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NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, halfway to Mars, adjusted its flight path today for delivery of the one-ton rover Curiosity to the surface of Mars in August. Tests completed aboard Curiosity last week confirmed the health of science instruments the mission will use to learn whether an area holding an extensive record of Martian environmental history has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life. In the second of six planned trajectory correction maneuvers during the...

By Intelligencer Staff Posted 1 hour ago One of the oldest annual science fairs in Canada will see more than 200 students presenting more than 150 projects this weekend. The 53rd Annual Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair (QRSTF) will take place at Loyalist College in Belleville this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an award ceremony at 4 p.m in the automotive centre. “It is always exciting to see what the students have created, studied or developed. Science is and has always...

In this weekly series, Life’s Little Mysteries rates the plausibility of popular science fiction concepts. From the Klingons in “Star Trek” to the skinny, oval-eyed creatures in classic alien abduction tales, many depictions of extraterrestrials in popular culture have been decidedly humanlike. In sci-fi movies and TV, the reason is obvious: makeup is much less expensive for a humanoid alien, and it’s tough to act in a giant ooze suit. Plus, it is much easier to empathize with beings that...

SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mob Science, Inc., an early Zynga Platform partner and the developer behind more than a dozen popular social games, today announced it has received $1 million in seed funding from Joyent CEO David Young, GameSpy Industries founder Mark Surfas, and other angel investors. Mob Science operates hit Facebook applications including inFamous Anarchy, Coffee Bar, Snowball Fight, Willy’s Sweet Shop and several others, collectively totaling more than 50...

As a follow-up to yesterday’s wonderful post by Barbara, I wanted to raise a point the science vs. religion debate often misses. This sunday in The New York Times, philosopher of science David Albert reviewed A Universe From Nothing by cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss. The book attempts to show how physics can now answer this age-old question: “How could something come from nothing?” At some point I was hoping to write on the book myself because Krauss is wonderful at explaining science and the...

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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012, 4 p.m. Eastern TimeNote to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical SocietyNewswise — SAN DIEGO, March 26 — With an understanding of science and technology growing ever more important for full participation in a democratic society, the world’s largest scientific society today is holding a special symposium on how scientists can better communicate their work to the public.The American...

PARIS, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science program is welcoming the 15 International Fellows in Paris for a week of scientific meetings and debates. On Wednesday, March 28, from 4 pm to 5:15 pm, the International Fellows will be presenting their research at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Following these presentations, a cocktail will be held at the Institute where the International Fellows can be met individually On Thursday, March 29, from 9 am to 12 pm,...

Emeritus Prof Fred Fastier looks through the catalogue for the exhibition of some of his 1300-strong collection of science-fiction works at the special collections library at the University of Otago. Photo by Craig Baxter. He never thought his science-fiction collection would be exhibited and now it is, Emeritus Prof Fred Fastier is not sure who will come and see it. The 92-year-old donated his collection of about 1300 science-fiction books to the University of Otago in December, and...

GERMANTOWN, Md., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced it will again support the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST ®) Robotics Competition, for the sixth consecutive year. In addition to its sponsorship, Hughes executives participated as judges for the Chesapeake Regional competition which was held March 8-10, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center in...

HOMEWOOD, Alabama — Science and religion have often been at odds over the centuries, but Samford University has brought them together as part of a new major now offered to students. Katherine Wright, a sophomore from Brentwood, Tenn., plans to major in Science and Religion. She’s taking “Introduction to Science and Religion,” a new course offering that has six students this semester. The class is taught by Steve Donaldson, an associate professor of computer science. “You don’t find this major...

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A good science experiment causes you to ask more questions, high school senior Crystal Scoles said. The West High senior and her 2012 Science Expo project partner, Molley Porter, also a senior, asked what effects the 2011 ExxonMobil oil spill into the Yellowstone River had on macroinvertebrates. The project was awarded first place in the high school division at the Billings Clinic Research Center Science Expo held Friday and Saturday at Montana State University Billings. The pair initially...