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Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. More>>

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. More>>

NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak

An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. More>>

Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. More>>

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software. More>>

Astronaut exits space station with music video Video included

In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." More>>

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. More>>

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend

The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. More>>

Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now Video included

Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. More>>

World grapples with rise in cyber crime

International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. More>>

NASA: Spacewalk planned to fix space station leak Video included

Two astronauts will make a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system of the International Space Station. More>>

Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. More>>

Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and... More>>

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. More>>

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. More>>

New satellite appears to be working flawlessly

A new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's surface, scientists and engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey's... More>>

Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales

The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping - for many a largely tax-free frontier - to state sales... More>>

Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. More>>

Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free?

Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat. More>>

Stunning Video: Massive storm swirls on Saturn Video included

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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft captured images of a massive hurricane-like storm swirling about Saturn's north pole. More>>

Busch Gardens unveils Washington woman's yard makeover

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In honor of Earth Day, a homeowner in Washington is getting a brand new yard, courtesy of Busch Gardens. More>>

  • Extreme Weather

  • Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little...
    When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.
  • The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile.
    A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami.
  • Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
    Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.
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