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- Space
Going where no Mars rover has gone before
NASA's next Mars mission, Curiosity, will land in the Red Planet's Gale Crater.
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Science Past from the issue of July 16, 1960
From the issue of July 16, 1960 One-eyed robot hunts objects lost in the sea — A one-eyed, swimming robot with powerful claw-like pincers is being developed for hunting and retrieving objects lost in the ocean at depths up to 2,000 feet. Solaris, as the robot is called, has propellers for motion. When its TV […]
- Humans
Despite lean times, Obama wants R&D hikes
The proposed federal budget would stall nonmandated spending overall, but science and tech would climb.
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BLOG: City of Angels welcomes the world’s biggest global science fair
Hundreds of young scientists arrive for the start of the 2011 Intel ISEF competition in Los Angeles.
- Space
MESSENGER eases into Mercury’s orbit
After three flybys, a NASA spacecraft settles in for a closer look at the first planet.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
NASA’s plans to sample an asteroid, good-bye to Spirit rover, Neptune’s spin and more in this week’s news.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Computer processors get even tinier, plus more in this week’s news.
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- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
A new way to fold a paper bag, plus good apples and designer silk in this week’s news.
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Consciousness Emerges
Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.
- Humans
2012 budget offers pain and gain for R&D
In a year of federal belt-tightening, the administration prioritizes basic research, education, clean energy and environmental science.
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2010 Science News of the Year: Technology
Credit: Michael Morgenstern Lie detectors blend fact and fiction Devices that can discern honest statements from lies are much sought after, especially since a 2003 National Research Council report concluded that traditional polygraphs flag stress, not deception. But newer gadgets increasingly used by police departments and other agencies don’t tell fact from fiction either, researchers […]
