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Budget cuts could slow commercial space progress
NASA chief: Federal spending cuts could slow commercial space progress in future
Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
Scientists ID genetic markers tied to breast, prostate, ovarian cancer; no quick payoff seen
Early number sense plays role in later math skills
HEALTHBEAT: Scientists unravel how kids learn math, 1st grade abilities key to skills later on
Q&A: Europe's freezing Easter and global warming
Q&A: Europe's freezing Easter, global warming and melting Arctic ice
Report: Big Okla. quake in 2011 likely man-made
Researchers link largest quake yet to drilling waste injections; 2011 Oklahoma tremor was 5.6
Chimps, gorillas, other apes being lost to trade
Unabated, illegal trafficking risks survival of chimpanzees, orangutans, other apes, UN says
Ex-NASA contractor to be released on $10K bond
Former NASA Langley Research Center pleads not guilty, judge OKs release on $10,000 bond
Mars rover back in action after computer problems
Mars rover Curiosity resumes science experiments after back-to-back computer problems
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes into Pacific
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes into Pacific, returns space station goods, bunch of Legos
Oregon wave energy project may be delayed
Ocean Power Technologies says wave energy project off south Oregon coast may be delayed
University, companies discuss Sandia Labs contract
University of New Mexico talking to several companies about managing Sandia Labs contract
Letter from DNA discoverer to be auctioned in NYC
Letter from DNA discoverer Francis Crick with hand-drawn diagrams to be auctioned in NYC
NASA: Flash in East Coast sky likely a meteor
NASA official says flash of light reported across East Coast sky likely a 'meteor event'
Scientists build body parts from stem cells (VIDEO)
From the pages of science fiction to laboratories around the world, scientists are making human body parts.
NASA center in Va may cut contractor work force
Automatic budget cuts could result in fewer contractors at NASA's Langley Research Center
Heads up, space fans! Angry Birds roosting at NASA
Heads up, space fans! Angry Birds roosting at NASA spaceport in fun, science-tastic exhibit
Scientists find universe is 80 million years older
Big Bang's afterglow shows universe is 80 million years older than scientists first thought
Warm spring, continued drought predicted for US
Government forecasters predict warm spring, continued drought conditions for much of US
NASA extends Hubble telescope operations contract
NASA says it has extended the contract for operating the Hubble Space Telescope.
Reports: Beautiful green blob lights up evening sky
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a green flash of light zooming over the skies above the D.C. region!
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