NASA's LADEE Probe Heads to the Moon

A Minotaur 5 rocket, making its debut flight, lifted off from NASA’s Wallops Island spaceport late Friday to send the LADEE spacecraft on its way to the moon. Continue reading →



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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 07, 2013)

Missing Letters II



Complete the words below using each letter of the alphabet once only:

li_ _t

_o_an

pu_ _ le

_-r_ _

e_ _l

_ _eer

_cie_ _e

g_ _ let

_u_ge

_ac_et

pu_zl_

_rai_





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 07, 2013)

Characters in "The Wizard of Oz"

I'll give you the description of a character from "The Wizard of Oz" and you have to match it with the correct character.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Inveigle

in-vei-gle



verb :: To lead astray as if blind; to persuade by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.



"He had led his mother there, step by step, and now when she stopped, he tried to inveigle her farther." --London, Jack

Epic Space Photos of the Week (Aug 31-Sept 6)

Enjoy some of the most inspiring, beautiful and down-right stunning photos from our adventures in space this past week.



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The Saturday Quiz answers - The Independent

The Saturday Quiz answers The Independent 1 Monterey. 2 Whipsnade. 3 The Great British Bake Off. 4 Port Said. 5 The National Endowment for the Arts. 6 Shetland Islands – 23,210 in 2012 compared with 21,530 for the Orkney Islands. 7 South America. 8 1890s. 9 All educated at Eton. 10 Tony Blair.

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Unlikely Ally For Snow Leopards: Buddhist Monks

By patrolling the wilderness and teaching non-violence, Tibetan monks are playing a critical role in protecting endangered snow leopards in the Himalayas.



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DNews: What Tattoos Really Say About You

Tattoos are perhaps the ultimate form of self expression. Once done, they're basically with you for good. But does all that ink doom you to life of being judged? Some studies say yes! Anthony looks at what having a tattoo says about you.



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Amazing Animals of the Week (September 6): Photos

Proud papa pandas, egrets on the mend, and fake aardvarks dot the landscape of this week's gallery.



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Mars Eclipse Puts Curiosity in the Dark: Video

As Mars moon Phobos eclipsed the sun, Curiosity was left in the shade. Continue reading →



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Royal Pain: 6 Strange Ailments of Famous Rulers

In light of Richard III's parasitic worms, we present famous rulers through time and their many afflictions.



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Texas Whooping Cough Epidemic May Be Worst in 50 Years

Texas has seen almost 2,000 cases of whooping cough this year; two babies have died. Continue reading →



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Steerable Dogs Follow Remote Control Commands

Man's best friend straps on a canine backpack loaded with an array of navigational technology to potentially help first responders. Continue reading →



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NSA Cracks Web Encryption, Betrays Internet

According to new reports, the National Security Agency invested billions of dollars since 2000 to break open secured Web data.



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Virgin Galactic Rips Through Stratosphere, Again: Video

For the second time on Thursday, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) successfully completed a supersonic powered test flight. Continue reading →



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TB Migrated Out of Africa With Humans

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis emerged at least 70,000 years ago. Continue reading →



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Street View Shows Japan Nuclear Evacuation Zone

New explorable images from the Japanese coast devastated by the 2011 tsunami have been posted online.



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Give Yourself The Flu Vaccine Without Needles

Researchers develop a flu vaccine patch that not only takes away the sting, but can be self-administered. Continue reading →



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Drought Tortures Half of U.S.

U.S. Drought Monitor statistics show that approximately half of the contiguous U.S. now suffers some degree of drought. Continue reading →



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Scientists Confirm Largest Single Volcano on Earth

It's not Mauna Loa, but a far larger expanse of lava on the seafloor 1,000 miles east of Japan. This monster is in the league of Olympus Mons on Mars.



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Weird Science! The Friday News Quiz (Sept. 6, 2013)

In this edition: UFO sightings in Arizona, mysterious formations in the Amazon and some serious weirdness in Germany.



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What is a Tomahawk Cruise Missile?

In use for more than 20 years, Tomahawks may be used against Syria



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Kraft to NASA: Get Out of This Solar System

During a powerful interview this week, NASA's first manned spaceflight director Chris Kraft gave his unabashed opinion about the current state of NASA and its future plans. Continue reading →



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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Prairie?

A prairie chicken walked 1,180 miles between April and August, covering parts of southern Iowa and northern Missouri and setting the record for its species. Continue reading →



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