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AGE OF DISCOVERY [SPONSORED ARTICLE]
Glenfiddich: Age of DiscoveryGlenfiddich®First-fill American oak bourbon barrels gives this single malt its distinctive character In 1886, with the help of his seven sons and two daughters, William...
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In Australian Mines, 50-Foot Robot Trucks Take Dangerous Work From Humans
How long until there's a Pixar movie? This Autonomous Hauling System, in use by the British-Australian metals and mining company Rio Tinto Iron Ore, is a series of robotic trucks that load, haul, and...
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How Squid Are Inspiring Better Camouflage For Soldiers
Reef SquidWikimedia CommonsA squid-like film can be switched on and off chemically to change how infrared light is reflected. If there's one thing squid are good at, it's hiding. The mysterious giant...
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Monkeys Understand Basic Forms Of Wealth
Risky BusinessFor a monkey, water is wealth.U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Kasey CloseWhen the money is water, "wealthier" monkeys take more risks. Which makes them a decent model for human behavior....
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Follow A Queen Bee On Her Maiden Mating Flight
Get the bees'-eye view. Queen honeybees mate just once in their lives, within weeks of emerging as an adult from the little honeycomb cells in which they grew. Their mating flights may be the only time...
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Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They're Living In A Reality Show
The Truman ShowParamount PicturesSufferers of the "Truman Show" syndrome imagine a world where everyone is watching them. And they're just barely wrong. What do you do when delusions and paranoia look...
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Why You Love Your Parents' Music
The Beatles In AmericaWikimedia CommonsWe have a "reminiscence bump" for the music our parents liked in their 20s--which they probably played around the house when we were kids. People can often...
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Here's What Happened At Today's Apple Event
iPhone 5SAppleHere, you will find a clean place to learn about these cellphones. They're just cellphones. Today in California, Apple introduced two new cellphones, both of which look very nice! On...
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Microphone Turns Your Fingertip Into A Speaker
Sound Wavewikimedia commonsTouch your finger to someone's ear, and they'll hear your recorded message whispering to them. Turn your body into another kind of wonderland: A new invention from Disney...
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FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?
Syrian Soldier In Gas MaskH. H. Deffner, via Wikimedia CommonsAs the international community debates what should be done with Syria's chemical weapons program, here is a look at what chemical weapons...
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The Oral History Of September 11, Told By Its Photographers
New Yorkers On 9/11Gulnara Samoilova/AP via American PhotoTwo years ago, our friends at American Photo released an expansive, four-part oral history of the September 11 attacks, told through the eyes...
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Big Pic: A Flaming Soyuz Spacecraft Carries Three Astronauts Home
Earthward BoundNASA/Bill IngallsAfter 166 days in space, three astronauts return from the International Space Station. Just before 11 p.m. Eastern Time last night, three members of the International...
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FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?
Snake CharmerJohn Downer/Getty ImagesNo. The charm has nothing to do with the music and everything to do with the charmer waving a pungi, a reed instrument carved out of a gourd, in the snake's face....
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How Dealerships Forced Tesla Motors' Business Model Out Of Texas
2013 Tesla Model SWant to buy a Model S from the dealer? If you're in Texas, you're out of luck. Here's why. Tesla Motors is the car company behind the electric Model S, of which we are fans. But along...
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Spying On Thunderstorms From Space [Video]
Red Sprite Seen From The ISSIf you look very closely just above the bright thunderstorm at the right, you can see a flash of red--a red sprite.ISS Expedition 31 Crew, NASAThe International Space...
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Irradiated Seeds Combat World's Most Serious Wheat Disease
Wheat Stem Rust-Resistant Plants Grow at Eldoret University in KenyaGreg Webb / IAEAIn Kenya, two new varieties of wheat are resistant to a fungus that defeated even Norman Borlaug's resistant plants....
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This Guy Mapped His Heart Rate During 'Game Of Thrones' [Infographic]
Heart Rate During Game Of ThronesVirostatiqVertigo-inducing peaks and valley during the "red wedding" scene? Yep. Looks about right. If you've even watched a few episodes of the HBO series Game of...
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The Double Life Of A Frog-Loving Spy
Spying On FrogsThomas Wydra via Wikimedia CommonsNature gets down and dirty with the legacy of a prolific amphibian researcher/spook. This has all the makings of a grand tale: A spy leading a double...
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Simulation Predicts How Robots Will One Day Walk
Cheetah RobotThis robot's motions resemble a cheetah's, and it clocked in as the fastest.Courtesy Creative Machines lab, cornell universityOr crawl. Or squirm. How will robots of the future get around?...
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Orangutans Announce Their Travel Plans A Day In Advance
Flanged Male Orangutan Samuel Luna via Wikimedia CommonsIn the wild, male apes can plan ahead where they'll be going, and they keep their female friends apprised. We often think of the ability to plan...
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