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The 'janitor satellite' that cleans up space junk
February 16, 2012, at 3:22 PMOver 500,000 pieces of dangerous debris are flying around Earth, but a new initiative could help reduce the threat
NASA's 'ambitious' plan for a base off the dark side of the moon
February 15, 2012, at 11:49 AMAfter grounding its shuttle program, the U.S. space agency flirts with building a distant space station to serve as a jumping-off point for future missions to Mars
Is Mars too dry for life?
February 7, 2012, at 6:20 AMMineral samples suggest the Red Planet has been left hopelessly parched by a "super-drought" millions of years in the making
Could volcanoes erupt in California?
February 6, 2012, at 7:00 AMThe Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley isn't nearly as dormant as experts long believed — meaning it might just be "ripe for an eruption"
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Google spies on iPhone users: Should the feds clamp down?
February 22, 2012, at 7:15 AMThe search giant deployed a special code to bypass Apple's privacy settings — and track millions of users' surfing habits
Apple's new Mountain Lion OS: Where's Siri?
February 21, 2012, at 3:30 PMSure, the newest Mac operating system is packed full of sleek new features to make it more "iPad-like." But noticeably absent is a popular, spunky voice assistant
The 'DNA robots' that hunt cancer cells
February 21, 2012, at 12:20 PMHarvard scientists invent a novel method of eliminating invasive tumors, employing nano-sized machines fashioned after white blood cells
Why are dolphins beaching themselves? 4 theories
February 17, 2012, at 5:35 PMScientists aren't sure why the beloved marine mammals are getting stranded in unprecedented numbers this winter. But they have a few ideas
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Do goats have accents?
February 17, 2012, at 3:18 PMHumans from Texas and Canada sound quite different. Is the same true for our bleating, four-legged pals?
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When the winter cold kills
February 17, 2012, at 11:54 AMA frigid Maine winter, says Dan Barry, can turn lethal when the fuel oil runs out
The 'secret, corporate-funded' plan to make Americans doubt climate change
February 16, 2012, at 11:02 AMIn a sort of reverse "Climategate," the libertarian Heartland Institute is embarrassed by a major leak. Here, 6 of the highlights
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The rise of child sex-change treatments
February 22, 2012, at 6:45 AMMore doctors than ever are using hormone therapy to treat kids suffering from gender identity disorder. The question is, should they?
Is that 'new car smell' toxic to your body?
February 21, 2012, at 7:30 AMAn annual study of over 200 vehicles ranks models based on the number of harmful chemicals inside. And the worst car interior goes to...
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Can dessert for breakfast help you lose weight?
February 9, 2012, at 1:02 PMNew research suggests that, in the early morning, you can have your cake and shed pounds too
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The world's first 3D-printed prosthetic jaw
February 8, 2012, at 6:15 AMA breakthrough transplant gave an 83-year-old the ability to eat and speak again after a chronic bone infection ate away at her lower jaw
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