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Iceland's monster mystery solved

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Further information about the "river monster" seen in a video from Iceland has led to the likeliest explanation — and it's not Nessie.

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NASA to shift money from Mars to space tech

The proposed 2013 NASA budget bites into the agency's robotic Mars mission coffers while shifting new funds to human exploration and space tech.

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NASA to shift money from Mars to space tech

The proposed 2013 federal budget unveiled by President Barack Obama on Monday keeps NASA funding relatively flat next year, but bites deep into the agency's robotic Mars mission coffers while shifting new funds to human exploration and space technology.

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25 percent text their lovers 10+ times a day

Do you text your significant other once a day? Twice? Three times? More? If you can't resist the urge, you're in good company: 58 percent of users of one mobile app say they text their sweeties "at least" three times a day, and 25 percent say they do so 10 or more times daily.


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