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Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies
Kenneth Wilson, Nobel Prize-winning physics professor, dies at age 77 in Maine
Scientists: Soggy British weather likely to stay
Scientists meet to discuss weird British weather, say soggy summers likely for a few years
NASA plans to capture asteriod, crowdsource ideas
NASA is hosting a live forum Tuesday morning to share their plans to capture an asteroid, in addition to other asteroid-related topics.
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
Court ruling against gene patents may open BRCA breast cancer tests to more women, experts say
Diving into the search for lost 17th-century ship
Divers plunge into Lake Michigan excavation, searching for lost 17th-century La Salle ship
Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
Cuba looks to undo decades of poorly planned coastal development, fend off rising seas
Cheetah's acceleration power key to their success
While speed of cheetahs is amazing, scientists in awe of their acceleration, power, agility
China marks decade of human spaceflight
China marks decade of human spaceflight with 3-person mission to prototype space station
Myriad stock volatile after high court gene ruling
Myriad Genetics shares volatile after mixed ruling from Supreme Court on gene patentability
High court ruling on gene patents lifts Myriad
Myriad Genetics shares surge after mixed ruling from Supreme Court on gene patentability
US court says human genes cannot be patented
US Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
What exactly is a 'derecho'?
So you keep hearing about it, but what exactly is this thing called a "derecho"?
Idaho farmers sue Monsanto over GMO wheat
Idaho farmers file class-action lawsuit against Monsanto over genetically engineered wheat
Chinese craft blasts into space on docking mission
China launches its 5th and longest space mission, sending 3 astronauts toward orbiting station
9 peregrine falcons removed from Va. bridges
Nine peregrine falcons have been removed from nesting sites at Hampton Roads bridges.
Levees, removable walls proposed to protect NYC
NYC mayor proposes $20B in floodwalls and other defenses to protect city from global warming
'One giant leap' toward a NASA Armstrong center?
What's in a name? Questions arise over push to rename Calif. NASA center after Neil Armstrong
Nuclear plant closures show industry's struggles
Calif. nuke plant closure is latest sign of struggle for industry once hoping for wider growth
Government moves to wrap up gray wolf recovery
Move to end gray wolf recovery efforts would lift protections across most of Lower 48
Wildlife agency to list all chimps as endangered
Fish and Wildlife Service says it will list captive chimps as endangered species
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