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The year in science
The unveiling of the 4.4 million-year-old skeleton of a human ancestor ranks as Science's top breakthrough of the year.
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Eight ancient drinks, uncorked
Throughout human history, alcoholic beverages have done everything from treat pain to lubricate social interactions.
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Check your Facebook privacy settings!
More than ever Facebook has your personal information flapping in the breeze. Understanding and changing your privacy settings are less intuitive than even before. Full story
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Scientists watch deep-sea volcano explode
Scientists have witnessed the eruption of the deepest submarine volcano ever discovered, capturing for the first time video of fiery bubbles of molten lava as they exploded 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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Koreans plan space tours
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: XCOR Aerospace and Yecheon Astro Space Center announce a deal that would eventually provide rides to the edge of outer space from South Korea, in a rocket plane made in the U.S.A.
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Shoppers with smart phones squeezing retailers
The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season.
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Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted spy videos
Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.
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BlackBerry users dealt with e-mail outages
BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.
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10 best PlayStation 3 games of 2009
With a slew of exclusive games, the PlayStation 3 is finally hitting its stride.
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When will plug-in cars pay off?
Automakers are promising that affordable plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be available in the next couple of years, but a new report contends that it will be decades before the fuel savings and lower emissions make up for the high cost of batteries.
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