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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Red planet, in black and white
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Space station to get its largest lab
The shuttle launch Saturday, carrying the new module, is a key step for Japan’s space program.
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Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?
Population, pollution, and climate put the squeeze on potable supplies – and private companies smell a profit. Others ask: Should water be a human right?
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Phoenix Mars Lander prepares to begin excavation
A successful landing and Mars's smooth surface sets optimum digging conditions
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Send your robot to work
Ivan Bowman works from home, but he cruises the office via remote control.
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"Space roo" helps climate change experiment
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With Phoenix mission, water hunt to resume on Mars
The lander is scheduled to touch down on the red planet Sunday, marking a turning point in the exploration program.
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The Monitor's View: A thin-ice way to save polar bears
A court-forced decision on polar bears is not the way to impel Americans to cut emissions.
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Creative writing for extraterrestrials
A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.
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Today's number: 387
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Creative writing for extraterrestrials
A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.
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The Phoenix’s risky landing
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Mission to the sun
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Horizons: What's new in sci-tech
Wah-wah rings, an 'extinct' critter scurries back, and a mission to the sun.
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Renewed emphasis on gaps in college success for minorities
Minority achievement in science majors continues to lag, a new report indicates.
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Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues
Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.
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Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues
Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.
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Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues
Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.
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USA
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U.S. scientists to study Arctic smog
Key question: Is air pollution from lower latitudes causing the region's recent warming?
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Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology?
Should the world put less focus on emissions caps and more on spurring clean technologies?
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Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology?
Should the world put less focus on emissions caps and more on spurring clean technologies?
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USA
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A mission to Mars, in Utah
Research from desert simulations aimed at easing life on an eventual Red Planet trip.
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