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Could detectives use microbes to solve murders?

Long after we die, many of the microscopic creatures living in and on us continue to thrive. In field experiments, forensic scientists are tracking changes in communities of microbes on human remains that could one day serve as clues.

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How birds adapt to changing climates

How birds adapt to changing climates

Migratory birds are particularly threatened because they depend on multiple habitats. We'll look at how migratory birds are adapting - or not - to the changes in their environment.
by Gary Botzek

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Could microbes help detectives solve murders?

In the woods outside Huntsville, Texas, scientists are trying to determine whether they can use the microbes that live on the human body as microscopic witnesses that could help catch criminals.

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Fairfax to buy BlackBerry for $4.7 billion

Trading of the company's stock was halted ahead of news that BlackBerry has agreed to sell itself for $4.7 billion to a group led by its largest shareholder. BlackBerry shares plunged after the company announced Friday a loss of nearly $1 billion and layoffs of 4,500 workers.

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Computer mishap delays space station supply ship

The rendezvous was aborted less than six hours before the scheduled arrival of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Cygnus capsule, packed with 1,300 pounds of food and clothes for the space station crew.

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NASA declares end to Deep Impact comet mission

A spacecraft that gave scientists their first peek into a comet's icy interior will explore no more, NASA said Friday.

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How to restore your reputation online

How to restore your reputation online

Maybe you can't delete bad news, but it may be possible to bury it.

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Senate passes bill to avert helium shortage

Congress is moving to avert an impending shutdown of the federal helium reserve, a key supplier of the lighter-than-air gas used in a products ranging from party balloons to MRI machines.

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Dinosaur expert Kristi Curry Rogers on Montana fossils, 'Jurassic Park'

Dinosaur expert Kristi Curry Rogers on Montana fossils, 'Jurassic Park'

Paleontologist Kristi Curry Rogers joined us to talk about her latest dinosaur fossil research in Montana.

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NASA rover finds no hint of methane in Mars air

NASA's Curiosity rover hasn't discovered any signs of methane in the atmosphere of Mars, a finding that does not bode well for the possibility that microbes capable of producing the gas could be living below the planet's surface.

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