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5 Asian Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the doorstep of Hong Kong's...
Scientists: Gulf Health Nearly Back to Pre-Spill Level
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BAY JIMMY, La. -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about...
Toxic Chemicals Injected Into Wells, Democratic Report Says
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WASHINGTON -- Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House...
Nobel Laureate William Lipscomb Dies at 91
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BOSTON -- William Nunn Lipscomb Jr., a Harvard University professor who won the Nobel chemistry prize in 1976 for his research on the structure of molecules and on chemical bonding and mentored...
Yale Student Killed When Lab Machine Snags Hair
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said...
Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Receives Humanitarian Award
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Though he struggled in school, Segway inventor and technology advocate Dean Kamen flourished at the invention table in his parents' basement. Musicians and museums hired him to design sound and light...
NASA to Send Shuttles to Fla., Calif., Suburban DC
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los...
3-2-1 ... and Liftoff: Manned Space Flights Mark 50th Anniversary
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"Three ... 2 ... 1 ...ignition ... and liftoff." With those famous words first heard in Russian and then English, rocket engines burst into life, sending manned vehicles through the extreme "g"...
50 Years Later, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's Secret Last Words Revealed
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Fifty years ago today, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to experience outer space. Beforehand, he wrote a poignant letter to his wife, telling her to remarry if he didn't...
Astro-Lung: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson to Duet With Astronaut on International Space Station
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Jethro Tull lead singer and flutist Ian Anderson has made some out-of-this-world music, but his upcoming collaboration could be his spaciest concert yet. That's because part of it will be from...
Oil From BP Spill Found on Dead Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico
Patrick Semansky, AP
Researchers have traced oil found on dead dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill but say it's not yet clear whether the oil caused their deaths. Hundreds of bottlenose...
Dangerous Storm Threatens Thunderstorms, Tornadoes in Parts of US
NOAA
The second major outbreak of dangerous thunderstorms and tornadoes is poised to sweep across parts of the United States in the coming days, following quickly on the heels of a storm that produced...
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