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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online New research is showing that a certain type of bacteria is becoming more resistant to antibiotic treatments. Extending the Cure (ETC) reported the second most common infection in the US, urinary tract infection (UTI), is becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. ETC, a project of the Centers for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, found the available arsenal of drugs used to treat UTIs are losing their effectiveness, with...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study conducted by European researchers analyzed the health economics of increased dairy food, showing the benefits of boosting dietary calcium intake. The latest research reported in the journal Osteoporosis International shows that increasing consumption of dairy foods helps to prevent hip fractures and reduce healthcare costs. The study was based on a new analytical model that links nutrition and fracture risk, and...

[ Watch the Video: An Elephant that Speaks Korean ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online What is cooler than a monkey that can do sign language? An Asian elephant that can speak Korean, which is exactly what one elephant named Koshik has learned to do. Researchers wrote in the journal Current Biology that they have confirmed that Koshik has learned how to speak Korean by vocalizing it with his trunk in his mouth. Koshik currently knows how to say hello, sit down,...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Hackers have unleashed the Sony PlayStation 3 "master key," allowing the console devices to be jailbroken in order to play pirated games. Sony has been notorious for making its PlayStation 3 console difficult to jailbreak, but experts say this latest hack is equivalent to stealing the master key. Accessing the inner workings of the PlayStation 3 means people can utilize this gaming console for more than just games. The hackers,...

[ Watch the Video: Making of Heterodontosaurus Flesh Model ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists have unveiled new details about a fanged dinosaur with a parrot-shaped beak known as Pegomastax africanus. A single specimen of the new species was first uncovered in southern Africa in the 1960's, but new details of the dinosaur's anatomy and lifestyle have been published in the journal ZooKeys. Scientists report that Pegomastax had fangs, but was more in...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Astronomer Fabrice Mottez made a series of predictions at the European Planetary Science Congress about the properties of planetary systems around pulsars. Pulsars are dense balls of matter which are heavier than the Sun, yet only are a few tens of miles in diameter. They rotate rapidly, and give off a bright flashing light, giving them their name "pulsating star." So far, there have been two pulsars observed that are home to...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The European Union made a move on Thursday to get its foot in the cloud computing door, saying it could deliver 2.5 million new jobs to Europe. EU's commissioner for digital affairs, Neelie Kroes announced new plans to develop European standards and certifications to get businesses to join the cloud computing market. Cloud computing is a way for users to store their data and software on remote servers, rather than having to store...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online People who are suffering from an appendicitis may not have to undergo a scalpel and sutures in the future but could instead just resort to taking some antibiotics. Typically, people suffering from an appendicitis will have to undergo surgery in order to remove their appendix. However, scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden are trying to find a way around that with antibiotics. Two major clinical...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study presented at the European Planetary Science Congress on Wednesday shows just how rare our Earth really is. Super-Earths are out there, and exoplanet hunters estimate there could be billions of the planets. However, the new research suggests that just because they are Super-Earths, doesn't mean they are capable of hosting life. "We are discovering planets orbiting distant stars that are similar to Earth in composition...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Astronomers have developed an algorithm that is able to chart and explain accurately the structure and dynamics of the universe. The team developed a new algorithm based on artificial intelligence which provides results that are close to the observed distribution of motion and galaxies. It has been hard for astronomers to explain the distribution of galaxies. Five percent of the universe is made of normal matter, making up the...