[Science] Ancient afterglow of Big Bang shows universe older than previously thought

Ancient afterglow of Big Bang shows universe older than previously thought
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/new-data-shows-universe-appears-to-be-138-billion-years-old/article10052866/
PARIS - New results from a look into the split second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is a bit older than previously thought but the core concepts of the cosmos -- how it began, what it's made of and where it's going -- seem to be on the right track.

Amazon CEO Recovers NASA's Apollo Engines from Ocean Deep
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/03/amazon-ceo-recovers-nasas-apollo-engines-from-ocean-deep/
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos today announced that his underwater expedition had successfully recovered the mangled wreckage of two rocket engines from NASA's Apollo program from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Herschel Scientists Spy Some Of The Youngest Stars Ever Seen
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/14931/20130321/herschel-scientists-spy-youngest-stars-seen.htm
Scientists from the Herschel space observatory have found some of the youngest stars to have ever been observed by man. The insights gained by looking at these "protostars" should help scientists better understand star formation, and consequently, the life ...

Liquefied Molten Rock's Layer in Earth's Mantle Found
http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1316892-liquefied-molten-rock-s-layer-earth-s-mantle-found
According to recent reports, it has been revealed that a group of scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, has found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's mantle.

Researchers Publish Improved Neanderthal Genome
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2296389/German-team-sequences-Neanderthal-genome-time-makes-available-scientists-FREE.html
Researchers in Germany said Tuesday they have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome and are making it freely available online for other scientists to study.

Trout Guts Balloon for Yearly Gorge
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1316893-trout-lives-fresh-water-year-long
Forget Thanksgiving: In the world of gorging, the Dolly Varden trout has humans and their holidays beat. A new study finds this trout feasts once a year, expanding its gut up to four times the usual size to make the space.

Researchers Discover Ancient Tectonic Plate's Fragments
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1316894-researchers-discover-ancient-tectonic-plate-s-fragments
Brown University researchers have claimed that they have identified fragments of an ancient tectonic plate under Northern Mexico and central California.

Bizarre Egg-Burying Birds Hatch at Bronx Zoo
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bronx-Zoo-hatches-3-rare-maleo-chicks-4367025.php
Three maleo chicks have been hatched at the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Bronx Zoo in New York, where keepers recreated the conditions of the birds' bizarre incubation.