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Eight most dangerous volcanoes
After 9,000 years of dormancy, the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile began a series of eruptions in May that served as a stark reminder that volcanoes can pose grave dangers.
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Cosmic Log: Stars and stripes in space
NASA's Great Observatories present a red-white-and-blue view of cosmic stars and stripes, just in time for the Fourth of July.
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Mysterious cave opened at Mexican pyramid
Archaeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities.
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Future space robots may think for themselves
Scientists today can only dream of having a robotic explorer like EVE from the Disney/Pixar film "WALL-E." But some researchers are working on autonomous spacecraft, airships and rovers that can cooperate intelligently while exploring distant worlds.
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Just how many 'brains' does one PC need?
Just how many "brains" does your personal computer need, anyway? Not that buying a PC was ever as easy as, say, buying a toaster or an electric toothbrush, but the companies that make the electronic brains, or microprocessors, for PCs today have managed to make it even more complicated.
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Movie trailers find big audiences online
It's been a so-so year for movies, but it's shaping up to be an excellent year for trailers.
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Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn
Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally.
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Can’t telecommute? Watch this!
With gas prices soaring and seemingly no end in site, drivers are going to great pains to save at the pump. But it seems something obvious has been overlooked: skipping the commute and working from home. Fewer than 10 percent of Americans work from home even one day per week.
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Texas teen is real-world 'Guitar Hero'
On May 17, 13-year-old Danny Johnson sat down in front of an Xbox 360 at The Guitar Hero 24 Hour Marathon in Dallas and completely shredded “Through the Fire and Flames.” For this feat of finger acrobatics, he earned a score of 890,971 points — and snagged the world record.
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Future space robots may think for themselves
Scientists today can only dream of having a robotic explorer like EVE from the Disney/Pixar film "WALL-E." But some researchers are working on autonomous spacecraft, airships and rovers that can cooperate intelligently while exploring distant worlds.
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