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How Toxic Dumping Led To Tragedy In A Small Seaside Town
Waste drumsDreamstimeAn excerpt from Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, a new book about a town in New Jersey devastated by industrial pollution The Fernicola brothers, Nick and Frank, grew...
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Laser Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction In Rats
Ready For Study A rat set up for a drug study, in which the little guy can get an infusion of a drug by pressing a lever. This photo is from a different study than the laser treatment study below....
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Fund A House That Shapeshifts With The Seasons
Now on Kickstarter: a house that opens up when it's light out, and folds back in when it turns cold. Way back in 1903, mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney worked out how a perfect square could be cut...
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Nobody Wants A Facebook Phone
Is This The Facebook Phone?via 9to5GoogleFacebook is probably going to introduce a Facebook-branded phone tomorrow. But...why? What's the point? There have been rumors of a Facebook phone for years....
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9 Revolutionary Elevators From The Otis Elevator Company
Otis Gen2 ElevatorOtis Elevator CompanyHappy 160th birthday, Otis Elevator Company! Thanks for making modern cities possible. Here are the 9 coolest Otis elevator inventions from the Popular Science...
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The Changing Forensic Science Of Arson Is Freeing Innocent Convicts
House Fire Using rigorous science, it can be hard to determine the cause of a fire. But less stringent techniques may have led to many false convictions in the U.S. Photo from the U.S. Consumer Product...
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BigPic: What Does This Photo, Taken From The ISS, Show?
Saudi Sand DunesChris Hadfield on TwitterWhere on Earth...? Canadian astronaut and expedition commander Chris Hadfield shared this photo from the International Space Station today. He thought it looked...
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The Navy Sees A Bright Military Future In 3-D Printing
Storage aboard the USS Abraham LincolnU.S. Navy via wikimedia commonsReady-made spare parts, waste recycling, 3-D printed human ears: the Navy of the future will have it all. 3-D printing is the future...
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How Big Is A Galaxy? Milky Way Shown To Scale
Small And Large The M100 galaxy, which is about 60 percent larger than the Milky Way, next to the M97 galaxy. From "Galaxy Size Comparison Chart" by Rhys TaylorBut don't you wish you lived in "The...
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Today On Mars: Watch Curiosity's Parachute Flap Around In The Wind
Just blowin' in the Martian wind As the Mars rover Curiosity explores Mars, it is leaving its own mark on the planet. Its discarded parachute is still flapping around on the surface, like some kind of...
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The Newest Defense Against Biological Warfare? This Cube
SpinDxJeff McMillanIn 15 minutes, this device can identify biological threats in a sample of blood. This cube could detect a biological threat in a sample of blood in less time than it takes to commute...
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You Have A 'Breathprint'
Breath On A MirrorCea.And scientists want to use it to test for illnesses, as they would with your blood or urine. Right now, if doctors want to test you for something, they'll probably draw blood or...
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BigPic: The James Webb Space Telescope, Ready To Be Frozen
James Webb Space Telescope WingsNASA/MSFC/Fred DeatonPrepping for space with a super-cold vacuum It's cold up there in space, so before the James Webb Space Telescope gets sent up there, NASA...
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In The Future We Will All Live In Photosynthetic French Sea Pods
Blooming OceansCourtesy Sitbon ArchitectesTackling rising oceans with style Scientists estimate that the sea level will rise 9 inches or more by 2030, up to more than 6.6 feet by 2100. In anticipation...
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This Is The Facebook Phone
Facebook Home Phone: The HTC FirstFacebookFacebook just announced its Android-takeover skin Facebook Home, and its first smartphone hardware. Right now, in California, Facebook is announcing its new...
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BeerSci: Want To Wet-Hop Your Beer? Grow Your Own Fresh Hops
Beersci LogoTodd DetwilerIt's easier than you might think. A couple of months ago, a colleague asked me if one could grow one's own hops. The answer is an emphatic YES. If you have some space outdoors...
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This Amazing, Zoomable Universe-In-A-Browser Puts Everything In Perspective
Scale of the UniverseCary HuangAnd another one helps you see just how far it is to Mars. From nanoparticles to galaxies, we can understand a lot about how our universe works--but it's hard to keep...
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FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?
Side Effectsbobbieo/Getty ImagesSurprisingly, yes. The modern lobotomy originated in the 1930s, when doctors realized that by severing fiber tracts connected to the frontal lobe, they could help...
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Cthulhu Lives In The Gut Of A Termite
The Dread CthulhuWikipediaAs well as in the malevolent deeps Scientists have been naming species after famous people for a long time. For example, Thomas Jefferson has an extinct giant ground sloth...
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Border Patrol's Newest Tool? VADER On A Drone
Sonora Desertwikimedia commonsCapable of sensing people over a large area, this radar can find and track people hiding in the desert. A military sensor with a movie villain name is helping law...
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