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  'Doomsday' Seed Vault Stores 500,000 Crops

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:00pm EST

  A global seed vault dug out of an arctic mountainside has just reached its half-million mark of seed varieties.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/XS4vKUiPEO0" height="1" width="1"/
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  Lifelock Shows Identity Theft Services Not Foolproof

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:33pm EST

  Lifelock has agreed to a $12 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/RawmayvDGwo" height="1" width="1"/

Space

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  Smithsonian Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hubble 3D Premiere

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for the world premiere of the Hubble 3D IMAX film.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Z6f5dj6UVhk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Aircraft

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for the first of four planned test flights of a hypersonic aircraft designed to operate for much longer durations and cover far greater distances than previous platforms of its type.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/9qPmZwTcC-M" height="1" width="1"/
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  Warp Speed Will Kill You

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Harmless interstellar hydrogen becomes deadly ionized radiation that would fry the crew and electronics of starships traveling near light speed, according to a physicist.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Hc7BNmRhHkA" height="1" width="1"/
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  Just One Hitch in Choosing China's First Women Astronauts

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  China has selected two female pilots as its first women astronauts, but they had to pass the marriage test first.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Z2VOlw8taS0" height="1" width="1"/
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  Lord of the Rings in Opposition

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Saturn will be in opposition on Monday March 22 and visible all night.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/IfQbJmAbQTo" height="1" width="1"/
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  Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/I81CmseExaI" height="1" width="1"/
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  SpaceX Aborts Test Firing of New Rocket's Engines

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) aborted the Falcon 9 rocket's first static fire test March 9.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/g2vMYiDi59o" height="1" width="1"/
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  Fastest Orbiting Stars Circle Each Other in Mere Minutes

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Astronomers have reported the fastest known orbiting pair of stars ever known, a finding that challenges binary star formation models and could help uncover elusive gravitational waves.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/cEELF6c19zU" height="1" width="1"/
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  NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra Funds

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  NASA could continue to fly space shuttles beyond their planned 2010 retirement if given more money, the shuttle program chief said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/f2rOAk-gtT8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Protection Against Space Tourist Lawsuits

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn applauded New Mexico legislation reducing the risk of industry-crippling lawsuits against space tourism companies.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Wzn1PijJCXk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Buzz Aldrin Gears Up For 'Dancing with the Stars'

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the Apollo 11 moon landing, is gearing up to compete in the new season of TV's Dancing With the Stars.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/cJFUNNfhAs0" height="1" width="1"/
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  China Targets More Space Program Firsts

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The leaders of China's human spaceflight endeavors say 2011 is shaping up to be the most ambitious year in the history of the country's space program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/o4VAby0YJS8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Obama To Discuss Space Plan in Florida

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Florida April 15 to discuss the impact of his administration's new vision for human spaceflight, the White House announced March 7.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/-C8_f8aWQBk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Space Station Wins Prestigious Collier Trophy

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The International Space Station Program has won the prestigious 2009 Collier Trophy.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/iI9ujXyII0A" height="1" width="1"/

LiveScience

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  Studying Snail Shells to Build Better Body Armor

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:40pm EST

  Shells of unusual snails could lead to development of new types of protective materials.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/eQFu-Ye_0e4" height="1" width="1"/
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  Cyberbullying Rampant for Lesbian and Gay Teens

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:08pm EST

  Children and teens are being cyberbullied through the Internet in chat rooms, on social networking websites, via email and even through cell phones.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/u6tZaKRNyxM" height="1" width="1"/

Technology

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  China Eyes Combustible Ice for Energy

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:14pm EST

  Combustible ice sounds like it belongs in Star Trek--and from the photos it looks that way, too. While the reality isn't that extreme, this energy source does involve high-seas adventure, phase changes, and environmental quandaries. Recently I saw a Xinhua ...

LiveScience

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  Heat-Sensitive Material Remembers Four Shapes

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:21pm EST

  A new polymer can "remember" up to four different shapes, and revert to each one at different temperatures.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/KFhw0OikbPU" height="1" width="1"/