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Charts
Drowning Was the Largest Cause of Death From Superstorm Sandy
A new report examines the human toll of the hurricane.
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Postcard
Dramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano, as Seen From Space
Turns out, it's hard to get a good picture of an eruption, which makes these shots all the more remarkable.
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Videos
America's Fuel Source of the Future Could Be 'Pond Scum'
Rejoice, America: Researchers say the nation is equipped to produce "serious amounts" of algae biofuel.
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Designing Apps for Astronauts and Chicken Farmers
NASA announces the winners of its International Space Apps Challenge.
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With Portland's Latest Rejection of Fluoride, Science Loses Out to History's Weirdest Alliance of Paranoiacs
How has one of America's biggest cities resisted the medical establishment on fluoridation?
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Videos
Finding the Hidden Faces in Google Maps
Hey, is that soybean field looking at me?
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Photos
New Satellite-Eye Views of the Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
Even from space, the storm that dropped the Moore tornado looks chilling.
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The Surprising Reason Oklahoma Doesn't Have Enough Tornado Shelters
Yesterday's tornado was deadly not just because of the vagaries of the sky. It was deadly, too, because of the fickleness of the ground.
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Engineering Feat of the Day: A 7-Million Pound Building on 40-Foot Stilts
Oh, and it's 115 years old, too.
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The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing
Google is promising a million maps for a million people with its redesign. But can it avoid confining us to customized urban bubbles?

