http://boyle.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2013Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:47 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 00:52:18 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/22/18424649-pizza-printouts-nasa-funds-project-to-make-space-meals-with-3-d-printerhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/22/18424649-pizza-printouts-nasa-funds-project-to-make-space-meals-with-3-d-printerspacefoodnasafeatured3-d-printerWed, 22 May 2013 19:34:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postIn a video made for Tested.com, chef Traci Des Jardins helps Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spice up his meals on the International Space Station. Avoiding food boredom is one of the issues facing long-term spacefliers. Will 3-D-printed pizzas help?SMRC's Anjan Contractor conducted an initial 3-D printer experiment that put chocolate on a flat cookie. The next objective is to create a 3-D-printed pizza. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/21/18385453-months-after-death-sally-ride-wins-honors-from-white-house-and-nasahttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/21/18385453-months-after-death-sally-ride-wins-honors-from-white-house-and-nasaspacefeaturedsally-rideTue, 21 May 2013 04:29:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18382215-curse-or-coincidence-scientists-study-tornado-alleys-past-and-futurehttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18382215-curse-or-coincidence-scientists-study-tornado-alleys-past-and-futureweatheroklahomamooresciencestormsoklahoma-citytornadofeaturedmeteorologyupdatedoklahoma-tornadoesTue, 21 May 2013 00:20:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This map shows the track of a tornado on May 3, 1999, in green; and the track of Monday's tornado in red. The similarity of the paths is coincidental, but the larger patterns of storm activity in "Tornado Alley" are due in part to the region's geography.</p>National Weather Service<p>The purple streaks on this map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center stand for tornado tracks from 1950 to 2011. The dark blotches indicate population densities.</p>NOAA SPC http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18379966-dolphins-persuade-navy-trainers-to-dredge-up-130-year-old-torpedohttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18379966-dolphins-persuade-navy-trainers-to-dredge-up-130-year-old-torpedonavyanimalsdolphinsmilitarysciencefeaturedMon, 20 May 2013 22:39:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A trained Atlantic bottlenose dolphin leaps out of the water during a photo session with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Marine Mammal Team in San Diego.</p>Alan Antczak / DVIDS<p>The fins of a Howell torpedo can be seen preserved in water after the object was recovered with the aid of dolphins.</p>U.S Navy / SSC Pacific<p>The only other Howell torpedo known to exist today is at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash. </p>U.S. Navy http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18358587-billionaire-paul-allen-gets-v-2-rocket-for-aviation-museum-near-seattlehttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18358587-billionaire-paul-allen-gets-v-2-rocket-for-aviation-museum-near-seattlespacepaul-allenfeaturedv-2geekwireSun, 19 May 2013 20:59:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>After World War II, the United States acquired some of Germany's V-2 missiles for rocket tests. This modified V-2 was fired from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 24, 1950. Only six Mittelwerk GmbH V-2 rockets remain in the United States, and software billionaire Paul Allen procured one of them for his Flying Heritage Collection.</p>NASA http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18358295-get-an-online-sneak-peek-at-comet-ison-potential-comet-of-the-centuryhttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18358295-get-an-online-sneak-peek-at-comet-ison-potential-comet-of-the-centuryspacecometsfeaturedsloohcomet-isonSun, 19 May 2013 19:59:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Comet ISON glows in a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope, captured in April.</p>J.-Y. Li (PSI) / NASA / ESAWatch Slooh Space Camera's live show about Comet ISON and other comets. http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18357473-half-the-mice-on-space-ark-survive-a-month-in-orbit-all-the-lizards-dohttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18357473-half-the-mice-on-space-ark-survive-a-month-in-orbit-all-the-lizards-dorussiaspaceanimalsfeaturedbion-mSun, 19 May 2013 19:09:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postA Russian space capsule containing mice, sand eels, geckos, gerbils, snails, fish and plants returned to Earth after a month-long mission in space. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18305415-why-sign-up-for-a-one-way-mars-trip-three-applicants-explain-the-appealhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18305415-why-sign-up-for-a-one-way-mars-trip-three-applicants-explain-the-appealspacemarsfeaturedcosmic-logmars-oneSun, 19 May 2013 08:46:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Click on the image to go to David Brin's <a href="http://applicants.mars-one.com/profile/e1a84d39-b572-439b-8009-b2f825d3c567" target="_blank">Mars One application video.</a></p>Mars One<p>Click on the image to go to Kayli McArthur's <a href="http://applicants.mars-one.com/profile/23514b17-9974-45dc-8f58-56b3abac3caf" target="_blank">Mars One application video</a>.</p>Mars One<p>Click on the image to go to Sanford Pomerantz's <a href="http://applicants.mars-one.com/profile/be99c40e-edb2-4037-94d6-2fd631e7ba92" target="_blank">Mars One application video</a>.</p>Mars One<p>Mars looms large in a Hubble Space Telescope photo - and in the imaginations of those who have signed up for a one-way trip to the Red Planet. "It's not that I'm trying to get away," says 18-year-old Kayli McArthur, one of tens of thousands of applicants. "It's like I'm trying to strive for something more."