Provides the latest RSS feeds for Science News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Vancouver Star.com http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/cat/a9927dde6777aafc/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:35 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:35 -0400 30 Students attending McDaniel College's Summer Science Academy in the past have had the opportunity to earn college credit, but now completing a one-week course could land them a $40,000 scholarship. The college's Summer Science Academy for high school students and recent graduates started in 2005 as an opportunity to engage students through a forensic science course and attract them to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296713/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296713/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295790/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295790/scat/a9927dde6777aafc JOHANNESBURG -- Space, the final frontier, and one that African nations have largely left unexplored. But with the emergence of space agencies around the continent, some intrepid space-gazers are studying ways to boldly go where few Africans have gone before. Observers looking at Africa today will see a new reality. Satellite dishes monitor hundreds of privately owned satellites above ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294312/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:14 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294312/scat/a9927dde6777aafc As many as 13 Texas prisoners died from heatstroke since 2007 according to a lawsuit that questions how administrators decided to allocate the much-valued commodity of conditioned air in oppressive Texas ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294020/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:46:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294020/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A hostage-taking at a 7-11 in downtown Vancouver in November 2012 was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, B.C. Provincial Court heard Tuesday. (QMI Agency files) VANCOUVER -- A hostage-taking at a downtown Vancouver 7-11 last year, in which a woman was nearly set on fire, was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294113/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294113/scat/a9927dde6777aafc 1 of 2. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands at the end of a joint news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293938/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293938/scat/a9927dde6777aafc CSPI Investigation Reveals Kids' Meals at Restaurants Usually Too High in Calories, and Good Options Hard to Find WASHINGTON - August 4 - Nearly every single possible combination of the children's meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box, and Chick-fil-A is too high in calories, according to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, which today released the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294619/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:18:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294619/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday expressed the wish to speed up her country's space cooperation with Ukraine. Speaking by phone earlier in the day, Rousseff and her Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych discussed bilateral cooperation, especially on the space sector. Brazil and Ukraine are partners in Alcantara Cyclon Space (ACS), a company which is preparing for the launch ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295317/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295317/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The era of a space dominated by the U.S. and Russia is gone. Even when they have preserved their leadership in space exploration, they face a growing competition from other states, primarily from China. That conclusion is stated in a report prepared by Futron research company (USA). For five years Futron has been composing an index of competitive position of various participants of space ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295318/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295318/scat/a9927dde6777aafc British crossover style performer Sarah Brightman announced here Wednesday her intention to become the next paying passenger to the International Space Station (ISS). "I am planning to become a space flight participant," Brightman told a press conference, after receiving the approval from a medical commission for training at Russia's Cosmonaut Training Center in July. Ahead of the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295319/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295319/scat/a9927dde6777aafc SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday morning to make the first-ever commercial cargo delivery to the orbiting lab. According to U.S. space agency NASA, Dragon was captured by station crew using Canadarm2 robotic arm and installed to the station's docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node at 9:03 a.m. EDT (1303 ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295320/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295320/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Space-time is the real gravity, according to physicists. Why? Because of a drawing which looks like a vortex with a grid pattern across it. And the physics behind this drawing? It starts with two objects moving toward each other, which usually means persons on trains. Their motion relative to each other is different from their motion relative to something else. Relative means relativity. Viola. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295321/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295321/scat/a9927dde6777aafc '); This image shows a trio of galaxies often called the Draco group because they are located in the northern constellation of Draco. The galaxy on the left is NGC 5985, the center is the elliptical galaxy NGC 5982, and the bottom right is NGC 5981. Astrophotographer Terry Hancock and former NASA scientist Fred Hermann teamed up to take this photo. The image was released June 17, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293741/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293741/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of Earth from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge the historic interplanetary portrait as it is being taken. Earth will appear as a small, pale blue dot between the rings of Saturn in the image, which will be part of a mosaic, or multi-image portrait, of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293719/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293719/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Pet owners have known for a long time that each pet has its own, unique personality. It's only in the last 10 years, however, that the study of animal personality has started to gain ground with behavioral ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293720/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293720/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Astronauts on board the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will teach students through a live video feed system while in orbit at about 10 am on Thursday, announced a spokesperson for China's manned space program on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293721/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293721/scat/a9927dde6777aafc /enpproperty--> Chinese woman astronaut Wang Yaping will carry out fundamental physics experiments on board the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module at around 10 am on Thursday, said a spokesperson for the manned space program. Students across the country will be able to watch the experiments in a live broadcast on China Central Television. Students in classrooms that are not equipped with a TV ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293722/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293722/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Some Christians know they are going to heaven. Other Christians are pretty sure they are going there. Many unbelievers, meanwhile, assume they are going to heaven, or they simply don't believe that heaven is even a real place. Try asking 20 Christians and 20 unbelievers about their hope for the afterlife. You will start to see the science behind the assurance of salvation. In other words, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293724/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293724/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:31am EDT * Dual track approach helped push up offer price * Largest German private equity deal since 2006 * Seller says deal set to close in August FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - Buyout firm BC Partners agreed to buy German publisher Springer Science+Business Media for about 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) on Wednesday, the largest private-equity acquisition in Germany for ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294121/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:31:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294121/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3 million. The letter, handwritten in 1954, a year before Einstein's death, was addressed to philosopher Eric Gutkind. In it, Einstein discussed his views on religion, including calling "the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293726/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293726/scat/a9927dde6777aafc India is planning to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to Moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy hundreds of transponders in the next five years, reported Press Trust of India on Sunday. The India Space Research Organization also aims to deploy its own version of the Global Positioning System by putting into orbit a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293727/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293727/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday it has decided to postpone an experiment to release satellites from the International Space Station (ISS) due to approaching space debris. The experiment planned for the early hours of Friday is scheduled to launch five small satellites provided by the Fukuoka Institute of Technology and Tohoku University. The looming space debris may require ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293728/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293728/scat/a9927dde6777aafc In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 photo, Dr. Phillip Epstein, left, and Steve Landers of the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago talk about the new iPad app being released Tuesday, Sept. 25 that allows users to see Albert Einstein's brain as if they were looking through a microscope. