Italian physicist behind ‘faster-than-light’ test resigns

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An Italian physicist at the head of a team that made a cautious but hugely controversial claim that neutrinos may travel faster than the speed of light resigned on Friday following calls for his dismissal.

Inside Story: What Happens When Brain Hits Skull

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Concussion, the most common among traumatic brain injuries, which occurs 1.7 million times a year in the U.S., represents a major public-health problem.

Inside Story: What Happens When Brain Hits Skull

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Concussion, the most common among traumatic brain injuries, which occurs 1.7 million times a year in the U.S., represents a major public-health problem. It occurs when there is a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head, a process depicted here in this animation

Scientists Make the ‘Perfect’ Foam

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Physicists working at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, have finally made the perfect foam. Whereas most Dubliners might consider that to be the head on a pint of Guinness, Denis Weaire and his co-workers have a more sophisticated answer. [More]

France Needs to Upgrade All Nuclear Reactors

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By Muriel Boselli PARIS (Reuters) - France needs to upgrade the protection of vital functions in all its nuclear reactors to avoid a disaster in the event of a natural calamity, the head of its nuclear safety agency said, adding there was no need to close any plants.

‘God particle’ out of hiding places: CERN chief

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The elusive Higgs Boson, known as the "God particle", is -- if it exists -- running out of places to hide, the head of the mammoth experiment designed to find it said on Thursday.

Study: NFL players prone to "pre-Alzheimer’s"

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Research finds possibly high rate of mild cognitive impairment in some retired players, who take many hits to the head

Pixel perfect: Cornell develops a lens-free, pinhead-size camera

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It's like a Brownie camera for the digital age: The microscopic device fits on the head of a pin, contains no lenses or moving parts, costs pennies to make – and this Cornell-developed camera could revolutionize an array of science from surgery to robotics.

World Off Course on Climate; Renewables Vital

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent BONN, Germany (Reuters) - The world is off course in fighting climate change and governments need to boost green energies to build new momentum, the head of the U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Monday.

Nicklaus pulling for Tiger record — well, sort of

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If Tiger Woods wins his 19th major championship, Jack Nicklaus wants to be there to shake his hand.

Golf: Baker’s Dozens

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Peter Whalen, the head pro at the new Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in the Bahamas, predicts light traffic for the community’s Tom Fazio–designed course.