Lisa Grossman, physical sciences reporter(Image: CERN)Is the Higgs boson a herald of the apocalypse? That's the suggestion behind a theory, developed more than 30 years ago, that is back in the headlines this week. According to physicists, the mass of the Higgs-like particle announced last summer supports the notion that our universe is teetering on the edge of stability, like a pencil balanced...
It's 'The Oscars', now officially
Labels: Technology LOS ANGELES: They are the 85th Academy Awards, the climax of Hollywood's awards season, this coming weekend -- except officially they're not. This year, they've been rebranded to "The Oscars."The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which organizes Tinseltown's biggest awards, did not confirm the change revealed by show co-producer Neil Meron, who said "85th Academy Awards"...
Woman's corpse found in LA hotel's water tank
Labels: LifestyleBy Alan Duke, CNNupdated 8:51 PM EST, Wed February 20, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSElisa Lam disappeared from the hotel on January 31Canadian's body was found in a Cecil Hotel water tank TuesdayPolice investigating deathLos Angeles (CNN) -- Tourists staying at a Los Angeles hotel bathed, brushed teeth and drank with water from a tank in which a young woman's body was likely decomposing for more than two weeks,...
Library of Congress works to save priceless recordings
Labels: Health (CBS News) CULPEPER, Va. -- Cameras and microphones are virtually everywhere these days, and it seems just about everything that happens is preserved forever on the internet. Of course, it wasn't always that way. The Library of Congress has just reported that 80 percent of motion pictures filmed before 1930 -- and countless audio recordings from that era -- are gone. But the library has a plan...
Armstrong Snubs Offer From Anti-Doping Officials
Labels: Business Lance Armstrong has turned down what may be his last chance at reducing his lifetime sporting ban. Armstrong has already admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey to a career fueled by doping and deceit. But to get a break from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, all he had to do was tell his story to those who police sports doping. The deadline was today, and Armstrong now says he...
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Labels: World Doctors would tax sugary drinks to combat obesity Hiking the price of fizzy drinks would cut consumption and so help fight obesity, urges the British Academy of Medical Royal CollegesSpace station's dark matter hunter coy about findings Researchers on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which sits above the International Space Station, have collected their first results - but won't reveal them...
What children should know by Pri 1 - the new Kindergarten Framework
Labels: Technology Singapore: To offer both parents and educators with a better idea of how much and what children need to learn by the end of Kindergarten 2, an updated version of the Kindergarten Curriculum Framework has been unveiled.Launched by the Ministry of Education(MOE) on Wednesday, the refreshed framework was drawn up in consultation with early childhood experts, primary and pre-school educators....
Georgia inmate granted last-minute stay of execution
Labels: LifestyleFrom Tom Watkins and Matt Smith, CNNupdated 9:19 PM EST, Tue February 19, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals grant the stays Warren Lee Hill's attorney says they came within a half hour of the scheduled executionHill's defenders say he's mentally disabledHill was convicted of beating to death another Georgia inmate in 1990Atlanta (CNN) -- Twice-convicted...
Injuries reported in massive Kansas City fire
Labels: Health Updated 8:14 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. Kansas City police say it appears a car crashed into a gas main before a massive fire erupted in an upscale shopping and entertainment district. Police spokeswoman Rhonda Flores said injuries were reported Tuesday but she didn't know how many or how severe. She says an initial call for three ambulances had been increased to 10. CBS affiliate KCTV Kansas City reported...
Report Fingers Chinese Military Unit in US Hacks
Labels: Business A Virginia-based cyber security firm has released a new report alleging a specific Chinese military unit is likely behind one of the largest cyber espionage and attack campaigns aimed at American infrastructure and corporations.In the report, released today by Mandiant, China's Unit 61398 is blamed for stealing "hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organizations" since...
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