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Wilson, Rose lead BMW

Mark Wilson and Justin Rose are tied for the lead at 11 under, two shots ahead of FedEx Cup leader Webb Simpson going into the weekend at the BMW Championship.

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Strands of Life: Trailer for 61st Annual Lindau Meeting Films

Scientists from more than 70 countries gathered at the 2011 Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau this summer to discuss the world’s greatest health challenges and how to tackle them. The young researchers followed in these films are working on malaria, cancer, viruses and more. They are also learning how to be scientists; how to write grant applications, how to collaborate with other research groups, and how to find the right career path

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Can Technology Save The U.S. Postal Service?

On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service issued a daunting public statement about its current financial woes, and possible changes to its infrastructure and services that would aim to save the snail mail organization some $3 billion a year.

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Video-Game Studies Have Serious Flaws

Mo Costandi of Nature magazine Research showing that action video games have a beneficial effect on cognitive function is seriously flawed, according to a review published this week in Frontiers in Psychology .

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World’s Dams Unprepared for Climate Change Conditions

Over the past four years, John Matthews has been traveling the world to better understand freshwater and climate change issues. He found that poor planning is creating one of the biggest water-related threats.

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Continental Europe cuts Britain & Ireland lead

SAINT-NOM-LA-BRETECHE, France (AP) -Continental Europe picked up 3 1/2 out of five points in Friday's fourball matches to reduce Britain and Ireland's lead to one point in the Vivendi Seve Trophy.

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This Week In Bots: Smooth Moves Edition

Evolta's Triathlon Evolta is a tiny but deceptively complex little robot (actually a group of similar designs) that Panasonic uses to demonstrate the impressive staying power of its range of Evolta rechargeable batteries. The 'bot was designed by Robo-Garage and can be guided on its path by an infra-red signal emitter. He's already completed an impressive marathon and climbed the grand canyon but now it's been revealed he's going to undertake a triathlon event--including swimming, running and cycling for a combined distance of 230 km.

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