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'Oculus Face' Is The Sign Of Our Virtual Times

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Oculus Faces posted on social media

Facebook's new VR headset leaves its mark

A few people who were lucky enough to get it early have reported a potentially embarrassing side effect: temporary red marks on their faces, a.k.a., "Oculus Face."


Science Slams Could Be The Future Of Communicating Research

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Ten minutes, no rules, winner takes all

Science Slams, a popular form of communicating research in Europe, have started popping up in the US.

8 Of Our Favorite Photos (So Far) From Astronaut Tim Peake

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Scott Kelly's got some competition

UK astronaut Tim Peake is capturing some amazing photos and videos of Earth.

Peek Inside Your Body With An Augmented Reality T-Shirt

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Check out your friends' guts

Virtuali-Tee, an augmented reality t-shirt, brings tech and biology together by printing a coded pattern on apparel.

Spanish Drone Will Drop Insects Over Ethiopia To Fight Disease

Watch These Homemade Balls Spin At 12,000 RPM

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Hurricane Balls

And approximately 12 wows per minute

Marbles glued together spin fast.

Why Do We Age?

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A question almost as old as time

Why don’t we live forever—why age at all?

Fooling The Machine

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The Byzantine science of deceiving artificial intelligence

A clever horse, an ancient empire, and a way to fix how we’ve taught machines…

Apple’s 9.7-Inch iPad Pro Is A Sight For Sore Eyes

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iPad Pro 9.7-inch

Smaller, but in prime form

The newest iPad Pro brings all the improvements from the largest-screened iPad to the consumer size. Here's what to expect...

SETI Expands Search For Alien Life To 20,000 New Star Systems

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Red Dwarf

Dim bulbs with bright possibilities

The SETI Institute just expanded its Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence to 20,000 new star systems.

We May Need Fusion-Powered Rockets To Stop Comets From Destroying Earth

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fusion rocket flies around Mars

Sometimes you just need a rocket that flies at 2 million miles per hour

We may need super fast fusion rockets to prevent giant comets from destroying Earth.

Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power Nearly 40 Percent Of The U.S.

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Solar Panels

Raise the roof

Let's all take a moment to appreciate the roofs over our heads.

A Laser Cloak Could Shield Earth From Aliens

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laser pointed at the stars

The answer is always lasers

Scientists say we could cover out planet's tracks using lasers

The Emperor’s Love of Slime Mold

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The forest dweller may look like schmutz but it has fascinated emperors and sparked revelations about how we define intelligence

Slime mold is easily one of the strangest things alive. It has lured a coterie of eccentric devotees, but none have been so famous as Emperor Hirohito

Watch DARPA’s Robot Sub-Hunter Take To The Sea


Could Trypophobia Be Caused By Math Hurting Our Brains?

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One theory as to why these clustered holes cause fear and disgust

Trypophobia – a “fear of holes” – is a condition which triggers individuals to suffer an emotional reaction when viewing seemingly innocuous images of clusters of objects, usually holes.

Mobile E-Sports Get A Boost As Twitch Partners With Vainglory

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A Vainglory competitor plays on a smartphone.

E-sports for the masses

Super Evil Megacorp penned a three-year partnership with streaming service Twitch.

Watch Tony Hawk Ride And Fall Off A Real Hoverboard

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Tony Hawk Wipes Out On A Hendo Hoverboard

Not up to McFly-level skill, yet

The Hendo is still cool as a proof-of-concept, and who better than to take it out for a spin than noted hoverboard hoaxer/Hendo collaborator/skateboarder extraordinaire Tony Hawk?

This Is What The Zika Virus Looks Like In Near-Atomic Detail

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zika structure

Understanding its structure is the key to fighting it

A team of researchers have used a special type of microscopy to determine the exact structure of the virus. With it, the researchers think it will help them better understand exactly how the virus gets transmitted and once it does how it causes disease. Their work was published today in the journal, Science.

NASA Is Making Weather Forecasts Better By Measuring Raindrops From Space

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NASA Goddard raindrop analysis animation

Drop it like it's rain

NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission measures the size of rain drops around the world from space

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