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CERN to re-run Einstein tests in May after cable doubts

GENEVA - Physicists are to run new tests in May after the CERN research institute said on Thursday that its startling findings appearing to show that one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong could have been caused by a loose cable.

Study aims to bring Great Barrier Reef to living rooms

SINGAPORE - Finding Nemo is about to get a lot easier with the launch of a scientific survey that will allow anyone with access to the internet to take a virtual tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose?

GENEVA/CHICAGO - The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable.

22 Feb 2012

Scientists seek partners for medical isotope process

TORONTO - Several companies are in talks with Canadian scientists on commercializing a new method to produce a crucial medical isotope without using feedstock from a nuclear reactor, one of the lead scientists said on Tuesday.

22 Feb 2012

Astronaut Glenn calls historic flight "best day" of his life

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Astronaut John Glenn, marking the 50th anniversary on Monday of his historic flight as the first American to orbit the Earth, remembered it as the best day of his life. | Video

U.S., 20 Feb 2012

Fifty years after Glenn flight, U.S. buying rides to space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ability to fly astronauts in space, a decision Glenn lays squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration.

19 Feb 2012

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO

GENEVA/LONDON - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Health 17 Feb 2012

Tasmanian devil genome mapping may help humans too

CANBERRA - Scientists have mapped the genome of Australia's endangered Tasmanian devil for the first time and found that deadly facial tumors decimating the species evolve very slowly, making it possible help might be found before the animals vanish forever.

17 Feb 2012

China to launch next manned spacecraft in summer

BEIJING - China will launch its next manned space mission sometime between June and August, which will attempt to dock with an experimental module launched last year, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday.

China 17 Feb 2012

Scientists find some of world's tiniest chameleons

BERLIN - Scientists say they have discovered a species of chameleon so small it can balance on the tip of a match.

Environment 16 Feb 2012
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Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the rest of the population, according to a new survey.