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Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland's ice
OSLO Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday.
Hear! Hear! Exquisite fossils preserve ear of prehistoric whale
WASHINGTON Fossils unearthed in a South Carolina drainage ditch are providing insight into the development of ultrasonic hearing in prehistoric whales, a trait closely linked to their uncanny ability to hunt and navigate using sound waves and echoes.
Private company wins U.S. clearance to fly to the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Florida-based company won U.S. government permission on Wednesday to send a robotic lander to the moon next year, the firm's founder said, marking the first time the United States has cleared a private space mission to fly beyond Earth’s orbit.
Study finds cosmic rays increased heart risks among Apollo astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Apollo astronauts who ventured to the moon are at five times greater risk of dying from heart disease than shuttle astronauts, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, citing the dangers of cosmic radiation beyond the Earth's magnetic field.
Australia's tectonic speed leaves cartographers behind
SYDNEY Australia, which rides on the world's fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that map co-ordinates are now out by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet), say geoscientists.
Great Red Spot storm heating Jupiter's atmosphere, study shows
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Scientists have long wondered why Jupiter's upper atmosphere has temperatures similar to those of Earth, even though the biggest planet in the solar system is five times farther away from the sun.
New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room
CHICAGO Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.
Scientist Brian Cox holds summer master class in London for kids
British physics professor Brian Cox taught students at St. Paul's Way Trust School in London on Tuesday how to create fire with methane gas.
Healthy clones: Dolly the sheep's heirs reach ripe old age
LONDON The heirs of Dolly the sheep are enjoying a healthy old age, proving cloned animals can live normal lives and offering reassurance to scientists hoping to use cloned cells in medicine. | Video
Meter-wide dinosaur print, one of largest ever, found in Bolivia
SUCRE, Bolivia A footprint measuring over a meter wide that was made by a meat-eating predator some 80 million years ago has been discovered in Bolivia, one of the largest of its kind ever found. | Video
Healthwatch
Treat low back pain without surgery
Low back pain is so common that it's sometimes referred to as "the common cold of injuries." Here are some ways to find natural, non-invasive relief.
Low cost, flavors, convenience turn teens on to vaping: study
Young people try electronic cigarettes out of curiosity about the devices and alluring flavors that range from cotton candy to pizza, but keep vaping because of their low cost, according to a study released on Monday.