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See Iceland's volcanic eruption for the ages

See Iceland's volcanic eruption for the ages

For more than a month, the county's Bardarbunga volcano has been rocked by hundreds of daily tremors. The activity shows no signs of abating.

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What's behind the generation gap in attitudes about digital privacy

What's behind the generation gap in attitudes about digital privacy

Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center takes a look at the generation gap in privacy in her 2014 Chautauqua Lecture titled, "What Americans Think About Privacy, and Why Their Kids Think Differently."

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Look out MAVEN, India's Mars orbiter is closing in

Look out MAVEN, India's Mars orbiter is closing in

India journeyed to Mars for approximately $70 million. That's less than it cost to make the $100 million space thriller Gravity.
by Julie McCarthy

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How NASA's new spaceships stack up

How NASA's new spaceships stack up

The two new capsules are being built by Boeing and SpaceX. They look similar, but there are differences.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Green Line already nears 2030 ridership goal

Green Line already nears 2030 ridership goal

The region's newest light rail is already nearing its 2030 forecast of 40,936 daily passenger trips, officials say.
by Marion Renault

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Where net neutrality stands, 3.7 million comments later

Where net neutrality stands, 3.7 million comments later

The principle of net neutrality generally means that all Internet traffic is treated equally.
by Elise Hu

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Is climate change a contributing factor to the crisis in Iraq?

Is climate change a contributing factor to the crisis in Iraq?

For this week's Climate Cast, we look at how climate change is playing out in the Iraq crisis.

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