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Monday

Astronaut Briefly Stranded On Spacewalk: 'How Much Longer?'

Astronaut Steve Bowen works outside the International Space Station's Quest airlock during Monday's spacewalk. Bowen's spacewalk was unexpectedly extended by a computer malfunction. NASA TV hide caption

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Astronaut Briefly Stranded On Spacewalk: 'How Much Longer?'

Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery went on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station today, a trip that was a few minutes longer than astronaut Steve Bowen would have liked.

Friday

Discovery Astronauts Inspect Shuttle For Damage

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery, seen here lifting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, are preparing to dock with the International Space Station Saturday. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Discovery Astronauts Inspect Shuttle For Damage

The six astronauts orbiting Earth on space shuttle Discovery are keeping busy during their mission's first full day in space. Friday, the astronauts spent around six hours conducting a heat shield inspection.

Breast Milk Ice Cream A Hit At London Store

After it sold out of its first batch of breast milk ice cream, The Icecreamists store posted a sign promising customers that more "Baby Gaga" ice cream was on the way. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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International

Breast Milk Ice Cream A Hit At London Store

Anyone pining for some ice cream in London now has an unusual option to consider: ice cream made from mothers' breast milk. The Icecreamists shop has made headlines for using milk from as many as 15 women to make its new "Baby Gaga" flavor.

Thursday

Cooks Get A New 'Recipe View' From Google

Variations On Chocolate Cake: Google's new Recipe View is designed to help cooks sift through recipes on the web. Here, the results for a search for Molten Chocolate Cake. NPR hide caption

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Cooks Get A New 'Recipe View' From Google

Not everyone who uses Google to look up "molten chocolate cake" is looking for an explanation of what the dish is. After all, the name kind of gives it away. The web has become the nation's recipe box — and Google's making it easier to sift through, thanks to its new Recipe View.

Male Model Lights Up High-Fashion Runways

Andrej Pejic poses backstage at the Custo Barcelona Fall 2011 fashion show during New York's Fashion Week. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for IMG hide caption

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International

Male Model Lights Up High-Fashion Runways

The world of high fashion, as they say, revolves around trends. And the biggest thing going right now seems to be Andrej Pejic, a model with deep-set eyes, high, strong cheekbones, long platinum hair — and the body of a man.

Wednesday

Tuesday

I, Rodent: Making A Case For Unique Prairie Dogs

Researchers found that as groups of black-tailed prairie dogs and other rodents became larger, it also became easier to identify individuals. Kimberly Pollard/UCLA hide caption

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I, Rodent: Making A Case For Unique Prairie Dogs

People who love to adorn themselves with over-the-top accessories may want to thank UCLA for opening a new path to enablement. Biologists from the school have found that heightened individuality is an integral part of life in large groups of social animals.

Friday