Yahoo! News: Most Viewed - ScienceMost Viewed - ScienceWhy Global Hackers Are Nearly Impossible to Catch (LiveScience.com)- June 19, 2008 LiveScience.com - They're in our computers, reading our files. The Chinese government, that is, according to two U.S. Congressmen who recently accused Beijing of sending hackers to ferret out secret documents stored on Congressional computers. The Chinese deny any involvement, but if they were lying, would we be able to prove ithttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/200... Coalminers' slaughter: in US, they blow up mountains for coal (AFP)- June 19, 2008 AFP - The traditional lifestyle of the Appalachian peaks of West Virginia is under threat from mining companies who blow the summits off mountains to reach the coal deposits that lie beneath the surface.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/sc... Mars lander loses some photos after data glitch (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - The Phoenix lander stopped digging soil near Mars' north pole Wednesday as engineers on Earth worked to fix a glitch that caused the loss of some photos and science data.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_... Pluto's Identity Crisis Hits Classrooms and Bookstores (SPACE.com)- June 19, 2008 SPACE.com - NEW YORK &x2014; Pluto was once a planet. Then, a dwarf planet. And as of last week, a plutoid. The fall from grace has teachers, parents and educational publishers struggling to keep up, while kids remain loyal to their favorite, the ninth planet. Underscore planet.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080619/... Genetically modified mosquitoes may combat malaria (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in stacked, net-covered cages are being scrutinized for keys to controlling malaria.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_... Russia launches US commercial satellites (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - Russia successfully launched six U.S. communications satellites into orbit Thursday, officials said.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_... Frigid Future for Ocean in Saturn's Moon (SPACE.com)- June 19, 2008 SPACE.com - The tide may be changing for the ocean suspected under the icy shell of Enceladus. Recent research has shown that this small moon of Saturn does not produce enough heat in its present configuration to keep water from freezing down to its core.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080619/... Closing in on Extrasolar Earths (SPACE.com)- June 19, 2008 SPACE.com - Little more than a decade ago, astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz announced the discovery of a planet in orbit about 51 Pegasi. It rushes around its sun in just over 4 days, seared to a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius (about 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit). Today, we call this sort of planet a "hot Jupiter." This was the first planet found orbiting a main sequence star a star similar to our Sun. Earlier, the irregular beat of a pulsar revealed the cindered remains of planets.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080619/... The Nation's Weather (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - Cloudy conditions and light rain were expected in the Northeast on Thursday. Temperatures were to remain cool with highs only in the 60s and 70s.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_... South Korean ex-professor claims dog clones (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - A South Korean team led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Thursday it has created 17 clones of an endangered dog breed popular in China.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedsc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_... |