http://abitofscience.com/ en-us Top science news story of the day selected by a computer algo Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool. http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123321/ Fri, 18 May 2012 12:01:03 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123321/ Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids. The results reveal ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123210/ Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:03 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123210/ New research shows that other sun-like stars in the universe can send off flares much larger than those seen on our sun. Solar flares are the result of broken magnetic-field loops as they pass ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123135/ Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:04 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/123135/ Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones ... if they're over 2 meters long! A new study has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, an ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122984/ Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:04 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122984/ Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. Their research shows the piece to ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122746/ Mon, 14 May 2012 16:01:03 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122746/ Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a way to generate power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity. The scientists tested their approach by creating a generator ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122602/ Sun, 13 May 2012 16:01:02 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122602/ Excavating for the first time in the sprawling complex of Xultun in Guatemala's Peten region, a team of archaeologists discover house whose inside wall are covered with tiny red and black glyphs ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122330/ Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:03 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122330/ Thu, 10 May 2012 11:58:11 GMT http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122169/ Thu, 10 May 2012 12:01:03 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/122169/ Researchers at London's Natural History Museum have discovered the smallest species of mammoth to ever roam the Earth -- a dwarf version of the ancient creature that was approximately the size ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/121964/ Wed, 09 May 2012 06:01:04 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/121964/ NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic ... http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/121940/ Tue, 08 May 2012 20:01:04 EST http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/121940/