Mars camera makes 60,000 orbits of Red Planet
Next week, a visual and infrared camera designed at Arizona State University will pass 60,000 orbits of the Red Planet.
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Telescope backers to resume construction on Hawaii Island
The construction of a $1.4 billion telescope on land considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians will resume Wednesday, according to the nonprofit company behind the project.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2015
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Hackers ground 1,400 passengers in attack on Polish airline LOT (Update)
A cyber attack against Polish flagship carrier LOT grounded more than 1,400 passengers at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport in what an airline spokesman described as the "first attack of its kind".
Security
Jun 21, 2015
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Taylor Swift boycotts Apple streaming over payments
Pop superstar Taylor Swift said Sunday she will not allow her latest album on Apple's new streaming service to protest its "shocking" lack of artist compensation during a free trial period.
Business
Jun 21, 2015
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Japan to resume whaling hunt despite IWC warning
Japan said it would resume its controversial annual whale hunt despite the International Whaling Commission demanding the country provide more information to prove the programme is really for scientific research.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2015
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A contentious quest for Kevazingo, Gabon's sacred tree
"Nobody should sell this wood. It protects the forest. But those who sell it will be hunted by the spirits of the forest," warns Daniel Messa-Abaga, a guardian of Gabon's Kevazingo trees.
Environment
Jun 21, 2015
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Precarious existence in shadow of Indonesian volcano
When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2015
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Winners and losers from the E3 video-game show
The video-game industry's annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which occupied the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, was an overwhelming, exhausting experience—so many games, so little time. But most of the attendees ...
Software
Jun 21, 2015
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Smithsonian to open first wing on innovation, business history
A wide range of innovations from Eli Whitney's cotton gin and Thomas Edison's light bulb to the early Google servers and Apple's iPhone have been brought together to tell a broad story of American business history for the ...
Other
Jun 21, 2015
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$700 million plan to help salmon habitat faces new challenge
A massive federal habitat restoration effort in the Columbia River Basin has spent more than $700 million on breaching levies, restoring tidal channels, reconnecting floodplains and other actions meant to boost salmon and ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2015
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