Billions of cicadas to emerge this season

The loud hissing of the Brood II cicada will soon be heard along the East Coast, from New York to Georgia. The sound is the mating call of the species.

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'Orajel' creator David Morris Kern dies at 103

David Morris Kern, creator of toothache medicine 'Orajel,' dies at 103

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Girls rocket team giving the boys a run for their money (Video)

Jasmyn Logan and Nia'mani Robinson, two freshmen from Central High School in Capitol Heights, Md., are finalists in this Saturday's Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) - the largest student rocket competition in the world.

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Montgomery math exam failures prompt review

More than half of Montgomery students fail geometry, algebra 2 final exams, prompting review

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Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation

Israeli warplanes renew strikes on Syria; official says target is Hezbollah-bound missiles

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Low-level eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano

No flight restrictions following low-level eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano

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Feds: Many causes for dramatic bee disappearance

Feds blame combination of parasite, virus, bacteria, pesticides for strange bee disappearance

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Air and Space Museum celebrates space exploration

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Technologies transforming energy: a glossary

A visual glance at key energy terms and technologies

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Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon

Cut out the jargon: Alan Alda center at NY college teaches scientists to keep it simple

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Russia charging NASA $70 million per rocket seat

Skyrocketing inflation: Russia now charging NASA $70 million per seat to fly US astronauts

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Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight

Virgin Galactic's spaceship makes 1st powered flight, goes supersonic in test over California

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Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

Solar-powered airplane lands in Phoenix on first leg of trip to several US cities

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Fishermen want humpback whales off endangered list

Hawaii fishermen: North Pacific humpback whales should no longer be on endangered species list

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Researchers studying why college kids get the mumps

The outbreaks at area college campuses are part of a national pattern and researchers are trying to determine why college students are at risk for a childhood disease.

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Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

South Korean 2-year-old has new windpipe made from her own stem cells; youngest patient ever

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Oil drilling technology leaps, clean energy lags

Oil and gas drillers make technological leaps, while renewable energy industry struggles

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Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs

Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

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Monster hurricane watch at Saturn's North Pole

Hurricane watch at Saturn's North Pole: Cyclone eye is 1,250 miles wide, cloud speed 330 mph

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Logging halted after damage to archaeological site

Logging halted after utility workers damage American Indian archaeological sites in California

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