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Future Quantum Computers Begin to Take Shape

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An insanely impossible problem is becoming just merely difficult. Read more

First Test-Tube Hamburger Ready This Fall

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The meat is made from cows' stem cells. Read more

Even Sharks Make Friends

Posted by Jennifer Viegas 5 HOURS AGO | 0

They have a reputation for being ruthless, solitary predators, but the opposite may be closer to the truth. Read more

John Glenn's Spaceflight Was Filled With Unknowns

Posted by Irene Klotz 5 HOURS AGO | 0

Squashed eyeballs was one of the prime concerns for doctors during first U.S orbital spaceflights. Read more

Concordia Could Collapse Under Its Own Weight

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Sat Feb 18, 2012 02:30 PM ET | 0

The massive cruise liner is balancing on two rocks and has massive cracks. Read more

Avoiding Red Lights by Booking Ahead

Posted by Jesse Emspak Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:00 AM ET | 0

A computer program that reserves slots at an intersection might be a way to ease gridlock and boost safety. Read more

High Winds Ravage British Radio Telescope

Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0

Volunteers are drafted in to repair extensive damage to the UK-based component of the LOFAR array. Read more

Future Zoos to Have Woolly Mammoths and Tiger Robots

Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:52 PM ET | 0

Would you go to the zoo to see a cloned wooly mammoth? Zoos are trying to figure out the future of their industry, and the ideas are big. Read more

What Is the Lifespan of a Voice?

Posted by Sheila Eldred Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:32 PM ET | 0

Singers need to train their vocal chords just like athletes train; but even the fittest singers strain with age. Read more

Robot Seals Heal Hearts of Japan Tsunami Survivors

Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:56 AM ET | 0

Paro the seal robot is being offered to people made homeless by the disaster. Read more

Afraid of Losing Your Mobile Phone? There's Help!

Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:53 AM ET | 0

About 66 percent of people surveyed suffer from nomophobia, or "no mobile phone phobia." Read more

Think You'll Live Long? Think Again

Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Feb 17, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 0

The odds of living a long life are much lower than previously thought. Read more

In Shifty Climates, Birds Sleep Around

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Feb 16, 2012 05:00 PM ET | 0

An unpredictable environment might explain infidelity and divorce -- at least in birds. Read more

Lin-Sanity: What's Behind the Phenom?

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Feb 16, 2012 04:32 PM ET | 0

The phenomenal run of the former third string, undrafted point guard is about more than just basketball skills. Read more

DNA Robots Deliver Deadly Punch to Bad Cells

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Feb 16, 2012 02:00 PM ET | 0

In the fight against cancer, these nano-robots could be the equivalent of sending in SEAL Team Six. Read more

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