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January 27, 2015 7:59 AM

The asteroid that flew past Earth has its own moon

In celestial terms, asteroid 2004 BL86 pretty much buzzed the Earth on Tuesday, coming within 745,000 miles away.

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January 27, 2015 4:00 AM

At Mayo, brain device offers hope for toughest epilepsy cases

A Mayo Clinic experiment in deep brain stimulation is helping doctors learn more about how the brain reacts to epilepsy.

by Elizabeth Baier

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January 26, 2015 3:44 PM

How to see the asteroid passing by Earth today

The best time to observe BL86 is around 8 p.m., according to Sky & Telescope, though visibility is expected to be good from 7 p.m. until midnight.

by Sam Sanders

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January 21, 2015 5:02 PM

The battle over open-Internet rules shifts to Congress

President Obama is urging the FCC to protect the principle of net neutrality. But Republicans presented their own set of rules at a hearing Wednesday.

by Joel Rose

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January 21, 2015 1:32 PM

Is your online password among the worst?

SplashData, an Internet security services firm, has released its annual list of the 25 worst Internet passwords. "12345" and "password" top the list.

by Krishnadev Calamur

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January 19, 2015 4:00 AM

Minority groups still underrepresented in STEM fields

We talk about why more minorities don't enter STEM fields, and what can be done about it.

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January 18, 2015 7:05 PM

King family builds its own legacy of legal battles

Martin Luther King Jr. is an American hero, but King is also a business. And like a lot of businesses, the fighting between stakeholders can get ugly.

by Gene Demby

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January 16, 2015 12:00 AM

Intelligence Squared debate: Should we genetically modify food?

A debate from NPR's Intelligence Squared series. Four experts debate the motion, "Should we genetically modify food?" Genetically modified foods have been around for decades. Are they safe? Environmentally sound? Can they improve food security? Is the world better off with or without GMO's?

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January 15, 2015 4:56 PM

Public sales of Google Glass to end later this month

The first, "Explorer," version of Glass was, according to Google, an "open beta" version, or basically a big, public test of the new product. Google didn't give a timeline for future versions.

by Sam Sanders

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January 14, 2015 5:30 PM

We lie about what we eat, and it's messing up science

Humans are bad at remembering how much we eat and exercise, yet researchers often ask. A new paper says self-reported data have skewed hundreds of studies and must be discontinued.

by Eliza Barclay

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