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New Genetically Modified Chickens Can’t Transmit Bird Flu, Scientists Say
They still get sick and die; they just can't spread the disease
In Warmup Match, Jeopardy All-Stars Defeated By IBM’s Supercomputer Watson
Can a computer beat a human in the most challenging trivia game on TV? Today, at IBM's headquarters in New York, we learned that the answer is yes
The Terminator Scenario: Are We Giving Our Military Machines Too Much Power?
Even as we imagine the day when robots finally turn against us, scientists are at work on how best to control them
You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon
The classic children's wagon, just...larger
Demystifying the Chevy Volt’s Mostly-Electric Engine
A look at the inner workings of GM's plug-in car
Farewell, Tevatron: Fermilab’s Particle Accelerator Will Cease Operation This Year
As the U.S.'s premier particle physics machine retires, the search for the Higgs falls to the Large Hadron Collider alone
Penthouse’s All-Porn Channel Joins Slowly Developing 3-D Content Landscape
Porn isn't your thing? More 3-D content providers are hopping the bandwagon. We break them down here
Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away
More exoplanet discoveries are pending, as Kepler team approaches deadline to publish data
Frogs in Peril: A Race to Save a Threatened Frog With Risky Experimental Techniques
Scientists douse frogs with experimental bacteria to halt mass amphibian death
Test Drive: GM’s EN-V Electric Transporter, Half a Smart Car On a Segway Base
I took a ride in the automated, wirelessly communicating EV-V in a Las Vegas parking lot