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Dennis Gonsalves and his creation, the Rainbow papaya
Photo: USDA Pacific Basin Ag Research Center (PBARC)

Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan

Debate continues over whether to label all GMO foods

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The Zenit-2SB rocket with Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-Soil) craft blasts off from its launch pad at the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, (November 2011 file photo)

Is Russia’s Space Program Viable?

A string of recent mishaps has some analysts worrying about the reliability of Russia's space program

Cell phone

New App Aims to Fight Poverty

AppBridge mobile phone application links software developers with communities and NGOs

Activists Turn to Drones to Uncover Human Rights Abuses

Pilotless aircraft are being used not only by governments for surveillance and military attacks

Protesters hold "f"s in recognition of social network site Facebook's role in the North African revolts, during a protest by thousands over civil rights, in Rabat, Morocco, March 2011.

Facebook Has Uncertain Future in Africa

While overall number of Facebook users across continent rose, usage in most developed African nations is underwhelming

This undated artist rendering provided by NASA shows the twin Grail spacecraft mapping the lunar gravity field. The two probes are scheduled to enter orbit around the moon over New Year's weekend.

NASA Probe Sends Back Pictures of Lunar South Pole

Images show massive crater that is billions of years old

Xenex infection prevention machine

High-Tech Device Reduces Risk of Hospital Infections

Machine fires bursts of ultraviolet light that penetrate cells of micro-organisms and kill them

The Van Allen Belts

Solar Storms Blasting Electrons from Earth's Van Allen Belts

NASA-funded researchers tracked electrons using data collected simultaneously with 11 different spacecraft

Paul Nascimbene holds up ancient amber found in India.

Prehistoric Amber Reveals Natural Ancient Alliance

Offers proof of ages-old bond between fungi, flowering trees

In this photo distributed by Russian Roscosmos space agency on November 9, 2011, the unmanned Phobos probe is seen at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia Blames Radiation for Mars Probe Failure

Unmanned probe launched in November to explore Martian moon Phobos, collect soil samples, but crashed in Pacific Ocean on January 15

Scientist studied a group of more than 650 men and women 65 years and older with no previous signs of dementia or severe memory loss. They underwent MRI brain scans, as well as tests to measure their ability to absorb information.

Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults

Scientists say silent stroke has no obvious symptoms; damage detected only undergoing special MRI imaging procedure

An artist's conception illustrates Kepler-20e. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

NASA Scientists Discover More Than Two Dozen New Exoplanets

They range in size from slightly larger than Earth to larger than the gas giant Jupiter in our solar system

Twitter page displayed on a laptop computer (undated file photo).

South Africa’s Space Program Wants Twitter Input

National Space Agency utilizing social media platforms to gauge public opinion about space-program planning

Study Shows PFCs Can Reduce Vaccine Effectiveness

Children exposed to common industrial chemicals have reduced immune response to vaccines intended to protect them from disease

A new application could make it easier to confirm a person's identity from a fingerprint, especially if the prints have been altered.

New App Helps ID Altered Fingerprints

Algorithm assists software systems identify changes

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