -0400SPACE.commars-rover-opportunity-hits-driving-milestone-10th-birthday-131651683<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-opportunity-hits-driving-milestone-10th-birthday-131651683.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M6YYvv5JUlUo.xJ3wKk3Tw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Rover_Opportunity_Hits_Driving-b0a379af13fea0bb29f2b3d216cecae9" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Rover Opportunity Hits Driving Milestone on 10th Birthday" align="left" title="Mars Rover Opportunity Hits Driving Milestone on 10th Birthday" border="0" /></a>On the 10th anniversary of its launch, NASA&#039;s Opportunity rover on Mars is also celebrating reaching the halfway point in its drive from one crater-rim segment to another.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 10:06:00 -0400Scientific Americanscientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation</p><br clear="all"/>Political Standoff Causes Concern over Future of Science in Russiahttp://news.yahoo.com/political-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanpolitical-standoff-causes-concern-over-future-science-russia-212000000<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 10:36:00 -0400Scientific Americanbring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bring-science-health-journalism-ona13-143600348.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a17Ek8bBU.OuPeczKDHB5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/copy-cropped-cropped-full-color-rgb-web.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" align="left" title="Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13" border="0" /></a>Bring science and health journalism to #ONA13</p><br clear="all"/>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the Japanese scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 02:22:16 -0400Reutersscientists-create-human-liver-stem-cells-062216992<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 13:19:04 -0400LiveScience.comchimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chimp-genetic-history-stranger-humans-171904230.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nBezizoJLYW1NLxOsuA7iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/great-ape-genomes.jpg1372870685" width="130" height="86" alt="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" align="left" title="Chimp Genetic History Stranger Than Humans&#039;" border="0" /></a>The most comprehensive catalog of great-ape genome diversity to date offers insight into primate evolution, revealing chimpanzees have a much more complex genetic history than humans.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YwKmjlLS4CvsIv3Q1XginA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/%27Star_Trek%27_on_Pluto?_It-3d0b4770c91b31221e501ee9ed87ff92" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" align="left" title="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>While the naming gods have swatted away an attempt to christen one of Pluto&#039;s newfound moons &quot;Vulcan,&quot; the &quot;Star Trek&quot; universe may still leave its mark on the dwarf planet soon enough.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 11:49:37 -0400SPACE.comstar-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-pluto-could-really-happen-scientists-154937077.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YwKmjlLS4CvsIv3Q1XginA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/%27Star_Trek%27_on_Pluto?_It-3d0b4770c91b31221e501ee9ed87ff92" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" align="left" title="&#039;Star Trek&#039; on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>While the naming gods have swatted away an attempt to christen one of Pluto&#039;s newfound moons &quot;Vulcan,&quot; the &quot;Star Trek&quot; universe may still leave its mark on the dwarf planet soon enough.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpjYK2e.Z5GrEGhYFjlkRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/mammoth.jpg1363357631" width="130" height="86" alt="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" align="left" title="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" border="0" /></a>A tube of saggy, bacteria-filled flesh, the deep-sea tubeworm displays a uniquely unappetizing appearance. But marine biologist Peter Girguis and his colleagues tried a morsel anyway.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 08:59:43 -0400LiveScience.comstrange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/strange-eats-scientists-snack-research-125943362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpjYK2e.Z5GrEGhYFjlkRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/mammoth.jpg1363357631" width="130" height="86" alt="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" align="left" title="Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research" border="0" /></a>A tube of saggy, bacteria-filled flesh, the deep-sea tubeworm displays a uniquely unappetizing appearance. But marine biologist Peter Girguis and his colleagues tried a morsel anyway.</p><br clear="all"/>Vote for the Best Summer Books on Sciencehttp://news.yahoo.com/vote-best-summer-books-science-184000762.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 14:40:00 -0400Scientific Americanvote-best-summer-books-science-184000762<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yHu9cKkhSfax.DcrkHn_GQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Work_to_Protect_Earth%27s-547f9b28d0b2893e92b9652c70f206ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" align="left" title="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" border="0" /></a>Tools on the ground are helping scientists learn more about the threat solar eruptions on the sun pose to life as we know it on Earth.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 13:31:48 -0400SPACE.comscientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-protect-earths-power-grids-extreme-solar-storms-173148353.