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Knobby-Headed Beast Roamed Ancient Desert

More than 200 million years ago a bumpy-faced, cow-size creature, roamed the central desert of what was then the supercontinent Pangea, a new study finds.


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Astronaut Wives: New Book Reveals True Story of Space Spouses

NEW YORK — The American heroes of the space race are well-known: Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and more. But less well-known are a second set of heroes that are only now getting their due: the wives.


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Europe Tests Re-Entry Tech for Reusable Spaceship

Getting a spacecraft off the ground is hard enough, but sometimes getting it back to Earth again is even harder. But a prototype for a new European reusable spacecraft is a step closer to its first space mission after passing a milestone test flight last week. 


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Why Egyptian Statue Moves On its Own


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Fishing Tops US List of Lighting Death Activities

Most lightning deaths in the United States occur while people are enjoying outdoor activities, with fishing the most deadly, government weather officials say.


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Talking Weight with Teens May Lead to Unhealthy Eating

Parents need to be careful about how they approach the topic of weight control with their overweight teenagers, a new study suggests.

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Menopause Hormone Use Not Linked with Cognitive Problems

Women who start taking hormone replacement therapy in their early 50s do not appear to be at increased risk of cognitive problems later in life, a new study suggests.


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Fishing Tops List of Lightning Death Causes

Most lightning deaths in the United States occur while people are enjoying outdoor activities, with fishing the most deadly, government weather officials say.


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Spacewalking Cosmonauts Prime Space Station for New Laboratory

Two cosmonauts took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Monday (June 24) to prepare the orbiting outpost for the arrival of a new Russian laboratory later this year.


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Weight Loss Doesn't Reduce Heart Problems for Some

Diet and exercise can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, but that weight loss may not translate into a lower risk of heart problems, a new study suggests.

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Five Reasons Why You Love Sustainable Architecture

Modus Studio. He contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.


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Breast-Fed Children More Likely to Climb the Social Ladder

Children who are breast-fed may be more likely to reach a higher social class than their parents, a new study finds.


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Americans Name Price For Their Personal Data

Even though consumers value the privacy of their personal information and data, they're willing to sacrifice that privacy for a reward.

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Woman Drinks Only Soda for 16 Years, Suffers Heart Problems

A 31-year old woman's heart problems and fainting might have had something to do with the fact that she drank only soda for about half her life, according to a report of her case.

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President Obama to Announce Climate Change Plan Today

President Barack Obama will announce a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a highly anticipated speech today (June 25), according to senior White House officials. The measures, which aim to reduce the nation's carbon pollution and prepare communities for the effects of global warming, signal the administration's commitment to tackling climate change, even if it means bypassing Congress.


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Rover Explores Chile Desert to Aid Mars Life Hunt

A solar-powered rover is searching for microbes beneath the parched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, on a mission that could aid the Mars life hunt down the road.


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Ancient Odd Couple Discovered in Fossilized Burrow

Scientists have discovered a burrow in South Africa where two unlikely creatures shared a home before being entombed by a flash flood 250 million years ago.


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Found! 3 Super-Earth Planets That Could Support Alien Life

The habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life, scientists announced today (June 25).


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Video Game Tech Steers Cyborg Cockroach

Scientists are harnessing the power of motion-based gaming technology to drive cyborg cockroaches on autopilot, envisioning a future where the intrepid insects could be wired to survey a disaster zone.


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How Other People's Facebook Data Profiles You

In a classic Friday-afternoon news dump, Facebook quietly admitted last week that it had publicly disclosed the private data of six million members — by accident.

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Get Ready for Invading Asian Tiger Mosquitoes

There's a new pest invading many American towns, and it's about as menacing as it sounds: the Asian tiger mosquito.

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Scientists: Tsunami hit East Coast earlier in June

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A storm that blew through earlier this month might have spurred a rare phenomenon for the East Coast: a tsunami.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit Set to Launch This Week

There is a moment in the new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex when a fantasy becomes reality and the experience is nothing short of magical.


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