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December 17, 2015 12:00 AM

Bouncing water, space opera and Soyuz: Your weekly reading list

This week, browse through sci-fi movies before 'Star Wars,' see why it might not be NASA going back to the moon, and learn why some water drops bounce better than others.

by William Lager

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December 17, 2015 12:00 AM

Earth selfie: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Clear skies reach from the Red Sea to the Himalayas, stretching north to Kazakhstan, home of Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only space port operating human space flights.

by William Lager

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December 16, 2015 10:09 AM

Feds keep close eye on Twitter in Twin Cities terror recruiting fight

Recent arrests of those allegedly trying to join ISIS show how intensively federal authorities are using Twitter to track and monitor potential recruits and threats against officials.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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December 14, 2015 11:40 AM

No longer just a toy: Regulators say drone operators are pilots

The hottest holiday gift of the year is facing new federal regulations as drone fliers are now required to take the same safety responsibilities as airplane pilots.

by Alina Selyukh

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December 14, 2015 10:19 AM

Between cheap gas and carbon caps, oil sands face uncertain fate

Canada's potentially lucrative oil sands business faces serious economic challenges. It has some concerned about its future as environmental critics look for ways to keep the oil in the ground.

by Jeff Brady

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December 14, 2015 6:47 AM

No warp drives, no transporters: Science fiction authors get real

Some of the biggest names in science fiction right now -- like "The Martian" author Andy Weir -- are writing what's called hard sci-fi, based on real-world science and a vision of hope for the future.

by Steve Paulson

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December 14, 2015 5:00 AM

University of Minnesota center cultivates cold-hardy grapes

In addition to the well known apple variety cultivation, the University vineyard is adapting vines to thrive in Minnesota.

by The Associated Press

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December 13, 2015 11:35 AM

2 degrees, $100 billion: The world climate agreement, by the numbers

The historic agreement calls for "deep reductions in global emissions." But how deep will those reductions be -- and how soon, and who's paying for it?

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December 12, 2015 1:05 PM

Nearly 200 nations adopt climate agreement at COP21 talks in Paris

The deal sets the goal of limiting the world's average temperature rise to "well below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels," with an attempt to cap it at 1.5 degrees.