Scientists measure sea rise from polar ice melt

 LONDON (Reuters) - The melting of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets has raised sea levels  by 11.1 millimetres since 1992, a fifth of the total rise which threatens low-lying regions around the globe, a new study published on Thursday said.The results of the study involving 47 researchers from 26 laboratories which was supported by the European Space Agency and the National Aeronautics...

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Where's My Flying Car? Science's Promises Broken

 NEW YORK — In the early decades of the 20th century, the magazine Popular Mechanics made a few predictions of future innovations. Some resembled modern conveniences, such as the video chat feature of Skype or Internet shopping, but many of the magazine's prognostications never materialized.The magazine also predicted a form of biotechnology that has yet to occur: a house that blooms like a...

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Science journal urged to retract Monsanto GM study

 LONDON (Reuters) - The publisher of a much-criticised study suggesting genetically modified corn caused tumours in rats has come under heavy pressure from scientists to retract the paper and explain why it was ever printed.The calls follow a report by Europe's food safety watchdog this week dismissing the study's findings.Reed Elsevier, which published the study in its Food and Chemical Toxicology...

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New Dallas museum offers hands-on exploration of nature, science

DALLAS (Reuters) - At a new, $185 million science and natural history museum that opens in Dallas  on Saturday, visitors will have the chance to touch a funnel cloud, program a robot and examine their own cells under a microscope.The 180,000-square-foot Perot Museum of Nature and Science - filled with the latest in high-tech gadgetry - is named in honor of Dallas billionaire businessman and...

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Mars Curiosity & James Cameron: Largest Earth Science Meeting Set to Begin

 Thousands of Earth scientists are descending on San Francisco this week for the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the largest geosciences meeting of the year, where new findings on topics ranging from Mars to volcanoes to global warming will be presented.Advance press releases for the 2012 AGU meeting, held at the Moscone Center, have touted findings in numerous areas, including...

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Scientists find gene link to teenage binge drinking

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unpicked the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse and say their findings help explain why some young people have more of a tendency to binge drink.A study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal found that a gene known as RASGRF-2 plays a crucial role in controlling how alcohol stimulates the brain to release dopamine,...

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