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Greenland Sharks Can Live To 400 Years Old

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Greenland Shark

The longest-living vertebrates in existence

Move over, Lonesome George.

DEA Loosens Restrictions On Marijuana Research, But Not Use

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Marijuana Plant

Proceeding as scheduled

States across the country have begun the push to legalize marijuana, but at a federal level, the drug remains verboten.

To Defeat Geese, Canadians Try Laser Scarecrows

Saturn's Moon Titan Has Deep Canyons Flooded With Liquid

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Titan

But it isn't water

The landscape is striking. Steep stone canyon walls, carved out by a swiftly moving liquid that now sits comfortably in the space that it has made, flooding the abyss.

NASA Images Air Pollution Over Olympic Games

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Rio

It's breathtaking

There's a lot at the Olympics to take your breath away. The amazing opening ceremonies, the athletics, the green pool(s). Now we can add another item to the list. Air…

The Jefferson Memorial Is Slowly Being Covered In Slime

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Jefferson Memorial Covered In Biofilm

But it’s more common than you think

Quick! What lives on rocks in a streambed, on the surface of your teeth, and now on the dome of the Jefferson Memorial?

A Tiny Part Of Your Sun Tan Is Intergalatic

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sunbathing cat

Get your glow from a galaxy far, far away

If you're feeling radiant after a day in the sun, bask in the knowledge that at least ten trillionths of your tan is made possible by light from beyond the Milky Way.

New 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Trailer Showcases An Uneasy Alliance


High-Speed Motion Capture Tech Is Helping Olympians Swim Better Than Ever

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Swimming with sensors to get the gold

In swimming, form is just as crucial as force.

Neural Networks Made This Russian Film Trailer Look Amazing

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Delete My Photos

Everything is more dramatic when it's bathed in Prisma filters

When everyone wants their 30 seconds of Internet fame, what happens to our IRL relationships? A whole lot of drama and angst, as imagined by the makers of Delete My

Hot, Humid Weather Makes Roaches Want To Fly

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roach

We're all so screwed

As if the sweat beading down your back while you wait for a train in 90 percent humidity wasn't bad enough, there's another horrific side effect to hot city summers:…

Zika Stays In Body Twice As Long As Previously Thought

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Aedes Mosquito

Virus found in a man's semen six months later

After a man in Italy was reported to have signs of Zika virus in his semen six months after exposure, scientists are questioning whether the virus is reproducing itself…

Our Brains Are Big Because We're Good At Sizing Each Other Up

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chimps

Being both judgmental and generous has evolutionary benefits

We have our ability to judge one another to thank, in part, for our big brains.

Olympic Cupping, Saturn In Infrared, And More

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Our 10 favorite images of the week

Our ten favorite images from this week in science and tech.

Celebrating The Third Anniversary Of The Cutest Discovery Ever

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The olinguito was the first newly discovered mammal in three decades

Have you met Olinguito? No? Well, it's #WorldOlinguito Day so get your heart-eyed emojis ready because this thing is too darn cute.

New York City Used A Record Amount Of Electricity This Weekend

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Air Conditioners

Why keeping cool is heating things up

The Northeastern United States had a hot weekend, with heatwaves blanketing the area from DC to New York.

You Can Play Minecraft On The Oculus Rift Now

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Screenshot of Minecraft VR for the Oculus Rift

Beware more vivid creepers

This isn't actually the first virtual reality manifestation of Minecraft...

MIT Researchers Make Interactive Glowing Gold-Leaf Jewelry

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The bling of the future is controlled with a swipe

DuoSkin is a customizable wearable that flaunts the wearer’s personality through programmable thermochromic pigments…

Watch A Hydraulic Press Crush Dynamite

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Hydraulic Press Dynamite

An explosive combination you'd be hard-pressed to beat

Dynamite is one of those things you feel the need to be extra delicate with, so of course the folks at Hydraulic Press Channel wanted to see what happens if you put it…

A Mysterious Fifth Force Could Be At Work In The Cosmos

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galaxy cluster

Revolutionary, if true

Four fundamental forces rule our current knowledge of the universe: Gravitation, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Now, a wild subatomic particle…
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