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Abdulmutallab could not have blown up plane
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:01pm MST
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Funky chickens have sexual-identity issues
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:35pm MST
Some chickens have sexual-identity issues, waddling around with half-male and half-female plumage. Now researchers have figured out the cause of the gender-confusing traits: Half of their bodies are full of female sex cells, while the other half contains mostly male cells.
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Einstein was right: General relativity confirmed
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:11pm MST
Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.
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Doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million mark
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:02pm MST
Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.
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Palm teeters in crowded smart phone market
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:13pm MST
Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smartphone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
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Google chief sees outcome 'soon' in China row
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:37pm MST
Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
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Conan's lone Twitter followee: ‘It's totally nuts’
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:06pm MST
Conan O'Brien decided last week to pick Killen as the only person he would follow on Twitter, turning the 19-year-old's life upside down.
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Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage PCs
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:04pm MST
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources. -
Global agency reconsiders address for porn sites
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:19pm MST
A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name. It would be an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. -
Can MySpace overhaul lure users back to site?
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:57am MST
The new site recasts MySpace more strongly around its music and media content, with features such as the ability to listen to a music playlist based on songs that other MySpace users are sharing in their stream of updates.
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Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:45am MST
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home. -
Google Maps now features bike lanes
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:37am MST
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. -
Animal suicide sheds light on human behavior
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:31am MST
Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.
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Female space pioneer promotes science careers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:07am MST
American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger. -
Newsweek: Inside the rush to recruit elite hackers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:58am MST
By one estimate the United States currently has about 1,000 elite cyber-security experts. It needs 20,000. Companies and government agencies are ramping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cyber whiz kids, by sponsoring national competitions akin to "American Idol ." -
Newsweek: The biggest cyber-breaches of all time
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:58am MST
From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk. -
Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:55am MST
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home. -
First woman in space promotes careers in science
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:09am MST
Corrects headline to clarify first American woman in space
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Are you ready for the toilet of the future?
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:57am MST
While most bathrooms in the U.S. are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats, sound effects, built-in bidets and lids that raise automatically.
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HTC Legend: Frankly, it feels expensive
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:57am MST
With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.
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China space program selects first women astronauts
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:12am MST
A Chinese proverb says women hold up half the sky. In the future, they'll be doing it from space. -
SpaceX aborts rocket engine test
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:37pm MST
Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. -
Google opens Web store for business applications
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:33pm MST
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet. -
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:07pm MST
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. -
MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:34pm MST
Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly. -
Red Tape: Lifelock settles with FTC over 'deceptive' ads
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:53pm MST
LifeLock spent millions spreading its CEO’s Social Security Number all across America. Now the firm will spend $12 million settling claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising and failed to protect customers' personal information. -
Orbiting stars circle each other in minutes
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:38pm MST
After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.
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Robots to help repair aging water pipes
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:21pm MST
Robots are great for going where humans can't, and the cramped confines of municipal water pipes are the perfect example. A new initiative is working on building robots that can access and repair aging water pipes from the inside.
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Professors banish laptops from classrooms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:47pm MST
Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.
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New worm species found in Great Barrier Reef
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Cisco says new router 12x faster than rivals'
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:39pm MST
Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc. -
SpaceX fires rocket engines in quest to fly cargo
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:35pm MST
Space Exploration Technologies fired up the engines of its debut Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. -
Biblical city's true location discovered
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:23pm MST
Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.
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New guitar game has players strum real strings
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. -
U.S. sits on rare supply of tech-crucial minerals
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:31pm MST
Untapped reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths — families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors. -
Buzz Aldrin gears up for ‘Dancing’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:39pm MST
Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the first moon landing by Apollo 11, is facing a much more down-to-Earth challenge as a contestant on the new season of TV's "Dancing With the Stars."
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NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:33pm MST
With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month. -
Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:30pm MST
Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. -
Chile quake moves city 10 feet
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:00am MST
The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.
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Altered tobacco plants suck up pond scum
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:13am MST
Engineered tobacco is paving the way for a new generation of plants that could clean up environmental problems — and do it cheaply. -
Samsung, Panasonic to start selling 3-D TVs
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:42am MST
Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. -
NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:20am MST
NASA's space shuttle manager says it wouldn't be hard to add more shuttle flights. The real question is money. -
Malware turns your cell phone against you
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:57am MST
Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.
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U.S.-born panda leaves quarantine in China
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:31am MST
After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on public display Tuesday for the first time since his much-anticipated arrival in the country.
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112 best free downloads, sites and services
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:43am MST
Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online — all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services.
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The dark side of digital ‘love’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:43am MST
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims.
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Cities wooing Google for ultra-fast broadband
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:34pm MST
City leaders around the country are competing hard for Google's experimental fiber-optic network, which promises to be more than 100 times faster than the Internet connections currently available to most Americans. -
Warning, Captain Kirk: Warp speed will kill you
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:21pm MST
Captain Kirk might want to avoid taking the starship Enterprise to warp speed, unless he's ready to shrug off interstellar hydrogen atoms that would deliver a lethal radiation blast to both ship and crew.
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Deadly quakes are coincidence, scientists say
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:09pm MST
Experts say there is nothing unusual about the latest spate of earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey, but their devastation illustrates how growing construction along the world's fault lines can lead to massive casualties.
