Six science stories we can't wait to follow in 2015

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Friday, January 2, 2015 View in browser |  View text version Six science stories we can't wait to follow in 2015 Some serious groundwork has been laid. Some amazing instruments are turning on. Some incredible destinations are in sight. If you ask us, 20... SCIENCE     Buzzed birds slur their songs, researchers find You know how that guy at the karaoke bar singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" sounds a little off after he’s had a few drinks? The same... SCIENCE NOW Get ready! NASA spacecraft soon to rendezvous with dwarf planet Ceres After voyaging 2.4 billion miles through space, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is finally in the home stretch of its journey to Ceres, the largest m... ›  War: Is it really just about getting the ladies? ›  NASA team hacks Opportunity to treat Mars rover's amnesia ENVIRONMENT Tracking the Fukushima radioactivity plume across the Pacific How long did it take a radioactive plume to travel the waters of the Pacific from Fukushima, Japan, to the shores of North America? ›  Nevada coyote-killing contest raises activists' fur ›  In China, app aims to shame polluters by showing who is fouling air ADVERTISEMENT HEALTH AND MEDICINE H3N2 viruses fuel 'epidemic' levels of flu season deaths, CDC says Deaths due to influenza and pneumonia have hit “epidemic†levels in the U.S. as flu activity became widespread in 36 states, according to th... ›  Cancer, heart disease, stroke deaths down, life span stays put ›  When doctors aren't enough to help patients keep diabetes in check HIGHLIGHTS   Study narrows down genetic suspects in autism       Researchers have narrowed down the list of genes implicated in autism spectrum disorder, and they appear to point toward a part of the brain... ›  Astronomers find 'new' dwarf galaxy in Milky Way's neighborhood ›  Insect-eating bats, not fruit bats, sparked Ebola outbreak, study says

Best gear of the year 2014

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Fox News Science & Technology The Geek Sheet January 2, 2015

Best gear of the year 2014 Innovation, I'm sorry to say, was not a hallmark of the technology world in 2014. There were plenty of updated gadgets and gimcracks --- from thinner tablets to networked, singing light bulbs --- but few standout products. Nevertheless, over the course of testing hundreds of high-tech items, from cars to TVs, I found a few devices with the kind of utility and ingenuity that make them worthy of a best of the year designation.

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BREAKING: Reports: 'Beverly Hillbillies' actress Donna Douglas has died at 81

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She played Elly May Clampett on the show. FOR THE LATEST NEWS VISIT:   USATODAY.COM

BREAKING: Obama orders sanctions on North Korea in response to cyberattack

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President signs executive order Friday imposing new sanctions against North Korea in retaliation for cyberattacks on Sony. FOR THE LATEST NEWS VISIT:   USATODAY.COM