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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making operations … More »Renesas aims to sell chip plant, shed 12,000 jobs: source
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One of the Red Planet's most mysterious landforms is probably 2 billion years older than has been thought, … More »Mystery Mars Formation May Be Ancient Volcanic Ash
The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope will be shared by South Africa and Australia, … More »World's Largest Radio Telescope to Be Shared by South Africa, Australia
Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers … More »Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The private company SpaceX made history with the docking of its Dragon capsule … More »Private Dragon capsule makes history with space station docking: 'First of many to come'
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX … More »SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era
Australia has hailed a surprise decision giving it a role in a radio telescope project aimed at revolutionising … More »Australia hails surprise super-telescope decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe Inc and GeoEye Inc on Friday welcomed a decision by the Senate Armed … More »DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators are looking into whether Nasdaq violated any technical exchange … More »SEC eyes Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle
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Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins … More »Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru
VANCOUVER - A University of Victoria scientist's 10-year dream to get the world's most powerful microscope … More »World's most powerful microscope to help revolutionize medicine, goods
The world's "most dangerous game" is on. A state in western India has given its forest rangers permission … More »India Declares Open Season on Tiger Poachers
(Reuters) - The ripple effects of Facebook Inc's botched IPO appear to already be hitting the market … More »Facebook ripple on IPO market already felt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured Space … More »Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule: NASA
Scientists at the University of British Columbia and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., … More »UBC, U.S. scientists identify organ that helps whales gulp up prey
Pools open and dusty grills come out of hiding this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember fallen war heroes … More »Grill Science: 5 Sizzling Tips for a Tasty Memorial Day