msnbc.com: Science

Big-bang machine smashes power record

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:49:35 GMT

The world's largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration on Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab that previously held the record.

Big Bang - Particle accelerator - United States - Large Hadron Collider - Physics

‘Team Edward’ vs. ‘real’ vampire science

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:07:12 GMT

The belief in real vampires stems from superstition and mistaken assumptions about post-mortem decay

Vampire - People - Otherkin - Arts - Horror

8 ‘extinct’ species found alive and kicking

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:36 GMT

Amid all the doom and gloom of an extinction crisis, a bit of fleeting good news appears every now and again, when a species thought gone for good surprisingly reappears.

Extinction - Species - Animal - Biology - Flora and Fauna

Royal Society celebrates 350 years of discovery

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:36:54 GMT

Dozens of epoch-changing moments are preserved in the library of Britain's Royal Society, an academy of scientists founded in 1660 to gather, discuss and spread scientific knowledge — a role it still fills today.

Royal Society - Great Britain - Library - Britain - Publications

Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:02:22 GMT

Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.

Rodent - Naked mole rat - Cancer - Recreation - Rats

Anglo-Saxon gold trove valued at $5.5 million

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:44:40 GMT

The largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, unearthed by a metal-detector enthusiast in a farmer's field, has been valued at $5.5 million by a committee of experts.

Anglo Saxon - Gold - Metal detector - England - History

Cosmic Log: Give us geeky gift ideas

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:31:31 GMT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Plenty of gift guides point you to high-tech gadgets, but how many point you to nuclear-powered toys? Weigh in with your holiday gift suggestions for true science geeks.

High tech - Alan Boyle - Shopping - Business and Economy - Gadgets

Lightning ‘listening’ network nearly complete

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:12 GMT

The World-Wide Lightning Network promises to improve our ability to monitor thunderstorms and even predict hurricane strength.

Thunderstorm - Lightning - Weather - Earth - School Time

Your guide to the latest, greatest science books

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:58:00 GMT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As times have changed, so has the science - and so should science books.

Editing - Alan Boyle - Books - Newspaper - Publishing

Google to put ancient Iraq artifacts online

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:42:45 GMT

Google is putting thousands of images of ancient artifacts at Iraq's National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq.

Iraq - Google - United States - Middle East - US

Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ fetches $172,000

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:50 GMT

A rare first edition of "Origin of Species" that had languished for years on a toilet bookshelf sold Tuesday at auction for 103,250 pounds, or $172,000. On the same day, British authorities made an appeal for a stolen leather-bound notebook of Charles Darwin's.

Charles Darwin - Origin of Species - History - Biology - People

Putin's rare Siberian tiger 'alive and well'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:05:38 GMT

A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir Putin fitted with a radio-tracking collar is alive, his spokesman says, easing concerns raised when an environmentalist said the tracking device had gone silent.

Endangered species - Vladimir Putin - Siberian Tiger - Tiger - Animal