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yHu9cKkhSfax.DcrkHn_GQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Work_to_Protect_Earth%27s-547f9b28d0b2893e92b9652c70f206ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" align="left" title="Scientists Work to Protect Earth&#039;s Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms" border="0" /></a>Tools on the ground are helping scientists learn more about the threat solar eruptions on the sun pose to life as we know it on Earth.</p><br clear="all"/>About halfway between the comparatively sedate Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays, you can't miss the pyrotechnical gloriousness that is Fourth of July. Come nightfall, thousands of fireworks displays will boom brightly across the country, celebrating America's birthday.http://news.yahoo.com/science-summer-fireworks-145608909.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 10:56:08 -0400LiveScience.comscience-summer-fireworks-145608909The stereotype of pot smokers as lackadaisical loafers is supported by new research: People who smoke marijuana regularly over long periods of time tend to produce less of a chemical in the brain that is linked to motivation, a new study finds.http://news.yahoo.com/marijuana-science-why-pot-heads-slackers-104756017.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 06:47:56 -0400LiveScience.commarijuana-science-why-pot-heads-slackers-104756017<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/55bcUmQdN2y4n5VrHVxsWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Haroche.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" align="left" title="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" border="0" /></a>Chemistry and physics: one needs the other</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 15:46:00 -0400Scientific Americanchemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chemistry-physics-one-needs-other-194600209.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/55bcUmQdN2y4n5VrHVxsWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Haroche.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" align="left" title="Chemistry and physics: one needs the other" border="0" /></a>Chemistry and physics: one needs the other</p><br clear="all"/>By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Astrophysicist Margherita Hack, a popular science writer, public intellectual and the first woman to lead an astronomical observatory in Italy, died on Saturday at the age of 91. Known as the "lady of the stars", Hack's research contributed to the spectral classification of many groups of stars, and the asteroid 8558 Hack is named after her. ...http://news.yahoo.com/leading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-181845780.htmlSat, 29 Jun 2013 14:18:45 -0400Reutersleading-light-science-italys-lady-stars-hack-dies-181845780<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pt0rE4h4z7MRe0tzPse3Bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/cotletgang.jpg1372437179" width="130" height="86" alt="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" align="left" title="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" border="0" /></a>Have trouble telling left from right? Believe it not, so do molecular scientists. But a new method that amplifies the difference between right-handed and left-handed molecules could make things easier for scientists and lead to the development of new nanomaterials, optical sensors and pharmaceutical drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 15:46:45 -0400LiveScience.comnanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nanoparticles-help-scientists-tell-left-194645919.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pt0rE4h4z7MRe0tzPse3Bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/cotletgang.jpg1372437179" width="130" height="86" alt="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" align="left" title="Nanoparticles Help Scientists Tell Left From Right" border="0" /></a>Have trouble telling left from right? Believe it not, so do molecular scientists. But a new method that amplifies the difference between right-handed and left-handed molecules could make things easier for scientists and lead to the development of new nanomaterials, optical sensors and pharmaceutical drugs.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/up9WLHGFpFgtkhKMN4USHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Search_Lunar_Landscape_for-86186f902b8f33d5677191d17d6a6be6" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" align="left" title="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" border="0" /></a>The moon is the final resting ground for scads of landed and crashed spacecraft, many of which have been pinpointed recently by sleuthing scientists.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 07:23:55 -0400SPACE.comscientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-search-lunar-landscape-lost-moon-probes-112355911.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/up9WLHGFpFgtkhKMN4USHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Scientists_Search_Lunar_Landscape_for-86186f902b8f33d5677191d17d6a6be6" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" align="left" title="Scientists Search Lunar Landscape for Lost Moon Probes" border="0" /></a>The moon is the final resting ground for scads of landed and crashed spacecraft, many of which have been pinpointed recently by sleuthing scientists.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gDy4byXgftdb.VtcXP1Raw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Life_Search_Hindered_by-53034e77ee7b87758f19a52a19d0debd" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Current policies designed to safeguard Mars against biological contamination from Earth are hampering exploration of the Red Planet and should be relaxed, some scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 07:23:42 -0400SPACE.commars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-life-search-hindered-planetary-protection-concerns-scientists-112342935.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gDy4byXgftdb.VtcXP1Raw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Mars_Life_Search_Hindered_by-53034e77ee7b87758f19a52a19d0debd" width="130" height="86" alt="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" align="left" title="Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say" border="0" /></a>Current policies designed to safeguard Mars against biological contamination from Earth are hampering exploration of the Red Planet and should be relaxed, some scientists say.