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Chemical trickery causes iron to act like platinum
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day celebrating the life of Lady Lovelace, a seventeenth century countess who published a paper that might be the first computer program ever devised
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In a series of 9,308 photographs Andrew Filer documented every place in North Dakota. Literally
Kids these days are computer wizzes, but they don't actually know how computers work.
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Yesterday's Google Doodle celebrated the 107th anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip by Winsor McCay that hit the presses for nine years
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What happens when a geologist who's immune to the poison ivy, marries a chemist who's allergic?
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The first complete 3D laser scan of Stonehenge's prehistoric stone circle revealed ancient graffiti and alignment with the winter and summer solstice
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Last week, Random House offered a whopping $3.5 million for Lena Dunham's first book, Not That Kind of Girl - but why?
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Two Americans explain how to best bring groups together
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At years of preparation and untold expense, Felix Baumgartner successfully leapt from 23.5 miles
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A rare fossil captured a 100-million-year-old moment in time, a spider attacking an insect trapped in its web
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Earlier this week Keith Campbell, one of the scientists responsible for Dolly, died at the age of 58
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A new helmet, registering the impact of a mini-van's passenger door on your body, has sent out a signal for medical assistance
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Here, in Twitter-sized bites, are descriptions of the work that won the Nobel this week
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Chocolate consumption statistically relates to Nobel Prizes
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Melting Greenland ice could affect ocean circulation patterns, and further spur global warming
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The Battle of Jericho is the first entry in a massive project that sees the dates, locations, and brief descriptions for thousands of human conflicts overlaid on a scrollable, zoom-able map
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The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize this morning, much to the dismay of many Europeans and Tweeters
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Bad news delivered through the media increases women's sensitivity to stressful situations, new research finds, but men are immune to such effects
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Composite images show stunning nebula in a new way
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