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Oklahoma is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state [...]
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VIDEO: Time lapse shows Mars Curiosity Rover getting work done
Here’s some footage of the Mars Curiosity Rover getting some work done. This one-minute time lapse video was made by YouTube user Karl Sanford. By gathering images taken from the Curiosity’s left Front Avoidance Hazard [...]
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Dislike for sweets highlights cockroach’s evolutionary prowess
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very [...]
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NOAA says 2013 hurricane season will be a doozy
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into [...]
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Engineers to attempt to lasso an asteroid
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for astronauts [...]
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Solar-powered plane beckoning a green future from 30,000 feet
DALLAS (AP) — A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of [...]






