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Curiosity rover out of safe mode, still recovering

Curiosity rover out of safe mode, still recovering

NASA says the Curiosity rover is returning to normal after a computer problem limited its activities.

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Dragon supply ship arrives at space station

Dragon supply ship arrives at space station

A privately owned Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse after a shaky start to the mission.

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Charles Wheelan on 'Naked Statistics'

Charles Wheelan on 'Naked Statistics'

In his new book, "Naked Statistics," author and economist Charles Wheelan weaves in pop culture examples to give us the tools we need to understand the stats in and around our lives.

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What if we could all become cyborgs?

What if we could all become cyborgs?

Biologist Dr Andrew Holding meets with people who describe themselves as cyborgs in this BBC documentary. People facing the loss of a limb or organ today might consider getting a new device as a replacement. But what if we started replacing healthy body parts with devices to become superhuman?

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Black holes in galaxies rotate fast, study finds

Black holes in galaxies rotate fast, study finds

There's a new spin on supermassive black holes: They're incredibly fast, astronomers say.

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Review: Strong passwords and security tips

Security threats aren't new and have long been part of online life. But the increased attention on them makes now a good time to review ways you can protect yourself.

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Tycoon proposes to send married couple around Mars

Tycoon proposes to send married couple around Mars

In less than five years, a married couple could be on their way toward Mars in an audacious but bare-bones private mission that would slingshot them around the red planet, under a plan announced Wednesday by a financial tycoon and his team.

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Video: Gates, Zuckerberg urge kids to code

Video: Gates, Zuckerberg urge kids to code

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding in schools.

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Email, voicemail, text -- no response. What gives?

Email, voicemail, text -- no response. What gives?

Technology is supposed to make us easier to reach, and often does. But the same modes of communication that have hooked us on the instant reply also can leave us feeling forgotten.

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Mid-2013 expansion for Internet names targeted

Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival ".com" should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency said Monday.

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