North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats

NKorea nuclear facility reboot seen as sign that atomic threats not yet matched by capability

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Ancient site unearthed in Iraqi home of Abraham

UK archaeologists in Iraq find ancient complex near Ur, home of biblical Abraham

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Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms

Scientists say huge algae blooms may become common on Lake Erie unless farm practices change

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Report: Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes

Report: Some Asian carp likely in Great Lakes, but there's time to stop them from spreading

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China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals

Scientists say signs show new bird flu in China has likely mutated to infect other animals

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Rare Florida panther released back into the wild

Endangered Florida panther, rescued as a kitten, released back into the Everglades

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Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

India's top court rejects Novartis AG's right to patent new version of cancer drug.

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Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

Monsanto raises full-year earnings outlook after 2Q profit exceeds Wall Street expectations

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the US and abroad

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Northeast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife

Forest pipelines threaten wildlife amid gas boom, create quandary for energy-hungry Northeast

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Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping project

Obama announces $100M for brain mapping project that could help Alzheimer's, other diseases

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Bugs: This year's good and bad news (VIDEO)

Cooler weather will bring the Washington area good news on the bug front, but invasive species are causing millions of dollars of damage.

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Feds: Man stole US cancer data to study in China

Wisconsin scientist accused of stealing cancer drug and research data to study them in China

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NASA official to discuss noose investigation

NASA official to brief Wallops Flight Facility employees on investigation of noose incident

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'Dream Team' to unlock mysteries of the brain

Efforts to map the brain will team government and private sector scientists who caution their work will take years. But the new knowledge of the human mind could yield treatments for an array of disorders, like paralysis and epilepsy.

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NM governor signs space travel liability bill

To help investment in Spaceport, NM gov. signs law shielding commercial space travel companies

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Seeking to save Peter Cottontail from extinction

Conservations striving to keep Peter Cottontail's species off the endangered list

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End of the line for Roadrunner supercomputer

Once the world's fastest supercomputer, Los Alamos lab decides to decommission Roadrunner

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Scientists welcome proposal for brain research

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3 of 4 reptiles stolen from Calif. museum found

Burglar nabs lizard, 3 snakes from science museum; 1 3-foot-long python remains at large

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