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293729/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293729/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Japan's southwestern Fukuoka Prefecture is planning to lease roof space at schools for solar panels with an aim to widely develop solar power generation, local press reported Tuesday. The new plan came after a new feed-in-tariff scheme for renewable energy started in the country this summer and was the first of its kind pushed by a local government in southwestern Japan. According to the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293730/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293730/scat/a9927dde6777aafc China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have launched a plan that will see them cooperate in fields of science and technology. More than 300 entrepreneurs and scholars from China and ASEAN countries attended a launch ceremony on Saturday in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the sidelines of the ninth China-ASEAN ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293731/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293731/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A private capsule is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on a cargo mission on Oct. 7, U.S. space agency NASA announced Thursday. The SpaceX's robotic Dragon spacecraft is set to blast off atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:34 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 (0034 Oct. 8 GMT). This will be the first of 12 contracted flights ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293732/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:28 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293732/scat/a9927dde6777aafc HOUSTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of space fans in the U.S. city of Houston cheered space shuttle Endeavor Wednesday as the United States' last retired shuttle circled overhead and landed in the city. Riding piggyback on a modified Boeing 747, Endeavor landed Wednesday morning in Houston's Ellington Field, after a five-hour flight from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. An ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293733/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293733/scat/a9927dde6777aafc This photo provided by NASA shows space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293734/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293734/scat/a9927dde6777aafc They say great minds think alike -- but that's the last thing Bai Chunli wants. As president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he says what the country's scientific community needs most is diversity, not uniformity. "When we say someone is trying to do things in an unorthodox way, it's usually derogatory," the 58-year-old chemist said. "But in terms of scientific ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293736/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293736/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station. The capsule, carrying US astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, parachuted through a blue sky and touched down in a cloud of dust as its soft landing engines ignited at 8.53 local time (2.53 GMT). ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293735/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293735/scat/a9927dde6777aafc WELLINGTON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A New Zealand government-led science delegation will head to the United States on Sunday to promote scientific collaboration between the two countries. Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce will lead the delegation to attend the New Zealand-United States Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation which aims to promote collaboration in policy ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293737/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293737/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Astronauts on the International Space Station bade farewell to a Japanese cargo ship today (Sept. 12), ending Japan's latest delivery flight to the orbiting lab. Japan's unmanned H-2 Transfer Vehicle 3 (HTV-3) left the space station at 11:50 a.m. EDT (1350 GMT) after station astronauts used a robotic arm to detach the spacecraft from its docking port and set it free. The orbiting ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293738/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293738/scat/a9927dde6777aafc MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia must develop clear goals for its space program in order to pull its space industry out of the currently unhealthy state, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. "Russia must formulate what it wants from space," Rogozin told the state-run Moscow radio, stressing a string of recent accidents with rocket launches were due to lack of clear ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293739/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293739/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Chris Froome remained as tranquil as the vibe on the Cte d'Azur, where he is making his final preparations in readiness for next week's 100th edition of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291894/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291894/scat/a9927dde6777aafc It may have an unlovely title, but Tim Parks promises this rigorous book will offer you a liberating way of thinking about every family, including your ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291755/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291755/scat/a9927dde6777aafc U.S. President Barack Obama waves next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside the Chancellery in Berlin, June 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter) BERLIN – U.S. President Barack Obama will use a speech on Wednesday to revive proposals for a world without nuclear arms by targeting cuts in deployed nuclear weapons of up to a third below levels achieved in a 2010 treaty with Russia, a senior ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291571/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:25 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291571/scat/a9927dde6777aafc BOSTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger will seek on Wednesday to paint star witness John "The Executioner" Martorano as a heartless killer whose testimony cannot be trusted in the trial of one of Boston's most feared ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291956/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291956/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Cows have been overtaken by fish. For the first time in modern history, the world has been producing more farmed fish than farmed beef. But instead of being a boon for the environment, many fish farms are damaging it because of the types of fish they ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291386/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:04:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291386/scat/a9927dde6777aafc IF YOU'RE flying, it's normally best to travel light, but one prehistoric flying reptile didn't get the memo. It took to the skies with a cargo of gravel in its ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291387/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:04:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291387/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The correct use of formal scientific names of organisms is key to accurate communication, but despite the simplicity of the system, is rarely done ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290445/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290445/scat/a9927dde6777aafc MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin doesn't seem terribly concerned with the question of whether infants being aborted can feel pain.In an interview this morning, after Melvin said theevidence that the unborn feel pain before the third trimester is "limited," Representative Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) explained to Melvin that the bill dealt with pregnancies at the 20th week or later, and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289598/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289598/scat/a9927dde6777aafc PETA recently released a video game where you commit violence against research scientists. Arguably the best response would be to create video games that promote and educate about ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289599/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289599/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Despite being a member of staff at one of Europe's largest universities, I don't have access to a journal in which my own work is published. Photograph: ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289600/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289600/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory discovered that a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for reasons they cannot explain. The Herschel was retired on Monday. (NASA/Courtesy) Europe's deep-space Herschel telescope was decommissioned Monday and will be free to float around the Sun for eternity. Herschel, the largest and most powerful infrared telescope, ended ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288970/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288970/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Walter Lee Williams, a former university professor seen here in a 2011 handout photo released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has become the 500th person to be named to the Ten Most Wanted list, according to an FBI statement. (REUTERS/FBI/Handout via Reuters) CANCUN – Mexican authorities on Tuesday arrested a former U.S. university professor, who recently was added to the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288790/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:11:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288790/scat/a9927dde6777aafc London, June 18 : The speculations about the 1968 air crash of MiG-15 which killed the 'first man in space' Yuri Gagarin, have taken a fresh turn when fellow cosmonaut revealed details about the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288665/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288665/scat/a9927dde6777aafc China's first teacher in space Wang Yaping is in orbit and due to deliver a lecture to students via a video feed on Thursday, China Central Television ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288666/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288666/scat/a9927dde6777aafc /enpproperty--> China's first teacher in space Wang Yaping is in orbit and due to deliver a lecture to students via a video feed on Thursday, China Central Television reported. The lesson, which will be broadcast by CCTV, will last from 10:04 am to 10:55 am. Wang, the country's second female astronaut, will teach primary and middle school students about her zero-gravity ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287310/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:11:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287310/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Like the US' GPS (Global Positioning System) that gives the exact location of moving aircraft, ships, vehicles and even people carrying smart phones, India will soon have its own satellite-based navigation system.India's equivalent of the GPS will be called the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System or IRNSS, a cluster of seven satellites being developed by the Indian Space ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287423/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287423/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Polk County will be home to another warehouse, this one not far from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. A 30,420-square-foot warehouse owned by Bobby Moore Properties is slated for construction. It's at the southwest corner or Airport and Dranefield roads, said Rita Karacson, a county planner. The building is in the beginning of the design review process, and construction should begin in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286989/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286989/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Adele Stan, senior Washington correspondent for RH Reality Check, talks with Rachel Maddow about the extreme and sometimes bizarre Republican perspectives on the reproductive rights of American women and they influence they're having on actual legislative policy ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286530/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286530/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A special CBI court on Tuesday rejected the applications of Talwars seeking reports of scientific tests and demanding that a number of exhibits be allowed to be examined by their DNA expert.However, the court partially accepted the application regarding the list of defence witnesses, allowing seven out of the total 13 witnesses to record their statements in the court, beginning June 20.The court ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286991/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286991/scat/a9927dde6777aafc modern humans emerged as the need to find refuge from sudden changes in climate grew. An international team of researchers found that technological innovation and the emergence of culture and modern behavior took place abruptly. They were able to link these pulses of innovation to the climate that prevailed in sub-Saharan Africa during ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286095/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:11 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286095/scat/a9927dde6777aafc TOKYO (Reuters) - High levels of toxic strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that operates the facility said on Wednesday Strontium-90 is a by-product of the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors as well as nuclear weapons, according to the website of the U.S. Environmental Protection ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285628/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:57:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285628/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Colorado wildfire destroys between 80 and 100 homes DENVER/LOS ANGELES - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighbourhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. Authorities said the so-called Black Forest Fire, which has burned in the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284520/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284520/scat/a9927dde6777aafc U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) talks to reporters as he departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284519/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:09 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284519/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Yeiner Alberto Perez Garizabalo, 24, was caught on video doing handstands and contortions on turnstiles. (YouTube) A trained gymnast whose naked acrobatics and harassment of passengers at a San Francisco public transit station were captured on video and circulated widely on the Internet is facing criminal charges over his antics, authorities said on Tuesday. Yeiner Alberto Perez Garizabalo, 24, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284518/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:09 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284518/scat/a9927dde6777aafc PROPERTY firm Charter Hall Group and an associated superannuation fund have paid $458 million to a receiver for a Perth development which houses Bankwest's headquarters and the city centre's biggest retail ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284655/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284655/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The pretense of science is not science. If government officials truly wish to be scientifically driven, they would allow each of us adults to choose which drugs we wish to take, regardless of the objective likelihood that someone will die or be seriously injured if he or she chooses to be treated with some ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285325/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285325/scat/a9927dde6777aafc TTC supervisor Cecil Smith, left, and bus driver Bill Dimitradzos seen Tuesday, June 18, 2013, helped return a lost wallet with $700 and no ID to visitors from Ireland. (MICHAEL PEAKE/TORONTO SUN) TORONTO - Monica McCallen is calling the honesty of Canadians "unreal" after the wallet of the Irish woman’s grandson was returned to him - with the $700 inside - by the TTC. McCallen, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285326/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:22:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285326/scat/a9927dde6777aafc MP Shelly Glover. (JOEL LEMAY/QMI AGENCY) OTTAWA -- House Speaker Andrew Scheer shunted the problem of whether to suspend two Tory MPs under the Elections Canada microscope for possible overspending during the last campaign to a Commons committee. MPs Shelly Glover and James Bezan are fighting Elections Canada in a Manitoba court over the interpretation of election spending rules. On Tuesday, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285327/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:22:57 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285327/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NASA is paying renewed tribute this week to Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, as well as to Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, almost a year after their deaths.Ride's latest day in the spotlight came on Tuesday, for a simple reason: It's been 30 years since her history-making flight on June 18, 1983. Thousands thronged to the shuttle Challenger's ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284348/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284348/scat/a9927dde6777aafc cancer despite it being offered for free, which is putting them at risk from the second biggest