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From a frozen Antarctic lake, researchers pulled samples teeming with bacteria
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The COP18 climate change conference is going on in Doha, Qatar until December 7th
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Disney is building a robot that can play catch
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Recently, thieves exploited a hack of those magnetic stripped cards to break into several rooms at a Hyatt in Houston, and your hotel could be next
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Like any self-respecting space entrepreneur, Elon Musk has a plan for a Mars colony
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Modest ambient noise - like that found in a coffee shop or cafe - triggers the part of our brain responsible for abstract and creative thinking
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A late 19th century New Zealand psychologist attempted to depict various states of consciousness with geometric shapes
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A tanker, carrying natural gas to Japan, has set out on a dangerous autumn trip through the Northeast Passage
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At least 150 people have died in bed rail-related incidents over the past 9 years
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Scientists have warned about ocean acidification for years, but now it's actually happening
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Take this 25 minute-long guided tour of the ISS
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Mexico is sick of having to correct people on its name all the time
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By catching or tossing comets or eating old moons, Jupiter's orbiter-count is constantly in flux
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A new study investigates the link between a blissful childhood or adolescence and a healthy bank account down the road, suggesting that the two are related
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Earlier this month, a pigeon with a secret code was found in a chimney in Surrey but no one has been able to crack the code
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How helpful can citizen scientists really be? A new review study says: very helpful
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The Harwell Dekatron—also known as the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computation or the WITCH computer—was built in 1951
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For the 18th consecutive year, world leaders will try to figure out what to do about climate change
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Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
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