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Today's Reuters Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Higgs boson may be a mirage, scientists hint Life on Mars? Fossil find shows it's possible Natural defense mechanism may fight C. difficile Mystery goo in Alaska now called fungal spores Russia plans orbiting hotel in space Sunflowers melt Fukushima's nuclear "snow" Russia loses contact with $265 million satellite Melting Arctic sea ice drives walruses onto land Manned space flights no longer priority for Russia Experts redesign common microbe to fight drug-resistant bacteria Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad? Military loses contact with hypersonic test plane Woman mauled by chimp shows new face in first photo Scientists unravel genetic clues to multiple sclerosis Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth Higgs boson may be a mirage, scientists hint Mon,22 Aug 2011 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists chasing a particle they believe may have played a vital role in creation of the universe indicated on Monday they were coming to accept it might not exist after all. Full Story Top Life on Mars? Fossil find shows it's possible Sun,21 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found Earth's oldest fossils in Australia and say their microscopic discovery is convincing evidence that cells and bacteria were able to thrive in an oxygen-free world more than 3.4 billion years ago. Full Story Top Natural defense mechanism may fight C. difficile Sun,21 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - A natural defense mechanism used by cells in the gut to neutralize harmful toxins may lead to new ways to fight Clostridium difficile, the most common cause of hospital-acquired bacterial infections, researchers said on Sunday. Full Story Top Mystery goo in Alaska now called fungal spores Fri,19 Aug 2011 06:47 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A mysterious orange goo that collected on shorelines in a village in Alaska is made up of fungal spores, according to scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Full Story Top Russia plans orbiting hotel in space Fri,19 Aug 2011 03:29 AM PDT Reuters - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos -- all are part of Russia's vision to ensure it is not left behind in the growing space tourism industry. Full Story Top Sunflowers melt Fukushima's nuclear "snow" Thu,18 Aug 2011 10:30 PM PDT Reuters - FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation. Full Story Top Russia loses contact with $265 million satellite Thu,18 Aug 2011 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it had lost track of a newly-launched, multi-million-dollar telecommunications satellite on Thursday, the latest in a series of setbacks that have dogged its space industry. Full Story Top Melting Arctic sea ice drives walruses onto land Thu,18 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting Arctic sea ice appears to be pushing walruses to haul themselves out onto land, and many are moving around the area where oil leases have been sold, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. Full Story Top Manned space flights no longer priority for Russia Wed,17 Aug 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow no longer sees manned spaceflight as its top priority but remains committed to its International Space Station obligations, the head of Russian space agency Roskosmos said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Experts redesign common microbe to fight drug-resistant bacteria Tue,16 Aug 2011 06:44 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have re-engineered a harmless strain of bacteria to fight another common, drug-resistant microbe that spreads in hospitals and is deadly to patients with weak immune systems. Full Story Top Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad? Fri,12 Aug 2011 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rollercoaster financial markets and the worst riots Britain has seen in decades have made it quite a week for a time of year that is usually so dead the newspapers are filled with "silly season" tales of amusing pet antics. Full Story Top Military loses contact with hypersonic test plane Thu,11 Aug 2011 12:22 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unmanned experimental aircraft designed to glide down from the upper atmosphere at 20 times the speed of sound lost contact with ground control on its second test flight on Thursday, a Pentagon agency said. Full Story Top Woman mauled by chimp shows new face in first photo Thu,11 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A woman who underwent a full face transplant in May after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009 revealed her new face in a photo released on Thursday. Full Story Top Scientists unravel genetic clues to multiple sclerosis Wed,10 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) and say the findings should help drugmakers focus treatment research on precise areas of the immune system. Full Story Top Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days. Full Story Top

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