cause of cancer death in the country.A study, published in BMC Public Health on Wednesday, found that just 25% of eligible men and 20% of women were screened for bowel cancer during the study period.Spokesperson for the Cancer Council, Associate Professor David Smith, said people need to take more ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/a9927dde6777aafc " alt="Cathay Pacific to revamp first class: BOSE headphones, "more personal space"" style="position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; margin-left: -233.5px; margin-top: -130px;" title="Cathay Pacific to revamp first class: BOSE headphones, "more personal space"" ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283462/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:46:34 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283462/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Group photo of NASA Club students at Princess Margaret Secondary ni Surrey who will be going to Texas in August for the International Space Settlement ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284350/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284350/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Arctic summers mean migrating animals, a bounty of breeding opportunities, and 24 hours of sunlight. Many plants and animals experience 24-hour cycles telling them when it's time to rest and when it's time to get up--called ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284337/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284337/scat/a9927dde6777aafc mathematics , in a plan supported by the Office for Fair Access (Offa) to encourage talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study maths at degree level.As an incentive to open the new schools, universities will be allowed to fund them using budgets otherwise reserved for improving access ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283734/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:58 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283734/scat/a9927dde6777aafc narrowing in on a point of origin . He said Tuesday that area is 40 feet by 40 feet. "It's certainly something you do not rush," Maketa said. "It is important to determine if the fire was caused accidentally or intentionally." The sheriff's office on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284351/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:21:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284351/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The Philippines has announced it will destroy five tons of seized ivory, a major symbolic step for a nation known for playing a major role in the illegal ivory trade. ';The destruction of the items would hopefully bring the Philippines’ message across the globe that the country is serious and will not tolerate illegal wildlife trade, and denounces the continuous killing of elephants ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/a9927dde6777aafc These astronauts, Mike Massimino and Don Pettit, are a bit blas about the view of the aurora from Earth. "One of the things that we've noticed," Massimino says, "is that when you see something, you get used to it in your daily life." But, he continues, when "you get to space, and you see the same type of phenomenon, it's a completely different experience, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283256/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283256/scat/a9927dde6777aafc You can't patent a naturally occurring DNA sequence - but you can patent an altered product made from that sequence. In simple terms, that's the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282509/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282509/scat/a9927dde6777aafc It doesn't take an Einstein to see that international differences can still crop up on the final frontier: Take the case of the European Space Agency's Einstein cargo craft, for example. Russian concerns about some potentially moldy cargo bags caused a holdup in the schedule for unloading seven tons of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281280/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:45:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281280/scat/a9927dde6777aafc On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a 147-hour mission. NBC's Robert Bazell Reports from Cape Canaveral, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281485/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281485/scat/a9927dde6777aafc And like its real-world counterparts, the cheetah-cub robot is nimble and stable, providing a platform for future research in all types of efficient robot ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282064/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282064/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Jean-Jacques Dordain, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General, welcomes Jean-Marc Ayrault, the French Prime Minister at the Inauguration of the Paris Air Show on June 17, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282076/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282076/scat/a9927dde6777aafc WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create havoc on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282077/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282077/scat/a9927dde6777aafc BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283686/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283686/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Condemning Reason Without Faith, and Faith Without ReasonBy Edward PentinROME, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins have consistently chastised religion for thwarting scientific research. But Professor Dominique Lambert, a respected expert in theoretical physics and the philosophy of science at the University of Namur, Belgium, believes not only does the Catholic ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282078/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282078/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Shannon Everett, 27, is charged with assault in incident with Mayor Rob Ford in Toronto's Little Italy Saturday, June 15, 2013. (YouTube ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282081/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282081/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Canada to force new disclosure rules on mining firms ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - At stake - hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Billions in new business. And to hear U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron tell it Tuesday, at the bankrupt golf resort that hosted the G8 summit, that bright new future, in the form of a new free trade deal between Canada and Europe, is right around the corner. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282080/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282080/scat/a9927dde6777aafc People clutch their broken umbrella as heavy rain falls in New York June 7, 2013. The rain is attributed to Tropical Storm Andrea and will fall on the region into Saturday. REUTERS/Andrew ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282079/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282079/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Print 18 June 2013 &#150 The United States is making progress on achieving its goal of sending the first human mission to an asteroid, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said today, after briefing the United Nations body that fosters international cooperation in space research and exploration on the initiative. ';Aside from advancing our ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280942/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:44 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280942/scat/a9927dde6777aafc '); NASA new astronaut candidates (from top left to bottom right): Josh Cassada, Victor Glover, Tyler "Nick" Hague, Christina Hammock, Nicole Mann, Anne McClain, Jessica Meir and Andrew ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280945/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280945/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The new holographic exhibit at the Creation Museum in Petersburg,, Kentucky. The exhibit was set up as part of the celebration of the five year anniversary of the Creation Museum's founding in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280337/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:33:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280337/scat/a9927dde6777aafc U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach (C) talks at a news conference alongside Stephen Anthony (L) of the FBI and Ashland City Police Lieutenant Joel Icenhour, about the arrest of three individuals accused of human trafficking in Ashland county, at the Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk CLEVELAND - Three Ohio residents are accused of holding a cognitively disabled ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279927/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279927/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Danish toymaker Lego says it will produce a version of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover requested in an online vote by customers. The rover was selected from a number of candidate creations that passed 10,000 votes on Lego's Cuusoo website, CNET reported Tuesday. "The product aligns well with the Lego Group's mission to 'inspire and develop the builders of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280408/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280408/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered a link between a baby’s weight in the first month after birth and a higher IQ by early school age. The scientists reported in the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279750/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:37:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279750/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Dufferin St. in Toronto was voted the worst road in Ontario in the CAA's 2013 survey. (QMI Agency files) For the second consecutive year, Dufferin St. has made the top of Canadian Automobile Association's list of worst roads for 2013. The annual list was released Tuesday and revealed four Toronto roads as among the most difficult to drive in Ontario, including Finch Ave. W., Bayview ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Snowflake the gorilla gained notoriety for being the only known albino of his species. Now the late ape is making headlines again over the recent postmortem discovery that he was ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279726/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279726/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NASA announced that eight new astronauts would be joining the U.S. space program. Of the eight new recruits, four are women--marking the first time NASA has selected an equal number of men and women for an incoming astronaut class. