trio takes shortcut to space station

	trio takes shortcut to space station An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter with a pioneering US cargo craft. The six-month mission of Russian commander Fyodor ...
	Gene that helps honey bees find flowers unravelled Scientists have discovered a new gene which they say helps honey bees to detect nutrients in flowers and find their way back home. Honey bees don't start out knowing how to find flowers or even how to get around outside the hive, researchers said.
	'God particle' discoverers receive prize Oviedo: Physicists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert and the European Organization for Nuclear Research will share the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in recognition of their work establishing the existence of the ...
	Nicobar islands declared a world biosphere reserve by Unesco LONDON: The highly threatened Nicobar islands of India - home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world's most endangered tribes, has now been designated as a world biosphere reserve. The island is home to the indigenous Shompen people, ...
	The space telescope that ANYONE can use to hunt for asteroids or take space ... A US space firm is trying to raise £660,000 via crowdfunding site Kickstarter for a private space telescope that could scour asteroids looking for precious metals to mine. Planetary Resources wants to build and use satellite telescopes to hunt for asteroids ...
	Jellyfish 'blooms' may endanger fish stocks: UN Jellyfish `blooms` may endanger fish stocks: UN Rome: Surges in jellyfish populations due to overfishing may be one of the reasons behind the drop in fish stocks observed in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, according to a new UN report. Overfishing, which ...
	Archaeopteryx restored in fossil reshuffle What may be the earliest creature yet discovered on the evolutionary line to birds has been unearthed in China. The fossil animal, which retains impressions of feathers, is dated to be about 160 million years old. Scientists have given it the name Aurornis, ...
	'Mars rat' spied by NASA's Curiosity rover Is that a rat on Mars? A photo from the mast camera on NASA's Curiosity rover reveals the dusty orange, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet -- and what starry-eyed enthusiasts claim is a dusty orange rodent hiding among the stones. The photo, taken Sept.
	Tusk, tusk Russian scientists claim they have extracted blood from a woolly mammoth buried in Siberia, a discovery they hope will aid their attempt to revive the extinct species. The team claim this is the first time blood has been recovered from a carcass of the ancient ...
	Novel Material Utilizes Nanometer-Scale Structures to Make Paper Repellent to ... Paper is known for its ability to absorb liquids, making it ideal for products such as paper towels. But by modifying the underlying network of cellulose fibers, etching off surface “fluff” and applying a thin chemical coating, researchers have created a new type of ...