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NASA fuel cell pioneer's UK home gets blue plaque

How the Occult Gave Birth to Science

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Kuiper Belt appears to be substantially larger than we thought

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Systems used by courts and governments across US riddled with vulnerabilities

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When Aldous Huxley Dropped Acid

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NASA to create lunar-centric time reference system

Google agrees to delete private browsing data to settle Incognito mode lawsuit

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Meta's AI Watermarking Plan Is Flimsy, at Best

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