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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo during yesterday’s test.

Celebrating Nearly a Decade of Richard Branson Almost Sending Us to Space

In 2004, Richard Branson said we'd be in space by 2008. That didn't pan out

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The Story of Elizabeth Keckley, Former-Slave-Turned-Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker

A talented seamstress and savvy businesswoman, she catered to Washington's socialites

A house in Lancaster, California gets a solar power retrofit.

In This One California Town, New Houses Must Come With Solar Power

Starting in 2014, every new house needs to produce at least 1 kilowatt of energy

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Lockheed Martin Wants to Pull Electricity from the Ocean’s Heat

A type of renewable energy, first proposed in the 1800s, might finally be ready for prime time

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The Northeastern United States Gets To See a Rocket Launch Today

At 5 p.m. today, a huge rocket will blast off from a base in Virginia

Kickstarter for Surgery Lets You Help Those in Need

A crowdfunding venture gives you a way to donate directly to people's surgeries

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The Most Comprehensive Map of the Internet Yet May Give Clues for Sealing Up Vulnerabilities

Researchers are using ISP databases to connect the dots between networks in order to create a comprehensive map of the internet's global scope

Genius.box Is Like a Fruit-of-the-Month Club for Awesome Science Experiments

This start up wants to deliver a new science experiment each month

Hurricane Katrina Kicked Off a Startup Renaissance in New Orleans

Within three years after Katrina, the rate of new start-up launches in the city doubled

Pick your tax haven, any tax haven.

Get Your Own Offshore Tax Haven, a Step-by-Step Guide

From $8 to $32 trillion dollars are buried in tax havens worldwide. Here's how it works

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Now Poachers Are Sawing Off Elephant Tusks in Museums

A plague of rhino horn and elephant tusk thefts to feed the wildlife black market continues in museums across Europe

The Way We Wore team, from left, Jascmeen Bush, Shelly Lyn, owner Doris Raymond, Sarah Bergman, Kyle Blackmon

A Refreshing Take on Fashion Television: A Q&A with L.A. Frock Stars’ Star Doris Raymond

A new series brings high-end style to vintage wear

It’s Not Just You: Garfield Is Not Meant to Be Funny

Unlike New Yorker cartoons, in which, you are actually missing the joke, Garfield is in fact not even designed to be funny

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The U.S. Is Stocking Drugs for a Hypothetical Smallpox Bio-Attack

In the event of a bio-terrorism smallpox attack, at least 2 million Americans will be able to get treatment, though we can all receive vaccinations

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Who Owns This Half-Million Dollar Banksy Mural?

A public piece of art, painted on a private wall, by an pseudonymous artist. Who owns the work?

A military robot washes dishes in “The Jetsons” (1963)

Automating Hard or Hardly Automating? George Jetson and the Manual Labor of Tomorrow

And you think you're having a bad work week, just think about the robots

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Ikea Makes Us All Feel Like Master Carpenters

We really do think our mediocre constructions are just as good as those of the very finest of craftsman

Americans Buy So Many Wings, They’re Now the Most Expensive Part of the Chicken

Each February, the nation's thirst for chicken wings hits the roof, making the delicate wing the most expensive bit of the bird

Citrus Greening Will Ruin Morning OJ, No Matter How You Slice It

Walter Cronkite gives a tour of the home office of 2001 on his show The 21st Century (1967)

3D-TV, Automated Cooking and Robot Housemaids: Walter Cronkite Tours the Home of 2001

In 1967, the most trusted man in America investigated the home of the 21st century

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