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A Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Any device that burns fuels like coal, oil or wood can create carbon monoxide | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

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Google Faces Heat Over New Privacy Policy

Critics say users should have a choice about whether the company shares their data across its services | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Aquaponics gardener Sylvia Bernstein

Grow It Yourself: Diving Into Aquaponics

Interest grows in producing vegetables and fish in the same closed system, without pesticides | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A recent study shows that the risk of heart attack increases after the death of a loved one

A Death in the Family May Cause Real Heart Break

Also, find out how modern-day musicians rated some of the most famous violins ever made | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Yasir Afifi of San Jose, California, in January 2011 showing where a GPS tracking device had been placed on his car

Ruling on GPS Tracking by Police Leaves a Big Question

U.S. officials will now need a search warrant to put a device on a car, but privacy concerns remain unsettled | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Doctors in the United States operate on the brain of a 2-year-old boy who was suffering from epileptic seizures

Exploring the Mysteries of Epilepsy

What medical researchers are learning about the seizure disorder | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Mind controlled machines in five years?

IBM Thinks Minds Will Control Machines Within 5 Years

Another prediction: a way to power homes and offices using energy from activities like walking or running | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Wikipedia went black to protest laws against online piracy that Congress is considering. Internet companies say the laws would force them to become censors.

Websites Cut Service to Protest US Antipiracy Bills

Web companies say laws Congress is now considering force them to become censors | ECONOMICS REPORT

Soybean plants at a drought-affected farm northwest of Buenos Aires. A La Nina condition in the Pacific Ocean has been causing a lack of rain in Argentina, one of the largest exporters of food products.

Steps Toward Drought-Resistant Crops, 'Designer' Rice

Scientists find a way to increase a plant's natural reaction to reduce water loss during dry conditions | AGRICULTURE REPORT

The Pinwheel Galaxy

A Star Explodes, and Astronomers Make a Quick Discovery

Also, why some chili peppers are so hot. How music can ease pain. And a drop in obese children in New York City | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

A recently launched mobile phone application in India called 'Fight Back' aims to protect women against sexual assault as more women in nation's growing economy join the work force in urban areas, January 2012.

A Mobile App in Delhi Aims to Protect Women

Fight Back lets women alert friends and family to trouble. Also, the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

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'Passive' Homes Save Energy, Money

Airtight homes reduce heating and cooling costs | ECONOMICS REPORT

Philip and Midori Kono Theil withNEST director Judy Kinney.

For Seniors, When Home Becomes a 'Virtual Village'

Also, museum goers get an inside look at mummies. And music from performers at the Coachella festival in California | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Theodore Maiman with parts of the first laser at Hughes Research Laboratories

The Laser: How the Futuristic Became the Everyday

The favorite weapon of science fiction has found plenty of practical uses | EXPLORATIONS

Damage from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan

The Moving Story of Plate Tectonics

Examining what causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

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