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U.S., Russian crew blast off for space station
KOROLYOV, Russia - A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday after more than a month's delay over a problem with the hull of the Russian-built capsule.
Children at risk as "button" battery use grows: study
- Children face a growing risk from "button" batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the objects can cause electrical or chemical burns if swallowed.
Maya lunar calendar notes discovered in Guatemala
WASHINGTON - On the wall of a tiny structure buried under forest debris in Guatemala, archaeologists have discovered a scribe's notes about the Maya lunar calendar, which they say could be the first known records by an official chronicler of this ancient civilization.
Google-backed wind power line clears hurdle
- A planned $5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a hurdle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said.
Eastern rattlesnake slithers closer to U.S. endangered list
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The eastern diamondback rattlesnake, North America's largest venomous snake, may need its own antidote.
Scientists spot unseen planet in Kepler scope data
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Scientists poring over data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope have discovered a world outside its field of view, demonstrating a new technique for finding planets beyond the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday.
Scientists urge action on world's biggest problems
LONDON - Scientists from 15 countries are calling for a better political response to the provision of water and energy to meet the challenge of feeding a world of 9 billion people within 30 years.
U.S. downs test missile with new interceptor
WASHINGTON - U.S. forces said they had destroyed a target in the first successful test of the Navy's newest anti-missile interceptor, designed to protect allies from attacks by countries like North Korea and Iran.
Shuttle rocket-builder vying for NASA space taxi work
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Two of NASA's prime contractors are teaming with Europe's Astrium to develop a commercial space taxi built from shuttle heritage booster rockets and a prototype NASA spaceship originally designed as an alternative to the deep-space Orion capsule, the companies announced on Wednesday.
U.S. military embraces robots with greater autonomy
PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania - The unattended steering wheel on the 15-ton military truck jerked sharply back and forth as the vehicle's huge tires bounced down a rain-scarred ravine through mounds of mine rubble on a rugged hillside near Pittsburgh.
Insecticide resistance threatens malaria fight
LONDON - Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.
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