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After victory lap, Endeavour rolls to retirement

After victory lap, Endeavour rolls to retirement

Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed beyond Earth orbit 25 times. Its 26th mission: A 12-mile commute through the streets of Los Angeles to its new retirement home in a museum.

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iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone.

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Space shuttle flies by Golden Gate Bridge

Space shuttle flies by Golden Gate Bridge

Space shuttle Endeavour crisscrossed California Friday in a last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles museum.

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NASA, UND test new sensing technology for unmanned aircraft

NASA, UND test new sensing technology for unmanned aircraft

NASA and the University of North Dakota are testing new technology that allows unmanned aircraft to sense and avoid other aircraft in flight. The Federal Aviation Administration says effective sense-and-avoid technology is a critical requirement before unmanned aircraft will be allowed to fly in the national air space. The new technology will be demonstrated using an unmanned aircraft and a specially outfitted research aircraft.
by Dan Gunderson

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How the tabby got its stripes

How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA.

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Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos

Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos

On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn't quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the spectacle for the folks back home to ooh and aah over.

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Father's age increases risk of birth defects

Father's age increases risk of birth defects

New research has found a link between older fathers and higher rates of autism and schizophrenia in their children, upending the long-held belief that older mothers were the primary contributor to a child's health.
by Emily Kaiser

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NPR: Scientists see upside and downside of sequencing their own genes

When scientists were looking for the first person to test a new, superfast way of deciphering someone's entire genetic blueprint, they turned to James Watson - the guy who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA.

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