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AT&T scores another win by adding Android
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:06pm MST
AT&T has finally added the Google Android platform to its portfolio of mobile devices with the launch of the Motorola Backflip. -
Online abuse puts heat on Google, Facebook
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:53pm MST
The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals. -
Video: ‘God Of War III’ is over-the-top fun
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:45pm MST
The game is bigger, more polished, and more thrilling then the previous games. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
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iPhone can be addicting, says new survey
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:37pm MST
A new Stanford University survey confirms what many iPhone users may have long suspected: Apple's smartphone can be addicting. The survey was administered to 200 students with iPhones, 70 percent of whom had owned their iPhones for less than a year.
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Chameleons have weatherproof tongues
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
New research has found that a chameleon's tongue shoots out like a rubber band gun, maintaining high function at even very low temperatures.
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At universities, is better learning a click away?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:27pm MST
As classroom clickers have become more commonplace across U.S. campuses, a divide has emerged over just how sophisticated they should be.
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White House tweets spread president's message
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:58am MST
In tandem with their quick bursts of information on Twitter, the online White House routinely turns to its blog, Facebook page or YouTube channel where President Barack Obama now posts his weekly address.
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‘Secret’ Giotto uncovered in Florence chapel
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:40am MST
Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries.
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Former head of Johnson Space Center dies
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:44pm MST
Aaron Cohen, the former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who helped create the space shuttle program, has died in College Station after a long fight with cancer. He was 79. -
Obama to unveil ‘ambitious plan’ for NASA
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:17pm MST
President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's approach to the next step in space exploration. -
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
Christian-based materials that leave out evolution dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the U.S. -
Top 5 greatest 'Final Fantasy' characters
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:10pm MST
The "Final Fantasy" series is home to many memorable characters, but these are the ones that gamers love to talk about long after the final credits roll.
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Universal Service Fund to pay for broadband?
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 5:44pm MST
Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas. -
Video: Is this your ‘Final Fantasy?’
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:19pm MST
“Final Fantasy XIII” has a strong story and gorgeous graphics, but terrible acting weighs it down. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
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Taking aim at Microsoft: Google buys DocVerse
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:15pm MST
Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp. -
Chubbier monkey moms produce better milk
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:49pm MST
Heavier monkey moms that have given birth before produce higher quality breast milk, resulting in suckling infants that are more playful and confident than their pals, a new study finds.
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Could the Tumbleweed Rover dominate Mars?
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:30pm MST
Before Mars can become the next great frontier for human exploration, we need to send more robotic missions to gather as much information as possible about our planetary neighbor.
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School tech workers on leave amid webcam probe
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:54pm MST
Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school-issued laptops are on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation. -
Cosmic Log: How quakes measure up
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:53pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.
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Crater-in-a-crater may offer peek at moon guts
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:07pm MST
A big crater inside a huge crater on the moon could offer a view of the lunar innards, scientists now say. -
Video: Push to keep shuttle program, and jobs
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:33am MST
The potential loss of up to 32,000 jobs is leading some in Congress to push plans to develop new rockets or to keep the space shuttle fleet flying. WESH's Dan Billow reports. (NBC News Channel)
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NASA uses fish to fight space sickness
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:30am MST
Astronauts love doing zero-G stunts on the International Space Station, but only after the urge to vomit from space sickness has faded. Now fish, snails and other animals could help understand whether living in space can create long-term or even permanent damage in the inner ear.
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Male mice sing ultrasonic love songs
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:30am MST
The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females.
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U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:42am MST
The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.
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Source: Microsoft to sell phone on Verizon
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 5:31pm MST
Microsoft Corp. is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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Earth raised shield earlier than thought
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 5:22pm MST
Young Earth was cocooned in a protective shield that magnetically deflected killer solar radiation 200 million years earlier than previously thought, a key factor that allowed life to take hold, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science.
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10 great geek cakes
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 4:56pm MST
From lip-smacking gadgets to chest-bursting aliens, these infamous Internet cakes are irrefutable proof that you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Da Vinci's huge horse statue proven feasible
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 4:33pm MST
"Il Cavallo," the huge equine statue Leonardo Da Vinci never got to make, wasn't plagued by technical problems as was widely believed, a new multidisciplinary research has revealed. -
Epic iron beard gives mussels super strength
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 4:19pm MST
Beards composed partly of iron help mussels hold onto rocks and ships, according to new research published today in the journal Science. -
Video: Giant croc goes on display
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:16pm MST
The forty-foot long skeleton of an ancient crocodile goes on display in Kansas. KSNW's Kera Mashek reports the reptilian giant would have weighed 10 tons when alive. (NBC News Channel)
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Former studio heads sue Activision after firing
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:52pm MST
Two game studio heads fired by Activision this week are suing the video game publisher, saying it let them go to avoid paying hefty royalties from the popular "Call of Duty." -
‘Rock-solid’ case: Asteroid killed the dinosaurs
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:38pm MST
After almost 20 years of debate, a blue-ribbon scientific panel says there's an "international consensus" that an asteroid impact caused a dinosaur-killing mass extinction 65 million years ago.
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Alien plants get new twist in world of ‘Avatar’
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 11:44am MST
The film "Avatar" takes viewers to a fictional moon, where the plants glow, shoot poison leaf tips and communicate. None of this fits exactly with our definition of "plant," but one botanist has pieced together an ecological back-story for how plants may have evolved on this strange world.
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Cosmic Log: A giant among galaxies?
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 11:15am MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Swirls of stars seem to surround a huge galaxy half a billion light-years from Earth. But that's just an illusion. In reality, the galaxy spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is a big fat loner. And the big fat mystery is ... why?
