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A few years ago, scientists one upped the Pepsi challenge .

Need to learn a lot of material fast and perform well when it counts? Two new studies suggest easy ways to speed up learning and ease anxiety before a test.

Some tech flops are famous and well documented: Microsoft Bob. The Segway scooter. The Iridium satellite cellphone

There's nothing relaxing about sitting in a doctor's examining room, being poked and prodded while you’re wearing a stiff paper gown and a pair of socks that suddenly feel super awkward. [More]

OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday. Time was running short to counter hazards such as a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen "dead zones," according to the study led by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO)

By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Australian climate scientists say they have received death threats, emails with sexual slurs and other insults in a surge of abuse that appears to be a coordinated campaign of intimidation. [More]

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - A controversial Nevada site is not an option for storing toxic waste from nuclear power plants, a senior U.S. official said, dismissing Republican efforts to revive the Bush-era plan. [More]

The Voyager 1 spacecraft is poised to leave the solar system and reach interstellar space.

By Nicola Nosengo of Nature magazine If you are a small animal, it is useful to know whether there is anything around that might want to eat you. [More]

By Marian Turner of Nature magazine Bats use tiny hairs to sense the speed and direction of air flowing over their wings.

I admit, the only time I even notice beauty pageants is when one of the contestants flubs a response and video of the embarrassing moment makes the YouTube rounds.

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major offshore Arctic oil spill could severely challenge the Coast Guard, with no available infrastructure to base rescue and clean-up operations, the Coast Guard commandant said on Monday.

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Nuclear energy has gotten a bad rap lately due to the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi reactor. Environment editor David Biello reveals that hydropower may be a greater threat. A joint project with Detroit Public Television

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