Superstars and Scandals: 25 Top Sports Stories of 2012

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Superstars and Scandals: 25 Top Sports Stories of 2012

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NASA seeks 'creative' proposals to wrangle asteroid into lunar orbit

NASA has put the word out to scientists, engineers, stargazers and dreamers in the U.S. and around the world -- the agency needs help capturing an asteroid and moving it into the moon's orbit so that it can be studied as part of efforts to protect the Earth from dangerous space rocks. 35

Chinese 'supercomputer' named world's fastest

A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. 12
Airborne laser uncovers ancient city in Cambodian forest

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. 3
Soggy summers likely to be the norm for a few years: British meteorologists

The best advice for visitors to Britain -- pack an umbrella -- is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame. 3
Creatively altered toys thrill kids with disabilities

After winning a global robot competition earlier this year, students at a Toronto school for Grades 3 to 12 have decided to put their tech talents to a new use: developing accessible games for kids with special needs. 1
Remote corner of U.S. abuzz over possible Griffin shipwreck find

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679. 4
NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years, the space agency announced Monday. .
Ohio police chief taking alleged criminals to task by shaming them on Facebook

A small-town Ohio police chief is taking alleged criminals to task by shaming them on Facebook. His humour, sarcasm and blunt opinion fueled a tenfold increase in the Facebook page's likes in the past year, bringing the total to more than four times the 10,300 residents the department serves.
Canada joining global alliance against online child sex abuse: Nicholson

Canada is joining a group fighting online child sexual abuse around the world, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Monday. 7
Apple reveals extent of surveillance requests, says 'narrowest possible' info disclosed

Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. 1
Researchers use unmanned electronic 'surfboard' to track ocean's social networks

International marine researchers are getting a glimpse beneath the world's oceans using a surfboard-inspired, unmanned 'wave glider' device that collects data about the creatures living beneath the waves. 1
It's been a good run, but space station treadmill reaches end of the road

A space treadmill once famously used by an astronaut to run a marathon in space has been disassembled and will be packed up and shipped as trash out from the International Space Station.

Superstars and Scandals: 25 Top Sports Stories of 2012

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