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NYT: Ads on Facebook strike some as off-key
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:55am MST
Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, is selling more ad spots to big companies like Wal-Mart Stores, Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. But the site’s pages are also home to countless ads from smaller companies that can be funny, weird or just plain creepy. -
NATO chief calls attention to cyber threats
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:37am MST
NATO is facing new threats in cyberspace that cannot be met by lining up soldiers and tanks, the alliance's secretary-general said Thursday in an apparent reference to terror groups and criminal networks. -
Pigeons beat humans at solving puzzle
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:53am MST
New findings involving pigeons superior ability to solve a perplexing statistical problem might in turn shed light on why humans are bad at solving certain kinds of problems. -
‘Skinput’ turns body into touchscreen interface
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:44am MST
Touchscreens may be popular both in science fiction and real life as the symbol of next-gen technology, but an innovation called Skinput suggests the true interface of the future might be us.
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Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:06am MST
More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday .
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Senator proposes bill to extend shuttle program
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:50am MST
NASA chief Charles Bolden is expected to discuss changes to President Barack Obama's plan to scrap the agency's Constellation program with at least one top lawmaker this week, according to an internal agency e-mail.
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‘Extinct’ frog species found again after 30 years
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:20am MST
A species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has been found in rural Australian farmland, officials said Thursday.
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Efforts grow to integrate Internet into TV
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:58am MST
We want Internet access pretty much everywhere we are, even if where we are is on the couch, remote control in hand, in front of the TV. Manufacturers, cable and satellite providers are working to grant our wishes.
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Scientists wowed by data from Mars orbiter
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:51pm MST
Scientists are impressed with the flood of data beamed back by NASA's most advanced Mars orbiter.
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Virgin Galactic to fire up SpaceShipTwo in 2011
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:21pm MST
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to begin powered test flights of its rocket spaceship by 2011, marking a key milestone before launching regular service, the space tourism startup's president said Wednesday.
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Hulu, the free site, facing some difficult choices
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 5:41pm MST
Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon. -
Cosmic Log: Inventors take the prize
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 5:35pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Four amazingly inventive students win $30,000 each for innovations ranging from a DNA puzzle-solver to a low-cost prosthetic arm to an "iShoe" that checks your sense of balance.
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7 questions about Apple's suit against HTC
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 5:25pm MST
Apple's lawsuit against HTC over smartphone-related patents may be bad for consumers, bad for any smartphone-related company that isn't headquartered in Cupertino — and quite possibly bad for Apple, too. -
Skype lands on Nokia Symbian phones
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:15pm MST
Nokia is embracing Skype, making available for free the Internet-telephony (VoIP) app in the Ovi app store. -
Delicate nebula looks like a cosmic bat
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:08pm MST
A new photo of a nebula hidden near the constellation Orion reveals gas in the shape of a bat spreading its wings.
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Science through the Looking Glass
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 3:34pm MST
In "Alice in Wonderland," a teenage Alice falls back through the rabbit hole to revisit the dreamy world of her childhood. For more than a century, Alice's adventures have been mirrored in real-world research.
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U.S. Army turns to phone apps to win wars
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 2:36pm MST
The U.S. Army announced today a competition to create useful smartphone and Web applications aimed at making the military more efficient, enhancing "warfighting effectiveness," and perhaps save soldiers' lives. -
Scientists catalog zoo of bacteria inside our guts
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 2:08pm MST
The human gut is a virtual zoo, full of a wide variety of bacteria, a new study found. And scientists say that's a good thing.
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Spain: mastermind of 'botnet' scam a mystery
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:53pm MST
Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested. -
Russia halts space tours as U.S. retires Shuttle
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:35pm MST
Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews to the International Space Station after the U.S. mothballs its shuttle fleet this year.
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TiVo Premiere: Like IMDB.com on TV
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:51am MST
TiVo may have invented time-shifting, but the past few years haven't been kind to this company unsure how to cut a profit. Then, someone inside TiVo HQ must have realized, oh right, INNOVATION! That's the ticket!
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Dog-sized creature was almost a dinosaur
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:46am MST
A four-legged animal about the size of a large dog with a long tail is now the oldest known relative of dinosaurs, dating back some 240 million years. Paleontologists recently examined the bones from at least 14 individuals of this proto-dinosaur that were discovered in southern Tanzania.
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World Blog: President Hu's Internet adventure
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:13am MST
Chinese netizens went into somewhat of a tizzy last week when they discovered their president had set up an account on the microblogging section of the Web portal of the People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece of Communist Party of China. -
Finally! Bigger pictures coming to Facebook
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:06am MST
Facebook is increasing the maximum size of photos uploaded to the site by 20 percent, the company announced today .
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Next Mars probe gets carbon-sniffing tool
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:37am MST
Next Mars Probe Gets Carbon-Sniffing ToolA new tool for the next Mars rover will allow it to more definitively detect organic matter, avoiding controversy that has plagued results from the Viking lander.
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NASA moves space shuttle to launch pad
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:08am MST
NASA hauled the space shuttle Discovery out to its seaside launch pad in Florida early Wednesday to prepare for a planned April 5 blastoff.
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Israeli army nixes raid after Facebook leak
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 9:54am MST
Israel's military has "unfriended" one of its own — after a combat soldier potentially updated Israel's enemies on Facebook. -
Burial chamber of ancient Egyptian queen unearthed
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:41am MST
French archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery outside Cairo of the burial chamber of a mysterious queen from Egypt's Old Kingdom more than 4,000 years ago.
