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How state science standards stack up, according to a new report from The Fordham Institute A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute paints a grim picture of state science standards across the United States.

The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say. [More]

Aneesh Chopra, the first-ever CTO for the United States, is stepping down. Here are a few good people who could replace him

The Apollo 1 Command Module after the fire that claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Credit: NASA. NASA s Apollo program began with one of the worst disasters the organization has ever faced

About 7 percent of adults and teens in the United States are orally infected with the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a new study says.

Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new federal standards.

Is 2012 the year for online poker start-ups? Some entrepreneurs are betting on it, even if they foresee a long road ahead. Stakes are high , and gaming entrepreneurs and casino moguls alike have their stacks on the table, waiting for the next draw.

Wikipedia, Reddit, and a host of other popular sites are gearing up for a total blackout on January 18 in protest of the controversial anti-piracy legislation. In the battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, the tech world seems to be gaining ground. In a major protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PIPA), a number of high-profile sites are planning a total shutdown for January 18

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Fusion Pellet Fueling Lab has been at the center of design and testing of plasma fueling systems for tokamak research applications for decades. Since the mid-1970s, lab researchers have been designing, testing and contributing hardware for fusion magnetic confinement experiments here in the United States and around the world

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Simpa Networks, the latest company by former Microsoft employee Paul Needham, is introducing pay-as-you-go solar power to rural India.