Did he actually say "SILENCE!"
Did he actually say "SILENCE!" at one point? I think he did...
View ArticleWatch as Buzz Aldrin massacres "She Blinded Me With Science"
Look, we love Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. But as this cringe-inducing rendition of "She Blinded Me With Science" painfully demonstrates, he should probably stick to the speaker's circuit. This...
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Couples who meet online tend to have better marriages
A new study has revealed that more than a third of new marriages start online. What’s more, couples who meet on the Internet tend to have happier and more enduring marriages. When online dating first...
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I'd love to hear about your online dating experiences, and whether or not you feel they're any more effective than meeting through offline channels.
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This helicopter is being controlled by a human brain
What’s cooler than a quadrotor? How about one that can be controlled by human thought alone? On the face of it, this achievement might not sound particularly special. It seems that every day we hear...
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What can we learn from the real superhumans among us?
Humans are a genetically diverse bunch. Some of us are born with extraordinary perceptual powers — neurological gifts that biologists might eventually be able to provide for the rest of us. But do we...
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Gigantic feral cats are wreaking havoc on Australia's wildlife
When invasive species go wild in Australia they really don't hold back. Check out this ridiculously massive feral cat caught in the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land — one of an alarming number of...
View ArticleWatch what happens when you drop hot charcoal into liquid oxygen
Oxygen in its liquid state boils at the chilling temperature of −297 °F (−183 °C). And as we all know, fire is fuelled by oxygen. So what would happen if you brought the two together? Watch this slow...
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Our clearest view yet of Antarctica stripped of all its ice
The British Antarctic Survey has produced the sharpest image yet of Antarctica’s rugged topography. And as you can clearly see, without its mile-thick layer of ice, the polar continent would be an...
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Why You Should Fight For Your Right to Die
It should be within our rights to take our own lives when the circumstances warrant it. That means we must be prepared to accept laws in favor of assisted suicide. This becomes even more important in...
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A harbour seal floats majestically through a forest of kelp
Amateur photographer Kyle McBurnie took this dreamy wide-angle photo in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego — a picture that earned him top prize in the 2013 Annual Underwater Photography...
View ArticleSorry, but these pot heads did not send marijuana into space
Late last week, a group of marijuana enthusiasts claimed that they had used a balloon to send a capsule of pot seeds, a plant, and a joint into space. Yeah, dream on, guys — and lay off the Pineapple...
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How to turn a comet into a solar probe
Back in 2011, comet Lovejoy boldly went where no spacecraft has gone before — straight through the Sun’s solar corona. Remarkably, it survived the close encounter and continued along its way to the...
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How quick and intense workouts can help you get fitter
It’s a commonly-held assumption that getting in shape requires hours and hours of rigorous exercise. But some fitness experts believe all that’s really required to stay physically fit are short burst...
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This contact lens could eventually make Google Glass obsolete
Google Glass is great, but it's also big, clunky, and exceedingly obvious. What would be more practical is something that could be fitted directly onto the eye, like a contact lens. Korean researchers...
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This shot of Curiosity's wheels makes us feel like we're right there
Context is everything. Hi-res images of Mars's mountains and landscapes are all very impressive, but this shot of Curiosity's wheels really drives home the fact that we've got a robot romping around...
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Watch the first-ever footage of a live 8-foot long oarfish
Scientists working in the Gulf of Mexico have finally managed to capture footage of a rare and mysterious serpentine-like creature called the oarfish. It's our first glimpse of this camera-shy fish in...
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