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An Account of The Algal Affliction in Florida

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The recent State of Emergency declared in Florida is just the latest in a long history of troubles

Florida has had a long struggle with algal blooms. Researchers know the cause of these annoyances yet the solution may not be easy to implement.

Silicon Valley Security Guard Robot Injures Toddler

New Microscope Lets Scientists See Living Corals Dancing Underwater

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Microscope Underwater

Looking at small scales in a big field

Coral reefs are huge, but corals themselves are very very small.

Astronaut Twins Tease Each Other About Dead Space Flower

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Not In Good Shape

Mark Kelly mocks Scott Kelly over space gardening abilities

Mark Watney would be so sad.

New Satellite Images Show Extent Of Florida Algal Bloom

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Lake Okeechobee Algal Bloom

Four counties in state of emergency from toxic water

New satellite images show the growing extent of an enormous algal bloom in Southern Florida, causing a state of emergency in four counties.

Edward Snowden Re-tweets Photo Of His Own Hillary Clinton Protest Tweet

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Edward Snowden's tweetception

Tweetception

This brings a whole new meaning to the once trendy phrase "RLRT (real-life retweet)."…

Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared

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Dinosaur Roar

Rewrite the prehistory books

Contrary to the big, scary roars that we see at the movies, dinosaurs, even the large ones, might not have roared at all.

Lost Underwater, Camera Captures A Friendly Crab

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Lost GoPro Films The Sea

Filming is better, down where it's wetter

GoPro films crab…

New Study Finds Trump Diverges Wildly From Leaders On Climate Change

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But the Sierra Club study should be taken with a grain of salt

A new study released by the Sierra Club Tuesday finds that if Donald Trump were elected president, then the United States would be the only country to be led by a…

The First Pokémon Go Update Has Been Released

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Pokémon Go Google privacy

Bug fixes and privacy concerns addressed, but still no trading

Pokémon Go has issued an update to the game…

'Ghostbusters' Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics

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Kate McKinnon

Her thoughts on proton packs, soldering, and her 'science geek/punk rock bizarro' character

Kate McKinnon is Ghostbusters' breakout star.

Emoji Of All Genders And Races Get 11 New Jobs

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Insert triumphant hair flip emoji

The Unicode Emoji Subcommittee just introduced 11 new emoji professions to the world of tiny text-people, each with inclusive skin tone and gender options.

What Do NYC's Rats Get Up To When We Aren't Watching?

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Microchip study could reveal the secret lives of urban rats

Rodentologist Michael Parsons set out to research the activities and movements of urban rats by assigning them Radio-Frequency Identification microchips.

The New ‘Star Wars Rogue One’ Poster Is Here

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Rogue One poster

A tropical battle plays out in the fight against the Empire

The latest Rogue One poster was unveiled at Star Wars Celebration Europe in London today, according to the official Star Wars Instagram account:…

Republican Party Wants To Privatize Public Land

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Grand Teton National Park

Could include National Parks

The GOP Is thinking about getting rid of some public land.

Case Shows Zika Can Be Transmitted From Women To Men

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An updated prevention plan from the CDC will likely follow

Today, the CDC reported the case of a woman sexually transmitting the Zika virus to her male partner, the first such case of Zika being transmitted in this way.

Take A Tour Of New York City In The 1800s With Google Street View

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Thumbnails of OldNYC

A developer used 80,000 photos to create the time-traveling project

Old NYC combines Google Maps with photographs from the New York Public Library to create a timewarped version of Street View.

Smart Ducklings, Umbrella Drones, And A Cheetos-Eating Robot

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Our favorite science images of the week

Our favorite science images of the week.

Trump VP Choice Mike Pence Doesn’t Agree With Science

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Smoking doesn't kill, teach the controversy, and more quotes from the candidate

The nation's potential 48th vice president has some controversial ideas about important scientific topics.
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