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Bizarre New Clam Species Found
Weird New ClamDiarmaid O'FoighilScientists discovered the tiny clam crawling on California sea urchin spines. Its Linnaean name is Waldo, mostly for the sake of puns, I think. In the north Pacific...
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Volvo's Fold-Out Solar Charger Looks Like Sci-Fi Couture
Fold-out solar pavilion for Volvo V60 Plug-In HybridSynthesis Design + ArchitectureA beautifully practical solar sculpture Solar panels are great, but they can be a bit... well, bland sometimes. We...
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New Shapeshifting Biogel Could Help Heal Aging Spines
Biomaterial InjectionAubrey Francisco via FuturityAlong with cell therapy, the biomaterial could help stop or reverse the loss of material between vertebrae. As we get older, the cushy material that...
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A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations
Verizon FemtocellVerizonVulnerability could allow for homegrown NSA-like spies. Two security experts with the firm iSEC told Reuters that they've developed a system that would allow pretty much anyone,...
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Astronomers Want To Fire Giant Bullets At Jupiter's Moon Europa
Hey aliens, you have about 10 years to reveal yourselves before we launch a science missile. Scientists at University College London have designed a 44-pound bullet that could gather scientific...
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A Very Brief Look At The Evolution Of The Killer Robot
Mechanical MonstersThree 'bots that defined their generations' sci-fi flicks. There are two kinds of robots in Hollywood: innocuous servants that are one glitch away from murdering their masters, and...
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Your Next Pair Of Shoes Will Be Printed To Order
Custom-fitted ShoesSam KaplanSoon, a pair of custom-made sneakers could cost hundreds, instead of thousands. Custom-fitted shoes do more than increase comfort; they can improve performance and even...
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The CIA Ripped Off 007's Gadgets
Sean Connery In GoldfingerCourtesy BarbicanThe CIA's Allen Dulles and Bond author Ian Fleming were BFFs. Back in the early days of the CIA, the agency was apparently a little strapped for creativity....
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FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?
Seltzer WaterGrahambonesApparently we like them with the part of our sensorium that evolved to detect spoilage. Drinking carbonated water has been in vogue since at least 1767, and it doesn't seem to...
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New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Totally Looks Like A Cow
NasutoceratopsLukas PanzarinSay hello to Nasutoceratops! Holy cow! Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur, called Nasutoceratops titusi, and it's looking a little bovine....
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How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?
Must rehydrateJetportal is Jeffrey Montes on FlickrDrip, drip, drip It all depends on the size, physical fitness and hydration of the person in question, but it's possible to sweat buckets before...
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5 Amazing Antarctic Research Buildings
Halley VI Research StationIce Lab commissioned by British Council and curated by The Arts Catalyst. A.Dubber, British Antarctic SurveyNew designs make suffering through freezing desolation in the name...
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Ingenious Tourniquet Invention Saves Lives
U.S. soldier training with Abdominal Aortic Tourniquet Courtesy John CroushornAn inflatable abdominal tourniquet recently revived two men who were moments away from bleeding to death. The device could...
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The World Looks Bigger Through A Virtual Child's Eyes
Child-SizedBanakou et al.A virtual reality experiment that put adults in a virtual 4-year-old's body found changes in perception. To a four-year-old, the world is a pretty big place. Once we grow up,...
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How Do You Feel About The Tigers In Your Neighborhood? A New Study Maps...
Bengal TigerMuhammad Mahdi Karim, used with a GNU Free Documentation LicenseThough everyone in surveyed Nepal towns lives equally close to tigers, a survey shows different groups feel very differently...
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How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide
Shot TimeAn infant gets a vaccination in the thigh, Dekalb County, Georgia, 1977CDC/Meredith HicksonIn honor of Jenny McCarthy's new seat at "The View" Jenny McCarthy-savvy, telegenic, and...
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A Brief History Of Architectural Blunders [Infographic]
Failure By DesignNew School of ArchitectureMaybe if you're putting a building in the Windy City it should be wind-proof? This infographic, published by the New School of Architecture, ticks off some of...
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Scans Of Sex Addicts' Brains Call Diagnosis Into Question
Is Uncontrollable Porn-Watching Sex Addiction? andronicusmax via FlickrIn a new study, "hypersexual" brains don't respond to sexual images the same way that drug addicts' brains respond to images of...
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Colorado Town Debates Bounty On Drones
Deer Trail Mayor Franks Fields aims at a hypothetical droneAmanda Kost, 7NEWSIf the bill passes, it's open season on government drones. In the small Colorado town of Deer Trail, residents may soon be...
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How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowlings' Secret Novel
J. K. Rowling In 2010Daniel Ogren, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsOr, how your four-grams may be undermining your anonymous erotica-writing career The Cuckoo's Calling, a detective novel by first-time...
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