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3.4 magnitude quake rattles Dallas, Texas, suburb
A small earthquake followed by an aftershock rattled a suburb west of Dallas overnight, cracking some walls and knocking down pictures, but ...
European cargo craft undocks from space station
The European Space Agency says its cargo craft has successfully undocked from the International Space Station after a failed separation caused by ...
Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal
When it comes to electing the president, not all votes are created equal. And chances are yours will count less than those of a select few.
Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges
A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift ...
Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: ...
Colleges try new fixes to recurring remedial rut
After leaving high school as a teen mother, Ashley McCullough is back on track to receive a two-year degree and work as a respiratory therapist.
UK teen who ran away with teacher found in France
A 15-year-old British schoolgirl who sparked an international search when she went missing along with her math teacher was found safe and well in ...
Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar
They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross ...
Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream
The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars — a find that ...
AP IMPACT: Air Force insiders foresaw F-22 woes
Years before F-22 pilots began getting dizzy in the cockpit, before one struggled to breathe as he tried to pull out of a fatal crash, before two more ...
Suspicions ignored as bosses let chemist work on
Chemist Annie Dookhan was "Superwoman," a colleague at a Massachusetts state crime lab used to joke. She seemed unstoppable in her quest to please ...
Statue found by Nazis made from meteorite
An ancient Buddhist statue that a Nazi expedition brought back from Tibet shortly before World War II was carved from a meteorite that crashed on ...
Don't recycle _ these gadgets dissolve inside you
As consumers we want our electronic gadgets to be durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve — inside our bodies. Scientists reported ...
Vatican paper weighs on 'Jesus' Wife' scrap: fake
The Vatican newspaper has added to the doubts surrounding Harvard University's claim that a 4th century Coptic papyrus fragment showed that some early ...
Co-workers: We worried about Mass. chemist's work
Chemists who worked with the woman at the center of a Massachusetts state drug lab scandal told investigators they had concerns about her work for ...
Fight over canola pits biofuels vs. organics
Wet winters and cool, dry summers make Oregon's Willamette Valley one of the best places on the globe to produce seeds for organic broccoli, cabbage, ...
Correction: Spaceport-Will They Come? story
In a story Sept. 22 about Spaceport America, The Associated Press reported erroneously the cost of the project to taxpayers. The cost was $209 ...
Space station may move to avoid passing junk
The International Space Station may have to move to avoid some space junk. NASA said debris from an old Russian satellite and a fragment from an ...
NYC auction offers 125 meteorites for sale
A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard ...
Iran's president leaves trail of guesses on future
Iran's president has no trouble making himself heard: rumbling through the U.N.'s annual world gathering this week with comments bashing ...
European cargo fails to undock from space station
The European Space Agency says the undocking of its cargo craft from the International Space Station has been postponed after a communication ...
Chemist's education questioned in drug lab scandal
A chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples has thrown thousands of criminal cases into question testified under oath that she holds a ...
Astronauts may play role in Mars robotic missions
NASA's future plans to explore Mars may end up using astronauts as space messengers. The new idea surfaced as a special team looking for a new Mars ...
Skydiver aims for supersonic plunge on Oct. 8
The countdown is on for skydiver Felix Baumgartner. In just two weeks, Baumgartner will attempt to go supersonic when he jumps from a record altitude ...
Einstein's brain is now interactive iPad app
The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won't help you win at Angry Birds. While Albert Einstein's ...