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China soft-lands probe on the moon

China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon.
by The Associated Press

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Brains On! podcast: Synesthesia, when words have colors

The questions we have about numbers are uncountable. But here are a few of them: Where does zero come from? How is there more than one kind of infinity? What is it like to do math when numbers have different colors -- and personalities?

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Chinese ag scientists charged with stealing patented seeds

Court documents read like an espionage novel with Chinese men found crawling on their knees in Midwest cornfields secretly stealing corn ears and federal agents obtaining court orders to tap the cell phone and bug the rental car of the CEO of Kings Nower Seed, a subsidiary of Beijing-based conglomerate DBN Group.
by Scott Neuman

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When science and politics collide

When science and politics collide

Send us your examples of policy failing to conform to science.

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Offshore wind farms could also slow down hurricanes

Offshore wind farms could also slow down hurricanes

Research from Stanford University released earlier this month used several simulations of major hurricanes to demonstrate.

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Experts criticize security holes in MNsure

Experts criticize security holes in MNsure

When Minnesota's online health insurance marketplace unveiled its website in October, state I.T. officials described MNsure's security measures as "state of the art."
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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To get Olympic snow, machines give nature a nudge

In Russia, organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics have called on dozens of shamans to pray for snow. But the centerpiece of the Olympic snow strategy is man-made: a massive system that features more than 550 snow-making machines.

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Comet ISON pronounced dead: Sun is chief suspect

The comet, which excited astronomers and the media as it zipped within 730,000 miles of the sun on Thanksgiving Day, was pronounced dead at a scientific conference Tuesday. It was barely a year old.
by The Associated Press

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Curiosity finds evidence of ancient freshwater lake on Mars

Clay-rich minerals in the rock indicate a relatively freshwater lake, making it more suitable to a wider range of possible life forms. "It's the kind of water where if you were really dying, you could drink it, but you probably wouldn't bottle it for resale," a researcher says.

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