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279727/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279727/scat/a9927dde6777aafc FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/a9927dde6777aafc WASHINGTON, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – NASA wants to send a manned mission to an asteroid as early as 2021 but needs help from citizen scientists around the world to identify a suitable space rock to land on and explore, the US space agency said Tuesday. NASA scientists and space flight veterans invited everyone from students in Siberia to companies in Cleveland to submit ideas for ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279752/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279752/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Mass graves of medieval leper colonies have yielded the oldest-ever full genome sequence of a human pathogen. The achievement opens the way for studies of even older leprosy bacteria and similarly ancient strains of tuberculosis - work that could reveal how the diseases became plagues, and perhaps help efforts to control and eradicate ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279753/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:34 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279753/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The new fish fossils contain the oldest preserved muscles ever found. While most fossils only preserve the hard parts of animals, like bones and teeth, these fossil fish contain soft ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278720/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278720/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NASA says it is instituting a "Grand Challenge," with the goal of finding all asteroid threats to human populations and deciding what to do about them. Complementing the recently announced mission to redirect an asteroid and send humans to study it, the initiative will use multidisciplinary collaborations and a variety of partnerships with other government agencies, international ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A European spacecraft gathering the most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus has found the planet's winds are getting faster. The European Space Agency Venus Express has been studying the planet well known for its curious super-rotating atmosphere, which whips around the planet once every four Earth days, while the planet itself only rotates once every 243 Earth days. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279758/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279758/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The 50 flowers of 13 varieties grown from seeds that traveled into space will be on show at Guyi Gardens on June 28. "The space lotuses will be a highlight, as many people are excited about the recent space mission," said Sun Jia, spokeswoman for the 500-year-old gardens in Jiading district. Sun added the best time to enjoy the show will be the full bloom period, which is expected to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277921/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277921/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Charity asks Justin Trudeau to return fee after event flops OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau showed poor judgment in taking money from charities, but didn't have much to say about his own office's role in pushing the story to media. "I get good remuneration from the taxpayers of Canada, as a public servant, I don't think it's ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277829/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277829/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Quebec construction workers picket during the first day of their province wide stop work action in Gatineau, QC on June 17, 2103. (Andre Forget/QMI ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277541/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277541/scat/a9927dde6777aafc announced a plan to increase composting of food scraps generated by the city's eight million inhabitants. In a few years, separation of food waste from other refuse could be required of residents, the mayor ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277544/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277544/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:11pm EDT * Canada increasing liability limits for offshore oil * New limit C$1 bln, up from C$30-40 mln * Producers now liable for environmental damages CALGARY, Alberta, June 18 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will raise the liability for oil spill cleanups off the country's east and Arctic coasts to C$1 billion ($979 million), a more than ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279061/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279061/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger, who was arrested in Santa Monica, California on June 22, 2011 along with his longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig is shown in this 2011 booking photo. (REUTERS/U.S. Marshals Service/U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278478/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:49:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278478/scat/a9927dde6777aafc H.R. MacMillan Space Centre executive director Rob Appleton stands next to Harold, the star projector at the centre in Vancouver, on Monday. Harold, which has been in use since 1967, is semi-retiring, with its last full day of use being July 28. "Harold's going to go on vacation. After 45 years of only taking one day off a year, he's due for a vacation," Mr. Appleton told The ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277190/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:04 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277190/scat/a9927dde6777aafc This artist's illustration shows the European Space Agency's infrared Herschel Space Obsevatory set against a background image of the Vela C star-forming region. The space telescope launched in 2009 and ended its mission in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276321/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:09 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276321/scat/a9927dde6777aafc CHINA may soon breathe a little easier. The nation's State Council has announced strict measures to cut the amount of air pollution chucked out by industry by nearly a third by the end of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276409/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276409/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Between a quarter and a half of all birds, along with around a third of amphibians and a quarter of corals, are highly vulnerable to climate change. These findings have emerged from the most comprehensive assessment to date of the impact of global warming on life. Its results have led some researchers to warn of the need for unprecedented conservation efforts if we don't cut our ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277194/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277194/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Watching a video of your own body pulsing in time with your heartbeat can trigger an out-of-body experience. The illusion shows that our experience of existing inside our body depends on both external and internal ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277193/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277193/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Now physicists have built a thermometer that can measure the slightest temperature change in circuits the size of a single molecule. The device could help realise the dream of electronics made from graphene, carbon nanotubes and other super-small ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277192/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277192/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:21pm EDT * Part of Florida Gas Transmission line shut after explosion * Fifty-five residents evacuated * Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions By Edward McAllister and Eileen Houlihan June 18 (Reuters) - A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276728/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:21:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276728/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The density of coral skeletons will be reduced by ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels, according