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	Huge 'Man Cave' Discovered in EPA Warehouse The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is dedicated to preserving natural spaces, but apparently "man caves" are not considered critical wildlife habitat. Read More » How Tropical Storm Andrea Is Spinning Up Tornadoes Tropical Storm Andrea has spawned as many as six tornadoes as of 1 p.m. EDT today (June 6), with many more tornado warnings being issued, according to various news reports. There is currently a tornado watch for most of the state of Florida until 9 p.m. EDT, and those watches could start to extend further north as the storm moves inland.   Read More » Weird Quantum Entanglement Achieves New Record A new breakthrough in the strange business of "quantum entanglement" may make measuring eerily connected particles easier than ever, scientists say. Read More » Pick Me Up! Apes and Human Babies Use Similar Gestures Ape and human infants at comparable stages of development use similar gestures, such as pointing or lifting their arms to be picked up, new research suggests. Read More » Lung Donor System: How Kids May Slip Through Cracks The case of Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis in dire need of a lung transplant, has some people questioning the rules regarding how lungs are allocated to children. Read More » Russian Arctic-mapping satellite malfunctions: Ifax MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian satellite launched last year to map the Arctic has stopped working, a space industry source told the Interfax news agency on Thursday, in the latest disappointment for the country's once-pioneering space program. The orbiter, Zond-PP, was the first of five Earth-mapping satellites being developed by Russia. Launched in July 2012, it was expected to have a three-year life span. "Zond-PP is declared lost due to a technical malfunction," the source told Interfax, but added experts were working to try to revive the probe. ... Read More » Orbital Sciences Hired To Build Stratolaunch Rocket WASHINGTON — Stratolaunch Inc., the Huntsville, Ala., company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen seeking to develop a low-cost satellite launching system, has given Orbital Sciences Corp. a contract to build the world's largest air-launched space rocket. Read More » NASA and LEGO Launch Design Contest to Build Future Air and Space Vehicles NASA is challenging the next generation of aerospace engineers to toy with ideas for the future by using LEGO bricks to launch their concepts for advanced aircraft and spacecraft. Read More » The Ocean: An Unlikely Clean-Energy Source (Op-Ed) Read More » Atoms' Quantum Spin Controlled in Odd Chilled Gas Physicists have revealed a new way to control the spins of atoms, an achievement that could open the way for new kinds of sensors while also shedding light on fundamental physics. Read More » New Test Could Better Detect Down Syndrome During Pregnancy A new blood test for Down's syndrome during pregnancy could reduce the number of women who undergo further invasive testing to detect fetal abnormalities, new research suggests. Read More » Where Most American Entrepreneurs Are From Unless you've been off the grid for the past few weeks, you've surely had at least one encounter with the movie trailer for "The Great Gatsby," Hollywood's latest attempt to wrap its head around the great American entrepreneurial dream. Read More » How Wearable Tech Is Enhancing Our Lives (And Careers) While Google Glass has captured the world's attention as the latest wearable technology, people say that other wearable tech, such as bracelets that keep track of your activities or apps that track your calorie intake, are already having an effect on their lives. Read More » Treasure in Great Pyramid Awaits Discovery, Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' Says TORONTO — Zahi Hawass is back. Read More » Night-Shining Clouds Surprisingly Common, Thanks to Rocket Launches Night-shining clouds, an ethereal type of cloudknown to ripple across the edge of space, were expected to be rare this year, but a new study finds these specters are actually quite common and thicker than predicted. Read More » Beware Early Season Hurricanes, Researcher Warns Hurricanes that strike the Gulf Coast in June can be as deadly or more deadly that those that hit later in the season, one researcher warns. Read More » Soy Sauce Overdose Sends Man into Coma A young man who drank a quart of soy sauce went into a coma and nearly died from an excess of salt in his body, according to a recent case report. Read More » Fat, Fiber in Diet Linked with Asthma People with asthma who eat a diet low in fat and high in fiber may be better off than those who eat less healthfully, a new study suggests. Read More » 5 Ways to Take Control of Your Job Search (Op-Ed) Read More » Trash Litters Deep Seafloor, Mostly Recyclables The mention of ocean pollution usually triggers searing images of birds and turtles choked by bags, fasteners and other debris floating at the ocean surface. But thousands of feet below, garbage also clutters the seafloor, with as yet unknown consequences for marine life, a new study finds. Read More » Normal or Not? When Worry Takes Over For nearly everyone, worry is a fact of life. But sometimes, worry can take on a life of its own. This, according to the new mental health manual, is when generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) sets in. Read More » Heat-Seeking, Alien-Hunting Telescope Could Be Ready in 5 Years We might find aliens through the heat their civilizations give off, astronomers say, but it will take a megatelescope to do the job. Such a telescope, in fact, is planned. Read More »
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