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Forget Portholes, Space Station Gets 360-Degree View()  

An artist's rendering of the International Space Station with the addition of the new viewing dome.

February 5, 2010 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon get to enjoy "a room with a view." Space shuttle Endeavour is bringing up a dome-shaped observation module with a total of seven windows, giving astronauts unprecedented views of Earth and space.

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Tail Switch Gets Sperm Swimming()  

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February 5, 2010 Researchers say a valve in the tails of human sperm controls when they start moving. When the acid level drops inside the sperm, they start to wiggle.

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Is Depression Overdiagnosed In America?()  

February 5, 2010 Roughly 27 million Americans took prescription antidepressants in 2005, making them the most commonly prescribed class of medications in America. Ira Flatow and guests discuss depression, from how it's diagnosed and treated to how antidepressants stack up against psychotherapy and placebos.

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Fossilized Feathers Hint At Dinosaur Color()  

February 5, 2010 Dinosaurs are often portrayed as a drab green or grey, but some may have been much brighter. Reporting in Science, Jakob Vinther and colleagues analyzed the fossilized feathers of 150-million-year-old dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi and found its plumage was surprisingly flashy.

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Politics

President Obama's Science Spending()  

February 5, 2010 The president's proposed budget was unveiled this week. How did science make out? This hour Ira Flatow and guests look at the budgets of the major U.S. scientific institutions. How are research, alternative energy development and space travel affected? And will Congress sign on?

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Sports

Experts: 'Gene Doping' To Be Next Sports Scandal()  

February 5, 2010 Cheating athletes used to rely on steroids to pump up performance. Then they discovered erythropoietin and human growth hormone. What's next? Gene doping, or genetic manipulation, according to Dr Theodore Friedmann, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Gene Doping Expert Group.

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