to an international group of scientists led by the University of California, Santa Cruz. The study, published ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275813/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275813/scat/a9927dde6777aafc flow of carbon through an ecosystem, according to a new study from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The findings, published ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275814/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275814/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Of course, it’s not like there is an infinite supply of anti-science guns for hire. So we see again some of the usual suspects. Climate Progress ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274573/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274573/scat/a9927dde6777aafc (Shutterstock) An open letter to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio warns that Canadians are a "silent threat" to the U.S. and shouldn't be allowed to stay in the state longer than six months. But many people who commented on the blog post in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275042/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275042/scat/a9927dde6777aafc (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Here on planet earth we're used to flames -- whether from a candle or campfire -- reaching upwards to the sky with slender limbs hungry for oxygen and driven by rising hot air. But in space, sans our planet's strong gravitational pull, flames are more likely to take the shape of eerie fireballs. Within the flame of a regular candle wick, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275816/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:44 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275816/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Lovers of science, listen up: If you're tired of humdrum science museums filled with dusty models of the planets and boring films of volcanos on a continuous loop, there are a host of amazing places where you can see -- up close -- wondrous natural ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275817/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275817/scat/a9927dde6777aafc a hearing on 19 June . Whatever the outcome, the overall training plans for the new astronaut corps will mostly stay the same, says Ellen Ochoa, director of the Johnson Space Center. Existing plans are already designed to teach astronauts how to prepare for a mission to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275819/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:41:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275819/scat/a9927dde6777aafc (Image: Stephen Dalton/Naturepl.com ) This lonely bee will be buzzing solo after British honeybees suffered their worst winter losses since records began in 2007. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275818/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:41:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275818/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (4th L) arrives for a group photo with (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275820/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:34:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275820/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NDP at a loss to explain Mulcair's contradictions, silence about bribe attempt MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum, accused of 14 corruption charges and facing calls from the premier to resign, is expected to announce Tuesday or Wednesday if he's quitting. Met by QMI Agency outside his home, where he was arrested Monday morning, the 50-year-old suspect said "we'll ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275821/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:34:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275821/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Swiss Space Systems is developing a new private space shuttle designed to fly unmanned, and eventually manned, flights to suborbital space. See how aerospace veteran Thales Alenia Space will build the habitable section ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274335/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274335/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The G8 has the information and tools to prioritise nutrition in development, but it will have to create the right political environment to hold true to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274328/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274328/scat/a9927dde6777aafc View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Amanda Knox (R) walks away holding hands with her mother Edda Mellas after a press conference at Sea-Tac International Airport, Washington after Knox landed there on a flight from Italy ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Google's Project Loon aims to bring remote parts of the globe online with a ring of floating balloons. The balloons will drift through the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273285/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:48:44 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273285/scat/a9927dde6777aafc When firefighters enter a burning building, they usually go in blind. Smoke often shrouds their view and it can be hard to know exactly where they are, or where the fire ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274331/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274331/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Say hello to Heath (pictured). He's the first baby in the world to be born using a new IVF technique that researchers hope will be safer for would-be ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273068/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215273068/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Kepler space telescope may instead be entering early retirement, spending its golden years seeking out planets with a gravitational magnifying ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274330/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274330/scat/a9927dde6777aafc In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, one of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed research programs arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California in January of 1990. The aircraft deployed its drag chute even before its nose gear touches the runway at the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272763/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272763/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The contorted object captured by Hubble in this cool space wallpaper is IRAS 22491-1808, also known as the South America Galaxy. It is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) that emits a huge amount of light at infrared wavelengths. The reason for this intense infrared emission lies in an episode of strong star formation activity, which was set off by a collision between two interacting ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272762/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272762/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Jimmy Hoffa after a tip from 85-year-old Tony Zerilli, the son of former Detroit mob boss Joseph Zerilli, led them to the scene of the apparent crime. Zerilli alerted investigators in January that the former Teamsters boss, 62 at the time of his disappearance, was bound, gagged and struck over the head with a shovel before being buried alive on the property, with a slab of concrete placed over ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272755/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272755/scat/a9927dde6777aafc major cause for this decline is a fungus thought to be spread by bullfrogs. A two-year study from Oregon State and the University of Pittsburgh reveals bullfrogs are not only tolerant carriers that spread the disease, as previously thought. The bullfrogs are also dying from the pathogen. The research team raised bullfrogs from eggs in controlled experimental conditions. They found at least one ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272756/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272756/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Jake White lauded his Brumbies side after their stunning 14-12 win over the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday. Despite the Brumbies limited Test experience in comparison to their opponents, an early try for centre Tevita Kuridrani and three penalties from full-back Jesse Mogg were enough to hold off a Lions fightback.The loss was the Lions' first in a warm-up match since their defeat ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:36 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272757/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The search to find the edge of the universe is having practical benefits on Earth. This is the message from European and African scientists who have teamed up, with the help of the European parliament in a radio astronomy platform that is going to expand humanity's knowledge of the cosmos and our place in it. By 2025, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be listening to the sounds of deep ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272758/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272758/scat/a9927dde6777aafc OREGON CITY, Ore. - A three-year-old girl is in critical condition but improving after she fell into a crawl space at a home her mother was viewing with a real estate agent on Monday evening. The girl, who had been playing under the stairs of the Meyers Road home with her brother, fell five or six feet. She was knocked unconscious, briefly treated at the scene, then airlifted to Doernbecher ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272599/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272599/scat/a9927dde6777aafc KIEV, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine’s membership in the Common Economic Space will help make this association among the most powerful, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich. "The positions of the three states - Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia - coincide on both the Customs Union and the Common Economic ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271942/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271942/scat/a9927dde6777aafc On June 21 the Philippines will destroy five tons of seized ivory, becoming the world's first ivory-consuming nation to destroy its national ivory ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271534/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271534/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Anatoly Myarkovsky (C), first deputy finance minister, delivers a speech while opposition deputies react next to speaker's rostrum during a session of the parliament in Kiev June 18, 2013. