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Fruit Punched: What Is The Point Of Flavored Mouthguards?
MoGo flavored mouthguards A product in search of a reason to exist MoGoA boxer weighs in. A mouthguard is the single most important piece of safety equipment in any fighting sport. Sure, the gloves are...
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Electric Brain Stimulation Warps Your Perception Of Faces [Video]
Distorted Face Portrait of Picasso by Juan Gris. Google Art Project/Wikimedia CommonsA new study uncovers the two nerve centers responsible for face recognition--and the lack thereof. Two nerve...
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How The Sound Of Rain Helps Engineers Diagnose Unsafe Bridges
Brian Mazzeo and Spencer Guthrie Brigham Young UniversityStructurally flawed bridges produce a different sound when splashed with water. If we listen in during the rain, we can hear the problem--and...
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Boeing Tests A Missile That Knocks Out A Building's Power [Video]
A room full of computers gets shut down while the missile flies by above the building. In whatever sense that there's a "good" missile, this new one from Boeing seems like it. Rather than a missile...
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This Tiny Sticker Is Bigger Than The Giant Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung TecTile Sticker Dan NosowitzBy appealing to the lazy bum in all of us, Samsung's TecTiles have become the first NFC-based product that's actually fit for human use. At any given time there are...
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Double-Diamond Anvil Creates Pressures Greater Than Earth's Inner Core
Pressure Chamber Argonne National LaboratoryWith that much pressure, unique compounds can form and materials change their chemical and physical properties. With a new megapressure environment,...
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Here Is What 84 Million Stars Look Like. You're Welcome.
84 Million Stars This is a gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way. Click here to enlarge. ESO/VVV Consortium, Acknowledgement: Ignacio ToledoThis is the largest, deepest, and most...
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Daily Infographic: Which Political Party Really Rules America?
Balance of Power Felix GondaAn amazing visualization of America's shifting political tides Yes, there's an election coming up, but that's not what makes today's infographic worth highlighting. What...
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NASA Is Building A Mocked-Up Deep-Space Habitat In Texas
Deep Space Habitat Concept NASATesting the technology that might bring humans to Mars When it's done, the concept for a ship that'll take astronauts to deep space won't look like much. Actually, it...
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids
Parenting Scientists can predict a child's future ideology from his temperament at just 54 months. Wikimedia CommonsAre you a bleeding-heart liberal? A rigid right-winger? Blame your parents! What...
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CNN Pulls Controversial Story Suggesting Women Vote With Their Hormones
Screenshot From CNN CNNThe study linked women's ovulation cycles with how they would vote at the polls. After public scrutiny over an article about how women's hormones might affect how they vote, CNN...
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5 Things You Need To Know About The Microsoft Surface
Pink Microsoft Surface RT MicrosoftThe first crop of reviews of Microsoft's Surface--bar none, the most interesting and exciting gadget of the season--are out, and they're...mixed. Here's what we...
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NASA's New, Stunning Imagery Of Solar Storms
Gradient Sun NASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterAn image filter helps researchers find patterns in the sun's violent weather systems. Scientists who study solar weather try to find patterns in the...
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Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?
It's Not Easy Being Black Wikimedia CommonsA Berkeley study searches for the link between cat color and cat personality. Are people spooked by black cats? Darker felines sure seem to get the short end...
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11 Gorgeous Illustrations Of Science's Biggest Mysteries
Immortality Steven GuarnacciaWhy do we have fingerprints? How long can trees live? Why do cats purr? Artists illustrate humanity's most burning scientific questions. Why do we have fingerprints? Do...
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Can We Make It Rain With Lasers?
We can certainly try. PopSci is pleased to present videos created by Motherboard, Vice Media's guide to future culture. Motherboard's original videos run the gamut from in-depth, investigative reports...
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Today On Mars: Curiosity Entertains The Idea Of An Escorted Return Trip To Earth
Curiosity: Another Self-Portrait It's a vain little rover, isn't it? NASA/JPL-CaltechNASA's chief of Mars exploration suggests that a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s or 2040s could return the...
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China Is Building A Brand New Green City From Scratch
Great City The entire city will be built from scratch on farmland near Chengdu, China. © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureChengdu Tianfu District Great City is supposed to be a prototype that can...
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How To Properly Butcher And Eat A Triceratops
How To Eat A Triceratops Nate Carroll via NatureStep one: Remove head. When it came to dining on Triceratops, the Tyrannosaurus had a problem. That nutrient-rich meat in the Triceratops neck was a Late...
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Which Is Worse: The Study About Women Voting With Their Hormones, Or The...
Screenshot From CNN CNN"There's almost no way to stop [the study] from being spun into the 'war against women' story," coauthor Vladas Griskevicius says. Is he right, or was the study the problem?...
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