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Burial chamber of ancient Egyptian queen unearthed
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:41am MST
French archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery outside Cairo of the burial chamber of a mysterious queen from Egypt's Old Kingdom more than 4,000 years ago.
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Chatroulette: Still not safe for kids
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:23am MST
The teen creator of Chatroulette, a video chat site that recently has taken the Internet by storm, has implemented a new safety feature designed to shield youngsters from other users' inappropriate behaviors. But experts worry the precautions are not enough. -
Cosmic Log: Parrying with poisoners
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:02pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The century-old beginnings of forensic science are traced in "The Poisoner's Handbook," a true-crime tale with a chemical kick.
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Dinosaurs had wrists like birds
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:56pm MST
The flexible wrists of birds that let them fold their wings have now been seen in dinosaurs well before flight, scientists find.
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Cell phone plans: Don't get caught in the ringer
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:37pm MST
Buying a cell phone is a bit like applying to college – at least it seems that way, given the complexity of the task, the commitment required, and the myriad of choices. -
Is NASA's new space plan really that radical?
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:20pm MST
President Barack Obama's new plan for NASA has been met with some anger and confusion in the weeks since its announcement. But similar shifts have occurred throughout NASA's history, and experts counter that this new plan is no more radical than those previous changes.
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Water-blocking material mimics spider hair
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:32pm MST
Scientists have created a flat surface patterned after the body hair of spiders that refuses to get wet. -
Spain busts hackers for infecting 13 million PCs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:10pm MST
Spanish police have shut down a ring of computer hackers who infected more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other valuable data in what may be the biggest cyber raid to date. -
Lack of Flash support worries iPad publishers
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 2:49pm MST
Apple has yet to reach a consensus with Adobe over Flash and Air on the iPad. This puts publishers are in limbo over the future look, feel, and functionality of digital magazines. -
Energetic cosmic fog stumps scientists
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:52pm MST
The ever-present fog of energetic gamma rays permeating the universe isn't created by what astronomers expected, new observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveal, leaving scientists with a new cosmic mystery to solve.
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Calif. supervolcano has a split personality
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:14pm MST
The Long Valley caldera, like her big sister Yellowstone in Wyoming, is not getting ready to super-erupt and again cover half of North America in ash. The bad news is that when Long Valley does someday get hot and bothered again, it may prove to be surprisingly bi-polar.
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Pacific Northwest at risk for mega earthquake
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:44pm MST
The disaster in Chile has brought new attention to an undersea fault along the Pacific Northwest capable of producing the same type of mega earthquake and inflicting heavy damage on bustling cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
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Study: Keep teens away from computer, TVs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:37am MST
Parents who don't let their children watch too much television or sit at the computer for hours have been vindicated by a study that linked excessive "screen" time with troubles relating to other people.
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German court overturns phone, e-mail data law
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:15am MST
Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it posed a "grave intrusion" to personal privacy rights and must be revised. -
Giant snake preyed on baby dinosaurs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:31am MST
The huge, Cretaceous Era snake was found coiled inside a dinosaur nest, providing a first-ever glimpse into the feeding behavior of primitive snakes.
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Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:27am MST
Apple is suing Taiwan's HTC, saying the handset maker has violated patents related to the iPhone. -
Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:27am MST
Apple Inc. said Tuesday that it is suing Taiwan's HTC Corp., accusing the handset maker of violating patents related to the iPhone. -
Scientists say tsunami models should be tested
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:52am MST
In the coming months and years, scientists will pore over reams of data from what turned out to be the minuscule tsunami that reached Hawaii on Saturday. -
Scientists say tsunami models should be tested
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:52am MST
In the coming months and years, scientists will pore over reams of data from what turned out to be the minuscule tsunami that reached Hawaii on Saturday. -
Chile earthquake may have shortened days
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:11am MST
The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.
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Tons of water ice found on moon's north pole
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:15pm MST
Vast pockets of water ice numbering in the millions of tons have been discovered at the north pole of the moon, opening up another region of the lunar surface for potential exploration by astronauts and unmanned probes, NASA announced Monday.
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NYT: Do digital billboards create a diversion?
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:45pm MST
Safety advocates who worry about the dangers of distracted driving have a new concern beyond cellphones and gadget-laden dashboards: digital roadside billboards. -
Surf the Web at the speed of light
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:12pm MST
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new infrared laser made from germanium that operates at room temperature. The research removes the cryogenic cooling systems previously needed for infrared lasers and could lead to powerful computer chips that operate at the speed of light. -
4 charged with hacking into concert ticket sites
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:47pm MST
Four California men were charged on Monday with using sophisticated computer programs to fraudulently obtain more than a million tickets to concerts and sporting events and reselling them for a profit estimated at $29 million. -
TigerText: The app for spies and cheaters
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:11pm MST
If you've ever sent a text message that you've later regretted sending ( Tiger Woods , I'm looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend.
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Space plane prototype to attempt daring feats
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:58pm MST
Hypersonic space planes may someday fly into space from airport runways, but an Italian aerospace firm first wants to test whether such futuristic vehicles could still pull off high-speed maneuvers during the fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
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Baby stars illuminate web of glowing gas
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:56pm MST
A dramatic new image of a star cluster in our neighboring galaxy reveals light, wind and heat flowing in dramatic spirals.
