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Check out how world No. 1 Luke Donald fared during his first round at Congressional. (NBC Sports)

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The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fukushima inquiry task force said yesterday his panel is concerned that the severe threats that Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami posed to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex reveal gaps in the voluntary guidelines that protect U.S. plants against incidents deemed unlikely

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The ri sing and often illegal trade in bushmeat --wild-caught animals, often threatened species such as primates, birds and elephants--threatens African biodiversity and could drive numerous species into extinction. Finding replacements for that trade could solve the need for both income and subsistence in many African communities. The answer, according to experts speaking at a meeting held in Nairobi this week, could include promoting beekeeping and farming jumbo-size African rodents known as cane rats (two species of the genus Thryonomys ) for food

A look at some of the best tee shots from the 10th hole at Congressional. (NBC Sports)

New research from Pew highlights the high civic enthusiasm of social media users. When the scramble for Facebook fans is exhausted, the study suggests, LinkedIn could become the new political battleground. All of those Likes might be good practice for the real thing

Citing changing passenger preferences, Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America and Princess Cruises have announced more restrictive smoking policies.

Once used only on wounded soldiers, $95K Genium leg runs longer than other tech, is waterproof, gives amputees new abilities

Forget Facebook's status updates, and Twitter's social sharing in iOS: An Apple patent application hints at a future where a character-measuring iPhone app can tell you if you're near your pals--or even a potential soulmate. Apple's already patented extensively in the location-based app space. And hints of a "Find My Friends" API code have been found in the iPhone's OS.

A new bionic leg originally designed for wounded soldiers is giving amputees a new chance to live more normal lives. Elaine Quijano reports on the new technology

How Tony Hsieh built Zappos, hi-tech tools that can help your business, a start-up with serious brain power, the Pandora IPO, and more. The Zappos legacy. OPEN Forum asks the entrepreneur, author, and company culture obsessor Tony Hsieh nine questions about how he thinks, what mistakes he's made, and what advice he'd give to his 18-year-old self.

Nation's second-largest school district bans chocolate, strawberry milk after Jamie Oliver campaign

"Science is messy. And the bigger the claims, the more intense the criticism." This is how Brian Vashtag opened his Washington Post article chronicling the publication of NASA's arsenic bacteria paper along seven critical comments and a follow-up response. It describes the situation - and science - well, but it's not the story that those outside of science usually hear.

Six months ago a paper appeared on the Science Express pre-publication site of the prestigious journal Science . It came from a group of NASA-funded researchers, accompanied by the full NASA publicity hoopla, but it was harshly criticized by other researchers, with almost all agreeing that it was so seriously flawed that it should never have been published