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Math Professor Helps Uncover Art Fakes
Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen strokes. The program gives art historians a new tool for detecting art forgeries, which are estimated to make up 20 percent of the worldwide art market.
New Data Point To Huntington\'s Disease Hope
A study being published Monday offers hope for those with Huntington\'s disease. The Archives of Neurology has a report about a drug aimed at the serious cognitive deficits that people with Huntington\'s also suffer.
Shuttle Heads To Space Station As Weather Clears
Space shuttle Endeavour is now orbiting Earth after blasting off from Florida\'s Kennedy Space Center in Monday\'s early morning darkness. Weather problems had delayed what might be the last pre-dawn launch for the shuttle program, which is heading toward retirement.
Scientist: Autism Paper Had Catastrophic Effects
The prestigious British medical journal Lancet took a rare step this week: It retracted a 1998 paper that sparked a firestorm about potential links between vaccines and autism. That paper has been a bane to Dr. Paul Offit, co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and chief of infectious diseases at Children\'s Hospital in Philadelphia. Offit tells host Guy Raz why he thinks the paper was a disaster for parents seeking answers about autism.
Is It Time To Throw Out \'Primordial Soup\' Theory?
A group of scientists says the idea that life emerged from a prebiotic broth is past its expiration date.
What Rotting Fish Reveal About The Fossil Record
Anyone with a working nose wants to stay far away from rotting fish. But researchers at the University of Leicester discovered that foul fish have a lot to tell us about how fossils form.
Blue Whales Croon A New Tune
Blue whales are updating their playlist, according to new research on the huge mammals. One scientist says it\'s because they\'ve got more reason to sing.
Forget Portholes, Space Station Gets 360-Degree View
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon get to enjoy \"a room with a view.\" Space shuttle Endeavour is bringing up a dome-shaped observation module with a total of seven windows, giving astronauts unprecedented views of Earth and space.
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