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  • 11 survival stories from around the world

    These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.

  • Briefing How dangerous are near-Earth asteroids? 5 key questions answered.

    On Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14, discovered a year ago, cleared Earth by a scant 17,200 miles. The same day, a smaller, unrelated asteroid that no one saw coming exploded 12 to 15 miles above Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. Events that day highlight the risk that near-Earth objects (NEOs) can pose – although to some extent, humans can counter them.

  • Sequester 101: What happens if $85 billion in cuts hit on March 1

    The sequester is a complex concept with a tortuous history. Here are the basics on the automatic spending reductions set to kick in March 1.

  • Man and Mars through history

    A look back over centuries at man's attempt to uncover information about the 'Red Planet.'Sources: NASA, American Museum of Natural History, and Scientific American

  • Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media

    When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.

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David Eads sits among old computer parts waiting to be recycled or refurbished by FreeGeek Chicago volunteers.

David Eads runs FreeGeek Chicago, 'an Apple Store for the rest of us'

FreeGeek Chicago gives volunteers hands-on training in restoring old computers to sell or recycle – while they earn credits toward taking home their own desktop or laptop free of charge.

 
 
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