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October 8, 2015 1:00 PM

Robots: John Markoff on 'Machines of Loving Grace'

New York Times reporter John Markoff talks about his new book, "Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots." He's interviewed by John Hollar of the Computer History Museum in California.

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October 7, 2015 5:39 AM

DNA repair research nets chemistry Nobel for 3 scientists

The work of Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar details how cells repair damaged DNA and preserve genes.

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October 6, 2015 5:44 AM

Physics Nobel awarded for work on neutrinos' metamorphosis

Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur B. McDonald of Canada both found that neutrinos shift identities like chameleons in space.

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October 3, 2015 10:07 AM

Farmer finds woolly mammoth bones in Michigan field

A Michigan farmer unearthed the skeleton of a woolly mammoth in his soybean field. Mammoths were common in North America before they disappeared around 11,000 years ago.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2015 12:00 PM

The waters of Mars, peace walls and Ghost Ranch fossils : Your weekend reading list

This weekend, learn about interplanetary biological contamination, explore the legacy of the 'peace walls' of Belfast, and find out why digging up a fossil is just the beginning of the work.

by William Lager

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October 2, 2015 9:51 AM

Hackers breach credit agency Experian, stealing 15M T-Mobile customers' info

Experian said on its website that it doesn't know who was behind the hack and that it is taking "necessary steps" to prevent further breaches.

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September 30, 2015 3:00 PM

The Mars double attack

There is much excitement around finding liquid water on Mars. And, though high salinity is not good for life, we will only know if it exists there if we look, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

by Marcelo Gleiser

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September 30, 2015 11:27 AM

Water on Mars: How the discovery reshapes exploration of the planet

One of the men leading the search for water on Mars, Jim Watzin, joins MPR News to discuss what's next for human exploration of the Red Planet.

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September 29, 2015 10:35 AM

Research on fetal tissue draws renewed political, scientific scrutiny

Critics say research on fetal tissue is no longer needed to answer crucial medical questions. But National Institutes of Health officials and other scientists say alternatives don't yet measure up.

by Rob Stein