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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/science/livescience science Science - LiveScience.com en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:55:40 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/science/livescience http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100210/sc_livescience/loudmusiclinkedtopoundingheadaches livescience/20100210/loudmusiclinkedtopoundingheadaches LiveScience.com science Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:55:40 GMT LiveScience.com - If you want a pounding headache, crank up loud music for an hour or two. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/howisgooglebuzzdifferentfromfacebookandtwitter livescience/20100209/howisgooglebuzzdifferentfromfacebookandtwitter LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:17 GMT LiveScience.com - Google announced Google Buzz today, a service intended for the social networking crowd that turns a normal Gmail account into a social media powerhouse. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/3dmoviesarehardertopiratefornow livescience/20100209/3dmoviesarehardertopiratefornow LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:10:06 GMT LiveScience.com - James Cameron's 3-D epic Avatar wowed audiences with its immersive special effects, but Hollywood is hoping the technology can do something more: Give film studios breathing room in the fight against movie piracy. "There is going to be a good period where 3-D has got a little more value, because it can't be purloined from the theater," said Michael Peyser, a University of Southern California (USC) professor of production and executive producer of 2007's U2 3D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/worldssmallestsolarpoweredsensorrunsalmostforever livescience/20100209/worldssmallestsolarpoweredsensorrunsalmostforever LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:15:55 GMT LiveScience.com - A tiny solar-powered sensor, smaller than Abe Lincoln's head on a penny, can supply almost perpetual energy, its creators say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/thedangersofthirdhandsmokerevealed livescience/20100209/thedangersofthirdhandsmokerevealed LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:25:40 GMT LiveScience.com - Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and toddlers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/emergingtechcouldmaketomorrowscarssafer livescience/20100209/emergingtechcouldmaketomorrowscarssafer LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:23 GMT LiveScience.com - Toyota's recent troubles with sticking accelerators in many of its vehicles and braking issues in its flagship Prius gas-electric hybrid could leave you wondering how safe your next new car will be, whether Toyota-made or otherwise. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone livescience/20100209/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone LiveScience.com health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:50:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100113/capt.7dba46f93e344d70991dfbdbf3d8c105.ballet_kids_flsn107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=wFM8XmL79mv0Xg1xBgUgFg--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Arlandrya Alford, 11, tries out her new ballet shoes during a dance class 'at the YMCA Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. Dozens of ballet shoes were donated to Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School students after a Patel Conservatory ballet student noticed many of the kids were dancing in their stocking feet. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - Parents who want their children to discover a passion for music, sports, or other hobbies should follow a simple plan: Don't pressure them.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100113/capt.7dba46f93e344d70991dfbdbf3d8c105.ballet_kids_flsn107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=wFM8XmL79mv0Xg1xBgUgFg--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="photo" title="Arlandrya Alford, 11, tries out her new ballet shoes during a dance class 'at the YMCA Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. Dozens of ballet shoes were donated to Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School students after a Patel Conservatory ballet student noticed many of the kids were dancing in their stocking feet. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/differentcolorsdescribehappinessvsdepression livescience/20100209/differentcolorsdescribehappinessvsdepression LiveScience.com politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/differentcolorsdescribehappinessvsdepression"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100112/capt.87080173945447ec8fd573b01ea26430.plight_of_bumblebee_grp102.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=6nk9l7pk5ZwidHdndugBNg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, a yellow-faced bumblebee gathers pollen on a California poppy outside Ruch, Ore. Conservation groups and scientists want federal agricultural authorities to start regulating shipments of commercially domesticated bumblebees to prevent spreading deadly diseases to wild bumblebees. The groups said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 that four species of bumblebees once common in the United States have seen drastic declines &mdash; and the evidence points to diseases spreading out of greenhouses that use domesticated bumblebees. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - Are you in a gray mood today? How about a blue funk? Maybe you're seeing red, because you're green with jealousy. The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/differentcolorsdescribehappinessvsdepression"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100112/capt.87080173945447ec8fd573b01ea26430.plight_of_bumblebee_grp102.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=6nk9l7pk5ZwidHdndugBNg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, a yellow-faced bumblebee gathers pollen on a California poppy outside Ruch, Ore. Conservation groups and scientists want federal agricultural authorities to start regulating shipments of commercially domesticated bumblebees to prevent spreading deadly diseases to wild bumblebees. The groups said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 that four species of bumblebees once common in the United States have seen drastic declines &mdash; and the evidence points to diseases spreading out of greenhouses that use domesticated bumblebees. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/teensfavorsocialmediaoverblogs livescience/20100208/teensfavorsocialmediaoverblogs LiveScience.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:50:06 GMT LiveScience.com - The preferred mode of communication, at least among young people, is social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new survey. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/whowonthesuperbowloftechadvertising livescience/20100208/whowonthesuperbowloftechadvertising LiveScience.