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October 2, 2013 12:56 PM

Scientists discover ancient supervolcanoes on Mars

Volcanoes previously have been spotted on Mars, bu what's different about this supervolcano network is that it was found in the Martian northern highlands, a place not known to be active in the past.

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October 1, 2013 2:17 PM

Strap on your computer, wearable tech taking off

Wearable technologies have long been a sideshow to mainstream laptop and smartphones, but this year Google's glasses and rumors of Apple's iWatch are popularizing the field.

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October 1, 2013 4:00 AM

Your digital trail can be used against you

While most of us know we're leaving behind a digital trail, consider how intricate that trail is and how easy it is for law enforcement, private investigators and marketers to paint a data portrait based on your actions throughout the day.

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September 30, 2013 12:00 PM

Physicist Jim Gates on decoding string theory, the cosmos

Physicist Jim Gates, a 2013 National Medal of Science recipient, joins us to discuss string theory and other mysteries of the cosmos.

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September 27, 2013 2:19 PM

Wis. surgery reduces autism related screaming

A University of Wisconsin Health doctor is doing a surgery that helps quiet autistic kids who scream loudly and repeatedly by separating the cartilage in the vocal cords, creating a larger gap for air flow and limiting the sound power.

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September 27, 2013 9:52 AM

Students find ways to hack school-issued iPads within a week

Los Angeles Unified School District started issuing iPads to its students this school year, as part of a $30 million deal with Apple. But less than a week after getting their iPads, hundreds of students had found a way to bypass software blocks meant to limit what websites the students can use.

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September 27, 2013 9:30 AM

Evolution dispute scraps New Ulm play

Thanks to Martin Luther College, there'll be no production of the play "Inherit the Wind" by the New Ulm Actors Community Theatre.

by Bob Collins

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September 27, 2013 6:31 AM

Climate scientists: Global warming 'extremely likely' man-made

Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an international scientific group said Friday.

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September 26, 2013 8:00 PM

Google updates search formula

Google has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its Internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by Web surfers.