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Science

Friday May 21, 2010 Updated 5:44 PM PDT

This Week

Special Reports

Order In The Cortex!

Brain imaging could have huge impact in court.

Long-Distance Snapshot

The first direct photographs of remote planets.

The World Is Our Lab

Bay Area brims with fun places to learn science.

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Creation of genes in lab raises hopes, concerns

Creation of genes in lab raises hopes, concerns

Scientists announced Thursday that for the first time they have created a complete set of synthetic...

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Fly me to the muon

I'm so glad I didn't know until a few days ago that it is very possible that I might not exist at all...

Scientists see video, adjust Gulf leak estimates 2:22 PM
Astronauts make 3rd and final spacewalk of mission 2:19 PM
GM's European restructuring may not go far enough 2:11 PM
Eruption of Hawaii volcano reaches 10,000 days 2:09 PM
California, other states prepare to honor Milk 1:31 PM

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Earthquake hits on California-Mexico border

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck the seismically active California-Mexico border region Tuesday, shaking a wide area of Southern...

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Ash closes some airports in Europe once more

Europe's busiest airport closed early today as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifts across England from Iceland, aviation authorities...

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NASA moon efforts - 65 feet underwater

Astronauts will not be sent by the United States to the Moon or Mars for at least a decade, but they can still get an idea of what it...

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Antarctica offers particles for study

The ice caps of Antarctica are largely untouched, clean, and - with the temperature around 60 below - very cold. This, it turns out...

Chronicle 5.16.10 4:00 AM

Earthquake rattles East Bay

A small earthquake rumbled about six miles northeast of Hayward this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake...

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Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on final voyage

Space shuttle Atlantis thundered away on its final voyage to orbit Friday, hoisting an experienced crew of six and a full shipment of...

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Exploratorium presents the science of baseball

Fifth-grader Lety Cavlan got a baseball autographed by Giants player Mark DeRosa on Friday at San Francisco's Exploratorium, where the...

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