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A Biologist Tracks Ants With Teeny Radio Tags
Hairy Wood Ant2012 Changing Views LtdThe project will be one of the largest radio-tagging experiments of its kind. Samuel Ellis, a biologist from the University of York, will tag 1,000 hairy wood ants...
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New Tools To Make Snow Removal Simple
Simpler Snow RemovalSam KaplanCleaner driveways, cars, and sidewalks-without the backache 1. SHOVELThe SnoBoss gives shovelers more leverage to dig under heavy drifts. Grabbing both of the shovel's...
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Is This Guy Actually Trying To Fight Me? (Songbird Edition)
Song SparrowRichard LevineHow to tell whether the sparrow heckling you from the next branch is just bluffing Okay, so let's say you're a sparrow, right? And you're just hanging out on a tree branch...
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren't That Different
From The Same Planet?Wikimedia Commons A new psychology study brings "men are from Mars" gender stereotypes down to earth. We tend to think of the two sexes as a dichotomy. The most important question...
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Majority Of Foodborne Illness Caused By Green Vegetables
Leafy GreensLiz Burke, via WikimediaA new study finds that most foodborne illnesses come from plants, especially leafy greens like lettuce. Here's some food for thought: According to a new study by the...
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Google Chrome's 'Wizard Of Oz' Adventure Is One Awesome Ad
Because it doesn't feel like an ad--it's a really fun, interactive adventure that fully exploits all the things modern web browsers can do. Yesterday, Google unveiled a "Chrome experiment," a promotion...
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11 Surreal Works Of Art Inspired By Space
Space Shopping Inspired by a shared love of space travel, Brian McCutcheon and his 4-year-old son made space-age paraphernalia. Here, they try out some spacesuits. Brian McCutcheonCollaborative art...
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5 Technological Solutions To Save The Struggling Postal Service
These Aren't The Mailboxes You're Looking ForWikimedia Commons The USPS has announced it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays. Here's how technology can rescue the floundering agency. The United...
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Romantic Jays Take Care To Feed Their Mates What They Particularly Crave
Jay Couplecourtesy Cambridge UniversityIn advance of Valentine's Day, a new study finds sweet behavior in bird couples. Cambridge researchers took pairs of mated jaybirds and put them in adjoining...
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British Troops Deploy The Teeniest Recon Drone
Black Hornet Drone Closeup Baby drone reporting for duty, sir. Crown Copyright/MOD 2013Small, silent, nimble, and staring at enemies What do you get when you cross a Predator drone and a hummingbird?...
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This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]
How music enters the brain, and what it does when it gets there. We know music can profoundly affect us, whether you're the type who gets weepy at a classical performance or kicks a child at a metal...
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When Will The Internet Become Faster Than FedEx?
FedEx TruckWikimedia CommonsThere's a great little post on XKCD examining the speeds of data delivery--especially useful given today's confirmation that Saturday USPS delivery is shutting down. It's...
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Planets Like Earth Could Be Closer Than You Think
Red Dwarf Newest Ally In The Search For Habitable Planets like Earth. David A. Aguilar (CfA)A fresh look at planetary data from the Kepler space telescope provides new leads for Earth-like exo-planets....
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Using Science To Discover Picasso's Genius
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by PicassoWikimedia CommonsA persistent mystery for art historians and especially students of 20th century art might seem small at first: what kind of paint did Picasso use?...
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NASA Prepares To Launch Rocket Into The Heart Of The Northern Lights
Aurora in the YukonDavid Cartier, Sr.The VISIONS mission will give scientists an inside look at how the optical phenomenon influences Earth's atmosphere. NASA scientists in Poker Flats, Alaska, have...
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Creator Of Most Efficient Supercomputer To Start Working On Drone-Bugs
Simulation Of Proposed MAVsU.S. Air Force/Wikimedia CommonsWu-chun Feng will be getting $3.5 million over three years for his services. Wu-chun Feng, an associate professor of computer science in the...
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Watch The Solomon Islands Earthquake Travel All The Way To Michigan
Yesterday's magnitude 8 earthquake sent seismic energy rippling round the world. Nobody in the American midwest felt the massive magnitude 8 earthquake that shook the Solomon Islands, 7000 miles away,...
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Creating Solid Nitrogen In The Kitchen
A slow motion video from a veteran of the "Modernist Cuisine" crew shows the creation of a form of matter you've probably never seen before. PopSci is pleased to present videos created by ChefSteps,...
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Second-Hand Abuse: Bad Bosses Make The Whole Office Toxic
Angry OfficeMark Sebastian via FlickrAn emotionally abusive supervisor ruins the workplace environment for everyone. A bad boss doesn't just harm the employees he torments directly. He damages...
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Moths Looking For Love Drive A Robot Exoskeleton
Moth Exoskeleton Have exo will ride. The University of TokyoScientists put moths in the driver's seat to learn about tracking odors autonomously. If Mothra saw this contraption there'd be some Japanese...
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