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‘Idol’ creator launches new series — on the Web
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:22pm MST
Reality TV is making its most dramatic foray onto the Web as Simon Fuller debuts "If I Can Dream" on Hulu.com. The magnitude of the event is a little like when Oprah got a Twitter account. -
Video: Love is a ‘Battlefield’
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:17pm MST
It is slick, fast, diverse, and just plain fun. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” a 9 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
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Polar bears survived previous warming
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:15pm MST
The giant white bears of the North are a remarkably recent offshoot of the brown bear family tree according to the oldest DNA studied to date from a rare fossil from Norway.
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Polite or panicky may depend on time to react
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:57pm MST
When the ship is sinking is it really women and children first, or every man for himself? The answer, it seems, may depend on how fast it's going down.
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Analyst: Apple's iPad launch may be delayed
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00pm MST
Apple may delay or limit the size of the launch of its anticipated iPad tablet computer because of an "unspecified production problem," Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek wrote in a research note Monday.
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Cosmic Log: Gold medal for predictions
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:08pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: And the gold medal for predicting the Olympic medal count goes to ... neither the math geeks nor the sports jocks. Instead, the prediction markets eventually broke away from the pack.
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Clock glitch ticks off PlayStation 3 owners
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:04pm MST
A clock glitch in the Sony PlayStation 3, which caused widespread connectivity problems for players on Sunday and Monday has been resolved, according to a statement released by the company.
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Pterodactyls in Japan hung out with birds
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:52am MST
Five well-preserved trackways found in Japan reveal a relatively small pterosaur with hook-like claws on each foot.
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World's largest atom smasher finally restarts
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:24am MST
Operators of the world's largest atom smasher restarted their massive machine Sunday in a run up to experiments probing secrets of the universe, a spokeswoman said. -
Cold-stunned turtles recuperate at aquarium
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:09am MST
Treme and Margeaux, a pair of endangered green sea turtles, are spending an unplanned winter vacation in New Orleans after being rescued in December.
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Giant panda found eating like a pig
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:38am MST
Hunger drove a wild panda to break into a Chinese farmer's pig pen and eat their food, which was meat and bone, rather than bamboo.
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Cuban: ‘No’ to shows on Net as part of merger
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:07am MST
A proposal by Sen. Al Franken to require Comcast and NBC Universal to promise to put all their television shows online as part of a merger is opposed by media entrepreneur Mark Cuban. -
Internet, TV main news sources for Americans
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:07am MST
The Internet is now the third most-popular resource for Americans' daily news, behind local and national TV news, and about a third of cell phone owners are using their devices to catch up on news, according to a new study. -
Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:35pm MST
Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday.
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Scientists defend tsunami warning
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 1:45pm MST
The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."
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Big quake question: Are they getting worse?
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 2:54pm MST
Chile's magnitude-8.8 earthquake isn't the biggest shocker that region has seen, but one seismologist says Earth seems to be more active than it was in the 1975-1995 time frame.
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Mobile giving campaign underway for Chile
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 2:36pm MST
Americans can once again use text messaging on their cell phones to donate money to relief efforts for Chile which experienced an magnitude-8.8 earthquake early Saturday. -
Mobile giving campaign underway for Chile
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 2:36pm MST
Americans can once again use text messaging on their cell phones to donate money to relief efforts for Chile which experienced an magnitude-8.8 earthquake early Saturday. -
Chile communications still working for many
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:56pm MST
The Chilean Red Cross is asking those who do have power and Internet service to share it with others following Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which has left some with phone and Internet service, including wireless access to the Web. -
Chile communications still working for many
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:56pm MST
Communications systems in Chile, a much more technologically advanced country than Haiti, are strained but still functioning for many in the wake of the earthquake. -
Tsunami warning system goes into action
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:09pm MST
The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Chile demonstrate how much more information is available about potential seismic threats, more than five years after the catastrophic Indian Ocean quake and tsunami.
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Updated tsunami warning system in action
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:09pm MST
The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Chile demonstrate how much more information is available about potential seismic threats, more than five years after the catastrophic Indian Ocean quake and tsunami.
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Updated tsunami warning system in action
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:09pm MST
The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Chile demonstrate how much more information is available about potential seismic threats, more than five years after the catastrophic Indian Ocean quake and tsunami.
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Quake similar to 2004 Indian Ocean temblor
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:04pm MST
Scientists say the major earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile was a "megathrust" — similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that spawned a catastrophic tsunami. -
Quake similar to 2004 Indian Ocean temblor
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:04pm MST
Scientists say the major earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile was a "megathrust" — similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that spawned a catastrophic tsunami. -
Quake similar to 2004 Indian Ocean temblor
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:04pm MST
Scientists say the major earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile was a "megathrust" — similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that spawned a catastrophic tsunami. -
How tsunamis work
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:17pm MST
A major earthquake that struck Chile overnight has sent a tsunami out into the Pacific Ocean, prompting a tsunami watch along the coasts of California and parts of Alaska and a tsunami warning for Hawaii.
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How tsunamis work
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:17pm MST
A major earthquake that struck Chile overnight has sent a tsunami out into the Pacific Ocean, prompting a tsunami watch along the coasts of California and parts of Alaska and a tsunami warning for Hawaii.
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How tsunamis work
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:17pm MST
A major earthquake that struck Chile overnight has sent a tsunami out into the Pacific Ocean, prompting a tsunami watch along the coasts of California and parts of Alaska and a tsunami warning for Hawaii.
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Big quake question: Is nature out of control?
