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Antarctic Birds Remember Which Humans Have Wronged Them

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The brown skua bird, which lives in Antarctica

And they attack accordingly

Antarctic researchers discover that the brown skua bird seems to remember which humans have threatened its nest


A Lego Telescope, Crumpled Graphene, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

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Plus, elephants painted as pandas

Striking images from this week's science and health news.

Fear Not The Drone Apocalpyse

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The Second Amendment is a ready-made solution to a 3D-Printed Drone Army

Terrorist drone swarms make good fiction, bad policy.

The First Urban Drone Delivery Just Happened In Nevada

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Delivery Drone

"We are rapidly approaching a time where drone delivery is a reality"

A drone delivery company successfully had a drone deliver.

Fall(out) Guy Part 8

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A Forest Seemingly Untouched by Radiation

Meet Dr. Kathryn Higley, a world expert on radioecology and nuclear disasters!

Scientists Create Electronic Eggs To Spy On Vultures

Who Will Be First To "Hack The Code" Of Aging?

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A race to the finish

In 2014, Joon Yun, founder of the Palo Alto Institute in California, announced the $1 million Palo Alto Longevity Prize. Its goal: to “hack the code” of aging.

Japan's Black Hole-Hunting Telescope May Be In Trouble

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hitomi ASTRO-H satellite

Hitomi oh my

Japan has lost contact with the ASTRO-H space telescope, a.k.a. "Hitomi."


'Star Wars Episode VII' Hits Amazon Prime April 1

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Finn and Rey will awaken the force later this week

The seventh Star Wars film will make its way to Amazon Prime starting April 1

Sketchy MIT Drone Draws As It Flies

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MIT Fluid Interfaces Flying Pantograph

Meet the Flying Pantograph

This drone copies as a human draws.

Watch How NASA's Inflatable Space Habitat Will Inflate

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BEAM inflatable space habitat expansion GIF

Four possible scenarios...

Take a look at the following animation the space agency released last week, which outlines four possible expansion scenarios for the BEAM once it's attached...

NOAA's Tiny Boat Drones Map The Ocean's Shallow Floors

Will An Earthquake Damage Your Area In The Next Year?

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2016 Earthquake Damage Risk

New map shows the likelihood

Over in Oklahoma, people are shaking things up. Literally.

FBI Withdraws Case Against Apple

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Apple's iPhone 5C, the phone at the heart of the FBI's case.

The agency has accessed data on San Bernardino suspect’s iPhone 5C

Reports Say FBI To Withdraw Case Against Apple

7 Amazing Pictures Of Alaska's Erupting Volcano

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Pavlof Volcano

A Pavlofian reaction

On Sunday afternoon, Pavlof volcano roared to life in Alaska, sending a column of ash over 20,000 feet into the sky.


Once-Promising Robot Anesthesiologist Loses Its Job

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anesthesiology station

Sedasys bot will be painlessly put to sleep

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling Sedasys because of poor sales.

Will The Food Of The Future Be 'Unnaturally Delicious'?

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Jayson Lusk's new book makes the case for robot chefs and pink slime

"Disruptive" innovations could save our lives and our planet, if only we'd get over our nostalgic obsession with so-called naturalness.

Introducing A New Form of GPS (Gastrointestinal Probiotic Surveillance)

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A technique follows probiotics in real time

Persistence of probiotics in the gut has been an ongoing enigma. Now researchers have developed a real-time method to track bacteria on the inside.

Why Rock Falls Happen On Hotter Days In Yosemite

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Yosemite

Dangerous exfoliation

Oh, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, when slabs of rock are more likely to smash to the ground.

With New Acquisition, Tinder Gets Into 'Augmented Reality'

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Tinder in use.

A new vision for the dating startup

Tinder will acquire Humin, a startup focused on the context of relationships.

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