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9 Amazing Images That Turn Science Into Art
Microscopic SeedsViktor Sykora, Charles University; Jan Zemlicka, Frantisek Krejci, and Jan Jakubek, Czech Technical UniversityIncluding a map of brain cancer, a closeup of a sea urchin's tooth, and...
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FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?
Joe FlaccoKeith Allison/Wikimedia CommonsFlacco has a killer arm. What makes him--and other pro quarterbacks--so special? As Super Bowl XLVII approaches, NFL fans are debating and predicting what will...
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EU Invests $1.35 Billion To Find Practical Applications For Graphene
GrapheneNokiaThe untapped potential of the 'world's strongest material' may not remain untapped for long. Laboratories receive research grants all the time, but not quite like this one: a consortium of...
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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu Will Resign
Energy Secretary Steven ChuWikimedia CommonsUnited States Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winner and fierce proponent of alternative energy, announced today that he will resign his...
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Aerial Panoramas Capture Four Kamchatkan Volcanoes Erupting Simultaneously
Leaping Lava Plosky Tolbachik, a Russian volcano that began erupting in November after four dormant decades, is part of one of the most active volcanic regions in the Ring of Fire. AirPanoPut some fire...
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Russian Rocket Crashes In The Pacific, Carrying U.S. Satellite
Russia's rocket track record isn't looking so good lately. A Russian rocket carrying a U.S. satellite crashed into the Pacific this morning. No one was hurt, thankfully, but this isn't exactly good...
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Physicists Create Crystals That Are Nearly Alive
Signs Of Life Palacci et al. They can't reproduce, but they still make us question what it really means to be "alive." The best way to understand something--such as life--is to build it yourself....
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A Shark In The Hallway And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Hallway Lurker Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler goes behind-the-scenes at Vienna's Natural History Museum, where exhibit storage can get a little weird. Klaus Pichler via Co.DesignIncluding a...
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All Of The World's Undersea Cables In One Map
The World's Undersea CablesTeleGeography (Nick Browning, Markus Krisetya, Larry Lairson, Alan Mauldin)Take a look at the submerged backbone of the internet. It might feel like our communications...
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As The Earth Warms, The Lure Of The Arctic's Natural Resources Grows
Under the thawing Arctic ice lies bounty that could fill mouths, and pockets, around the world. For all the concern among scientists, environmentalists and others about how melting ice in the Arctic...
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Was Iran's Monkey Launch A Fake?
Astro-Pioneer Or Impostor? The monkey supposedly sent to space at an Iranian press conference. Screenshot via The TelegraphSpace Israel alleges that the monkey Iran launched into space wasn't the same...
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This Week In the Future: Spice Up Your Turtle's Coffee
This Week In The Future, January 28-February 1, 2013BaarbarianIn the future, origami pets will need love, too. Want to win this caffeinated Baarbarian illustration on a T-shirt? It's easy! The rules:...
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Make Your Own Doorbell Spy Cam
Doorbell Spy CamBrianna SienkiewiczA simple surveillance rig that e-mails photos of visitors. The mother of invention may be necessity, but French telecom engineer Clément Storck learned his father can...
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The Goods: February 2013's Hottest Gadgets
IDAPT S2IDAPTThis month we're running the gamut from fun to functional: highlights include a foosball app, a sled for adults, easy-install tire chains, and the Cadillac of vacuum cleaners. This...
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How To Design A Drone-Proof City
Shura City Is it possible to drone-proof a city? Asher J. Kohn Conceptual artist and law student Asher J. Kohn envisions a gated community as a sanctuary from drones. Humans have always built defenses...
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Iran's President Ahmadinejad Is Ready To Go Into Space
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad He's got the right stuff, according to him. Wikimedia CommonsAfter an Iranian monkey's (supposedly) successful flight, president says he is willing to go himself. Mahmoud...
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Awesome Vintage Science Illustrations By The Founder Of Popular Science
Geological ChemistryYoumansPlagued by episodes of blindness, Edward L. Youmans found ways to help the rest of us see. A couple of decades before he founded Popular Science, Edward Livingston Youmans...
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Drunk Eyewitnesses Are Just As Reliable As Sober Eyewitnesses
Vodka ScrewdriverWikimedia CommonsWould you trust the testimony of a witness who admitted to being drunk while observing a crime? You should. A new study from the psychology department of the...
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King Richard III's Bones Found Under English Parking Lot
Remains Of Richard IIIUniversity of LeicesterA stunning archaeological find--confirmed by DNA--to light up this winter of our discontent. Britain's most reviled king, the short-lived monarch Richard...
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Watch A Ping-Pong Ball Break The Sound Barrier, And Then A Ping-Pong Paddle
Curious about what a 900mph ping-pong ball does to a piece of wood? The answer is here. Mark French, a professor at Purdue University, created this cannon that'll accelerate a fragile ping-pong ball up...
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