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Satellites get new 'lives,' new jobs
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HOUSTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Two Earth-orbiting satellites scheduled to "die" this year have been given a reprieve and sent to the moon to do more science, researchers say.
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Study: New Yorkers should expect more heat
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NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- New Yorkers should brace themselves for more frequent and more intense heat waves in the future, climate scientists say.
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WikiLeaks founder defends leaks
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SYDNEY, July 29 (UPI) -- The founder of the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks Web site says he would "deeply regret" any harm that comes from the release of Afghanistan secrets.
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Firms gearing up for 4G future
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DENVER, July 28 (UPI) -- Several communications firms say they are gearing up for 4G wireless networks, which will first be available in major metropolitan areas.
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Edward Kennedy Institute, Boston, planned
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BOSTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A Boston building named for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, for which private and federal funds will be used, won't be merely a shrine, Kennedy's widow said.
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Low-risk prostate gets aggressive therapy
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 29 (UPI) -- Most men treated for prostate cancer, even if their prostate-specific antigen level and cancer risk are low, receive aggressive treatment, U.S. researchers say.
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Change would ease access to some 'net data
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A proposal would make it easier to access Internet activity records if FBI agents deem the data relevant to a terrorism or intelligence inquiry, officials said.
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Affectionate moms = better coping children
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DURHAM, N.C., July 29 (UPI) -- Infants who get plenty of affection from their mothers cope better as adults, U.S. researchers suggest.
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New deal puts fusion reactor back on track
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BRUSSELS, July 28 (UPI) -- The European Union and six partner countries have reached a deal on building and financing a nuclear fusion reactor in France, officials said.
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Serendipitous cosmic ray data gathered
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MADISON, Wis., July 28 (UPI) -- A particle observatory at the South Pole has produced a scientific result about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed to study, researchers say.
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U.S. report: Earth 'unmistakably' warming
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. government report says scientists in 48 countries agree key climate indicators all point to the same finding: The Earth is unmistakably warming.
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Not having friends as bad as smoking
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PROVO, Utah, July 28 (UPI) -- Not having adequate social relationships can be as bad for health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, being an alcoholic or not exercising, U.S. researchers say.
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Panda habitat subject of U.S.-China study
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EAST LANSING, Mich., July 28 (UPI) -- Much of China's suitable panda habitat is outside established nature reserves and areas where wild pandas are reported to live, researchers say.
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Back-pain guidelines may delay treatment
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BALTIMORE, July 28 (UPI) -- Skipping long-held diagnostic guidelines may speed up pain relief for some with back pain, U.S. researchers say.
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Study: Butter could power diesel vehicles
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say the quest for raw materials as sources of biodiesel fuel has focused on an unlikely farm product -- butter.
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