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:37am MST
Chile's magnitude-8.8 earthquake isn't the biggest shocker that region has seen, but one seismologist says Earth seems to be more active than it was in the 1975-1995 time frame.
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Big quake question: Is nature going crazy?
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:37am MST
Chile's magnitude-8.8 earthquake isn't the biggest shocker that region has seen, but one seismologist says Earth seems to be more active than it was in the 1975-1995 time frame.
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Cosmic Log: Saturn’s moons in 3-D
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 5:28pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Cassini orbiter whirls past Saturn and its moons, it's racking up a growing inventory of cool imagery — including thrilling 3-D views.
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Pentagon revises social networking policy
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 5:18pm MST
Everyone from troops in the field to the highest brass and civilian leaders will be allowed to Twitter, blog and use social networking sites on the military's non-classified computer network, the Pentagon says. -
Cosmic Log: Sizing up the space races
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 2:40pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's new vision for spaceflight is getting mixed reviews, primarily because there's no clear destination in sight. Should it be Mars? Or does an asteroid actually make more sense? -
Microsoft’s ‘spy guide’ — what you should know
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:55pm MST
Cryptome site is taken down after releasing Microsoft's criminal compliance handbook, which details what user data the company has, keeps and can relinquish to law enforcement. -
Could Facebook feed patent hurt social media?
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:03pm MST
There are some who see Facebook's new patent on "implicit feed stories" as a threat to many popular social network sites, many of which use a newsfeed feature. -
Perfect insulator could eliminate heating bills
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 12:02pm MST
Besides eliminating your heating bill, perfect insulators — material that reflects heat while absorbing none of it — could make computers cooler and speed up cell phone downloads. -
A solid blast in final shuttle rocket test
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 11:08am MST
The two minute and three second horizontal "launch" was performed in support of NASA's remaining four missions before the shuttle fleet is retired later this year.
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You, too, can be a special effects movie wizard
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 10:44am MST
For years, film student Bill Parker had a nagging idea for a short movie: He'd show those letters from the "Star Wars" opening scroll raining down on Earth and exploding.
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Drinking, smoking chimp sent to rehab
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 10:02am MST
A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday.
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Prof. suspended over hit man Facebook posting
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 9:37am MST
A professor at a northeastern Pennsylvania university says she's been suspended indefinitely for what she thought was a humorous posting on Facebook about hiring a hit man. -
Facebook e-mails go to wrong inboxes
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 9:34am MST
Facebook inadvertently routed e-mails to the wrong addresses Wednesday night, a problem the social networking site said was quickly resolved, but not before the messages landed in the inboxes of strangers. -
Veil lifts slightly on Blue Origin rocket project
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 9:12am MST
For all the shake, rattle and roll that a rocket emits on takeoff, the secretive private rocket firm Blue Origin is still keeping quiet even as new details are emerging regarding its new vertical launch and landing rocket.
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China, Kenya to search for ancient shipwrecks
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 8:39am MST
China and Kenya plan to search for ancient Chinese ships wrecked almost 600 years ago off Africa's east coast.
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Scroll fragments illuminate Bible's missing link
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 7:58am MST
Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated for centuries are going on display together for the first time.
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Students suspended for Facebook pranks
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 7:46am MST
Australia's prime minister said Friday he would consider appointing an online ombudsman to investigate complaints about Internet bullying after a string of incidents on social network sites. -
10 questions about the Bloom Energy Server
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 7:10am MST
It appears the much-hyped Silicon Valley startup's "Energy Server" shows a lot of promise, but is the box too good to be true? -
6 rugged, tough cameras
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 6:46am MST
These six cameras can definitely handle the elements. They list such an impressive list of features that anyone would want one of these shooters on their next adventure.
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Video game sex that's sexy, not sophomoric
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 6:45am MST
BioWare has integrated romantic and sexual relationships into its two latest games in a manner that is deft, daring and adult … and gaming is far better for it.
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Staying in touch with loved ones during war
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 6:45am MST
World War II had its “V-mail” – photographed, miniaturized letters both to and from servicemen. Today’s war has e-mail.
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Origami boosts solar panel productivity
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 7:01pm MST
3-D solar panels could in principle absorb more light and generate more power than a flat panel of the same area footprint, which could be useful when available space is limited.
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Cosmic Log: Inside the mind of a ‘killer whale’
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 6:12pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Dolphins — including "killer whales," which are more properly called orcas — rank among the most intelligent species on the planet. So what was that orca thinking when he dragged his trainer into the water and killed her?
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Phoenix Mars Lander still not sending signal
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 5:43pm MST
The space agency is using its Mars Odyssey orbiter to scan for any beeps of life Phoenix may send in the off-chance it has survived the red planet's winter. The listening campaign is NASA's second for Phoenix and slated to last about a week.
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Should we geoengineer Earth’s climate?
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 4:19pm MST
Proposals at geoengineering range from sucking carbon dioxide from the air and burying it deep in the ocean to building a space-based sunshield that would block some of the sun's radiation from warming up the Earth. -
Deep space data networks get antenna boost
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 4:11pm MST
NASA began today replacing an aging set of Earth-based deep space antennas with new ones that will allow it to communicate with distant probes far more efficiently than the broadband connections in the typical home. -
Losing Google would hit Chinese science hard
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 3:30pm MST
More than three-quarters of scientists in China use the search engine Google as a primary research tool and say their work would be significantly hampered if they were to lose it, a survey showed on Wednesday.
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NASA grooming satellite repair-bots
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 2:58pm MST
Springing off the heels of a successful repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA has been quietly working on developing a new specialty: satellite repair-bots.
