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If these computer scientists have their dastardly way, the election season will be extended by a whole week - all for voting
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A new reports suggests that the U.S. military is not prepared for a world morphed by climate change
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As twins grow and develop, each will acquire his or her own set of mutations - which could throw a wrench into twin studies
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A camera on the Hinode spacecraft has recorded the sun's X-rays for five years
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By sharing satellite photos and brief descriptions, writer hopes to make drone strikes seem less remote
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What makes our eye look like a desert landscape?
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Australian female fairy-wrens don't even wait until their young are hatched before starting to teach them life skills
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There have been a range of ridiculous evil plans throughout the years. But which are the least ridiculous?
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Human fingertips are exquisitely sensitive to texture and touch, but they've got nothing on crocodilian jaws
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We're not going to say these are the tools of the robot apocalypse. But, they're probably the tools of the robot apocalypse
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The world is set for food shortages as the population continues to climb. Here are four things we can do to stop it
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Dogs and cats have never been the best of friends, but 9 million years ago they at least lived in harmony together
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Our minds find it incredibly difficult to appreciate how the world looks to someone who doesn't know it yet
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Just like human jobs, mine-sniffing dolphins are being replaced by robots
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NASA will email or text you to let you know when the ISS will be in your area
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Sometimes you just want a skeleton
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If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
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How do astronauts capture such amazing photos? What gear do they use? What problems do they run in to?
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Finger-censor "whiskers" could someday help blind people sense surrounding objects like a rodent
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