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Cosmic Log: The stealth rocketeers
09 08 2008  Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The successful debut of a rocket racer represents one more small step toward outer space for the stealth rocketeers at XCOR Aerospace.
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Anthrax case spurs new germ-gene sleuthing
09 08 2008  The anthrax killer spurred a whole new branch of science that could give the United States a head start in the next emergency â€' whether it is investigating more bioterrorism or even a food poisoning outbreak.
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Wireless services add more parental controls
08 08 2008  For parents considering getting their child a cell phone, more carriers are offering the tools for mom and dad to keep a tighter rein on their children’s cell phone use, from limiting the amount of texting, to setting the hours of when the phone can be used.
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Let there be life: Games go organic
08 08 2008  Consider for a moment, the flower â€' that delicate collection of stems and stamens, pistils and petals, that bringer of color and fragrance to our lives, and, of course, that perfect protagonist for today’s video games.
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Seven smashing atom-smashers
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Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail
08 08 2008 A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday.
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Reporters booted from conference for hacking
08 08 2008  Three journalists working for the French publication Global Security Magazine were booted Thursday from the hackers' conference after they were allegedly caught hacking into the private computer network set up for the media.
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Wii're already fit, thanks
07 08 2008  I'm a crazy, lunatic, super-obsessed fitness freak, and I'm always looking for new information to goose my performance and help me shed those last five pounds.  I’ve studied DVDs, read countless articles and paid coaches to torture me. Maybe all I needed was … a video game.
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Sing it, FreeCreditReport.com guy!
07 08 2008  He is the baby-faced everyman caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare of credit score woes. He’s the FreeCreditReport.com guy, and you are so totally in love with him you want to have like, 10 million of his babies.
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All planets are born in killer environments
07 08 2008 Our solar system emerged in surprisingly good order from the violence of planetary creation, according to a new simulation.
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Cosmic Log: Big day set for big-bang machine
07 08 2008  Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The startup of the world's most powerful particle collider is scheduled for Sept. 10, after a final round of testing that begins this weekend.
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Hackers target Google Gadgets
07 08 2008 One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing â€' which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers.
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English 'Lord' puts life up for sale on eBay
07 08 2008 An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh â€' in the hope of converting his assets into cash.
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1,900-year-old chariot discovered in Bulgaria
07 08 2008  Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.
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Cosmic Log: The latest Buzz from space
07 08 2008  Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin appears as an animated character in a new 3-D movie, but the 78-year-old is even more animated in real life.
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Much ado over Shakespearean theater find
07 08 2008  The theater where "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists said.
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Google launches free music search in China
07 08 2008 Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue.
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Hacker indictment greeted with shrug
07 08 2008 Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur.
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Who would win caveman Olympics?
07 08 2008  Olympic athletes may benefit from today's high-tech training, but their gymnastics or wrestling performance probably pales in comparison to what early human ancestors could have pulled off.
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SpaceX blames rocket loss on bad timing
07 08 2008  A timing error that caused two segments of a privately built Falcon 1 rocket to collide after liftoff doomed the booster's third flight test by the California-based firm SpaceX, the company's chief said Wednesday.
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Top 5: Best game aliens
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Egypt tests DNA from fetuses in Tut’s tomb
07 08 2008  Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's children, Egyptian antiquity authorities said Wednesday.
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Dinosaur descendant to be a dad at 111
07 08 2008  An indigenous New Zealand reptile regarded as one of the last living descendants of the dinosaurs will become a father for the first time in decades at the age of 111, officials said Wednesday.
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Scientists create world's thinnest balloon
07 08 2008  Scientists have created the world's thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of carbon just one atom thick.
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Eye spy: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera
07 08 2008  U.S. scientists have built an eye-shaped camera using standard sensor materials and say it could improve the performance of digital cameras and enhance imaging of the human body.
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