• What we can learn from Ingrid Loyau-Kennets grace under pressure | Anouchka Grose

  Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, right, who talked to attackers in Woolwich before police arrived on the scene, during a television interview. Photograph: Ken McKay / Rex ...

• Mindscapes First interview with a dead man

  2 Mindscapes is our new column on brain science with a difference: we meet people who live with the world's most mysterious neurological ...

• Why Dont We Have Space Elevators Yet

  With his 1979 novel "The Fountains of Paradise," science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke introduced the idea of space elevators to the mainstream scientific community and the general public. The fundamental principle hasn't changed much in more than 40 years: A space elevator would consist of a powerful cable, or tether, anchored on one end to the Earth and on the other to a ...

• Climate Changes Effects In Species Interaction

  study , titled "Temperature dependence of trophic interactions are driven by asymmetry of species responses and foraging strategy" and published in ...

• Russians find oil evidence with space imaging

  Russian scientists using special space imaging techniques said they found evidence of 10 new oil deposits in eastern Siberia. Researchers from the Tomsk Polytechnic University told state news agency RIA Novosti they used a special optics system to reveal boundaries for 10 oil deposits in parts of Krasnoyarsk Territory. Geology Associate Professor Valery Rostovtsev told the news agency there is ...

• One child dead another missing following Minnesota landslide

  Lilydale Park. (Screenshot from stpaul.gov) MINNEAPOLIS - One child was killed and another is missing after students on an elementary school fossil-hunting field trip were swept into a water-filled pit when part of a hillside gave way at a park in St. Paul, Minn., authorities said. Two other children were injured as were two firefighters responding to the incident on Wednesday involving fourth ...

• Putin finds it very important to pool efforts to ensure equal security in Euro-Atlantic space

  MOSCOW, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin finds it very important to pool efforts of all countries and the expert community to ensure equal security and a joint strategy of the struggle against the threats and challenges emerging in the Euro-Atlantic ...

• Buzzing by Anneliese Emmans Dean | Book Review | GrrlScientist

  A delightful partnership of science, poetry, photography and insects, this informative and witty book is an excellent introduction to common British minibeasts, intended especially for young ...

• British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death

  Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after Wednesday's killing showed a man with hands covered in blood shouting Islamic slogans and promising revenge on Britain for its participation in ...

• Space tourism wont hurt environment Branson

  Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson and pilot Mark Stucky celebrating the successful flight of SpaceShip2 under rocket power. (AFP PHOTO / Handout / Mark Greenberg) British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. More than 500 people have already reserved seats -- and paid ...

• Govt to announce €7m science research investment

  Almost €7 million in funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects is to be announced by the Government. The funding is being targeted at projects which may have a commercial benefit with further development. The investment is being made as part of Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award programme. It is also being carried out in collaboration ...

• The Apprentice a psychological assessment | Dean Burnett

  The Apprentice is a very popular TV show despite everyone seeming to hate it. There are interesting psychological reasons for why this is the ...

• China growth to increase demand for office space in 2013

  /enpproperty--> The Knight Frank Asia-Pacific Prime Office Index rose for the twelfth successive quarter, boosted by the Chinese economy and the knock-on effects from Japan's stimulus measures, the real estate service provider said in a report. The index increased 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013 and 5.6 percent over the last 12 months, as the still robust economy in China is ...

• Former Science and Technology minister warns of low added value trap

  Xu Guanhua, former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, warned of the low added value trap in the development of China's emerging industries during the "2013 China's Strategic Emerging Industries Development Forum" held in Beijing on May ...

• Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state

  OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI ...

• More students less space in Webster Groves schools

  John Rowe's kindergarten classroom this year at Edgar Road Elementary was not traditional.Surrounded by two walls built in the corner of the school library, the makeshift classroom could at times be a challenge."When there is a library class, the louder they get, the louder we get," said Rowe, the school's longtime half-day kindergarten teacher. "We've learned to ...