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:50:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/whowonthesuperbowloftechadvertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265643998156-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=daadHmJ15HBNOxEE356JQg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="This picture taken on January 2010 in Paris shows the internet homepage of the english version of the search engine website Google. In a rare foray into television advertising, Internet giant Google ran an ad during the Super Bowl.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - Tech ads have been a staple of Super Bowl Sunday since nearly the beginning, and yesterday's game was no exception.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/whowonthesuperbowloftechadvertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265643998156-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=daadHmJ15HBNOxEE356JQg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="This picture taken on January 2010 in Paris shows the internet homepage of the english version of the search engine website Google. In a rare foray into television advertising, Internet giant Google ran an ad during the Super Bowl.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/6tipstoavoidinjurywhileshovelingsnow livescience/20100208/6tipstoavoidinjurywhileshovelingsnow LiveScience.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:29:10 GMT LiveScience.com - As mid-Atlantic residents dig themselves out from the snow, literally, doctors say they should listen to their bodies and not overdo it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/childrenraisedbylesbiansdojustfinestudiesshow livescience/20100208/childrenraisedbylesbiansdojustfinestudiesshow LiveScience.com health Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:29:09 GMT LiveScience.com - Children raised by lesbian parents fare as well as they would in heterosexual households, new research suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/whyadvertisedbroadbandspeedslagbehindreality livescience/20100208/whyadvertisedbroadbandspeedslagbehindreality LiveScience.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:29:08 GMT LiveScience.com - Downloading music from the Internet, streaming video or even browsing most websites nowadays requires fast broadband Internet connections such as a digital subscriber line (DSL) or cable. But slower-than-advertised connection speeds caused by growing network congestion and artificial restrictions by some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have left broadband consumers frustrated at times, and for good reason. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/3simplestepscancutchildhoodobesity livescience/20100208/3simplestepscancutchildhoodobesity LiveScience.com health Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:46 GMT LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/beermaybegoodforyourbones livescience/20100208/beermaybegoodforyourbones LiveScience.com science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:05:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/beermaybegoodforyourbones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265342479337-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=9Th_7tzJTUeighEzNae2Cg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Drunken pub fights are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers. The traditional pint glass has been redesigned so it is harder to smash, says Design Bridge, the company behind two prototypes.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100208/sc_livescience/beermaybegoodforyourbones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265342479337-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=9Th_7tzJTUeighEzNae2Cg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Drunken pub fights are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers. The traditional pint glass has been redesigned so it is harder to smash, says Design Bridge, the company behind two prototypes.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100207/sc_livescience/snowpocalypseseenfromspace livescience/20100207/snowpocalypseseenfromspace LiveScience.com science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:16:18 GMT LiveScience.com - The results of the weekend storm that buried many Eastern U.S. locations in 2 feet or more of snow stands out starkly in a new satellite image. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100207/sc_livescience/thefutureofinternetpasswords livescience/20100207/thefutureofinternetpasswords LiveScience.com science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:01:38 GMT LiveScience.com - As more of life happens online, from banking to socializing, the usernames and complex passwords we must keep track of has multiplied to staggering proportions. Is there an end in sight for having to create so many different logins? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100207/sc_livescience/tinygalaxiesrevealhowfirststarsformed livescience/20100207/tinygalaxiesrevealhowfirststarsformed LiveScience.com science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:40:19 GMT LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100206/sc_livescience/sweatlodgescanbedeadlybutnotcleansing livescience/20100206/sweatlodgescanbedeadlybutnotcleansing LiveScience.com science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:50:11 GMT LiveScience.com - The idea that the human body can sweat out toxins is widely believed, and is in fact the basis for some businesses. Hot springs, sweat lodges, and pricey spas around the world offer "sweat wraps" and other techniques claimed to detoxify and purify the body. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100206/sc_livescience/whatisablizzard livescience/20100206/whatisablizzard LiveScience.com science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:20:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100206/sc_livescience/whatisablizzard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.550f6de4210f440fa140785d5f338d49.winter_weather_dcab124.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=uZFhhxOrtLNEV0G2f9q66Q--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="A front end loader is used to clear snow from the walks around the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - The term "blizzard" is often tossed around when big winter storms blow in. But the National Weather service has an official definition of blizzard:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/livescience/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100206/sc_livescience/whatisablizzard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.550f6de4210f440fa140785d5f338d49.winter_weather_dcab124.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=uZFhhxOrtLNEV0G2f9q66Q--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="A front end loader is used to clear snow from the walks around the Washington Monument in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com)