The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2014 to Yakov G. Sinai (78) of Princeton University, USA, and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, "for his fundamental contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics".

For further information: [URL]http://www.abelprize.no/[/URL]

(I realize that not everyone classifies mathematics as a science, but I couldn't find an "Official Math(s) News" thread!)

[URL="http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/5-year-olds-can-learn-calculus/284124/"]5-year-olds can Learn Calculus[/URL]

[URL="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/blind-brain-sound/"]What Happens in the Brain When Blind People Learn to See With Sound[/URL]

[URL="http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/music-language-75521/"]Is Music a Language?[/URL]

[URL="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306095121.htm"]Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg[/URL]

[URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/03/14/amazingly-science-backs-5-second-rule-for-dropped-food/?ss=forbeswoman"]Surprising Science Experiment Backs 5-Second Rule For Dropped Food[/URL]

[URL="http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/can-computer-viruses-be-helpful/education"]Can Computer Viruses be Helpful?[/URL]

[URL="http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2014/march/turingpnas.html"]Turing’s theory of morphogenesis validated[/URL]

[URL="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320121904.htm"]Scientists find mechanism to reset body clock[/URL]

[URL="https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=20563"]Archaeologists discover the earliest complete example of a human with cancer[/URL]

[URL="http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/bioprinting-of-body-parts-inching-closer-to-reality/education"]Bioprinting of body parts inching closer to reality[/URL]

[URL="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/14/yawning-contagious-study/6420133/"]Study: Yes, yawning is contagious, but reasons unclear[/URL]

[URL="http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/building-behemoths-supersize-and-megatall/education"]Building behemoths: Supersize and megatall[/URL]

I'll admit I didn't read the whole article but:

[URL="http://news.yahoo.com/asteroid-found-rings-first-kind-discovery-stuns-astronomers-182033346.html"]Asteroid Found with Rings! First-of-Its-Kind Discovery Stuns Astronomers[/URL]

[QUOTE=science_man_88;369790]I'll admit I didn't read the whole article but:

[URL="http://news.yahoo.com/asteroid-found-rings-first-kind-discovery-stuns-astronomers-182033346.html"]Asteroid Found with Rings! First-of-Its-Kind Discovery Stuns Astronomers[/URL][/QUOTE]
They were doing an occultation study and saw double dips either side of the asteroid. Very clear spacing and width data.:smile:

[URL="http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/03/27/asteroid_ring_chariklo_is_the_first_non_planet_found_to_have_a_ring.html"]badastronomy.com[/URL] has a piece about it too.
Yeah, I know, i'm late for the announcement again.
more about the asteroid @ eso : [url]http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1410/[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;369761][URL]http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-surprising-failures-of-12-steps/284616/[/URL][/QUOTE]One of the most well-respected modern _pseudoscience_ establishments, which has worked its way not only into our "common knowledge", but also into our legal and medical systems, through patient and tireless promotions by its followers, without any scientific validation:

Alcoholics Anonymous

and its offspring, 12-step facilitation,, "the almost universally accepted standard for addiction-recovery in America today"

Alan Turing -- he's not just for automata anymore

"[B]Turing's theory of morphogenesis validated[/B]"

Scientists from Brandeis University and the University of Pittsburgh show how identical cells differentiate"
[URL]http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2014/march/turingpnas.html[/URL][quote]Alan Turing’s accomplishments in computer science are well known, but lesser known is his impact on biology and chemistry. In his only published paper on biology, Turing proposed a theory of morphogenesis, the process by which identical cells differentiate, for example, into an organism with arms and legs, a head and tail.

Now, 60 years after Turing’s death, researchers from Brandeis University and the University of Pittsburgh have provided the first experimental evidence that validates Turing’s theory in cell-like structures.

. . .[/quote]OTOH, this isn't [I]totally[/I] divorced from automata:
[quote]... Turing’s model could help grow soft robots with certain patterns and shapes.

More than anything, this research further validates Turing as a pioneer across many different fields, Fraden says. ...[/quote]

[URL="http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/27/5553044/first-functional-eukaryotic-chromosome"]Scientists just took a major step toward making life from scratch[/URL]

[QUOTE]One of the most significant changes they introduced was the addition of a gene called "Cre". This gene is atypical because it produces a protein, also called "cre," that can scramble the synthetic chromosome's sequence when it comes in contact with estrogen — the human sex hormone. [/QUOTE]

This got me thinking does this gene reside in cancers that are estrogen sensitive ?

[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/why-do-zebras-have-stripes-mystery-solved-scientists-say-n68836[/url]

[URL="http://www.npr.org/2014/03/26/294823375/it-was-the-best-of-sentences"]It Was The Best Of Sentences ...[/URL]

[URL="http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027860/what-if-web-browsing-were-like-a-virtual-reality-videogame?partner=rss"]What If Web Browsing Were Like A Virtual Reality Videogame?[/URL]

[URL="http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/tvs-cold-war-conflict-cable-vs.-netflix/education"]TV’s cold war conflict: Cable vs. Netflix[/URL]

[URL="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/a-brief-history-of-april-fools-day"]A brief history of April Fools' Day[/URL]

[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26741402"]3D insect flight: footage captured from inside a fly[/URL]

[URL="http://news.sciencemag.org/space/2014/03/spacecraft-returns-seven-particles-birth-solar-system"]
Spacecraft Returns Seven Particles From Birth of the Solar System[/URL]

[URL="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/back-to-future-as-museums-embrace-digital-1-6517105"]Back to future as museums embrace digital[/URL]

[URL="http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/la-sci-sn-autism-prenatal-brain-development-20140327,0,2984802.story"]Brain tissue adds to evidence that autism begins before birth[/URL]

[URL="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-088"]NASA's Spitzer Telescope Brings 360-Degree View of Galaxy to Our Fingertips[/URL]

A fascinating item from the Spitzer page: a huge outer ring of Saturn.

[url]http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1008-hiddenuniverse028-The-One-Ring-of-Saturn-Showcase-[/url]

Thanks, Rogue!