• Dix to stay on as party leader defends positive politics

  British Columbia NDP Leader Adrian Dix reacts after losing the election to Liberal party Leader Christy Clark on Tuesday. Columnist Anthony Furey says Dix's loss is not only bad for the B.C. NDP party, but for all NDP parties. (Ben Nelms, Reuters) BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he’ll be staying at the helm of the party ship after it crashed into a hidden reef made of rogue polling ...

• Meet the woman who says shes too pretty to work

  Laura Fernee, who lives in Notting Hill, says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life and have forced her to quit her job because of sleazy men and jealous ...

• U.S. industry touts drone promise as public debate flares

  An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft is launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, ...

• Europa Report packs realistic chills into trailer for science-fiction thriller

  By Tariq Malik, Space.com The first trailer for the science-fiction film "Europa Report" has been launched onto the Internet, and it just might be the most realistic - and harrowing - depiction of space travel on the big screen in years.In ...

• U.S. Army sergeant accused of videotaping showering female cadets

  WASHINGTON - An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defence official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed forces. Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon was charged last week with four violations of U.S. military law in connection with the incident and has ...

• Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas

  Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...

• Warp Drive and Star Trek Physics of Future Space Travel

  . Another "Star Trek" film just hit the screen - featuring the venerable Starship Enterprise. To enable such fantastical star flight, we need faster-than-light (FTL) flight, control over inertial and gravitational forces, extreme energy prowess, and the societal discipline to harness that much power safely. Between the sensationalistic hype and pedantic disdain, how much progress is ...

• Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon

  Hundreds of meteoroid impacts on the moon, detected by NASA's lunar monitoring program, are pictured in this undated NASA handout photo. The brightest, detected on March 17, 2013, in Mare Imbrium, is marked by the red square. The explosion on March 17 was the biggest seen since NASA began watching the moon for meteoroid impacts about eight years ago. So far, more than 300 strikes have been ...

• Gigya grows after space grab

  Gigya just grabbed more space for growth. The company is adding 6,000 square feet to its existing home at 2513 East Charleston Road in Mountain View, pumping the company's space up to 18,500 square feet. Just nine months ago, the company was sitting in 5,500 square feet at 1973 Landings Drive in Mountain View. Gigya is a social infrastructure provider -- essentially, it helps businesses ...

• UPDATE 1-U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline

  Wed May 22, 2013 7:53pm EDT By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON May 22 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on the project away from the Obama administration. The Republican-controlled House voted 241-175 ...

• Victim of savage face-eating attack still recovering

  Miami cannibal may have been high on 'bath salts' The Miami man who nearly had his face chewed off in a gruesome attack last May has a message for the public: "Just generally thanks for contributing and helping out. People in my predicament need to be helped out," Ronald Poppo says in a video posted by Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center. Poppo, 65, has been in hospital ...

• RCMP has toxic work environment Ex Mountie

  RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson made an announcement concerning the RCMP at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 20, 2012. (Chris Roussakis/QMI ...

• Thief stole purse from dead woman Cops

  Toronto Police released this image of a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a purse from a dead woman at a subway station. TORONTO -- Toronto Police believe they know the identity of a female who stole a dead woman's purse at a subway station during Wednesday morning's rush-hour. Police investigating the theft at College Station have a suspect "identified but not ...

• NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts

  View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos ...

• Carnivorous Plant Keeps House With Ants

  Mutualistic relationships between insects and plants are nothing new: Some insects guard their plant hosts against herbivores, while others bring in nutrients that would otherwise be unavailable to the plant. The insects get a ready source of nectar and a place to live. ...

• McCandless sixth-grader earns science accolades a family tradition

  Lyta Nicoll, 11, a sixth-grader at Montessori Centre Academy, in Shaler Township, received second place in the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair for her project that studied the electromagnetic field waves of cell ...

• Mulcair would appear at Charbonneau inquiry if asked

  Mulcair aided Quebec corruption probe OTTAWA - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair would be willing to appear before the Charbonneau Commission about his meeting with former Laval, Que., mayor Gilles Vaillancourt if he gets an invite. "I was very proud to be able to help police in that matter and I continue to help in any way I possibly can," he said Wednesday. Mulcair is under fire for taking ...

