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SpaceX Will Soon be Able to Send People to Space. (Take That, Russia.)

Private spaceflight company SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 capsule yesterday

May 30, 2014

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California’s Carbon Emissions Today Are Bigger Than the Entire Country's in 1888

A new analysis looks at how countries' carbon emissions changed since 1850

May 30, 2014

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You Can Now Get High-Speed Internet on the Moon

Last fall NASA and MIT researchers demonstrated a new laser-based long-distance data transmission system

May 30, 2014

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Daughters Who See Their Dad Doing Chores Aspire to Less Stereotypically Female Careers

Seeing a man do the household chores seems to reassure girls that it's no longer 1950

May 30, 2014

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The National Spelling Bee Ended With a Tie For the First Time in Half a Century

One champion later said he and his co-winner were competing against the dictionary, not each other

May 30, 2014

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Japanese Scientists Have Figured Out the Ideal Way To Eat a Hamburger

Picking up your food any-which-way is just so inefficient

May 30, 2014

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Prehistoric Rock Art Defaced in Utah

Visitors to Nine Mile Canyon decided to leave more than footprints at the longest art gallery in the world

May 29, 2014

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I Think, Therefore I Am a Fruit Fly

Researchers found that even fruit flies seem deliberate over decisions

May 29, 2014

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Visit a Glass Labyrinth in Kansas City

The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., has a new interactive sculpture in the sculpture garden

May 29, 2014

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Sriracha Is, Officially, Safe

Irwindale City Council voted to end their public nuisance complaint against the makers of Sriracha hot sauce

May 29, 2014

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Too Many Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students

Elementary students perform better when walls are left relatively bare

May 29, 2014

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A Third of All People on Earth Are Overweight Or Obese

Obesity rates are rising across the board

May 29, 2014

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Zebras Make the Longest Migratory Journey of Any of Africa’s Land Animals

Zebras travel twice as far as North America's migratory champion, the mule deer

May 29, 2014

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More Than 200 Hidden Paintings Were Discovered on the Walls of Angkor Wat

Researchers discovered the images by digitally enhancing photos of the temple's walls

May 29, 2014

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NASA's Lab Rats Get New Homes

The latest innovation in spaceflight: new rodent enclosures

May 28, 2014

40,000 of Detroit’s Buildings Could Be Torn Down

Detroit's Blight Removal Task Force is urging the city to tear down thousands of vacant buildings

May 28, 2014

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Humans Gave Up Our Strength to Support Our Big Heads

Evolution may have traded muscle mass for big brains

May 28, 2014

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When Gay Men Become Parents, Their Brains Act Like Both Straight Mothers' And Fathers' Brains

In the absence of a mother, gay men's brains become blind to gender and step up to the full task of parenthood

May 28, 2014

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"Reading Rainbow" Is Trying to Raise $1 Million on Kickstarter to Bring the Show to the Web

The beloved show "Reading Rainbow" is seeking funding to expand to the web

May 28, 2014

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Maya Angelou Was One of the Most Influential Voices of Our Time

Maya Angelou was poet, novelist, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, dancer and civil rights activist

May 28, 2014