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271666/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271666/scat/a9927dde6777aafc CARACAS (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a $234 million investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embarrassing national shortage of toilet ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271828/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:39:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271828/scat/a9927dde6777aafc MOSCOW, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – NASA has selected eight potential astronauts, out of more than 6,100 applicants, for spaceflights outside Earth’s orbit, including to asteroids and Mars. "These new space explorers asked to join NASA because they know we’re doing big, bold things here – developing missions to go farther into space than ever before," said NASA ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270860/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270860/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Woman charged for tossing drink in Mayor Rob Ford's face TORONTO - An Oshawa, Ont., university confirmed Monday that the woman accused of tossing juice at Mayor Rob Ford over the weekend is one of its employees. Shannon Everett, 27, is listed on the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's (UOIT) website as a multimedia developer who has been working at the school since 2008. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270227/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270227/scat/a9927dde6777aafc TORONTO - A Toronto coach whose hockey player son died in an on-ice tragedy was spared a jail sentence for kissing, fondling and propositioning a 16-year-old figure skating student. Justice Bonnie Croll gave Wayne Michael Sanderson, 56, a 12-month conditional sentence with the first six months to be served under house arrest for indecent assault and gross indecency. She noted that the offender ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270344/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:36 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270344/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The feeding fronds of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum turn out to have memory resistance - or memristance. This electronic property can be used to create the data-processing circuits at the heart of all computers. Crucially, a memristor's electrical resistance is not constant but can be set by applying different voltages so that when the current stops, it "remembers" its ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271290/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271290/scat/a9927dde6777aafc THE imposing buildings before me house hundreds of people with some of the most severe mental disorders in the world. Their conditions have led them to commit violent crimes including murder, cannibalism and sexual offences. Now, on the eve of its 150th anniversary on 6 June, I've been allowed ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270457/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270457/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:49am EDT (Adds pipeline details) June 18 (Reuters) - An explosion at a gas line or gas plant about 80 miles north of New Orleans knocked out power to about 10,000 customers on Tuesday, according to local reports. The explosion occurred in the town of Enon, according to the reports. The sheriff's office in Washington Parish said its officers and other first responders were ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270934/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:49:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215270934/scat/a9927dde6777aafc '); This artist's illustration shows the European Space Agency's infrared Herschel Space Obsevatory set against a background image of the Vela C star-forming region. The space telescope launched in 2009 and ended its mission in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269980/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269980/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Edward Snowden - a former contractor with the National Security Agency (NSA) - told UK newspaper The Guardian that the NSA not only has details of phone calls made by millions of Verizon customers, it also has some form of access to its citizens' internet activity as part of a programme named ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269981/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:18:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269981/scat/a9927dde6777aafc 858-piece building block sets in advance of the rovers' landings in 2004. Those models are now popular collectors' items. "You're lucky if you can find one in a box for less than a few hundred dollars," says Pearlman. Even those who work every day on the real Curiosity are excited to pick up the new toy. "I think it's fantastic that Lego is taking on a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269982/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:18:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269982/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282075/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282075/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284349/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284349/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277191/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277191/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271289/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215271289/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215292375/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215292375/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286990/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286990/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291385/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291385/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286096/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286096/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274329/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215274329/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289601/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289601/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272759/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215272759/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290446/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290446/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280943/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280943/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278477/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278477/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288667/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288667/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293725/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293725/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285324/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285324/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283255/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283255/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295316/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295316/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279751/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279751/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275815/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275815/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269979/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215269979/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297213/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297213/scat/a9927dde6777aafc >Editor's note: MainSail is CNN's monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology.