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New family of spiders found in Oregon cave

New family of spiders found in Oregon cave

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed it Trogloraptor -- Latin for cave robber -- for their fearsome front claws.

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At this camp, kids learn to question authority (and hack it)

At this camp, kids learn to question authority (and hack it)

Some kids go to band camp; others go to swim camp. But for the children of the world's digital rabble-rousers, there is hacking camp. It's called DefCon Kids.

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NASA rover prepares to use laser on a Martian rock

NASA rover prepares to use laser on a Martian rock

The NASA Mars rover Curiosity is preparing for its first laser target practice -- zapping a Martian rock 10 feet away on Saturday night.

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LIVE VIDEO CHAT: Cops, drones and saving money

LIVE VIDEO CHAT: Cops, drones and saving money

Join us at 11:30 a.m. Central for a video chat with three experts in the field of law enforcement and drones.

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New toilet technology after 150 years of waste

New toilet technology after 150 years of waste

Reinventing the toilet is a challenge taken up by scientists from around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced projects that will be getting more money to take their ideas from the lab to cities.

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BBC: Locus of control

BBC: Locus of control

The BBC looks at the famous IE scale published by Julian Rotter in 1966. The scale measured whether people believed they could affect the course of their life or if their life plan was due to luck or fate. The test is still used widely today in different forms.

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Police embrace emerging social media tool

Police embrace emerging social media tool

Almost 6,000 law enforcement agencies are now deploying a public notification service to provide residents with real-time alerts on crimes in progress, traffic messes and missing children.

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NASA rover sends back colorful picture of Mars

NASA rover sends back colorful picture of Mars

The photo-snapping rover Curiosity returned another postcard from Mars -- the first 360-degree color panorama of Gale Crater.

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Ask a Neuroscientist: Thinking and physical activity

Ask a Neuroscientist: Thinking and physical activity

Neuroscientists answer your questions: How does a brain think? And what is the relationship between increased physical exercise and cognitive processes
by Tom Weber

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Mars rover and other big science stories

Mars rover and other big science stories

The dramatic landing of the Mars rover Curiosity is one of the big science stories of the summer. We'll talk with two science writers about what this achievement means for American science and space exploration.

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