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Post March 09 2012

Mild Winter, Early Spring Bring Talk of Climate Change
Unusual plants are thriving, flowers are blooming early and the map of what plants can be grown whe…
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Post February 27 2012

Swiss Create ‘Janitor’ Satellite to Clean Up Space Junk
Space engineers are making plans to clean up their room. According to the NASA Oribital Debris Prog…
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Post February 20 2012

Bird Flu Researchers Balance Science With Bioterrorism Risks
The World Health Organization (WHO) and others are debating what to do about recent research on bir…
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Post February 16 2012

Filmmaker Explores Meaning of Black History Month
Every February, students across the country learn about the contributions and stories of African-Am…
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Post February 09 2012

Secret Lake Buried Miles Under Antarctic Ice Could Hold Clues to Life
After nearly 20 years of drilling, Russian scientists have reached a crystal clear underground lake…
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Post January 26 2012

Super PACs Heat Up 2012 Elections
The airwaves in the first few Republican primary states have been dominated by advertisements for a…
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Post May 06 2011

Tornadoes, Floods Ravage Large Parts of the U.S.
Extreme weather in parts of the United States has displaced thousands of families this spring. Resi…
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Post April 29 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour Will Rocket Into History
The space shuttle Endeavour launched into space for the final time in the second-to-last trip ever …
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Post April 22 2011

Earth Day Coincides With Heated Debates Over Environmental Rules
An oil spill in California was behind the creation of the first Earth Day in 1970. Now, 41 years la…
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Post March 17 2011

Nuclear Power Plant Failures in Japan Raise Safety Questions
Radiation leaks and fires at Japan's nuclear reactors following a massive earthquake and tsunami ha…
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Post February 17 2011

Watson Wins: Computer Beats Human Trivia Champs
Scientists building computers that can simulate the workings of the human brain scored a major vict…
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Post November 19 2010

Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Causes Havoc
On the island nation of Haiti, where 1.3 million people are living in tent cities following a catas…
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