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Neutrinos From Another Galaxy Have Been Discovered in Antarctica
Scientists at the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory have captured the highest energy neutrinos that have ever been seen. And to find them, they used faster-than-light particles and a hole...
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20,000 people have already applied for the one-way mission to Mars
In the first three days of accepting applications, the Mars One project has received a whopping 20,000 applications, with more than 600 coming from China alone. The project plans to send a select group...
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Can evolution still happen without competition?
A new theory proposed by two computer scientists suggests that animals can still experience significant evolutionary changes over time, even in the absence of selectional pressures. Image: "Practice...
View ArticleIntroducing Morphees, mobile devices that can change their shape
Imagine downloading an app that can change the shape of your mobile phone. Researchers from the University of Bristol are looking to make it happen. The concept is called shape resolution, and a...
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Freakish Pulsar Reaffirms Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
Astronomers studying an absolutely enormous neutron star and its white dwarf companion have shown that Einstein’s calculations still work even under the most extreme gravitational conditions. And...
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Could scientific breakthroughs lead to new religions?
NYU psychologist Gary Marcus has penned an interesting article for The New Yorker in which he complains that some scientists are using science itself as a way to rekindle beliefs in the supernatural....
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Chris Hadfield dodges a 'bullet' as an object pierces ISS solar array
A little too close for comfort? A tiny space rock, or possibly a piece of space junk, has ripped through the International Space Station's solar array, narrowly missing the hull. Canadian astronaut...
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Cassini catches an awesome glimpse of Saturn’s north pole hurricane
This is our first close-up view of the massive hurricane swirling at the northern tip of Saturn, a storm that features winds travelling at a rate of 150 meters per second and an eye that’s 20 times...
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This 2-year-old is the youngest recipient of a bioengineered organ
A Korean-Canadian girl born without a trachea has undergone successful surgery to implant an artificial windpipe grown from her own stem cells. 2 ½-year-old Hannah Warren’s condition is extremely rare...
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Do these startling longevity studies mean your lifespan could double?
Biologists have successfully extended the life spans of some mice by as much as 70%, leading many to believe that ongoing experimentation on our mammalian cousins will eventually lead to life-extending...
View ArticleThis dreamy time-lapse showcases Death Valley's starlit skies
Okay, stop what you're doing and hit the play button on this unspeakably beautiful new time-lapse video filmed last month in Death Valley. The video was produced by Sunchaser Pictures and it's the...
View ArticleI love how the ball bounces off the left side of the frame a la pong.
I love how the ball bounces off the left side of the frame a la pong.
View ArticleThis is officially the world's tiniest stop-motion film
What you’re about to watch here is the smallest stop-motion movie ever made. Called “A Boy and His Atom,” the one-minute clip was compiled by manipulating a few dozen carbon atoms on a copper surface....
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Yes, IBM has made both claims, but the STM does in fact allow for the manipulation and "visualization" of atoms.
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Canada unveils its sweet new space-themed $5 bill in space
With the help of Commander Chris Hadfield aboard the ISS, the Bank of Canada yesterday launched its new robot- and astronaut-themed five dollar bill. Hadfield had been keeping the new bill under wraps...
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So it turns out this tiny alien-like skeleton is actually human!
This six-inch-long skeleton was discovered 10 years ago in Chile’s Atacama Desert, but it has only recently been examined by scientists — and it’s totally legit. Sure, it looks like something from a...
View ArticleI'm curious to know if the mummification process had anything to do with it.
I'm curious to know if the mummification process had anything to do with it.
View Article"This rhino is delicious, but I think we just f*cked ourselves.
"This rhino is delicious, but I think we just f*cked ourselves."
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