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#science Cocaine turns anybody that takes it into a bit of a douche—we all know what. But while there's plenty of evidence that the drug affects heart function and screws up the brain's natural reward system, here's another reason to avoid it: scientists have found...(more)
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Huge snowballs have been snapped punching through Saturn’s F ring, the outermost of the planet's main rings, with a radius of about 87,000 miles.
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Grab a journal and a field guide and get going — every corner of your home and neighborhood is teeming with species.
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A company has plans to mine asteroids that zip close by Earth, both to provide supplies for future interplanetary travelers and to bring back precious metals.
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Is asteroid mining the future of space exploration, or a cosmic boondoggle?
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New technology is needed to harness wind power above waters that are so deep that turbines cannot be planted in the seabed.
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Both are visible right now if you're close enough to the equator.
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Facebook, on the verge of the largest initial public stock offering in Silicon Valley history, generated more than $1 billion in sales in the first quarter, a jump of 45%, but its first-quarter net income slipped year over year.
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Rare life forms can sometimes show up on your doorstep, as a family in Washington found. But even the mundane and everyday species can be just as enchanting.
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Pre-orders will be open at designated Sony Shop outlets from April 30 to May 8.
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration took aim Monday at what it called "digital guns for hire," unveiling new sanctions against Syria and Iran for using the Internet, social media and other technology to track and target dissidents.
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'FPSRussia', whose mixture of Call of Duty videos and real-life weapon demonstrations has earned him a cult following, shows off a drone fitted with a machine gun.
