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Mars by 2018? SpaceX and NASA announce a new project

Mars by 2018? SpaceX and NASA announce a new project

The Red Dragon missions are aimed at figuring out what's needed "to land large payloads propulsively on Mars." For now, the plan doesn't include sending astronauts to the red planet.

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Scans show 'brain dictionary' groups words by meaning

Scans show 'brain dictionary' groups words by meaning

Brain maps constructed by MRI imaging show that language meaning is distributed throughout the brain's outer layer. And it turns out that different people organize language in similar ways.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Prosecutor: No DNA exonerations after review of 14K Minn. cases

Prosecutor: No DNA exonerations after review of 14K Minn. cases

Officials examined more than 14,000 criminal convictions across Minnesota from the '80s and '90s to see if DNA technology could exonerate any convicted felons. Their conclusion? No.
by Laura Yuen

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Cray pulling up St. Paul stakes for Mall of America

Ending weeks of speculation, Cray Inc. said Tuesday it will move its St. Paul offices along with some 350 employees into a newly built office complex at the Mall of America.
by MPR News Staff

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Reef larger than Delaware found at mouth of Amazon

Reef larger than Delaware found at mouth of Amazon

The newly-discovered reef may include new species.

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Baby dino bones give insight on ancient species

Baby dino bones give insight on ancient species

The bones come from a baby titanosaur, or Rapetosaurus. They were huge dinosaurs that grew to over 50 feet long.
by MPR News Staff

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Hubble still delivering the goods after 26 years

Hubble still delivering the goods after 26 years

For more than a quarter-century the Hubble Space Telescope has pierced the veil of the heavens.
by William Lager

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Your conversation on the bus or train may be recorded

Your conversation on the bus or train may be recorded

In a number of cities, what riders say may be recorded. Transit agencies are adding audio recording for security reasons, but civil liberties advocates say it's an invasion of privacy.
by Joel Rose

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