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October 24, 2016 1:09 PM

University of Minnesota lab aims to use simplified cells

Man-made molecules that mimic cells but aren't alive could be used to study dangerous diseases in detail, test new drugs or even define life on other planets.

by Associated Press

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October 24, 2016 9:49 AM

Out of this world: How artists imagine planets yet unseen

When astronomers spot a new planet that's too far away to be seen in detail, they work with artists to depict it. Space artists say they have a lot of freedom, but have to be careful, too.

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October 21, 2016 6:09 PM

What's up with the internet today? Sites lag, don't load for many in U.S.

A hacking attack against a major Internet infrastructure company, Dyn, has prompted intermittent disruptions across numerous sites, including Twitter and Spotify.

by Alina Selyukh

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October 21, 2016 11:16 AM

No Snapchat in the bedroom? An online tool to manage kids' media use

The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched more liberal guidelines on children's media use. They're offering parents an online tool to help manage the what, where and when of family screen time.

by Katherine Hobson

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October 21, 2016 9:25 AM

U.S. internet disrupted as key firm gets hit by cyberattack

New Hampshire-based Dyn provides internet traffic optimization to some of the biggest names on the web, including Twitter, Netflix and Visa.

by The Associated Press

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October 20, 2016 3:41 PM

Dinosaurs down under may help explain prehistoric migrations

The remains of two titanosaur species discovered in Australia provide clues about how ancient plant-eaters proliferated.

by Geoff Brumfiel

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October 20, 2016 3:12 PM

Mars lander may be missing, but a second spacecraft is still humming along

As scientists try to figure out what happened to the Schiaparelli lander, which may have crash-landed, a craft known as the Trace Gas Orbiter is orbiting the red planet in search of signs of life.

by Rae Ellen Bichell

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October 20, 2016 1:47 PM

How snakes lost their legs

Scientists in Florida say they've pinpointed a genetic process that caused snakes to lose their legs and have found that embryonic pythons still form "cryptic leg skeletons," millions of years later.

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October 20, 2016 11:06 AM

Those ancient stone tools - did humans make them, or was it really monkeys?

Capuchin monkeys in Brazil have been seen making sharp stone flakes. It was previously thought that only humans and their ancestors had flaking skills.

by Christopher Joyce

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October 14, 2016 3:09 PM

How a far-sighted Minnesota scientist pointed America toward the future

The National Sea Grant Program, which turns 50 years old this month, is the brainchild of a former University of Minnesota Dean who also proposed a domed experimental city in Aitkin County and wrote a famous comic strip.

by Dan Kraker

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Science

University of Minnesota lab aims to use simplified cells

Out of this world: How artists imagine planets yet unseen

What's up with the internet today? Sites lag, don't load for many in U.S.

No Snapchat in the bedroom? An online tool to manage kids' media use

U.S. internet disrupted as key firm gets hit by cyberattack

Dinosaurs down under may help explain prehistoric migrations

Mars lander may be missing, but a second spacecraft is still humming along

How snakes lost their legs

Those ancient stone tools - did humans make them, or was it really monkeys?

How a far-sighted Minnesota scientist pointed America toward the future

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