Scientists start world's largest particle collider (AP)

Asia is world's cradle for new strains of flu (AP)
AP - Scientists have pinpointed the cradle-to-grave path that flu takes as it sweeps the globe every year — starting with the birth of new strains in Asia and ending when the virus burns out...

Scientists: Big quake likely in Calif. (AP)
AP - California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast.

Swarm of earthquakes detected off Oregon (AP)
AP - Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off the central Oregon Coast.

Genetic link tied to smoking addiction (AP)
AP - Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to get hooked on tobacco, causing them to smoke more cigarettes, making it harder to quit, and leading...

French recording may be world's first (AP)
AP - At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn't sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice.