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A bias toward women in US college science jobs, says studyAll things being equal, US colleges preferred women scientists over identically qualified men two-to-one, says a new study. 'People seem to have internalized the value of gender diversity, and are consciously or unconsciously upgrading women candidates,' says one researcher.
Can SpaceX return booster to a barge? Third try Tuesday.A planned launch on Monday was scrubbed because of weather. The effort by SpaceX represents the latest step in a bid to beat down the cost of launching payloads to space by developing a fully reusable rocket.
Four-year-old discovers 100-million-year-old dinosaurThe discovery of a Late Cretaceous dinosaur puts Wylie Brys in a growing pool of kids who have made notable contributions to science.
- Monty Python changes its tune for Stephen Hawking
Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking performed a rendition of Monty Python's classic 'Galaxy Song.' Here are five more songs to kindle the scientific spirit.
Liquid water near Mars's surface? Curiosity rover finds compelling evidence.NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected perchlorate compounds capable of lowering the freezing point of water, allowing it to remain liquid near the Red Planet's surface.
Can SpaceX land a rocket stage on a floating barge this time?SpaceX estimates that it has about a three in four chance of successfully landing the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket on a customized barge after helping to launch a cargo ship into orbit on Monday.
- Universe's expansion may not be accelerating as much as thought, say scientists
Researchers from the University of Arizona have detected variation in a kind of supernovae used as a standard measure of distance, suggesting that the acceleration of the expansion of the universe might be lower than previously thought.
Prehistoric terror bird may have hunted by listening to footstepsAn exquisitely preserved fossil of an ancient terror bird reveals that the fearsome predator had exceptional low-frequency hearing.
Scientists to dig deep into dino-killing-impact craterScientists plan to drill some 5,000 feet deep into the Chicxulub crater, which is believed to have been created by an impact 65.5. million years ago that ended the age of dinosaurs.
Weird US weather: Blame the big warm blob in the PacificThe drought in California and New England's long winter could be traced to a warm water blob in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles off the West Coast, say scientists.
How smart phones could bring early earthquake detection to developing worldWhile not as sophisticated as science-grade detection systems, a network of smart phones could bring early warning to regions where state-of-the-art equipment is financially out of reach.
Scientists unearth fossilized, flightless, four-foot terror birdAn exquisitely preserved skeleton unearthed in Argentina reveals clues about how ancient terror birds communicated.
Where do sea turtles spend their 'lost years?'Researchers tracked young sea turtles as they began their decade-long disappearance into the open-ocean.
Why are mountain gorillas losing their genetic diversity?After completing a genetic map of the subspecies, scientists say inbreeding has led to a substantial loss of diversity among mountain gorillas.
Did Tyrannousaurs eat each other?New research shows that members of the tyrannosaurid family fought with, and sometimes bit, each other.
Scientists investigate mysterious methane bloom over US SouthwestA giant mass of methane hanging over Four Corners - where Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona meet - is the country's largest concentration of the greenhouse gas. But no one knows where it came from.
- Astronomers detect organic molecules in young star system
Scientists detected methyl cyanide and hydrogen cyanide molecules orbiting a young, distant star.
Where did the moon come from?A new analysis strengthens the Giant Impact Hypothesis, which suggests that the moon resulted from the collision of a very young Earth with another protoplanet.
Did Northern Europeans resist the rise of agriculture?Equipped with seemingly trivial cultural markers, researchers were able to trace the spread of agriculture through Europe.
- Blue Origin finishes engine for suborbital flights
Jeff Bezos's private space company says that it has completed its BE-3 engine, which is designed to propel its New Shepard spacecraft into suborbital space.
