http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/most_earth-like_planets_discovered/?source=rss The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2013-04-19T19:41:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/safer_vaccine_created_without_virus/?source=rss British scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-03-28T16:38:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/enjoyment_of_life_key_to_living_longer/?source=rss Those who enjoy life the most are three times more likely to live a little longer than those who enjoy it the least, a study of ageing suggests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-10-17T07:38:50+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/puppet_experiment_suggests_humans_are_born_to_be_fair/?source=rss A psychological experiment using a simple game revealed that, by the age of just three, children choose to reward their peers based on merit. The children gave the puppet more stickers if it had "worked harder" - gathering more coins. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories 2012-09-03T02:49:17+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/male_contraceptive_pill_step_closer_after_mice_studies/?source=rss Scientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-08-17T00:02:59+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gale_crater_geological_sweet_shop_awaits_mars_rover/?source=rss This Monday, the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to touch the surface of another world will land on Mars and soon begin reporting back important discoveries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-08-05T01:27:04+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/genetic_entrepreneur_to_compete_in_genomics_x_prize/?source=rss A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US team announced it will compete for the $10m Genomics X Prize. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-24T17:04:42+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_develop_method_to_reduce_farmers_use_of_nitrogen_fertilizer/?source=rss Scientist at Michigan State University are putting the finishing touches on a program that would pay farmers to apply less nitrogen fertilizer in a way that doesn't jeopardize yields. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Science, Scientific Discoveries 2012-07-23T15:14:58+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/air_batteries_could_energize_evs/?source=rss Researchers in the UK say they have made a key step in development of a lithium-air battery, a device that promises three to five times as much energy per unit mass as the existing lithium-ion batteries that we use in our consumer devices and electric vehicles. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology 2012-07-21T04:10:56+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/long_hunt_detects_possible_god_particle/?source=rss Physicists in Europe claim they have discovered a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson, crucial to theories of the universe. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Switzerland 2012-07-04T18:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_discovery_could_lead_to_better_artificial_hips/?source=rss For many people who have suffered from an arthritic hip, the replacement of their natural hip bone with a prosthetic implant has meant an end to constant pain, and the restoration of a normal range of movement. Unfortunately, the ball-and-socket joints of the prostheses do wear down over time, so younger patients in need of the implants are typically told to either wait until they are older, or must face the prospect of someday requiring repeat surgery to service their device. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-29T20:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_plasma_brush_may_mean_painless_cavity_filling/?source=rss We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded dentist's drill a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic). Engineers have successfully lab-tested a plasma "brush" that can painlessly clean and prep cavities so well, there's no need for mechanical abrasion prior to filling. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Missouri 2011-12-26T06:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_earth_sized_planets_spotted/?source=rss Astronomers have detected the first Earth-sized planets, which are orbiting a star similar to our own Sun. They have described their findings as the most important planets ever discovered outside our Solar System. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-12-20T22:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/artificial_intestines_near_reality/?source=rss Science has given us working artificial hearts, hips, limbs and bladders, and even a trachea. But no one has successfully created an artificial intestine, until now. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-20T04:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/astronomers_confirm_earth_twin/?source=rss Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the 'habitable zone' around a star not unlike our own. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-12-08T08:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/true3d_head_up_display_keeps_drivers_focused_on_the_road/?source=rss Developed by the California-based company Making Virtual Solid, True3D is billed as 'an augmented reality navigational display engine designed to provide non-distracting, translucent location guidance.' Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology 2011-11-01T07:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/real_life_jedi_pushing_the_limits_of_mind_control/?source=rss The inner workings of the brain can now be read using low cost hardware. You don't have to be a Jedi to make things move with your mind. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology 2011-10-11T07:10:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/artificial_blood_vessels_created_on_a_3d_printer/?source=rss Artificial blood vessels made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health 2011-09-16T20:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fifty_new_exoplanets_discovered/?source=rss The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 'super-Earths' - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-09-12T19:58:00+00:00