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“Stars, hide your fires, Let not light see my black and deep desires.” William Shakespeare
Like the rest of the United States, teens' tobacco use has been generally declining over the years. But right now, e-cigarettes are on the rise in high schools, according to just-released CDC data.
E-cigs smokers went from 2.8 to 4.5 percent
The pilot who survived the SpaceShipTwo crash says that his parachute deployed automatically after he was extracted from the vehicle while it broke up. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety...
The pilot wasn't aware of the early wing unlock
Yesterday the European Space Agency landed the Philae spacecraft on a comet, a powerful step forward for humanity and science alike. However, slightly before the big moment, coverage of the event reminded...
Respect others and yourself
Rosetta left earth in 2004, whipped around it three times to gain speed, and caught up to a comet called 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Here are the photos of that incredible journey.
Rosetta's mission in photos
The European Space Agency today made history by landing a spacecraft on a comet. But the celebratory image has given rise to a new question: who took this picture?
It wasn't a very long selfie stick
After 10 long years on Rosetta's back and a 7-hour fall toward its target, the Philae lander anchored itself to the surface of a comet
"This is a big step for human civilization." Jean-Jacques Dordain
The US and China this week announced a landmark agreement to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as part of a deal that President Barack Obama described as a "major milestone." As the New York...
"We hope to encourage all major economies to be ambitious." President Barack Obama
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