Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:20:14 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women. When New Scientist magazine asked "Brief History of Time" author Stephen Hawking what he thinks about most, the Cambridge University professor renowned for unravelling some of the most complex questions in modern physics answered: "Women. They are a complete mystery. ... (Source: Reuters)
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:00:12 +0100 The skeleton of an 18th-century celebrity nicknamed the 'Irish Giant' should be removed from a museum and buried at sea in keeping with his last wishes, two experts have argued, reviving a debate about the ethics of handling human remains. (Source: Associated Press)
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:30:09 +0100 Physicists are closing in on an elusive subatomic particle that, if found, would confirm a long-held understanding about why matter has mass and how the universe's fundamental building blocks behave. (Source: AP)
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Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:20:14 +0200 (AP) - This undated photo made available by his publicist on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 shows author Walter Isaacson. Steve Jobs told Isaacson he wanted him to write his biography because he's good at getting people to talk. Jobs, it turns out, didn't need much prodding, secretive as he was about both his private life and the company he founded. 'I just listened,' said Isaacson, whose book, 'Steve Jobs' went on sale Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Jobs, who died Oct. 5 at the age of 56 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer, was a man full of deep contradictions, a product of 1960s counterculture who went on to found what is now the world's most valuable technology company, Apple Inc. (AP Photo/Patrice Gilbert)
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:30:27 +0200 Physicists on the team that measured particles traveling faster than light said Friday they were as surprised as their skeptics about the results, which appear to violate the laws of nature as we know them. (Source: AP)
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