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This image of another near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros reveals that its ancient surface has been scarred by numerous collisions with other small objects
Photo: NASA/JPL/JHUAPL

Large Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in November

Asteroid measuring 400 meters in diameter will give scientists best opportunity so far to observe a space rock so large

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When the brain sends an electrical nerve impulse to electrodes placed on the muscles, the electrodes activate the prosthetic arm or hand to move accordingly.

Bionic Arm Can Move, Feel

Nerves from amputated limb are attached to the remaining muscle

Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (file photo)

Europe, US Negotiate Data-Sharing Agreement Amid Controversy

Talks center on an agreement to protect personal information US and Europe exchange while fighting crime and terrorism

France's oldest Electricite de France nuclear power station in Fessenheim,  April 10, 2011

Europe's Nuclear Debate at Forefront After Japan Disaster

Concerns about safety of nuclear power spike after Japan raised severity level of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to highest level

Nigerian Diaspora Seeks Credible Elections Using Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube being used to point out any fraud in country's elections

A hate group website

Simon Wiesenthal Center Documents Online Hate

Center has identified thousands of websites, blogs, and social networking pages that it says directs online hate

 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic first space flight celebrated on April 12

Human Space Flight Marks Two Big Anniversaries

On April 12, 1961, 27-year-old Yuri Gagarin blasted off in sphere-shaped Vostok 1 capsule, made one orbit around Earth

Freedom House's 'Leaping Over the Firewall: A Review of Censorship Circumvention Tools' report cover

Freedom House: Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools Effective, Lack Security

Report gives guidelines for choosing effective and easy to use circumvention tools in countries with high degrees of Internet censorship

This sample mock stream contains algae growth after six months and represents between 12 to 15 generations and millions of algae cells.

Species Loss Compromises Earth’s Vital Systems

Water quality improves in a more diverse ecosystem

A man arrives at an evacuation center for people affected by the explosion of the nuclear plant , at the Big Palette Fukushima convention center in Koriyama, northern Japan, April 5, 2011

IAEA: Fukushima, Chernobyl Accidents Not Comparable Despite Severity

International Atomic Energy Agency says accidents very different despite both being classified at nuclear incident scale's highest level

A Muscovite surfs a Web site at an Internet cafe in downtown Moscow (2006 file)

Russians Battle Over Internet Freedom

With Russia’s internet users expanding by 10,000 people a day, security officials fret about avast, uncontrolled cyber space

The badly damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Number 1 Daiichi nuclear power plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture, March 31, 2011

Japanese Nuclear Crisis Renews International Safety Concerns

A massive 9.0 earthquake in northeastern cripples Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant

Japanese emergency crews

After Fukushima, Nations Put Nuke Plant Development On Hold

China with active nuclear power projects put them on hold for review, while Germany and several other countries simply canceled them

The reactor building of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant (file photo)

Bushehr Nuclear Plant Located in Earthquake-Prone Iran

In this 2nd segment, we examine how Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant compares with Japan's damaged Fukushima plant

Workers work in a part of the electricity generating plant of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, 26 Oct 2010 (file photo)

Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant to Open With International Oversight

Japan's Fukushima disaster shows safety considerations can become life-or-death matter