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Are Those North Korean Long-Range Missiles For Real?

May 7, 2013 - 5:13pm

When North Korea put its missiles on parade last year, experts were surprised to see what looked to be new long-range missiles that might be powerful enough to reach the U.S. But a closer look at details in the photos suggests the missiles on display might have been a bluff.

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Filling In The Gap On Climate Education In Classrooms

May 7, 2013 - 4:35pm

Science education standards, issued in April, recommend teaching climate change for the first time. But one nonprofit says kids aren't learning enough, soon enough, about how their world will change in the coming decades. The group aims to remedy this with presentations in schools nationwide.

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Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore

May 7, 2013 - 8:53am

Turns out our solar system — with its medium sized sun, its four small rocky planets, its four big gassy ones farther out — isn't like the others. We are unusual. Very unusual. Says one prominent astronomer, we are "a bit of a freak."

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Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore

May 7, 2013 - 8:53am

Turns out our solar system — with its medium sized sun, its four small rocky planets, its four big gassy ones farther out — isn't like the others. We are unusual. Very unusual. Says one prominent astronomer, we are "a bit of a freak."

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This Bat Knows How To Drink

May 7, 2013 - 3:04am

The Pallas' long-tongued bat has a neat trick at the tip of its tongue — tiny hairlike structures that fill with blood and stand straight out. This turns the tongue into a nectar-slurping mop at just the right time.

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Envisioning The Future With Cori Lathan

May 7, 2013 - 2:59am

This enterprising technologist is designing for a future where computers are intuitive and anticipate our every need. We're not there yet, but she has started a company that aims to imagine, build and test tomorrow's gadgets today.

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Envisioning The Future With Inventor Cori Lathan

May 7, 2013 - 2:59am

This enterprising technologist is designing for a future where computers are intuitive and anticipate our every need. We're not there yet, but she has started a company that aims to imagine, build and test tomorrow's gadgets today.

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Unearthing History: How Technology Is Transforming Archaeology

May 6, 2013 - 1:00pm

For centuries, explorers tried to find la Ciudad Blanca, a fabled city in the rain forests of Central America. Dense jungle impeded efforts to uncover it. Douglas Preston tells the story of a team who used light detection technology to survey the iconic ruins from the air.

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