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Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
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Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction
About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
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A crash course in true political science
Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office.
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New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.
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Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas
Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.
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Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo
A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.
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Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.
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Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure
Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish.
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Western states rebuff plan for Italian nuclear waste in Utah
Eight Western states on Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from Italy for disposal in Utah, saying importing foreign loads would violate the group's rules.
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Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.
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Campaign Trail Photos of the WeekView photos from the past week on the campaign trail from AP photographers around the country.
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Merlefest 2008Every year thousands from around the country and beyond make their way to Wilkesboro, N.C. for down home bluegrass and family fun.
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Obama party at Reynolds ColiseumObama supporters came out to Reynolds Coliseum to celebrate the senator's win in the N.C. primary election.
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Jimmy Carter Visits WRALThe former president talked to David Crabtree about his new book, and the presidential primary.
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Take a glimpse at Smithfield's Ham & Yam FestivalAdults and youth stuffed their faces in a sweet-potato pie eating contest, and children got their faces painted, while strains of banjos, rock and Gospel music filled the air at the Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival on Saturday.
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