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BBC: The first 1,000 days

Dr Mark Porter asks whether adult health is determined by our environment and nutrition in the first thousand days of life.

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Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth

Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth

Potty humor just got prehistoric. A new study suggests that dinosaurs may have helped keep an already overheated world warmer with their flatulence and burps 200 million years ago.

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US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat

Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that could lead to future crises.

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Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada

Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.

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Implications of Facebook IPO for social media

Implications of Facebook IPO for social media

Facebook hits the road Monday to drive support for its IPO set to debut this month. Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens joins us to discuss Facebook and other tech industry news.

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Can 'brain training' make you smarter?

Can 'brain training' make you smarter?

Is it possible to make yourself smarter? Proponents of "brain training" say that people can improve their short-term memory that in turn improves fluid intelligence.

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High tech transit emerging in the woods

High tech transit emerging in the woods

Increasing demand and uncertain budgets have rural Minnesota transit systems looking to combine technology and personal service to become more efficient.
by Jennifer Vogel

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The future of U.S. space flight

The future of U.S. space flight

NASA has just retired its space shuttle program. What does it mean for the future of American space travel and innovation? Journalist Michael Belfiore says we're headed for privately funded rockets.

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New physics research lab will study neutrinos

Federal and state officials are commemorating the opening of a high tech physics lab in northern Minnesota today.
by Annie Baxter

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