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Something Went Wrong On The Curiosity Rover
This story was published on March 1, 2013.A computer glitch on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has forced the robot to switch to a backup computer while engineers try to resolve the problem.In the...
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Watch A Submarine Explore A Buried Antarctic Lake
A shiny red submarine that could double for a Louisville Slugger played a critical role in confirming life abounds in a chilly Antarctic lake, NASA said today.The robotic sub, about the size and shape...
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'Good' Face Bacteria Protects Against Zits
Teenagers rejoice, zit bacteria aren't all bad.New research finds the microbes that cause the most common form of acne come in two flavors: the "bad" variety that causes pimples and the "good" type...
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China Will Launch Another Manned Space Mission This Summer
China announced Thursday (Feb. 28) that it will send three astronauts to space this summer on a docking mission to its orbiting lab, according to news reports.Carrying three Chinese astronauts the...
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Another Sinkhole Appears In Florida
Another sinkhole has emerged in Tampa, Florida, only days after a huge sinkhole swallowed up Jeff Bush on Feb. 28, heralding the beginning of Florida's notorious "sinkhole season."Spring is known as...
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A Super Fast Comet Is Headed For Mars
A PAIR of middle-aged tourists (see previous post) are not the only thing headed for Mars. Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is also on its way. Discovered on January 3rd, some calculations of its orbit,...
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The Sun Is In Its Solar Peak And Today You Can Watch It Up Close
The sun's solar weather cycle is it at its peak this year, and today (March 5) you can get an up-close look at Earth's nearest star through an Arizona telescope in a live webcast.The online Slooh Space...
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Invasive Ant Colonies Are Being Invaded By Other Invasive Ants
One of the most aggressive invasive ants in the world seems to have met its match in North Carolina — but if the arthropod challenger prevails, don’t expect it to play niceThe Argentine ant has spread...
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Scientists Think They Have Found The Mythical 'Sunstone' Vikings Used To...
An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, researchers said on Wednesday.The stone...
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The Science Behind How We Deal With Change
Remember when Apple's stock traded at $7 a share? I do, because that's when I sold my shares. Tech experts' sage predictions had convinced me that the Mac would never make a dent in the PC market. As...
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Scientists Are Experimenting With Brain Electrodes To Treat Anorexia
Scientists said they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains.The technique is in an experimental phase and only some patients had...
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Governments Hand Down A Death Sentence For Polar Bears
A major meeting of governments on threats to endangered species on Thursday rejected a ban on international trade in polar bears amid fears it would distract from the bigger threat of global...
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Lion Kills Intern At California Exotic Animal Park
DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what provoked a lion at an exotic animal park in Central California to attack and maul to death a 24-year-old woman, who had been on the job as...
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Scientists Plant Electrodes Into Women's Brains To Treat Anorexia
Scientists said they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains.The technique is in an experimental phase and only some patients had...
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It's Time To Start Stockpiling Olive Oil
Erratic weather, including a devastating drought in Europe and a freak hailstorm in Australia, has left the world with a looming shortage of olive oil.In spring of 2012, a late frost hit Spain in the...
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An Epic Eruption Of Mount Etna Is Lighting Up Sicily
Mount Etna erupted, spewing lava and ash, in Sicily on Tuesday. Italy’s active volcano has recorded plenty of activity of late and Tuesday’s eruption was one of more spectacular displays that has been...
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Why A Chimp Smuggled Between Sacks Of Marijuana Is Not A Joke
A smuggled chimp hidden between two sacks of marijuana sounds like the first line of a joke. But this monkey business, uncovered in Cameroon, is in fact only the most lurid detail from a distinctly...
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Daylight Saving Time Is Horrible
Even cows don’t like Daylight Saving Time. Come Sunday morning, when the milking machines get attached to their udders a whole hour too early, the otherwise placid bovines on dairy farms around the...
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Another Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth Tomorrow
A newly discovered asteroid with a size of a football field will zoom past Earth Mar. 9 just days after another cosmic rock cruised past Earth at a distance less than moon’s orbit.The Catalina Sky...
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Russian Satellite Struck By Chinese Space Debris
A small Russian spacecraft in orbit appears to have been struck by Chinese space junk from a 2007 anti-satellite test, likely damaging the Russian craft, possibly severely, SPACE.com has learned.The...
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