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Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Figure Out What Ails You

Microscopic particles will spy on the cells of your body and look for any disease, including cancer

The now non-existent Antares rocket sits on the launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility on October 26, 2014.

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The Antares Rocket Explosion Wasn’t Orbital Sciences’ First Big Malfunction

Orbital Sciences has lost some of NASA’s gear before, because going to space is really, really hard

An earlier launch of one of Orbital Science's Antares rockets from Wollops, April 21, 2013.

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Reminder: Keep Your Boat AWAY From NASA’s Rocket Launches

A mission to the ISS was cancelled because of a wayward boat

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The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang

The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist

Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano.

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Lava Is Poised to Consume Some Homes in Hawaii

Lava is creeping across the Big Island’s Puna district at a rate of about 10 to 15 yards per hour

Computer engineers working on Cray Supercomputers in 1983

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What Happened to All the Women in Computer Science?

The low numbers of female computer science majors may have roots in the mid-1980s and the rise of personal computers

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The White House Just Asked Scientists to Stop Trying to Make Diseases More Deadly

New funding is being suspended, and anyone who’s already been paid to do such work is being asked to stop.

Garmai Sumo with the Liberian red cross supervises a burial team as they pull out the body of 40-year-old Mary Nyanforh, in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 14, 2014.

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Even West Africans Who Don’t Catch Ebola Are Being Hurt By the Disease

Ebola’s toll is more than just a body count

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Denver Police Stoke a New Halloween Fear—Pot-Laced Candy

You really think people are going to give marijuana away?

General Robinson, right, is handed the Pacific Air Forces flag during a ceremony yesterday.

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General Lori Robinson Takes Charge of the Pacific as Air Force’s First Female Major Command Leader

Robinson joins the short list of female four-star generals

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Parents Could Be On the Hook for What Their Irresponsible Kid Does on Facebook

A court case in Georgia says parents can be liable for their kids Facebook behavior

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In Australia, Curiosity® Really Will Kill Feral Cats

Don’t feel too bad for the cats, though: they kill millions of birds and little mammals every day

A Dallas resident in a neighborhood where one of the persons diagnosed with Ebola lives peers out of her window.

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Unbelievable Reactions People Have Had to the Ebola Outbreak

For some, the disease is a chance to make money; for others, it brings out racism

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In the U.K., Posting Nude Pictures of Another Person Is About to Become a Jailable Offense

This year, 28 states introduced or proposed legislation pertaining to revenge porn, though many are still pending

Liberian nurses carry a dead body suspected of dying from the Ebola virus at the Roberts field highway on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, 25 September 2014.

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Now We’re Crowdfunding Ebola Research?

One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding

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Twitter Payments Will Put Hashtag Activists on the Spot

Maybe it’s time to actually #DoSomething

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New Jersey Encourages Hunters to Add Bear to Menu

New Jersey is hoping more hunters will take advantage of bear season

CDC director Tom Frieden during a press conference last week announcing Duncan's diagnosis with Ebola.

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Thomas Duncan, Dallas’ Ebola Patient, Has Died

The total cost of fighting Ebola could push $32 billion

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For the First Time Ever, a Woman With a Transplanted Uterus Gave Birth to a Baby

Two more women with transplanted uteruses are due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, too

Anna S. Harrington portrayed Aunt Jemima during promotional events in the 1930s and '40s. Her great-grandsons say she helped develop the brand's self-rising pancake mix recipe.

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In 2014, Descendants of Woman Who Played Aunt Jemima Sued Quaker Oats

The case, which was later dismissed by a judge, accused the company of failing to pay royalties to Anna S. Harrington

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