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  Space guns, boreholes, and biodomes: the lost dreams of 20th century science

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 20, 2013 03:47 am + 7 comments

  The 20th century, in particular the latter half, played host to some of the most ambitious Continue reading…

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  Inside the private push for consumer space travel

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 19, 2013 09:31 pm + 8 comments

  Since the 1960s and PanAm's ill-fated Moon Flights Club, commercial passenger flights to space have Continue reading…

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  Heat-related deaths in Manhattan projected to rise 20 percent by the 2020s

  By T.C. Sottek on May 19, 2013 01:00 pm + 82 comments

  A new study from The Earth Institute at Columbia University projects that heat-related fatalities Continue reading…

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  Mars rover Opportunity breaks record for longest NASA drive off Earth

  By Carl Franzen on May 17, 2013 06:04 pm + 10 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover has stolen much of the spotlight on Mars lately with its discoveries of o Continue reading…

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  Hundreds of LED-equipped umbrellas will descend on MIT this Sunday night

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 17, 2013 04:52 pm + 5 comments

  Residents in the Boston area will have the chance to see a pretty unique art installation this Continue reading…

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  Arctic oil boom sparks the next great political and environmental battle

  By Carl Franzen on May 17, 2013 11:50 am + 95 comments

  Things are heating up fast in the far north. The lands and sea of the Arctic — which have been Continue reading…

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  Robot helps house-bound boy attend school

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 17, 2013 07:47 am + 10 comments

  When Lyndon Baty was born six weeks premature with a life-threatening condition, polycystic kidney Continue reading…

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  Your body contains 100 trillion bacteria, but that's a good thing

  By Matt Brian on May 17, 2013 04:58 am + 12 comments

  The human body is inhabited by bacteria and microorganisms — for every cell, there are around 10 Continue reading…

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  Oldest cache of water on Earth may give clues to early life forms

  By Sam Byford on May 17, 2013 01:42 am + 56 comments

  Deep below the surface of a small town in Ontario, Canada, scientists have discovered the oldest Continue reading…

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  New US Energy Secretary confirmed, supports nuclear energy and natural gas

  By Carl Franzen on May 16, 2013 05:54 pm + 52 comments

  The US Senate just voted unanimously to confirm a new Energy Secretary for the country. Ernest Continue reading…