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Fish use UV light to distinguish faces
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 2:18pm MST
While we might use eye color and hairstyle to tell people apart, some fish species rely on ultraviolet light patterns of faces to distinguish one species from another, a new study finds.
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Facebook briefly pulls down Norwegian pants
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 1:53pm MST
The Norwegians' pants were pulled down. Briefly. Not to worry, curling fans — they were back up after a 2½-hour scare.
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Promiscuous female flies save their population
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:44am MST
Sleeping around has its benefits for female files, and not just in the pleasure department. New research suggests promiscuity can help save their populations from extinction.
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Facebook friend your boss? Americans say no
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:38am MST
It is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world — how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.
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Australian elephant blessed by Buddhist monks
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:01am MST
Mali the baby elephant played with a red rubber ball as three Buddhist monks splashed her face with water Thursday in blessing ceremony for the Melbourne Zoo's newest star.
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Whale trainer death tied to mating, isolation
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:01am MST
Tilikum, the male killer whale that fatally injured trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a stunned audience at SeaWorld in Orlando on Wednesday, was a breeding "stud" often housed in isolation.
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China's military warns U.S., denies hacking
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 9:39am MST
China's military warned the United States on Thursday to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid reigniting tensions between the two powers, denying the People's Liberation Army played a part in Internet hacking.
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Facebook urged to act after memorials defaced
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 9:18am MST
Cyber attacks on Facebook pages set up to pay tribute to two murdered Australian children has prompted calls for the social networking site to be more accountable for its users. -
Orcas regularly involved in deaths of trainers
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 8:55am MST
The death of trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida at the hands of Tilikum, one of the largest killer whales in captivity, was a shocking, terrible tragedy. There are no words for her family and loved ones, whose loss is beyond measure.
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AT&T tops in PCWorld’s 3G wireless testing
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 7:01am MST
AT&T says it has worked hard to improve its much-maligned third-generation (3G) network over the last eight months, and the results of PCWorld's latest 13-city, 3G network performance tests suggest that the network has indeed undergone a drastic makeover.
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How to win prizes on Twitter
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:58pm MST
Twitter giveaways are like the lottery, only your odds of winning are dramatically higher, and you can enter as many contests as you want without spending a dime.
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Cosmic Log: Bringing back Mars life
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:54pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Fifty years after NASA began grappling with the idea of life beyond Earth, it's in the midst of planning missions to bring potential traces of Martian life back to Earth ... again.
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FCC wants spectrum freed up for broadband
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:08pm MST
Federal regulators are hoping to find more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services by reallocating some airwaves now in the hands of television broadcasters and other users. -
Nintendo announces extra-large DS handheld
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 3:47pm MST
Nintendo plans to launch the latest version of its popular handheld video game system, the DSi XL, on March 28 in North America. -
Senators to NASA chief: Go somewhere specific
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 2:55pm MST
Skeptical senators are telling NASA's chief that the space agency lacks a goal and destination.
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Planet unwinds in ‘death march’
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 2:39pm MST
The gravity of an alien star is causing its planet to unwind, research now reveals. The world in question is WASP-12b, the only known planet circling the yellow sun-like star WASP-12 some 867 light-years from Earth.
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Ancient humans faced horned crocodile
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 1:59pm MST
A newfound horned crocodile may have been the largest predator encountered by our ancestors in Africa, researchers now suggest.
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New images show gushing geysers on icy moon
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 12:59pm MST
Like sprinklers hidden beneath the surface, a series of geysers — more than previously thought — are gushing water ice from fissures near the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, new images reveal.
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Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all aircraft
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 12:44pm MST
Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group Inc., said Wednesday it will join other airlines and offer Wi-Fi service on its flights. -
Elephant to get the boot
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 12:28pm MST
Judy, the 41-year-old female Asian elephant at the Baton Rouge Zoo, may soon be wearing a boot to protect her from recurring foot infections. -
Heaviest element officially named Copernicium
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:40am MST
The heaviest element yet known is now officially named "Copernicium," after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Scientists pinpoint origins of little dogs
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:29am MST
Small dogs the world over can all trace their ancestry back to the Middle East, where the first diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago.
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Giraffes, cranky hippo oversee Paris zoo redo
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:03am MST
For a zoo, it's a quiet and lonely place. Among the few remaining residents of Paris' main animal park are the giraffes — whose long necks make travel inconvenient — and a hippo who was permitted to stay put after she threw a temper tantrum in a shipping crate.
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Secretive startup unveils fuel cell ‘server’
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 10:40am MST
A secretive Silicon Valley startup takes the wraps off its product: simplified fuel cells that allow homes and businesses to generate their own electricity.