</p>NASA / STScIMars One's founders and would-be astronauts discuss plans to go a one-way trip to the Red Planet in 2023. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18344103-storming-sun-sets-the-skies-aglowhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18344103-storming-sun-sets-the-skies-aglowspacemichiganvideoimagesfinlandquebecnorthern-lightsfeaturedauroraSat, 18 May 2013 22:32:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The northern lights shine over La Baie in Quebec at 2 a.m. Saturday, in a picture taken by Laurent Silvani. To see more of Silvani's work, check out his <a href="http://www.silvani.ca/" target="_blank">Silvani.ca website</a> and his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SilvaniPhoto" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</p>Laurent Silvani http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18343504-puzzling-swine-flu-virus-detected-in-elephant-seals-off-west-coasthttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18343504-puzzling-swine-flu-virus-detected-in-elephant-seals-off-west-coasthealthenvironmentsciencevirussealsinfectious-diseasespilloverSat, 18 May 2013 20:24:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A male elephant seal opens wide at sea. Scientists have found the H1N1 virus strain in northern elephant seals off the coast of California, the first such detection in marine mammals.</p>Joachim Ploetz, Alfred Wegener Institute http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18343027-scientists-create-worlds-tiniest-drops-of-liquid-in-biggest-atom-smasherhttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18343027-scientists-create-worlds-tiniest-drops-of-liquid-in-biggest-atom-smasherphysicssciencefeaturedcernparticle-physicslhcSat, 18 May 2013 19:37:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This three-dimensional view shows the proton-lead collision that produced collective flow behavior. The green lines are the trajectories of the subatomic particles produced by the collision, reconstructed by the CMS tracking system. The red and blue bars represent the energy measured by the instrument's two sets of calorimeters.</p>CMS Collaboration http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18328881-scientists-respond-to-planet-hunters-plight-with-pointers-and-poetryhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/18/18328881-scientists-respond-to-planet-hunters-plight-with-pointers-and-poetryspacenasaplanetsfeaturedkeplerSat, 18 May 2013 04:04:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An artist's conception shows NASA's Kepler space telescope observing a planetary transit.</p>NASAThe problems facing the Kepler planet-hunting probe are reviewed in NASA's weekly video roundup. http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326298-microscopic-crystal-flowers-build-themselves-in-a-harvard-labhttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326298-microscopic-crystal-flowers-build-themselves-in-a-harvard-labartchemistrysciencenanotechnologyflowersfeaturedSat, 18 May 2013 01:20:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Researchers formed hierarchically complex structures by controlling the growth of crystals in a solution. Here, a coral shape was nucleated on top of a spiral. (The scanning electron microscope view is false-colored, but represents the actual color of the structure.)</p>Wim Noorduin<p>This false-colored photomicrograph shows a red coral structure with green "stems" grown inside the cavities of the coral. While the stems are growing, researchers opened them with a pulse of carbon dioxide to produce the purple structure.</p>Wim Noorduin<p>A field of microscopic tulips takes shape in this false-colored scanning electron microscope image.</p>Wim Noorduin<p>This complex microscopic bouquet was formed by first nucleating green stems inside purple vases, after which the stems were opened during growth to form the blue part.</p>Laura Hendriks / Wim Noorduin http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326731-buggy-hordes-of-cicadas-sighted-in-virginia-but-new-york-not-yethttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326731-buggy-hordes-of-cicadas-sighted-in-virginia-but-new-york-not-yetvirginiasciencefeaturedentomologycicadasSat, 18 May 2013 00:07:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cicadas throng near a house in Fredericksburg, Va.</p>Carol via Twitter.com/oikwtm_<p>A cat looks through a screen door as cicadas swarm outside a house in Fredericksburg, Va.</p>Carol via Twitter.com/oikwtm_<p>Brood II cicadas emerge in the Leavells Crossing neighborhood in Spotsylvania, Va., on May 16.</p>Dave Ellis / The Free Lance-Star via APThe first of the Brood II cicadas, which only mature every 17 years, are being spotted in some southern states including Virginia. NBC's Brian Williams reports. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18323610-virgin-birth-or-hanky-panky-anteater-mom-sparks-a-scientific-debatehttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18323610-virgin-birth-or-hanky-panky-anteater-mom-sparks-a-scientific-debateconnecticutsciencefeaturedzoologyanteatersFri, 17 May 2013 20:41:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Archie the anteater nestles on his mom at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn.</p>LEOzoo.org<p>Marcella Leone, founder and director of the LEO Zoological Conservation Center, watches over Armani and her baby, Archie, clinging to her back, on May 10. <a href="http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Birth-of-anteater-has-Conn-zoo-staff-puzzled-4525102.php" target="_blank">For more pictures, check out the Connecticut Post's report.