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Apple, the FBI and iPhone encryption: A look at what's at stake

Apple, the FBI and iPhone encryption: A look at what's at stake

The Justice Department wants Apple to help investigators get around iPhone security features so that the FBI can access data belonging to one of the San Bernardino killers. Apple is firmly opposed.
by Alina Selyukh

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Thomas Edison: How the lightbulb changed everything

Thomas Edison: How the lightbulb changed everything

University of Tennessee historian Ernest Freeberg discusses how the light bulb changed nearly everything about American life.

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What is it like to be 'The Only Woman In The Room'?

What is it like to be 'The Only Woman In The Room'?

Writer Eileen Pollack studied physics at Yale in the 1970s, but ended up pursuing another career. Her personal account provides something statistics and studies often leave out, says Tania Lombrozo.
by Tania Lombrozo

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USDA inspector general to investigate alleged censorship of scientists

USDA inspector general to investigate alleged censorship of scientists

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong told a U.S. House subcommittee her office will soon open a broad investigation following a "significant volume" of complaints from the department's scientists.
by Dan Gunderson

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History-making Philae lander faces 'eternal hibernation' on comet

History-making Philae lander faces 'eternal hibernation' on comet

In 2014, Philae captured the attention of people around the world when it landed on 67P, hundreds of millions of miles away from Earth, prompting Ulamec to declare, "We are on the comet."

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Love giant insects? Meet the tree lobster, back from the brink

Love giant insects? Meet the tree lobster, back from the brink

The 8-inch insect nearly went extinct when hungry rats overran its island. But Melbourne scientists found a few in 2001 and started a thriving colony. Now the San Diego Zoo is hatching them, too.

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Underground Soudan science lab going out of favor

The University of Minnesota's underground science lab at the old Soudan Mine site is being overtaken by other labs deeper underground.

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Gallery: Posters to inspire the next generation of space explorers

Gallery: Posters to inspire the next generation of space explorers

A NASA lab released a series of posters Wednesday that Invoke the aesthetics of atomic age tourism posters of the 1950s, while looking toward future space travel.

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