HOME >> SCIENCE Science Top articles for Science section as of Sun, May 19, 2013. Science (1449) Mount Rainier ranger falls to death during rescue 1 ( 87 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 A ranger at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state fell over 3,000 feet to his death while trying to rescue stranded climbers who had fallen into a crevasse on the frigid mountain, park 'Manly' Hormone Turns Women onto Masturbation (But Not Sex) 4 ( 11 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 Testosterone is often cast as the manly hormone, the chemical bestower of virility and the reason for men's high sex drives. But new research turns this conventional wisdom on its head. In healthy Texas prepares for soaring power demand next week 4 ( 168 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 As a heat wave dissipates in the U.S. Northeast, the Texas electric grid is projecting record June demand next week as temperatures are forecast to climb then to the upper 90s and low 100s Fahrenheit Light at Night Bad for Health, Docs Say 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Lighting up the night is essential to a 24/7 society, but it may have intended consequences for human health, doctors say.This week, the American Medical Association adopted a policy recognizing that Swallowed Magnets Growing Problem for Kids, Docs Warn 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Accidental ingestion of magnets is a growing problem among children, and parents should be aware of this risk, experts say.In a new study, researchers at a U.K. hospital report two cases of children Red Wine, Weather May Trigger Migraines 2 ( 6 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research may help answer the age-old question of whether factors such as the weather or drinking red wine can set off a migraine.According to research Waze Now Offers Real-Time Gas Prices, Discounts 5 ( 46 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Social GPS and live traffic app Waze is getting a little smarter. It now offers real-time gas prices and fuel discounts in addition to driving directions and traffic information. If you’re not Rescue team reaches fallen climber on Oregon's Mount Hood 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 A rescue team scrambled up Mount Hood in Oregon on Thursday to reach a badly injured climber left stranded but alive after he fell hundreds of feet while trying to scale the peak alone, authorities Troubled Florida Millionaire Missing After Empty Yacht Washes Ashore 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Troubled Florida millionaire and philanthropist Guma Aguiar is missing after his yacht washed ashore with the ignition running and lights on, but with no sign of its Brazilian-born owner.Fort US journal prints controversial bird flu research 5 ( 51 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 The US journal Science published research Thursday on how a mutant bird flu may spread among mammals and possibly humans, following months of controversy over the risks of bioterrorism.The paper Audience Guides Music Evolution 3 ( 1 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Click here to listen to this podcast[Music] That’s Generation Zero of DarwinTunes. It’s a website researchers are using to study how listener preferences affect the evolution of music.A new study Primitive Eye, Tiny Liver Grown in the Lab 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Japanese scientists claim to have coaxed stem cells to develop into a rudimentary human liver, replete with working blood vessels and the ability to metabolize. At the same time, another group in Science Fiction or Fact: Instant, 'Matrix'-like Learning 5 ( 126 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 In this weekly series, Life's Little Mysteries rates the plausibility of popular science fiction concepts."I know kung fu." It's one of the most memorable lines from the 1999 film "The Matrix." Keanu Russia's Putin wants new economy, warns on protests 5 ( 138 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure investors on Thursday that he is committed to building a "new economy" through liberal reforms and privatization, and said he would not let How Can I Make Cheap Calls on a Smartphone? 4 ( 93 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Talking is on the way out.Calling minutes are losing their value so fast that Verizon, for example, is just throwing unlimited minutes into its new plans — which take effect at the end of the month Deadly Pandemic Bird Flu Details Finally Are Made Public 5 ( 125 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Ten ferrets, some bird flu and swabs. That is all, according to a presentation last summer, one needs to concoct a virulent strain of influenza that could start a deadly pandemic among humans.These Bird Flu Pandemic: How Likely Is a Deadly Outbreak? 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Controversial new research shows that with just a handful of mutations, the deadly bird flu virus could spread in an airborne fashion between mammals.Just five changes in the structure of the H5N1 New Computer Circuits Made for Extreme Conditions 5 ( 51 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Computer circuits usually have no moving parts, but that may be just the thing that keeps them running in extreme environments.A team at the University of Utah has invented a microcircuit that is Pandemic Potential? How Mutant Bird Flu Goes Airborne 2 ( 103 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Half a year after controversy arose over research that created more transmissible forms of the bird flu virus, the second and final study to do so has been published. The publication describes how Doting Dads: 6 of History's Finest Fathers 2 ( 143 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 History has its share of bad dads. Consider Russian czar Ivan the Terrible, who beat his pregnant daughter until she miscarried. When his son confronted him about it, Ivan struck the younger man's Four Japanese climbers believed dead in Alaska avalanche 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Four Japanese climbers are presumed dead after they were swept up by a powerful avalanche on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said on Mars Odyssey Spacecraft Bounces Back from Glitch at Red Planet 4 ( 205 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 NASA's veteran Mars Odyssey spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet is out of the woods after a glitch stalled the probe's science operations earlier this month.The 11 year-old orbiter went into Venezuela Bans Shark Finning, Establishes Shark Sanctuary 3 ( 6 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Some much-needed good news for sharks has come from Venezuela this week: The South American country announced it is banning shark finning in its waters and has established a new shark sanctuary.The Bird flu study published after terrorism debate 5 ( 20 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 The second of two bird flu studies once considered too risky to publish was released Thursday, ending a saga that pitted concerns about terrorism against fears of a deadly global epidemic.Both papers New Video Tech Lets You See From All Angles 5 ( 127 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 A well-shot movie or documentary provides an insightful viewpoint from the creator. But, still, that's just one viewpoint.New technologies — already coming to mobile devices — provide wraparound