A team of scientists led by Marc Lessard of the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center launched an instrument-laden, four-stage sounding rocket from Norway's Andøya Space Center about 280 miles above Earth to study ...
Space Exploration
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New projections of permafrost change in northern Alaska suggest far-reaching effects will come sooner than expected, scientists reported this week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Earth Sciences
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A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts from the United States, Britain and Russia has docked successfully at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.
Engineering
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Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, on Tuesday docked with the orbiting laboratory with two other spacemen, to cheers and excitement back home.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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The European Union late Tuesday took a major step toward approving sweeping new data protection rules that would strengthen online privacy, streamline legislation between the 28 member states and boost police and security ...
Internet
Dec 15, 2015
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The European Union was mulling the possibility Tuesday of setting an age for parental consent, perhaps as high as 18, for users of social media such as Facebook, EU sources said.
Internet
Dec 15, 2015
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Police in the UK say they've made an arrest in the hacking of kids' technology maker VTech, which compromised the personal information of more than 6 million children around the world.
Security
Dec 15, 2015
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Three billionaires who launched PayPal and then went on to even greater success in their next ventures are now trying to make sure that artificial intelligence does more good than harm to humans.
Business
Dec 15, 2015
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In areas of the world with no piped water, people rely on 'black market' water—sold by informal vendors who have no oversight—which can be high-priced and have dangerously poor quality. But when informal vendors establish ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2015
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