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What it takes to make a decent cup of coffee in space

What it takes to make a decent cup of coffee in space

Italian engineers say they've finally come up with a way to brew espresso on the International Space Station.
by Maanvi Singh

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In a battle for web traffic, bad bots are going after grandma

In a battle for web traffic, bad bots are going after grandma

It began as a tool for human communication, but now, over 60 percent of the traffic on the Web is automated applications called bots talking to other bots, according to one study. And experts say about half of those bots are bad.
by Laura Sydell

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Dance of human evolution was herky-jerky, fossils suggest

Dance of human evolution was herky-jerky, fossils suggest

In a way, human evolution was like the development of the modern automobile: You can trace its numerous and various advancements back to their origins in the Model T frame, diesel engines, 1950s luxury designs, or compact hatchbacks.
by Christopher Joyce

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Facebook's Sandberg apologizes for newsfeed experiment

Facebook's Sandberg apologizes for newsfeed experiment

Facebook's No. 2 executive apologized on Wednesday over an experiment that manipulated the news feeds of more than 600,000 users. The Wall Street Journal reports Sheryl Sandberg said the study was communicated "poorly."

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Decoding frog sounds to understand why the populations are dropping

Decoding frog sounds to understand why the populations are dropping

Data collected from 34 sites across North America allowed researchers to quantify the decline in frog populations for the first time. They found that between 2002 and 2011 all frog populations were down nearly four percent.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lab rats: That unsettling Facebook experiment

Lab rats: That unsettling Facebook experiment

Facebook has allowed researchers both inside and outside the company to manipulate users' news feeds to hide good news or bad news to see whether it affected the emotions of those users themselves.
by Linda Holmes

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Can science be sexy?

Can science be sexy?

We look at how to make science approachable to the public.

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BBC: The great space hunt

NASA is trying to find all the big asteroids that could potentially wipe out life on Earth, and is making good progress, but the smaller ones are virtually unknown.

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Farmers facing tough decisions in rain's wake

Farmers facing tough decisions in rain's wake

Heavy rain this spring has flooded farms across Minnesota, particularly in the southwest region of the state. Crops like corn and soybeans are likely to fail if under water for several days in a row. That leaves farmers questioning whether to replant and try again.

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