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Are Aliens Eavesdropping On Us? Not Likely

Are Aliens Eavesdropping On Us? Not Likely

Any nearby extraterrestrials would have to get extremely lucky to be able to find us.

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Spacecraft to Fly Into the Sun

Spacecraft to Fly Into the Sun

NASA is planning a mission to fly directly into the sun's atmosphere to find out how it's heated.

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Stephen Hawking is Such a Troublemaker

Stephen Hawking is Such a Troublemaker

The renowned physicist has just published a book stating that God is not required to create the Universe, just physics.

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Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rattles New Zealand

Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rattles New Zealand

New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday.

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Zap, They're Dead! New Water Filter Electrocutes Bacteria

Zap, They're Dead! New Water Filter Electrocutes Bacteria

The simple and inexpensive design makes it perfect for the developing world.

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The Haiti and New Zealand Quakes: A Fair Comparison?

The Haiti and New Zealand Quakes: A Fair Comparison?

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck outside of Christchurch on Saturday. While damage to the city was extensive, no one died. Why?

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Refitted Radio Telescope Observes Distant Supernova

Refitted Radio Telescope Observes Distant Supernova

It seems you can teach an old telescope new tricks. The Expanded Very Large Array (or EVLA) has spotted a distant supernova during commissioning.

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Two Chinese Satellites Have Close Encounter in Orbit

Two Chinese Satellites Have Close Encounter in Orbit

It would appear that China has successfully carried out a satellite rendezvous maneuver in orbit. And on August 19, the two satellites may have even touched, one probe being shunted aside by the other.

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9/11 Imprint Persists in American Brains, Bodies

9/11 Imprint Persists in American Brains, Bodies

Nine years after the attacks of 9/11, the psyches of people who were even distant from the events, show permanent changes.

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Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without Fuel

Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without Fuel

The technology pushes against Earth's magnetic field for propulsion.

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Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

A group of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia took doses of tetracycline -- through their beer.

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School of Underwater Turbines Swim to Fast Currents

School of Underwater Turbines Swim to Fast Currents

An autonomous turbine swarm in the works could tap the power potential in the Gulf's underwater currents. But should we even go there?

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Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

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Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

More than 100 tiger sharks were filmed preying on a massive school of fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia.

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The Great September Gale and the First Days of Hurricane Science

The Great September Gale and the First Days of Hurricane Science

A New York hurricane in the early 19th Century set off a long debate about the size and shape of such storms.

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Brain Exercises Can Accelerate Mental Decline

Brain Exercises Can Accelerate Mental Decline

Challenging your brain can delay dementia. But when it happens, symptoms progress more quickly.

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Why Americans Think Obama is Muslim

Why Americans Think Obama is Muslim

New psychological research helps explain why many people believe misinformation about people-- including why Obama is believed to be Muslim.

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Spacecraft to Fly Into the Sun

NASA is planning a mission to fly directly into the sun's atmosphere to find out how it's heated.

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Are Aliens Eavesdropping On Us? Not Likely

Any nearby extraterrestrials would have to get extremely lucky to be able to find us.

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Stephen Hawking is Such a Troublemaker

The renowned physicist has just published a book stating that God is not required to create the Universe, just physics.

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Refitted Radio Telescope Observes Distant Supernova

It seems you can teach an old telescope new tricks. The Expanded Very Large Array (or EVLA) has spotted a distant supernova during commissioning.

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The Haiti and New Zealand Quakes: A Fair Comparison?

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck outside of Christchurch on Saturday. While damage to the city was extensive, no one died. Why?

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Zap, They’re Dead! New Water Filter Electrocutes Bacteria

The simple and inexpensive design makes it perfect for the developing world.

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Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rattles New Zealand

New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday.

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The Great September Gale and the First Days of Hurricane Science

A New York hurricane in the early 19th Century set off a long debate about the size and shape of such storms.

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Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

More than 100 tiger sharks were filmed preying on a massive school of fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia.

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Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

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School of Underwater Turbines Swim to Fast Currents

An autonomous turbine swarm in the works could tap the power potential in the Gulf's underwater currents. But should we even go there?

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Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

A group of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia took doses of tetracycline -- through their beer.

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Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without Fuel

The technology pushes against Earth's magnetic field for propulsion.

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9/11 Imprint Persists in American Brains, Bodies

Nine years after the attacks of 9/11, the psyches of people who were even distant from the events, show permanent changes.

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Hungry Elephants Are No Match for Fearless Ants

Talk about your David and Goliath story: ant colonies have found a way to ward elephants away from their turf with painful, precise attacks.

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