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Yahoo yodels new tune by joining Twitter craze
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 10:36am MST
Yahoo has something new to yodel about: tweets. In its latest attempt to make its Web site more compelling, Yahoo Inc. is plugging its services into the rapidly growing craze of posting short messages, or "tweets," on Twitter. -
Red Tape: FTC reports ID theft complaints drop
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 10:05am MST
For the first time since the Federal Trade Commission started counting 10 years ago, the number of Americans reporting identity theft dropped in 2009, the agency said Thursday. -
Wireless carriers tell FCC they disclose fees
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 9:31am MST
The nation's biggest wireless carriers are telling federal regulators that they give consumers adequate notice about early termination fees that apply when a service contract is broken before it expires. -
Google execs convicted of privacy violations
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 2:36am MST
Three Google executives are convicted of privacy violations in allowing a video of an autistic boy being abused to be posted online. -
‘Millennials’ an always on, texting generation
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 9:58pm MST
"Millennials," the generation born after 1980, bring their cell phones to bed with them, admit to texting while driving and are almost certain to have a profile on social networking sites, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
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‘Millennials’ an always on, texting generation
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 9:58pm MST
"Millennials," the generation born after 1980, bring their cell phones to bed with them, admit to texting while driving and are almost certain to have a profile on social networking sites, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
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Why Apple's porn purge is a smart move
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 5:41pm MST
It appears Apple is embarking on a new anti-smut crusade to rid its iPhone App Store of "overtly sexual content." According to news reports, the targets of Apple's ire include relatively tame adult fare, many of which manage to incorporate the word "boob" into their titles. -
Tiger's tunes: Apology lives online in mashups
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 5:36pm MST
Tiger Woods may not know it, but he's singing a new tune.
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Why Wal-Mart wants Vudu
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 5:05pm MST
Haven't heard of VUDU? It's one of several online movie services competing for what's bound to be a very competitive market in the coming years, particularly as home broadband speeds increase. -
Alien star clusters fill our galaxy
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:21pm MST
Many of our galaxy's star clusters may actually foreigners: collections of stars that were born elsewhere and then migrated to our Milky Way, according to a new study.
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Video: ‘Halo Legends’ is for the fans
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:13pm MST
Seven stories from the “Halo” universe form the new anime anthology “Halo Legends”. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck give it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
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Cosmic Log: Are we missing E.T.’s call?
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:06pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Scientists have been keeping watch for alien signals for 50 years, but haven't heard anything. Why? Maybe we just haven't been looking long enough ... or maybe we're totally missed signals that are being transmitted in a way we didn't expect.
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New species of dinosaur found in Utah rock
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:00pm MST
Fossils of a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur have been found in slabs of Utah sandstone that were so hard that explosives had to be used to free some of the remains, scientists said Tuesday.
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Space junk mess getting messier in orbit
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:33pm MST
The already untidy mass of orbital debris that litters low Earth orbit nearly got nastier last month.
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Is a pickle more popular than Nickelback? Yep
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:05pm MST
Does a pickle or the Canadian band Nickelback have more fans? It may be a joke, but the answer might not have the band laughing — a pickle.
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Video: Johnny Weir on Perez? Blogs take on stars on ice
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 12:17pm MST
Because few news outlets cover figure skating outside of the Olympics, bloggers have rushed in to fill the void. NBC's Clare Duffy reports. (Nightly News)
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‘Shell crusher’ shark swam Cretaceous Kansas
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:58am MST
Paleontologists have just identified the remains of a gigantic, 88.7-million-year-old shark nicknamed the "shell crusher." The Cretaceous species could pulverize large, shelled animals with its 1,000 teeth, suggests a new study.
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Intel says hackers attacked around time Google hit
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:12am MST
Intel Corp said it faced a "sophisticated" hacker attack in January about the same time as the recently publicized Chinese hacker attacks on Google Inc but said there was no clear link between the two events. -
China says Google hacking claims ‘groundless’
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 10:55am MST
Google's assertion that its computers were attacked by hackers based in China was "groundless," Beijing said on Tuesday, hardening its rhetoric in a spat with Washington over Internet freedom.
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China launches strict new Internet controls
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 9:36am MST
China's technology ministry moved to tighten controls on Internet use Tuesday, saying individuals who want to operate Web sites must first meet in person with regulators. -
Facebook status changed to ‘single?’ Ur dumped
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 9:23am MST
Digital dumping is on the rise, according to a survey, with growing numbers of people preferring to use email and social networking Web sites to break up with their partners.
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Poor but networked: UN says cell phone use surging
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 8:57am MST
More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications. -
Falcon rocket rising as shuttle winds down
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 8:47am MST
As shuttle Endeavour coasted through Central Florida’s balmy skies Sunday night, what may become the astronauts’ next ride to space was poised on a launch pad a few miles away.
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How to apologize after spreading spam
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 7:04am MST
Love may mean never having to say you're sorry, but not so with certain vicious kinds of spam that can lead to compromised online accounts, especially on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, where more and more of us are congregating these days.
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ChatRoulette: Take a spin on the video chat site
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 7:04am MST
You’ll be hearing a lot about ChatRoulette in the coming weeks as media types and child protection groups debate the site’s place on the Internet. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll want to try it.
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Under world's greatest cities, deadly plates
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 11:02pm MST
Tokyo, Cairo and Los Angeles are among a large list of urban centers sitting atop shifting tectonic plates.
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FCC survey: Americans need broadband basics
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 10:00pm MST
The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users. -
Cosmic Log: A golden year for lasers
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 5:23pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Fifty years after the laser was first demonstrated, scientists and engineers celebrate the golden anniversary and look ahead to a golden age.
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Wal-Mart to buy digital movie provider Vudu
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 4:51pm MST
Wal-Mart said it will buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu, a deal that gives the retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet. -
No wing, no prayer for female mosquitoes
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 4:02pm MST
First it was just swatting. Then poison. Then sterilizing males. Now it is grounding females. Is there anything people will not try in the war against mosquitoes? -
Video: ‘Aliens Vs. Predator’ flawed but fun
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 3:00pm MST
The predator, the alien, and the marine are all back for another extra-terrestial gorefest. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it a 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)