http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:00:43 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CSCI?src=RSS-SCI http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4963JJ20081007?src=RSS-SCI STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Japanese scientists and a Tokyo-born American shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics for discoveries in sub-atomic particles, the prize committee said on Tuesday. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:57 +0000 2008-10-07T115657Z_01_TRE49643A_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-PHYSICS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4956VP20081006?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A car-sized NASA spacecraft zoomed above the surface of Mercury on Monday, viewing rocky terrain never before seen up close on our solar system's sun-baked innermost planet, scientists said. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:20:50 +0000 2008-10-06T192050Z_01_TRE495708_RTROPTC_0_US-MERCURY-SPACECRAFT.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4957ZC20081006?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tiny asteroid discovered earlier Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:43:03 +0000 2008-10-06T214303Z_01_TRE4957ZD_RTROPTC_0_US-ASTEROID.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4961SI20081007?src=RSS-SCI NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch a locally built rocket for the country's first unmanned mission to the moon on October 22, the head of the project said on Tuesday. "If at all there is any delay, it will be because of the weather, otherwise I don't foresee any technical difficulties," M. Annadurai told Reuters. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:45:05 +0000 2008-10-07T064505Z_01_TRE4961SJ_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-MOON.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE49620S20081007?src=RSS-SCI LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a gene mutation linked to the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, holding out the prospect of better treatments and perhaps eventually a cure. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:34:30 +0000 2008-10-07T093430Z_01_TRE4962XD_RTROPTC_0_US-BLINDNESS-GENE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4951Z820081006?src=RSS-SCI STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:39:10 +0000 2008-10-06T183910Z_01_TRE4956OV_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4957RF20081006?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prenatal blood test can be used to determine if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome without the small risk to the fetus posed by invasive testing methods such as amniocentesis, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:03:29 +0000 2008-10-06T210329Z_01_TRE4957RG_RTROPTC_0_US-DOWNS-TEST.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4957FA20081006?src=RSS-SCI CHICAGO (Reuters) - Girls who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely than others with the condition to start smoking or to abuse alcohol or drugs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:08 +0000 2008-10-06T200808Z_01_TRE4957GA_RTROPTC_0_US-ADHD-ABUSE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4961AR20081007?src=RSS-SCI JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has raised the alert level for a volcano on Sulawesi island after it began spewing hot clouds and lava, a vulcanology official said on Tuesday. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:07:08 +0000 2008-10-07T050708Z_01_TRE4961AS_RTROPTC_0_US-INDONESIA-VOLCANO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE49429H20081006?src=RSS-SCI CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint windows on buildings or cars. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:42:17 +0000 2008-10-06T194217Z_01_TRE495797_RTROPTC_0_US-SOLAR-FLEXIBLE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4963W820081007?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday, for theoretical insights that have provided a deeper understanding of what happens in the tiniest building blocks of matter. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:29:23 +0000 2008-10-07T112929Z_01_TRE4963W7_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-PHYSICS.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4955N120081006?src=RSS-SCI NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency department visits, and overall worse quality of life. These findings point to genetic differences that lead to poor responses to drug therapy as the source of these racial disparities. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:57:34 +0000 2008-10-06T175734Z_01_TRE4956E9_RTROPTC_0_US-DISPARITIES-ASTHMA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4942RX20081006?src=RSS-SCI BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, an international survey showed on Monday, and the destruction of habitats and hunting are the major causes. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:23:44 +0000 2008-10-06T172344Z_01_TRE4955ZU_RTROPTC_0_US-SPECIES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4951N820081006?src=RSS-SCI OSLO (Reuters) - Dissidents fighting for rights in China, Russia and other countries are among those tipped by experts and bookmakers to win the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize in the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:15 +0000 2008-10-06T132722Z_01_TRE4953WO_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML-sidebar-5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4951QI20081006?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - Following are some facts about the Nobel Peace Prize, the winner of which will be announced on October 10: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:15 +0000 2008-10-06T132722Z_01_TRE4953WO_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML-sidebar-3 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4951QS20081006?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - Following are the last 10 winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: 2007 - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:15 +0000 2008-10-06T132722Z_01_TRE4953WO_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML-sidebar-4 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4952CA20081006?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - Harald zur Hausen won the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for his discovery of "human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer". The other half was jointly won by Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of "human immunodeficiency virus" Sweden's Karolinska Institute said on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:15 +0000 2008-10-06T132722Z_01_TRE4953WO_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4953AN20081006?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:15 +0000 2008-10-06T132722Z_01_TRE4953WO_RTROPTC_0_US-NOBEL-MEDICINE.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4952KY20081006?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's mammals are at risk of extinction because of threats from mankind, according to an international survey by 1,700 experts on Monday. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:58:31 +0000 2008-10-06T125841Z_01_TRE4953MH_RTROPTC_0_US-SPECIES.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE4951AV20081006?src=RSS-SCI YELD FARM (Reuters) - There hasn't been a glacier in England since the Ice Age so Antarctic scientists flock to a muddy field here to learn how to survive on the world's coldest continent. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:24:30 +0000 2008-10-06T072430Z_01_TRE4951AW_RTROPTC_0_US-BRITAIN-ANTARCTICA-TRAINING.XML