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  • A Predator B unmanned aircraft lands after a mission at the Naval Air Station last November in Corpus Christi, Texas.
    Drones Over America: What Can They See?
    In February, President Obama signed an aviation bill requiring the FAA to make plans to integrate drones into American airspace. Brookings Institution senior fellow John Villasenor explains what these drones will be able to see — and how our privacy and national security may be affected.
  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
    Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet
    In December, Columbia released a box set of the 19 studio albums Dave Brubeck's quartet recorded between 1955 and 1966. Besides familiar titles like Time Out and Dave Digs Disney, there were a host of all-but-forgotten albums. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says a few of them are well-worth tracking down.
  • Teaching Sustainability
    Can classroom experience teach people to care about the environment... eventually leading to more adults taking environmental issues more seriously?We…
  • F. Sherwood Rowland, pictured here in 1989, was one of three chemists who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize for chemistry for work on discovering chemicals that deplete the Earth's ozone layer.
    F. Sherwood Rowland, Warned Of Aerosol's Danger
    The Nobel Prize-winning chemist made the link between man-made chemicals used in spray cans and the depletion of the Earth-insulating ozone later. His scientific work and advocacy for a ban on these chemicals, called CFCs, led to a public appreciation for humans' impact on the planet. He was 84.
  • Rick Santorum speaks in Layfayette, La. after winning the Alabama primary. Santorum also won Mississppi's GOP primary election.
    Live Blog: Santorum Wins Ala., Miss.; Romney Wins Hawaii, American Samoa
    In a gritty contest in the South, the former Pennsylvania senator has won two more primaries to further close in on rival Mitt Romney.
  • Workers build cars on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., in December. As auto sales boom, parts suppliers are having a tough time finding the labor they need to catch up, having lost workers during the recession.
    Auto Parts Suppliers Hiring As Fast As They Can
    During the Great Recession, hundreds of parts makers went bankrupt or slashed their payrolls. But now that Detroit automakers have turned the corner and stepped up their orders, many of their suppliers find themselves short-handed.
  • Eddie Murphy's Latest Flick Lacks Positive Reviews
    On the popular movie-rating website Rotten Tomatoes, Eddie Murphy's latest film A Thousand Words received zero positive reviews.
  • When Do You Believe Science?
    Do you have any biases?For example, when it comes to scientific findings... are you completely logical in your reactions?If you are, you apparently are…
  • Goldman Sachs Starts To Fire Back At Exec Who Quit In Scathing Op-Ed
    Greg Smith's scathing op-ed resignation letter is the talk of Wall Street. Now Goldman Sachs is trying to minimize the damage. And the Web is lighting up with chatter and parodies.
  • 25-Year-Old Sets Record As Iditarod's Youngest Winner
    Dallas Seavey slid into Nome, Alaska, at 7:29 p.m. Tuesday with nine dogs, finishing the race in nine days, four hours, 29 minutes and 26 seconds.
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