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Space Rocks Could Reseed Life on Earth Asteroid and comet impacts on Earth can cause catastrophic extinction events. They can also bring life back, new research shows.

New Idea Could Solve Black Hole Information Mystery Physicists have come up with a way to explain how information could escape from a black hole, an idea that's been debated since the 1970s.

Curious contraptions: Turn-of-the-century gadgets

The Associated Press

Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era The Associated Press - 25 minutes ago Sarcos also has developed robotic dinosaurs for a Universal Studios' "Jurassic Park" theme park ride. Jack Obusek, a former colonel now with the Army's ...

Scientific American

Real-Life Iron Man: A Robotic Suit that Magnifies Human Strength Scientific American - Apr 30, 2008 The prospect of slipping into a robotic exoskeleton that could enhance strength, keep the body

Bush Stirs Up U.S. Campaign With "Appeasement" Remark

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BetaNews - By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews While some analysts have already deemed online search to be a territory that Google has already won, there are still competitors looking to assemble the right formula.
Ask.com Tries Again (and Not Just With Women) New York Times
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Salon

Whitney Is 'America's Next Top Model's' Full-Figured Winner
Zap2it.com - By Jordan Hudson Well, ladies (and Gus), the time is nigh. The time when the heavens open up, choirs of angels sing, a plume of white smoke rises and the voice of God -- you thought God would sound more like Charlton Heston than Tyra Banks?
Plus-Size Whitney Thompson Wins 'America's Next Top Model' FOXNews
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