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Scientists look at climate change, superstorm

Nov 1, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York. Just eight months earlier, the Pr...
Rover identifies first Mars minerals

Oct 31, 2012

In this image released by NASA on Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012 shows a scoop of Martian soil collected by the NASA’s Curiosity rover. (AP-Yonhap News) NASA says initial experiments by its Mars rover Curios...
Wolseong nuclear reactor shuts down

Oct 30, 2012

A nuclear power generator in the southeastern city of Gyeongju came to a halt on Monday due to a detected malfunction, its operator said. No radiation leak was reported. The Reactor-1 at Wolseong Nu...
Naro rocket launch set for mid-November

Oct 29, 2012

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or the Naro rocket, will be launched between Nov. 9 and 24 after a thorough investigation into the cause of a parts failure that forced the cancellation its initial ...
Women may add 10 years by quitting smoking

Oct 29, 2012

This photo is not directly related to the story. (123rf) Smoking costs women at least 10 years of life on average, but quitting at about age 30 may gain back those years, researchers in Britain said...
Seoul likely to set new date for space rocket launch

Oct 29, 2012

South Korea will likely set a new date for the launch of its first space rocket Monday after a Russian-made defective part of the rocket made it impossible to send off the rocket last week, officials...
SpaceX capsule completes successful first mission

Oct 29, 2012

The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station. The capsule parachuted into th...
U.S. scientists make embryos with ...2 women, 1 man

Oct 28, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists in the U.S. have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that someday could be used to prevent babies from inheriting certain r...
Anti-aging compound discovered

Oct 28, 2012

Scientists suggests beta-lapachone works as well as diet, exercise for disease prevention
Korea's rocket launch expected in mid-November

Oct 28, 2012

Spectators leave an outdoor venue where a series of celebration performances were scheduled to take place near the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Friday. Korea halted its space ...
Naro rocket launch delayed

Oct 26, 2012

Spectators leave an outdoor venue where a series of celebration performances were scheduled to take place near the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Friday. Korea halted its space ...
Japan mulls manned space capsule by 2017

Oct 26, 2012

Artist`s impression of Japanese crew capsule. (UPI) Japan intends to be launching astronauts into space aboard a manned capsule by 2017, officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency say. T...
Korea's space rocket launch delayed due to technical glitch

Oct 26, 2012

South Korea postponed its launch of a space rocket Friday due to a problem that was detected only hours before its scheduled liftoff. Cho Yul-rae, vice minister of education, science and technology,...
Space rocket ready for lift-off Friday

Oct 25, 2012

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 is scheduled for liftoff at 3:30 p.m. Friday with Koreans hoping it will open a new chapter in the nation’s space technology. The rocket known as the Naro-3 was plac...
SNU professor finds new role of stem cell protein

Oct 25, 2012

Kim V-narry Professor Kim V-narry of Seoul National University is once again in the headlines producing research results published in the online version of the leading biological journal Cell for th...