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Tiny tech puts satellites in hands of homebrew designers

A tiny microchip that anyone can program, known as Arduino, is cheap and easy to use. It is already popular among designers and artists, and it's increasingly gaining ground with everyday geeks seeking to insert a little technology into their lives.

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What to watch for at Def Con hackers meet

Each year during the height of summer, thousands of security researchers, hacktivists, black hats, white hats and feds descend on Vegas for Black Hat and Def Con.

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Monogamy may sound sweet, but why it evolved isn't

Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they've figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren't exactly romantic.

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Tips on caring for injured wild animals

Tips on caring for injured wild animals

First, call the professionals.

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Mysterious giant magnet attracts rock-star status

Mysterious giant magnet attracts rock-star status

A 50-foot-wide, 15-ton electromagnet attracted a sensation wherever it went during its slow, delicate 3,200-mile journey from New York to suburban Chicago. The land-and-sea trip culminated when scientists threw a rock star's welcome for the mysterious, shrink-wrapped cargo on Friday as it arrived at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to help study blazing-fast particles.

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Why Lilydale Regional Park is a good place for fossils

Why Lilydale Regional Park is a good place for fossils

What draws so many school groups, families and researchers to Lilydale Regional Park along St. Paul's Mississippi River bluff? Fossils.
by Tom Crann

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Severe storms north and south; Metro in between; Cooler breezes Friday

Severe storms north and south; Metro in between; Cooler breezes Friday

A severe thunderstorm watch continues for southern Minnesota until 9pm tonight. Severe storms are also firing in north central Minnesota as strong storms rumble near Brainerd, Duluth and along the North Shore. The storms contain hail, high winds and local downpours. Expect strong to possibly severe storms in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this evening. The…
by Paul Huttner

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Author adds to his body of literature with literature of the body

Author adds to his body of literature with literature of the body

Aldersey-Williams takes readers through humanity's relationship with its own flesh and blood.

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ACLU warns privacy at risk from license-plate readers

ACLU warns privacy at risk from license-plate readers

Systems can track where you drive, and when, and where you go after that.

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