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Just how big was that Russia meteor anyway?
The meteor whose shock wave injured hundreds of Russians early on Friday was tiny compared to the one that struck Siberia in 1908, say scientists.
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US Army tests robot that can jump 30 feet high
Developed by Boston Dynamics and Sandia National Labs, the Sand Flea reconnaissance robot can leap through a second-floor window.
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Japan now assumes 'possibility of a meltdown' at troubled reactors
Japanese workers raced against the clock to pump seawater into two damaged nuclear reactors. It’s a last-ditch effort to cool them enough to avert the kind of core meltdowns that happened at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.
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Green energy first: New York firm seeks tidal power plant in East River
Verdant Power seeks license to build a plant with 30 underwater turbines in New York's East River. It would be the first of its kind in the US, expanding the nation's green energy resources.
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US and Kazakhstan complete secret transfer of Soviet nuclear materials
In the largest nuclear transfer operation ever mounted, US and Kazakh officials moved 11 tons of highly enriched uranium and 3 tons of plutonium some 1,890 miles by rail and road across the Central Asian country.
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Your mail on an electric delivery cart: Postal Service goes greener
The US Postal Service and other government agencies are trying to make their transportation fleets more eco-friendly.
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Want to escape jobless recovery? Try one of these Top 10 rebound cities.
Some US cities can escape one or even two recessions. These Top 10 rebound cities have recovered jobs quickly after at least three recessions.
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Gallery: Top 10 rebound cities
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Asteroid 'Apophis' will miss us this time; but 2068? Stay tuned
The asteroid Apophis is very unlikely to smack Earth in 2036. That's the good news from a large group of planetary scientists meeting this week in Puerto Rico
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Jupiter collision a warning call to Earth
The list of cosmic objects that could hit Earth is growing. Scientists study satellite 'tractors' and nuclear weapons as ways to divert asteroids headed our way.
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The ‘holy grail’ of biofuels now in sight
Long-promised cellulosic ethanol is in modest production, but hurdles remain.
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