(CNN) -- With its luminous body seemingly hovering above the water, and five spidery legs plunging deep into the sea, this futuristic building could be the mothership in a sci-fi film. In fact, it's the design for one of the world's largest underwater ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287879/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287879/scat/a9927dde6777aafc '); Artist Stephan Martiniere, who created this vision of future space travel, will judge the first-ever FarMaker Interstellar Speed Sketch contest at the Starship Congress conference on interstellar ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268756/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:48:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268756/scat/a9927dde6777aafc biofuels from the byproducts of various biological industries. The company is initially focused on the $6 billion Scottish Malt Whisky industry as a ready resource for developing biobutanol, a biofuel that has 25 percent more energy per unit volume than bioethanol. Just 10 percent of what flows out of a distillery still is future whisky. The majority of what remains is draff, the residue of the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267931/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267931/scat/a9927dde6777aafc . In the study, geologists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia report that they have uncovered the first direct evidence that a subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal will begin a cycle which results in the closing of the Atlantic Ocean. They claim that the two continents could be joined together in 220 million years. "What we have detected is the very beginnings of an ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268100/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268100/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Falling ill is a very common occurrence. Luckily for most it is a short-term, self-limited thing. But exactly what you're meant to do about it or how you're meant to behave are more complicated concerns in modern ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268751/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:56 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268751/scat/a9927dde6777aafc KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, as the U.S.-led NATO coalition launched the final phase of the 12-year war with the last round of security transfers to Afghan ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268252/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:34:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268252/scat/a9927dde6777aafc MOSCOW, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Aral Sea, which has been shrinking for almost half a century causing an environmental disaster in Central Asia, has finally stopped drying up, a Russian scientist said on Tuesday. "The sea is currently close to a balance because its surface has shrunk so much that evaporation has gone down too, so that even the insignificant river and underground water ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268378/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268378/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NEW YORK - In 18 years, messages beamed out into space from Earth by a new alien-messaging project Monday (June 17) will reach a distant star system known as Gliese 526. Officials with ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268752/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:26:25 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268752/scat/a9927dde6777aafc The billion-euro Herschel space telescope has been switched off. On Monday its controllers emptied the satellite’s fuel tanks and commanded the observatory to sever all communications. The spacecraft is now in a slow drift around the Sun, around 2.14 million km from Earth. Mission controllers sent the final command to the Herschel satellite on Monday at ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268126/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:21:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215268126/scat/a9927dde6777aafc A vehicle with bullet holes and broken glass which was shown to jurors hearing the racketeering and murder trial of accused Boston mob boss James ''Whitey'' Bulger is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office June 17, 2013. John Martorano, a former associate of Bulger took the stand in the trial and told jurors about killing rivals in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267205/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:18:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267205/scat/a9927dde6777aafc NATO coalition launched the final phase of the 12-year war with the last round of security transfers to Afghan forces. Karzai's announcement was the first possible step forward in the peace process, which has struggled to achieve results despite many attempts, and is likely to be applauded by his Western ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267108/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:17:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267108/scat/a9927dde6777aafc It has been almost 20 years since the first genetically modified foods showed up in produce aisles throughout the United States and the rest of the world, but controversy continues to surround the products and their ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266901/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:34 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266901/scat/a9927dde6777aafc After two days trapped in freezing cold water and breathing from an air bubble in an upturned tugboat under the ocean, Harrison Okene was sure he was going to die. Then a torch light pierced the darkness. REUTERS/Joe Brock WARRI, NIGERIA - After two days trapped in freezing cold water and breathing from an air bubble in an upturned tugboat under the ocean, Harrison Okene was sure he was going to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267639/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:03:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215267639/scat/a9927dde6777aafc /enpproperty--> Over 1,000 people raised questions for China's first upcoming lesson in space via Tencent Weibo (similar to Twitter) between May 24 and June 10, according to the Shanghai Morning Post. The questions include such as: "Do you have any thoughts about discovering aliens? Can a sponge-liked plate be created if steel melts in space and then gas is pumped into it? Is your ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266625/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:31:20 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266625/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:25am EDT * Cambridge Biomedical Campus to house new HQ and R&D centre * Some 2,000 jobs to be located on $500 million site by 2016 * Move forms centrepiece of plan to overhaul drug research By Ben Hirschler LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266853/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:25:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266853/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Eben Bayer's company makes packaging from agricultural waste and the mycelium of mushrooms - he says the next step is to make building materials this ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266626/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:08:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266626/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Stephen Hawking's considered decision to support an academic boycott of Israeli institutions should not be derided, says a supporter of Palestinian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266287/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:08:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266287/scat/a9927dde6777aafc In The Human Spark: The science of human development, psychologist Jerome Kagan examines what it is to be human – and draws controversial ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266628/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:08:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266628/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Venus and Earth are the same size, made of similar materials and are next-door neighbours in the solar system. But while Earth is wet and lush with ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266627/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:08:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215266627/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples complex, above. Photograph: Heng ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265644/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:30:20 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265644/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Brazil As many as 200,000 demonstrators have marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities to protest public transport fares and the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup.The nationwide demonstrations, the biggest in 20 years, were relatively peaceful. The marches blocked streets and halted traffic in more than a half-dozen cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265070/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:24:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265070/scat/a9927dde6777aafc BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signaling an increasing intolerance for dissent under Communist Party ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265135/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:09:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265135/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the federal government is to start the training of local astronauts for space travel by 2015. Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Ita Ewa, Monday announced the government's intention to train astronauts for space travel while giving a report of the achievements of his ministry in the past two years, at a press conference in Abuja. Ewa who ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265162/scat/a9927dde6777aafc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:05:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215265162/scat/a9927dde6777aafc