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Spider Silk is a Fine-Tuned Alert System

Web fibers can send a wide range of messages

Scientific fieldwork can be exciting, but can also create an environment where sexual harassment occurs a new study finds

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64% Of Surveyed Scientists Have Experienced Harassment During Fieldwork

Female trainees are particularly vulnerable

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Suburban Skunks are on the Rise

Grand Rapids, Michigan, is basically enveloped in a cloud of stink

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This Smart Cat Feeder Uses Facial Recognition to Exclude Greedy Kitties

The feeder tracks each cat's food intake to make sure no one is taking the lion's share

Shiki 1, a Japanese White Pine Bonsai suspended from a weather ballon as it ascends to the edge of space for artist Azuma Makoto's project Exobiotanica

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Artist Sends a Bouquet and a Bonsai to Space

What happens when you send a Bonsai tree to space? See for yourself

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This 71-Year-Old Just Set a Record With His 1,673th Ascent of Mt. Fuji

The mountaineer says that now he's ready to tackle Everest

The comet Cheryumov-Gerasimenko seems to be shaped like a rubber duckie

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The ESA is on a Mission to Harpoon a Duck-Shaped Comet

As if catching a comet wasn't already hard enough

A hotel's welcome notice for Auke Dalstra of flight MH17 is seen at the arrival hall of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal on July 18, 2014 in Sepang, Malaysia.

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The Horrific Downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Has Echoes in History

Lessons from history hint at what might happen next

This worm is sober.

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Worms Can Get Drunk, But Not These Mutant Worms

The gene could also, theoretically, be modified in humans to prevent some of the effects of booze

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These Psychologists Think We'd Be Happier If We Talked to Strangers More

Though you should definitely take this on a case-by-case basis.

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In Microgravity, Some Snakes Tie Themselves in Knots, Others Attack Themselves

Some animals just don't know how to deal when gravity goes away

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Researchers are Tracking House Cats with Tiny Harnesses

GPS measurements and collar cameras will tell them where, exactly, kitty goes all day

Bubble wrap as test tubes.

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Bubble Wrap Can Make Great DIY Test Tubes

Bubble wrap test tubes could be particularly useful in developing countries

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The FBI's Next Worry: Self-Driving Car Bombs

That's ok. It's their job to worry

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Gardens May Be Therapeutic For Dementia Patients

Adding green space to nursing homes might be a good idea

The soft, phase-changing material. Photo courtesy of the researchers.

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Researchers Make Phase-Changing Material Fit for Transforming Robots

Wax and foam are on the cutting edge

The skeleton of a young man, whose tooth plaque was used in the study.

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Ancient Tooth Plaque Shows Our Ancestors Used to Feast on Weeds

Purple nutsedge is a pest today, but thousands of years ago it was probably valued for its cavity-preventing properties

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Meet the Newest (Robotic) Member of Your Family

This emotional robot can tell stories, remember appointments, and make faces

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Chicago Is Trying to Blackout-Proof Its Downtown

Chicago is installing a cable that will prevent blackouts, at least within the Loop

An explosion in Harlem in March was attributed to a gas leak

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Google's Street View Cars Are Now Mapping Gas Leaks

In partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund, Google is using its Street View cars to map out gas leaks

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