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World Cup Security Uses Physics To Thwart Hackers
WASHINGTON — South African physicists working to protect data networks at the World Cup hope to provide something that no…
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Scientists Learn Why Fido Circles the Bowl
Ever wonder why your Doberman circles five times before sitting down or eating? So did the researchers at Tufts and…
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Star Wars Come True? Tatooine-Like Planet Discovered
A planet orbiting a dual star system is just like the dusty ‘Star Wars’ home world of Luke Skywalker, according…
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Why Mars? Buzz Aldrin Wants a Lunar Base First
The road to Mars leads right past the moon. So why isn’t a return trip on the agenda? That’s what…
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Endeavour flies by Golden Gate Bridge on final flight
LOS ANGELES – Space shuttle Endeavour crisscrossed California Friday in a last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles…
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American and Frenchman win Nobel for quantum physics
STOCKHOLM – A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for inventing methods to observe the bizarre…
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Space shuttle Endeavour making 12-mile trip to LA museum
LOS ANGELES – At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour circled the globe at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding…
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A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to NY aquarium in Brooklyn
NEW YORK – A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. The…
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University of Michigan program aims to bolster scientific basis of Great Lakes cleanup effort
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The University of Michigan is establishing a research program designed to make sure the federal government…
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