</a></p>Bob Luckey / Connecticut Post http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18304345-opportunity-rover-breaks-40-year-old-nasa-record-for-off-world-drivinghttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18304345-opportunity-rover-breaks-40-year-old-nasa-record-for-off-world-drivingspacemarsopportunitynasafeaturedThu, 16 May 2013 23:42:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>On May 15, the 3,309th Martian day of its Red Planet mission, NASA's Opportunity rover drove 263 feet (80 meters) southward along the western rim of Endeavour Crater.</p>NASA / JPL-Caltech http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18302956-how-orbitals-falling-satellite-sparked-a-ufo-mystery-in-south-americahttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18302956-how-orbitals-falling-satellite-sparked-a-ufo-mystery-in-south-americaspaceargentinachileufofeaturedorbitalantaresThu, 16 May 2013 22:46:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This map of South America shows segments of the Cygnus Mass Simulator's final orbits, ending with re-entry over Argentina. The final track matches up well with UFO sightings on the night of May 9-10.</p>Orbital Sciences<p>A schematic shows the latticework structure inside Orbital's Cygnus Mass Simulator.</p>Orbital SciencesEyewitness video shows bright points of light moving across the skies over Temuco, Chile. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18301142-star-trek-stars-go-ga-ga-over-real-astronauts-during-video-hangouthttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18301142-star-trek-stars-go-ga-ga-over-real-astronauts-during-video-hangoutnasasciencevideostar-trekfeaturedissThu, 16 May 2013 20:11:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postNASA connects the crew of "Star Trek Into Darkness" with the International Space Station and other astronauts. Watch the full 56-minute Google+ Hangout. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18280269-wheel-fails-on-nasas-kepler-probe-halting-its-search-for-alien-planetshttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18280269-wheel-fails-on-nasas-kepler-probe-halting-its-search-for-alien-planetsnasaplanetsfeaturedkeplerWed, 15 May 2013 22:17:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An artist's conception shows NASA's Kepler space telescope observing a planet making a transit across an alien star. (Star and planet not to scale.)</p>NASA http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18278377-ciudad-blanca-found-scientists-share-images-of-lost-city-in-hondurashttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18278377-ciudad-blanca-found-scientists-share-images-of-lost-city-in-hondurassciencehondurasarchaeologyfeaturedlidarWed, 15 May 2013 19:06:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Readings from a laser-mapping system were combined to produce a 3-D map of the Honduran rain forest, and then the vegetation was virtually lifted up from the scene to reveal the ruins of a circular structure.</p>UTL Scientific<p>The left image shows a map derived from lidar readings of rainforest terrain. The readings associated with vegetation have been removed to create the right image, which shows the outlines of a square structure.</p>UTL / Colorado State University<p>This lidar focuses on a formation in Honduras' Mosquitia rain forest known as "Structure B."</p>UTL Scientific http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18256296-the-world-at-night-can-be-brightly-beautiful-but-theres-a-dark-side-toohttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18256296-the-world-at-night-can-be-brightly-beautiful-but-theres-a-dark-side-toospaceimagesfeaturednight-skytwanTue, 14 May 2013 23:03:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18254269-first-quilter-in-space-nasa-astronaut-plans-to-turn-orbital-rags-to-stitcheshttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18254269-first-quilter-in-space-nasa-astronaut-plans-to-turn-orbital-rags-to-stitchesartnasasciencefeaturedcraftsissnybergTue, 14 May 2013 19:41:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>NASA astronaut (and quilter) Karen Nyberg looks out the window of the Japanese Kibo laboratory on the International Space Station in 2008.</p>NASA<p>Karen Nyberg created this quilt for her niece.</p>K. Nyberg / NASA http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249751-2300-year-old-maya-pyramid-bulldozed-for-belize-road-projecthttp://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249751-2300-year-old-maya-pyramid-bulldozed-for-belize-road-projectsciencebelizearchaeologymayafeaturedTue, 14 May 2013 13:57:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A backhoe claws away at the sloping sides of the Nohmul complex in northern Belize on Friday.</p>APA construction crew seeking crush rock for a road project destroyed an ancient pyramid that had stood for 2,300 years in Belize. NBC's Brian Williams reports. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18236528-in-dan-browns-inferno-numeric-riddles-and-controversial-science-mixhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18236528-in-dan-browns-inferno-numeric-riddles-and-controversial-science-mixbooksdan-brownfeaturedinfernoTue, 14 May 2013 10:40:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A portrait of Italian poet Dante Alighieri on Dan Brown's latest thriller, "Inferno," contains a coded message in a series of concentric circles: CATROACCR. What does it mean? Read on.</p>DoubledayTODAY's Matt Lauer and bestselling author Dan Brown discuss the author's newest book, "Inferno," and take a tour of Brown's library, which he calls "the fortress of gratitude." http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18232749-chris-hadfields-space-oddity-is-a-hit-whats-next-for-space-superstarhttp://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18232749-chris-hadfields-space-oddity-is-a-hit-whats-next-for-space-superstarcanadaspacevideofeaturedupdatedcosmic-logchris-hadfieldMon, 13 May 2013 23:49:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postThe current commander of the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield, has recorded a David Bowie re-make in space during his five-month shift. NBC's Brian Williams reports.