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The most obvious application for this camera is for spying and surveillance, but it may also be used for remote sensing or to study microscopic structures
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So we've seen how a drone can deliver a package, but can one become a buddy with a camera?
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The bright colors and harsh angles of dazzle camouflage confounds locusts, suggesting that predators who sport the abstract patterns can hunt more easily
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The Tiny Farms setup comes with everything to cultivate one of the world's most sustainable (and popular) sources of food
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But researchers are far from pinning down the mechanism by which this may be possible, or what specific roles epigenetics plays in human disease
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No more thumb cramps or having to use your other fingers to press buttons!
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Excavations showed that Neanderthals may have designed their homes with purpose
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Here you can hear a man play the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies on the armonica - which looks a lot like a man massaging a stack of plastic cups
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A friendly label, instead of a threatening warning, might cut down on the vandalization and theft of scientific instruments
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Skip the shirtless bathroom selfie and go with a group shot for your next online dating profile
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Koalas use a special pair of "fleshy lips" located outside of their larynx to produce these deep grunts
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Of the iconic Christmas gifts, which would give you the best career prospects?
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Settlers in the West Bank have no qualms about bringing Israeli-Palestinian politics into their vineyard; they encourage it
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Siberians by chance discovered that Lake Baikal's frozen waves created an unexpectedly bright sound when one of them fell and thunked the ice with her hand
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A crop-based power system coming out of Israel is significantly cheaper than batteries, but why isn't anyone interested?
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With free air cooling and 100 percent renewable electricity, does it make sense to outsource our data to Iceland?
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The tastes you grew up with, tend to stick with you
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We're not at the top, but towards the middle, at a level similar to pigs and anchovies
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Researchers think cats' dismissive attitudes are a product of their evolutionary history over the past 9,000 years
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The words we consider naughty are a reflection of how we see ourselves as a culture
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