SWR Staff Writer : Science World Report

Mar 20, 2013 07:19 PM EDT

Voyager Exits Solar System. Really? Not so Fast

The American Geophysical Union published an article on Wednesday which boldly announced that the Voyager 1 had left our Solar System.

Mar 19, 2013 09:26 PM EDT

Neiman Marcus Settles ‘Faux’ Fur Case with FTC

Neiman Marcus and two other retailers agreed to settle federal charges on Tuesday over claims it sold products containing real animal fur as "faux fur," and mislabeled the true source of the fur.

Mar 18, 2013 11:33 PM EDT

NASA's Curiosity Rover in Standby Following Computer Glitch

After accomplishing one of its main mission goals – find evidences of life in Mars –NASA’s Curiosity rover has gone into safe mode over the weekend due to a computer glitch, the mission chief scientist, John Grotzinger, said Monday.

Mar 17, 2013 09:07 PM EDT

Earthquakes Facilitate Formation of Gold Deposits Faster Than Assumed

Earthquakes turns water into gold? It sounds like something out of a science fiction book, but a new study reveals that it actually happens.

Mar 16, 2013 10:41 PM EDT

14 French HIV Patients Controls HIV After Stopping Treatment, New Study Says

According to a new study conducted by French researchers, some patients might be able to have functional cure for HIV. The study involved 14 HIV patients who had anti-retroviral drugs for years and after stop having the drugs, they were still able to control their HIV infection.

Mar 16, 2013 01:37 PM EDT

Somalian 2011 Famine May Have Been Caused by Global Warming: Scientists

Low levels of rainfall in Somalia in 2011 which resulted in tens of thousands of famine-related death may have been caused by climate change, according to a new study.

Mar 16, 2013 01:34 PM EDT

High-Speed Coronal Mass Ejection Heading Towards Earth

A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) has blasted off the surface of the Sun, heading straight towards Earth at a staggering 900 miles per second, NASA announced.

Mar 16, 2013 01:08 PM EDT

3 Astronauts Land in Kazakhstan After 144 Days in Space

After having their Thursday journey back to Earth delayed due to bad weather, the three astronauts landed on the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan today (Saturday, March 16).

Mar 15, 2013 06:34 PM EDT

Consuming High-Fat Dairy May Increase Risk for Breast Cancer Death

Consuming full-fat dairy products after a diagnosis of breast cancer could worsen a patient's prognosis, according to a new study released Thursday.

Mar 15, 2013 04:03 PM EDT

Young Exoplanet Offers Clues About Milky Way Origins

Studying the atmosphere of an alien exoplanet, astronomers are getting more clues about the origins of our own solar system.

Mar 15, 2013 02:13 PM EDT

Higgs Boson: A 50-Year Walk From Theory to Reality

Scientists at CERN announced Thursday that it’s almost 100% certain that they have found the elusive Higgs boson – a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to explain why the universe has mass.

Mar 15, 2013 02:11 PM EDT

Just Because Science Can, Should We Bring Mammoths Back into Existence?

Could we be visiting a real life Jurassic Park sometime soon in the future? Scientists have the capabilities of genetically engineering long extinct species such as the woolly mammoth, passenger pigeon or other extinct species but the topic for discussion at a conference later on Friday, is should t...