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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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Yellowstone Hot Spot Shreds Ancient Pacific Ocean

A new study has found that the mantle plume that feeds Yellowstone's famous geysers is even more powerful than anyone ever thought.

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NASA Offers New View of Lunar Crater

A new geologic map of Schrodinger Basin on the moon gives a unique glimpse of Luna's distant past.

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Making real estate look good in Google’s 3D world

The arrival of services such as Google Maps means those who own buildings need to care about their appearance online, too. A start-up can help with that.

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Practical Traveler: Google Maps Add a Feature for Bike Riders

Computer mapping programs, including Google Maps, are reshaping how bike enthusiasts travel.



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Google updates Maps for Android, adds Yelp-like interface

A Google Maps update adds a new application interface for smoothly displaying its Place Page business listings on Android phones.

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3D camcorders for consumers

Lenovo confirms it is working on a LePad tablet to compete with you know what, Google Maps and Google Earth get updated boundaries, and Panasonic is ready to launch a 3D camcorder for the masses.

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Yahoo Rolls Out a Renovated Flickr

Flickr has been overtaken by competitors of late. Maps of where photos were taken and bigger displays may win back photographers.



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Taking On the Gulf Oil Spill With Kites and Cameras

An M.I.T. fellow is putting together camera kits with balloons and kites to document the damage in the gulf.



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Afternoon Edition: How foolproof is home test-taking software?

China outlaws crowdsourced maps, GM brings Google Maps directions to OnStar, and how to cheat on test-taking software that is supposed to prevent cheating.

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Afternoon Edition: Spinning DJ Hero 2

Sony launches a new line of Vaio machines, Google Maps can now be sent to your Ford Sync navigation system, and Activision announces DJ Hero 2 with Lady Gaga of course.

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Ford steering Google Maps into its cars

Carmaker is adding Google Maps to its Sync-equipped vehicles, which will let drivers download directions to their cars from PCs or mobile phones.

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Software layers BP oil spill over your home

Web site uses Google Maps to let users place BP oil spill image over any region to fathom its scope.

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Phone Smart: With Transit Map Apps, No Refolding Required

There are many hundreds of mobile apps that help you navigate transit systems around the world. Some are a godsend, others full of miscues.



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Woman, hit by car, sues Google for faulty directions

A woman who is following Google Maps walking directions on her BlackBerry gets hit as she walks along a highway. She is suing Google and the driver who hit her.

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Google Balks at Turning Over Data to Regulators

Google said it needed time to resolve legal issues concerning Internet data inadvertently collected from home wireless networks.



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