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The Osgood File / 06-17-13 / 9:25 AM
For years, Prof. Howie Choset of Carnegie Mellon University has been designing robots to mimic snakes, so they can go where other machines can't - something that may soon become essential in medical and search and rescue operations.
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The Osgood File / 06-17-13 / 8:25 AM
After coming back home to New Hampshire from an unforgettable trip to India - where he first saw real poverty with his own eyes - Dylan Mahalingum formed a nonprofit organization called Little MDG's, which stands for Millennium Development Goals.
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The Osgood File / 06-17-13 / 7:25 AM
Oil prices hit a four-month high on Friday. And that's bound to put even more pressure on President Obama to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline project - a project which means big changes for small towns like Glasgow, Montana.
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The Osgood File / 06-17-13 / 6:25 AM
We know that the NSA has been collecting the phone records of every American - basically, the information on your bill. Now, we're finding out how many actual conservations they listen to. That's not good enough, say secrecy critics...
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The Osgood File / 06-14-13 / 9:25 AM
You've heard of "The Music of the Spheres" - the sound some of the Ancients believed the universe made as its parts moved. We've found some people who use sounds from a radio telescope as a basis for heavenly tunes made by humans.
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The Osgood File / 06-14-13 / 8:25 AM
Harry Potter had a cloak that made him disappear - and having the power to become invisible has long been a popular plot device on "Star Trek." And now, scientists are working on turning fantasy into reality - now you see me, now you don't...
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The Osgood File / 06-14-13 / 7:25 AM
Fifty years ago this weekend, when the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, Wally Funk was thrilled. Then 25, she was already an experienced pilot - and dreamed of being one of America's astronauts...
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