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Apr 15, 2013 09:25 PM EDT

Google Glass Starts Shipping Today to Explorer Test Team

Google has informed developer members of its Glass Explorers team that the first wave of Glass prototypes is ready to go out to them.

Apr 13, 2013 11:20 PM EDT

Hawaii Approves Project to Build World’s Largest Optical Telescope

Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has given green light to one of the most daring scientific projects the Pacific paradise archipelago has undertaken.

Apr 12, 2013 07:24 PM EDT

Arctic Summer Ice Melting Faster Than Previously Thought, Scientists

By 2050 there will be no more Arctic summer sea ice, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced.

Apr 11, 2013 08:21 PM EDT

Soda Ban Actually Makes People Drink More, Study Finds

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on the sale of sodas larger than 16 ounces did not go through, and now new research shows that the ban actually led to consumers drinking more soda.

Apr 10, 2013 06:56 PM EDT

Letter From Nobel Prize Winner Sold for Record-Breaking $5.3M

A letter from the DNA pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick to his son was sold for $5.3 million at a New York auction on Wednesday.

Apr 06, 2013 02:38 PM EDT

High-End New York Restaurant Exposes 450 Customers to Hepatitis A

What's the last thing one would expect to get from a mouth-watering desert from a high-end restaurant? Hepatitis A, well, any sort of infectious disease for the matter. New York City Health Department officials warned Friday evening that any diners who ate dessert at the trendy tapas Alta Restaurant...

Apr 05, 2013 11:16 PM EDT

Judge Bans Age Restriction on Morning-After Pills Access

U.S. District Judge Edward Korman called the government's age restriction on access of the so-called morning-after pill 'scientifically unjustified.'

Apr 04, 2013 09:49 PM EDT

Bird Flu Kills 5 in China, CDC Begins Work on Searching for Vaccine

The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to six in China on Thursday, authorities said while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said work has already begun on searching for a cure.

Apr 01, 2013 10:35 PM EDT

Climate Change is Expanding Antarctica's Sea Ice

Global warming is expanding the extent of sea ice around the Antarctic Peninsula in winter, faster than in another place on Earth, according to a study unveiled Sunday.

Mar 30, 2013 02:34 AM EDT

Oklahoma Officials to Begin Blood Testing for Dental Patients

Oklahoma health officials will begin testing dental patients in the Tulsa area on Saturday for various blood-borne viruses that cause hepatitis and AIDS, as part of a precautionary measure to deal with what officials call the largest such incident in the state's history.

Mar 29, 2013 10:40 PM EDT

Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Six Hour Flight to ISS, Fastest Ever Recorded [VIDEO]

A new Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Friday after a fast-track trip from Earth which lasted under six hours and carried three astronauts.

Mar 29, 2013 09:45 PM EDT

Hidden Camera Captures Rare Moments of What Squids See Underwater

Ever wondered what the view is like down under from a jumbo squid's perspective? Stanford researchers were also wondering that and strapped video cameras to the carnivorous sea creature in the eastern Pacific to track every movement of these sea creatures.