Science

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas

Bugged by the billions: East Coast about to see power of big numbers in coming cicada invasion

Friday - 05/10/2013, 02:10pm EDT

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Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

Gene test helps show which prostate cancers need treatment, which men can safely be monitored

Friday - 05/10/2013, 12:24pm EDT

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NASA: Space station power system radiator leaking

Space station commander calls leak in power system radiator serious but not life-threatening

Friday - 05/10/2013, 12:02pm EDT

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Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

Surgeon: Pneumonia likely cause of 'Stonewall' Jackson's friendly fire death during Civil War

Friday - 05/10/2013, 05:48am EDT

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New satellite appears to be working flawlessly

USGS scientists, engineers say new satellite transmitting highly detailed photos of Earth

Friday - 05/10/2013, 12:28am EDT

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Fewer bees could mean more expensive products

Ask any beekeeper and they will tell you something is killing their bees.

Wednesday - 05/08/2013, 12:01pm EDT

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Doctors: Healthy diet can ward off Alzheimer's

Brain food isn't just about powering through a test or a grueling day at work. Doctors say certain healthy foods can also help ward off Alzheimer's disease.

Wednesday - 05/08/2013, 10:53am EDT

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NY group buys Tesla property, plans science center

Suburban NY group buys Nikola Tesla property after successful crowd funding effort

Wednesday - 05/08/2013, 10:20am EDT

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New technology propels 'old energy' boom

Oil and gas drillers make technological leaps, while renewable energy industry struggles

Tuesday - 05/07/2013, 06:10pm EDT

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ACT to start giving tests digitally

ACT turns to iPads, computers to give college admission exams

Tuesday - 05/07/2013, 07:20am EDT

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Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

FDA wrapping up safety review of chemical in antibacterial soap after 40 years of delays

Monday - 05/06/2013, 05:44pm EDT

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Smuggled dinosaur skeleton returned to Mongolia

Smuggled dinosaur skeleton is returned to Mongolian government in NY ceremony

Monday - 05/06/2013, 03:14pm EDT

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Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonic

Experimental Air Force aircraft reaches hypersonic speeds during test flight off California

Monday - 05/06/2013, 02:28pm EDT

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Billions of cicadas to emerge this season

The loud hissing of the Brood II cicada will soon be heard along the East Coast, from New York to Georgia. The sound is the mating call of the species.

Monday - 05/06/2013, 06:41am EDT

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'Orajel' creator David Morris Kern dies at 103

David Morris Kern, creator of toothache medicine 'Orajel,' dies at 103

Sunday - 05/05/2013, 06:32pm EDT

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Girls rocket team giving the boys a run for their money (Video)

Jasmyn Logan and Nia'mani Robinson, two freshmen from Central High School in Capitol Heights, Md., are finalists in this Saturday's Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) - the largest student rocket competition in the world.

Sunday - 05/05/2013, 04:29pm EDT

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