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Milky Way Awash in Planets

Since the last Kepler catalog was released in February 2012, the number of candidates discovered in the Kepler data has increased by 20 percent and now totals 2,740 potential planets orbiting 2,036 stars. Image by NASA. In case…

Glimpsing Gadgets, Cutting Edge Technology at Consumer Electronics Show

Glimpsing Gadgets, Cutting Edge Technology at Consumer Electronics Show…

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The NewsHour Has the Flu

This partial world map shows Google.org Flu Trends. Red indicates the most intense flu activity. Orange is moderate, yellow is low and green is minimal. Image by Google. The NewsHour has the flu. Or a really bad cold.

At Consumer Electronics Show, Sorting the Go-Go Gadgets from the No-Go

LAS VEGAS -- It's not obvious whether a new gadget's public debut at the annual Consumer Electronics Show would be better described as taking the stage or walking the plank. This is my 16th year of covering the…

The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show

By Colleen Shalby

The 2013 Internation Consumer Electronics Show or CES, is held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8 to January 11, 2013. Depicts the newest electronic inventions from Samsung, Dell, Canon, Sony, LG, Nvidia, and Withings.

How Skiers Move Moguls Uphill

EmbedVideo(5417, 482, 304); Here's a little-known winter fact: Ski moguls, those tricky-to-navigate bumps on well-traveled ski runs, migrate slowly uphill. Moguls are formed by skiers on virtually all ski trails that are not mechanically flattened with grooming…