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This Is What The World Looks Like From a Squirrel's Point Of View

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Squirrel POV

Tree climbing experts

Have you ever wanted to be a squirrel? They don't have a bad life, hanging out in trees, collecting nuts, chasing other squirrels around trees, harassing birds.

Space Mining Company Will Launch An Asteroid-Surveying Spacecraft By 2020

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Deep Space Industries' Prospector-1 will hunt for valuables and land on an asteroid

Asteroid mining company Deep Space Industries has announced that it will be sending a spacecraft called Prospector-1 out in search of resources by the end of the…

Watch Baby Macaques “Smile” In Their Sleep

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It’s not just for baby humans and chimps

Humans and chimpanzees are not the only primates to practice smiling in their sleep. Japanese macaques, a more distant relative, do it too.

A Solar Storm Almost Led The U.S. To War With The Soviet Union

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The Sun

In 1967, the sun heated up the Cold War

Five years after the Cuban Missile crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of war, another event occurred that brought the two superpowers one…

Soylent Wants to Replace Your Coffee Too

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Coffiest, from the makers of Soylent

Drinkable meal supplement goes after the "other" part of the average diet: caffeine

Soylent is expanding their product offerings, and they're going after breakfast bars and caffeinated beverages as the competition. Soylent's big roll-out is a…

Elon Musk Still Believes We're Living In A Simulation, Others Aren't So Sure

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Elon Musk at the Tesla Model 3 unveiling event

The Simulated Multiverse is a theory; we asked a theoretical physicist how real is it

Elon Musk doesn’t tweet often, but when he does, he offers snippets of insight into his world and his mind.

SpaceX Has Started Testing The Rocket Engine For Its Mars Colonial Transporter

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A Raptor engine has been shipped to Texas

SpaceX has shipped a Raptor, its next generation rocket engine, to its test site in MacGregor, Texas.

Researchers Pin Down Old Fossil Hoax To One Suspect

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Team investigates the Piltdown man

“Piltdown Man” bones created by amateur archeologist

In 1912, the “Piltdown Man” fossils were credited as the great “missing link” between apes and humans, but by 1953, they had been debunked as a fraud. Since then, one…

Check Out This Beautifully Rendered Image Of A Martian Valley

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Mawrth Vallis

Mawrth Vallis, looking mighty fine

Take a look at this stunning interpretation of Southern Mawrth Vallis…

Newly Discovered Feature Of HIV Could Inspire Future Treatments

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Pores in the virus’s shell allow it to hide and get fuel

Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered how HIV’s protective shell helps it invade healthy cells without being detected by the immune system.

Squid Teeth Could One Day Help Repair Your Ripped Clothing

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Ripped Jeans

The ties that bind

Calamari isn't the only thing squids are good for.

Can We Defend Against Solar Storms By Bombing Our Atmosphere?

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Aurora Borealis

An Air Force program, created to improve radio transmission, might be the answer

Bomb the ionopshere…

The Case For Eating Worms

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Nutritious? Yes. Tasty? Less certain.

Earthworms are packed with protein, iron, calcium and other nutrients.

A New Type Of Brain Scan Shows Where Genes Are Being Turned Off

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It could help diagnose psychiatric conditions

A new imaging tool allows scientists to spy on gene activity in living human brains.

In Italy, Parents Who Force Vegan Diet Could Go To Jail

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A controversial bill calls the diet "reckless"

A law proposed by Italy's centre-right political party Forza Italia would charge parents who force children to eat a vegan diet with neglect.

Nissan BladeGlider Prototype Points to the Future

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Nissan BladeGlider

The all-electric sports car showcases Nissan's committment to zero emissions vehicles

The Nissan BladeGlider working prototypes shown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, showcase the company's commitment to fun electric vehicles.

Is The U.S. Government About To Re-Classify Marijuana?

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A reported DEA email suggests it might on Thursday

The Drug Enforcement Administration will make a major announcement tomorrow regarding marijuana. Lawmakers have been awaiting a decision from the agency on rescheduling…

These Ancient Sharks Turned To Cannibalizing Their Young

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Orthacanthus fossil

At least that’s what their fossilized poop tells us

In a time long, long ago, say 300 million years ago, North America and Europe were on the equator, covered in hot and humid swamps. Many now-extinct fish species…

Best Fighter Jet In History Grounded By Bees

How To Take Amazing Pictures Of This Weekend's Perseid Meteor Shower

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