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285 articles from FOXNews

• FRIDAY 21. SEPTEMBER, 2007
• 11:52 Molecular Structure Predicts If Something Smells Good

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  Larger, flatter molecules tend to smell bad; smaller, more compact molecules, good.  

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• THURSDAY 20. SEPTEMBER, 2007
• 17:01 Physicist: Correlation Between Home Runs, Steroids

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  Batters may boost their home run average by 50 percent or more by using steroids, according to a new study.  

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• 16:57 Sea Turtles' Mystery Hideout Revealed

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  Researchers finally figure out where hatchlings disappear to for years: the open ocean.  

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• 16:44 DNA Identifies Mystery Boy Who Died in 1852

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  Boy in iron coffin found in D.C. two years ago turns out to be William Taylor White, who died at 15 in 1852.  

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• 15:16 Bite-Sized Bird Being Gobbled Up by French Poachers

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  Government cracks down on trappers of ortolan, tiny bird that's illicitly eaten whole by underground French gourmands.  

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• 14:37 Scientists Confirm Meteorite Came Down in Peru

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  Government researchers say fragments of rocky meteorite found, but doctors doubt anyone was sickened by impact.  

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• 11:52 Nobel Laureate Blasts NASA's Manned Space Program

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  Manned space missions, especially international space station, a huge waste of time and money, says physicist Steven Weinberg.  

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• 11:47 Bizarre Bugs Bend Both Genders

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  Male bat bugs, close relatives of bedbugs, sport fake female genitals -- and vice versa.  

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• 11:46 Drought Makes Amazon Rainforest Greener

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  Less cloud cover seemed to spur plant growth by giving plants more light, surprised scientists find.  

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• 10:27 'Hobbit' Was Distinct Species, Wrist Bones Indicate

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  Wrists of Homo floresiensis skeleton much closer to apes, resemble neither modern humans or Neanderthals.  

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• 10:14 'Jurassic Park' Villain Had Feathers

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  Velociraptor arm bone has quill knobs, evenly spaced bumps where feathers attach.  

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• WEDNESDAY 19. SEPTEMBER, 2007
• 14:43 Scientists: Many World Languages Are Dying

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  While there are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, one of them dies out about every two weeks, according to linguistic experts struggling to save at least some of them.  

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• 11:50 Can Meteorites Make People Sick?

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  Despite reports of illness following an impact in Peru, there's little reason to believe meteorites can make people sick.  

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• 11:14 NASA Accepting Astronaut Applications

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  Interested job seekers can download relevant forms online at usajobs.gov.  

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• TUESDAY 18. SEPTEMBER, 2007
• 19:45 Study: Eyes Instinctively Focus on Good-Looking People

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  Single people check out hot members of opposite sex; but those in relationships keep eye on potential rivals.  

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• 19:44 'Real Indiana Jones' Dies at 80

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  Gene Savoy, who found last stronghold of Incas and previous civilization of Chachapoyas, dies in Reno.  

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• 19:19 Yale Returning Inca Artifacts to Peru

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  University agrees to send back artifacts taken by discoverer of Machu Picchu in 1911.  

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• 18:35 Study: Number of Left-Handed People Increasing

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  Analysis of old British newsreels shows there were fewer people waving with left hands than there are today.  

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• 18:09 Europeans Try Out Mars 'Pregnancy Test'

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  European Space Agency's specialized chip, being tested in orbit, meant to search for organic compounds in Martian soil.  

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• 17:36 Researchers: Squid Helped Whales Develop Sonar

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  Constant vertical migration of giant squid clued whales into existence of huge amount of food in deep ocean.  

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• 16:53 Meteorite Crash Causes 'Mystery Illness' in Peru

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  A village in southern Peru has been struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite crashed to the earth around midday Saturday.  

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• 14:14 Dusty Tomes Document Medieval Climate Changes

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  Venerable monasteries provide records of weather for past thousand years, invaluable for climatologists trying to track global warming.  

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• 14:14 Group Claims Pot Cures Mad Cow Disease

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  New Zealand NORML cites French study that marijuana ingredient inhibits buildup of BSE-causing prions in mice, sheep.  

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• 14:14 Study: May-December Romances Good for Human Race

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  Older men fathering children gives Darwinian boost to longevity genes, Stanford researchers argue.  

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• 11:01 U.N. Chief Urges Action Against Global Warming

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  Ban Ki-moon hopes next week's climate summit will get nations to act 'before it is too late.'  

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