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• THURSDAY 11. MARCH, 2010
• 17:22 Bridge in the Sky

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  The Hoover Dam Bypass bridge is almost 2,000 feet long, carries four lanes of traffic and a sidewalk, so tourists can get a good view of the dam.  

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• 17:01 Chicken Have Sexual Identity Issues

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  Birds that appear to be half-hen, half-rooster aren't quite as mixed up on the cellular level.  

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• 16:22 Friday News Feedbag for March 5, 2010!

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  If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and chat ...  

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• 13:33 Parents Pass on Fewer Bad Genes Than Thought

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  The genetic code of an entire family reveals mutations aren't passed on to children as commonly as thought.  

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• 13:00 English Sets High Hurdles to Learning ABCs

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  Given the inherent complexity of English, reading to young children is critical to developing their language skills.  

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• 11:23 Copernicus Invented Geology, Study Claims

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  The field of geology goes back further in history and deserves more respect, claim (you guessed it) geologists.  

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• 09:47 How the Chile Earthquake Went Nuclear

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  If you want to grow a truly massive earthquake, you've got to give it space. Scientists have known this basic fact for years -- more powerful earthquakes ramp up the shaking by breaking along huge stretches of faults. The magnitude ...  

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• 08:45 Dark Asteroids Found Near Earth

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  A new infrared telescope has found 16 previously unknown asteroids that swing close to Earth.  

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• 08:41 Moon Room With a View

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  If you think the newly installed panoramic view cupola on the International Space Station is cool, I’ve got a room for you on the moon -- with a view. It’s definitely a fixer-upper but well worth the effort. NASA’s Lunar ...  

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• 06:26 Mann Bites Dog

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  What did the "Climategate" scandal really expose -- a problem with climate science, or the modern media echo chamber? A special article from the pages of Skeptical Inquirer magazine.  

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• WEDNESDAY 10. MARCH, 2010
• 22:23 What is the LHC Trying to Accomplish?

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  As the Internet goes crazy about the LHC shutdown in 2011 (a shutdown that is actually in the LHC schedule rather than anything sudden), what's the plan for the world's largest particle accelerator?  

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• 21:15 Ancient Tribal Meeting Ground Found in Australia

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  The 40,000-year-old site may hold the world's southernmost traces of early human life.  

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• 21:14 China Eyes Combustible Ice for Energy

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  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 ...  

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• 21:01 Ultraviolet Light Uncovers Real Giotto

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  The original Giotto painting (L) and the same artwork under ultra-violet rays (R). Art restorers working in Florence’s Santa Croce church have shed new (ultraviolet) light on Giotto’s faded paintings, discovering lush details and tridimensional scenes that have been hidden ...  

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• 19:30 Minority Births Set to Eclipse Whites in U.S.

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  2010 could be the "tipping point" where the number of babies born to minorities outnumber white babies.  

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