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Russian scientists reach buried Antarctic Lake Vostok

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:16:13 AM CST

A group of Russian scientists in Antarctica has succeeded in drilling to a lake buried two miles beneath the icy landmass, Russian news service Ria Novosti reported -- following a week of radio silence from the team that had some scratching their heads.

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Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol, study finds

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:08:41 AM CST

A new study suggests that social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter are more difficult to resist than cigarettes or alcohol.

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The Best Science & Engineering Visualizations of the Year

Monday, February 6, 2012 10:22:54 AM CST

Science and engineering's most powerful statements are not made from words alone: the National Science Foundation (NSF) along with the journal Science last week announced the winners of the ninth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

Monday, February 6, 2012 8:23:35 AM CST

Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

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Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

Monday, February 6, 2012 7:45:01 AM CST

A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

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Mock astronauts wanted for mission to Mars ... in Hawaii

Monday, February 6, 2012 7:27:09 AM CST

If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars … well, sort of.

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Zuckerberg warns banks to keep quiet, sources say

Monday, February 6, 2012 6:59:07 AM CST

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has sent a warning around Wall Street recently, telling the banks involved in his company's $100 billion IPO to stop leaking juicy tidbits to the media.

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Google Earth update erases underwater 'Atlantis'

Monday, February 6, 2012 6:47:46 AM CST

A Google Earth map that raised rumors of the lost city of Atlantis has gotten a much-needed update, ridding the seafloor of a gridlike pattern that some vigilant users suspected were sunken streets from the mythological underwater city.

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US researchers discover 'Shieldcroc,' dating back 95 million years

Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:13:28 AM CST

A new species of prehistoric crocodile that dates back 95 million years ago has been identified by a University of Missouri researcher.

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Website can find your exact location with your phone number

Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:00:00 AM CST

In the battle for privacy on the Internet, even the most helpful tools designed to fight bank fraud and even find missing children could be used for much more nefarious purposes.

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Russian scientists eye mission to moon this decade

Saturday, February 4, 2012 10:33:54 AM CST

Russia’s space agency and training center for cosmonauts is launching a campaign to choose a new team of cosmonauts to train for a special mission, most likely for the moon this decade, Pravda.ru reported

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Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:33:26 AM CST

A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.

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Citi hit in Brazilian hacker attack; bank says no data breach

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:09:01 AM CST

A computer hacker group on Friday continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup Inc. and other prominent institutions.

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Apple releases major security update for OS X

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:00:01 AM CST

Apple has rolled out a big batch of security fixes for several of its popular software products and components, including the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system.

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First 'vampire' bat fly fossil discovered

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:00:00 AM CST

A one-of-a-kind fossil shows that so-called bat flies — tiny vampire insects that survive on the blood of bats — have been parasitizing the winged mammals and spreading bat malaria for at least 20 million years, scientists report in a pair of studies Friday.

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The Geek Squad helps you back up, clean up, and upgrade

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:00:00 AM CST

Wireless not connecting? Computer takes forever to shut down? Trying to sell an old laptop? You've got the tech questions, the Geek Squad has tech answers.

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Missing scientists mystery deepens in frozen Antarctica

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:18:32 PM CST

A group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond to increasingly anxious U.S. colleagues -- and as the days creep by, the fate of the team remains unknown.