• Tory MP concerned over weakened CBC transparency bill

  CBC headquarters in downtown Toronto. (File photo) OTTAWA - A Tory backbencher is pushing back against what he claims are his own party's attempts to fiddle with his private member's bill on public service and CBC disclosure. On Wednesday, MP Brent Rathgeber told a House of Commons ethics committee studying his proposed legislation the government was trying to gut Bill C-461. "I ...

• New blood-donation rules put damage control ahead of sound science

  Video: Negative stigma still haunts HIV/AIDS patients Sublimely ridiculous would be more accurate.This decision is not going to increase blood donations and it's not going to make the blood system any safer (or less safe). So what's the point?It's not so much a step in the right direction as it is shuffling forward reluctantly for damage-control purposes. Nor is it a decision ...

• After science bomb student wants back

  LAKELAND, Fla. - Standing hand-in-hand with her twin sister, Kiera Wilmot took to the podium. "I made the mistake of performing my experiment outside of the classroom, however, that is the only mistake I believe I made," she said. Wilmot, 16, generated global attention after she was arrested on two felony charges for what her family calls "a science project gone wrong." ...

• Dallas reportedly will shop pick save cap space

  Could Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Paul be the next duo in the West? The Mavs will trade their 13th pick to make it happen. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images) The NBA Draft is still more than a month away and free agency doesn’t begin until July, but the Dallas Mavericks are wasting no time in the offseason to return to title contention next year with an aging leader in Dirk Nowitzki, who turns ...

• NASA Unveils Space Apps Contest Champions

  An interplanetary weather app, a spot-the-space-station tool, and a Mars greenhouse concept are among the winners of the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge. The contest solicited mobile apps and technologies that aid space exploration and enrich life here on Earth. Today (May 22), a panel of judges from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and partners announced the winners of the ...

• Massive Galactic Merger Scoped By Several Space Observatories | Time-Lapsed Simulation

  The Herschel Space Observatory captured imagery of colliding galaxies, called HXMM01 (~ 11 billion light-years from Earth and when our universe was about 3 billion years old.) A merger of galaxies is ...

• Mile End green space gets protected status

  Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough is turning an abandoned rail yard into a new protected green space that will be managed by a citizens' group that for years had lobbied for the land to be kept green.The land -- about the size of two soccer fields -- is in the Mile End neighbourhood, south of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks between Henri-Julien and de Gasp Aves.Dubbed the Champ ...

• Atomic weights revision changes periodic table

  A magnificent period piece from mid-19th-century Russia has just received a bit of a renovation. Five elements at the heart of the periodic table will never look the same again, following an update to their atomic ...

• Stephen Harper says sorry for Senate scandal

  NDP wants RCMP to probe Senate expense scandal LIMA, Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized Wednesday and said he was in the dark when his chief of staff gave $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy - a gift opposition MPs want investigated by the RCMP and probed by Parliament. "I'm very sorry that this has occurred," Harper said from Lima where he was on a trade mission. ...

• Pizza printout NASA funds effort to make space meals on 3-D printer

  NASA won't be printing out pizzas on Mars anytime soon, but the space agency is paying out $125,000 to study the use of 3-D printing technology for food preparation in space."We will be building the components for a prototype" over the grant's six-month period, David Irwin, principal investigator for the project at ...

• Jodi Arias death penalty jury in deadlock

  Jodi Arias looks at her family during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Rob Schumacher/Arizona ...

• Cottage where killer ex-colonel Russell Williams murdered woman is sold

  Canadian network nixes Russell Williams movie BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- A Tweed, Ont., couple who live next door to the house convicted sex killer Russell Williams once called home -- and where he murdered one of his victims -- have bought the small bungalow. The land deal, selling the property for $165,000 to Ron and Monique Murdoch, was finalized Tuesday. The deal was made through lawyers with ...

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