</p><br clear="all"/>Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insightshttp://news.yahoo.com/must-speak-science-op-ed-220633372.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 18:06:33 -0400LiveScience.commust-speak-science-op-ed-220633372Human-caused global warming played a role in making this past summer Australia's hottest on record, a new study suggests.http://news.yahoo.com/global-warming-worsened-australias-record-hot-summer-164112332.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 12:41:12 -0400LiveScience.comglobal-warming-worsened-australias-record-hot-summer-164112332<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZuwxlhwR.AI7f1N6BAfRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T135712Z_1_CDEE95Q12RO00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-WHALING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Japanese practice of catching and killing nearly 1,000 whales a year cannot be justified as science, an expert witness told the World Court on Thursday in a case Australia has brought against Japan. Despite an international whaling moratorium in force since 1986, Japan continues to catch the aquatic mammals in the Antarctic under a clause allowing scientific research, but critics say the real reason for the hunt is to continue harvesting whale meat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 09:57:12 -0400Reutersjapans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-whaling-not-science-expert-witness-tells-world-135712378.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZuwxlhwR.AI7f1N6BAfRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T135712Z_1_CDEE95Q12RO00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-WHALING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Japanese practice of catching and killing nearly 1,000 whales a year cannot be justified as science, an expert witness told the World Court on Thursday in a case Australia has brought against Japan. Despite an international whaling moratorium in force since 1986, Japan continues to catch the aquatic mammals in the Antarctic under a clause allowing scientific research, but critics say the real reason for the hunt is to continue harvesting whale meat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists have made a strong, lightweight wire from carbon that might eventually be a rival to copper if its ability to conduct electricity can be improved, Cambridge University said on Thursday. They said it was the first time that the super-strong carbon wires, spun in a tiny furnace that looks like a candy floss machine with temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 F), had been made "in a usable form" a millimetre (0.04 inch) thick. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-wire-carbon-may-sometime-rival-copper-232937223.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 19:29:37 -0400Reutersscientists-wire-carbon-may-sometime-rival-copper-232937223<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmT5ibq.4L4hY5aAACmfxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Horse-fossil-300x200.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" align="left" title="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" border="0" /></a>Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 13:28:00 -0400Scientific Americanhorse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/horse-fossil-yields-astonishingly-old-genome-similarly-ancient-172800600.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmT5ibq.4L4hY5aAACmfxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Horse-fossil-300x200.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" align="left" title="Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?" border="0" /></a>Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mapping-genes-horse-700-000-years-ago-171534401.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KfcW9YcgxJF5cx6UMWJluw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76ada7dc60cfe115350f6a706700e182.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by Ludovic Orlando via Nature, two pieces of a 700,000-year-old horse metapodial bone, just before being extracted for ancient DNA, are shown. From a tiny fossil bone found in the frozen Yukon, scientists have deciphered the genetic code of an ancient horse about 700,000 years old _ nearly 10 times older than any other animal that has had its genome mapped. The work was published Wednesday, June 26, 2013, by the journal Nature and discussed at a science conference in Helsinki. (AP Photo/Ludovic Orlando via Nature)" align="left" title="In this undated photo provided by Ludovic Orlando via Nature, two pieces of a 700,000-year-old horse metapodial bone, just before being extracted for ancient DNA, are shown. From a tiny fossil bone found in the frozen Yukon, scientists have deciphered the genetic code of an ancient horse about 700,000 years old _ nearly 10 times older than any other animal that has had its genome mapped. The work was published Wednesday, June 26, 2013, by the journal Nature and discussed at a science conference in Helsinki. (AP Photo/Ludovic Orlando via Nature)" border="0" /></a>HELSINKI (AP) ? From a tiny fossil bone found in the frozen Yukon, scientists have deciphered the genetic code of an ancient horse about 700,000 years old ? nearly 10 times older than any other animal that has had its genome mapped.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mapping-genes-horse-700-000-years-ago-171534401.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 13:15:34 -0400Associated Pressmapping-genes-horse-700-000-years-ago-171534401<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mapping-genes-horse-700-000-years-ago-171534401.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KfcW9YcgxJF5cx6UMWJluw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76ada7dc60cfe115350f6a706700e182.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by Ludovic Orlando via Nature, two pieces of a 700,000-year-old horse metapodial bone, just before being extracted for ancient DNA, are shown. 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