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Strength of Deadly Japan Quake Increased to 9.0

Mar 14, 2011 - 7:31 PM |AP

LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Geological Survey has upgraded the magnitude of Friday's deadly earthquake in Japan to 9.0. The move Monday comes after Japan's Meteorological Agency did the same. It's not...

Japan Tsunami-Quake Death Toll Rises

Mar 14, 2011 - 5:02 PM |AP

TOKYO -- Japanese police say the official death toll from last week's massive earthquake and tsunami has risen to 2,414. Police said Tuesday that a big share of the deaths were in Miyagi prefecture,...

The Force Is Strong: One in Five Brits Think Light Sabers Exist

Mar 14, 2011 - 11:56 AM |AOL News

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Light sabers from "Star Wars," time travel and hover boards from "Back to the Future." Many people in the U.K. believe all these things from science fiction and fantasy are, in fact, reality. The...

3.14 Ways to Celebrate National Pi Day

Mar 14, 2011 - 10:56 AM |AOL News

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While Thursday will herald St. Patrick's Day celebrations with verdant inebriation, and on Tuesday, fans of Caesar will beware the Ides of March, today is a special day reserved for math geeks to...

Safety Guide for Cell Phone Users

Mar 14, 2011 - 10:18 AM |AOL News

What's a consumer to do? If you're trying to figure out how to diminish whatever radiation might be generated by your cell, consider some basic facts. The radio frequency (RF) waves from cell...

Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC

Mar 14, 2011 - 10:17 AM |AOL News

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More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when...

Laser Scan May Reveal Stonehenge Secrets

Mar 14, 2011 - 7:59 AM |AOL News

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Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge. Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the...

Japan's Cooler, Wetter Weather Could Linger Through Spring

Mar 14, 2011 - 6:39 AM |AOL News

Between radiation concerns, displaced persons and the cleanup and rebuilding process, Japan's weather will be of greater concern for some time to come. And with the current La Nina expected to...

Was Lost City of Atlantis Found in Spanish Marsh?

Mar 13, 2011 - 4:00 PM |AOL News

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Crime solvers follow the money, but experts searching for the lost city of Atlantis? In archaeology, "you should follow the stones," Richard Freund said. Freund, a University of Hartford professor,...

The Truth About the Horatio Alger Story? Nobody Prefers It

Mar 13, 2011 - 8:03 AM |AOL News

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A few years ago at Juilliard, pianist Chia-Jung Tsay noticed something strange. When her fellow students practiced a piece in one of the school's rehearsal rooms, they would drape their coats over...

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Supermoon!

Mar 11, 2011 - 5:47 PM |AOL News

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Look! Up in the sky. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... supermoon! That's what you'll see when you gaze into the heavens on March 19. It'll sort of be hard to miss. On that night, the full moon...

Space Shuttle Discovery Rides Off Into History

Mar 9, 2011 - 4:42 PM |AOL News

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With today's picture-perfect completion of its flawless final mission, designated STS-133, the space shuttle Discovery ends a 27-year odyssey of unparalleled milestones in the history of NASA's first...