She inspected the carpet for small items. She saw a paper clip and a rubber band. She picked them up. She put them into a little box on the kitchen counter. She plugged in the vacuum cleaner. She turned on the switch. The cat ran out of the room. She

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By Jessica Berman Scientists with the U.S. space agency NASA have begun investigating the crash landing Wednesday of the Genesis space capsule in Utah. The mission came to a disastrous end when a para

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This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The fridge is one of your home's biggest energy hogs. Better insulation can make refrigerators much more efficient. And a panel encasing a vacuum is one

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mike Henry has a two-hectare farm in Palmer, Alaska. About a year and a half ago, his goat Millie was giving him a hard time. She did not want to be milked. She kicked her back legs and stepped into

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Researchers have developed a long-lasting capsule that, when swallowed, slowly releases medicine into the body. The researchers say the capsule was developed for treatment of the disease malaria. But they believe it could hold medicines for a number

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SpaceX Capsule Docks with ISS SpaceX's Dragon capsule made history when it approached the International Space Station, becoming the first private spacecraft ever to do so. The robotic capsule free floated 10 meters away from the orbiting lab, and the

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