Mars rover back to work after break

	Mars rover back to work after break NASA's Curiosity rover is back in business after a weeks-long communication gap caused by solar interference. The rover had been on its own since early April, when Mars slipped behind the sun from Earth's perspective. Sun can disrupt communications ...
	What the race to reach Mars tomorrow says about Earth today The country with the most number of applicants is US with 100; 5 Indians and 12 Chinese have also volunteered to take the trip. By: Bennett Voyles Bas Lansdorp is looking for a few good Martians. The 35-year-old Dutch entrepreneur is taking applications ...
	Quest for dark matter starts in form of tiny bubbles The experiment's one-of-a-kind detector is located in a laboratory a mile and a half underground in Sudbury, Ontario. A group of physicists from Northwestern University have launched an unusual new experiment in an attempt to be the first to directly confirm ...
	How a black hole is formed This collapsing process also creates neutrinos, which are particles that zip through almost all matter at nearly the speed of light. When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it collapses under its own gravity and produces a black hole, a new study has revealed.
	Discovery of New Meat-Eater Dinosaur in China Cutting-Edge- It's a Chinese ... Scientists have identified the fossil remains of a small therapod, or meat-eating dinosaur, as a new species. A team of international researchers from George Washington University has discovered a new species of meat-eating dinosaur in the northwestern ...
	Zoo baboons shed light on the brain's ability to understand numbers Opposing thumbs, expressive faces, complex social systems: it's hard to miss the similarities between apes and humans. Now a new study with a troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that a less obvious trait-the ability to understand numbers-also is ...
	Now, smart robot that tends to your every need Now, smart robot that tends to your every need Washington: Indian-origin researchers have developed a new 'smart' robot that can predict human actions with surprising accuracy. The robot can refill your coffee cup and hold the door open for you, in addition ...
	Earliest great ape had human-like posture Earliest great ape had human-like posture New York: The ancient giant apes - who lived about 11.9 million years ago - may have adopted the upright posture often linked with humans, a new study suggests. An oldest known hip from a great ape ...
	US to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtle habitat The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has two months to identify suitable in-water nesting and migratory habitat for endangered loggerhead sea turtles, according to a legal settlement filed this week. The agreement — between the wildlife service and the groups ...