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Computer-powered everything is coming from the creative endeavors of computer and electronics hobbyists—the ones who tinker just to see if it can be done
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Listen to the first song written specifically to be performed in space
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After a decade of planning, and two weeks in the field, the Lake Ellsworth drilling program was cancelled for the year
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There is little more powerful than a nerd on a mission
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A tiny island with little more than a lighthouse and some puffins is the center of a border disagreement
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If you think Apple messed up big time, think again. The history of map making is full of far worse blunders
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After Makerbot and Stasys pulled support, 3-D gun printers have found help elsewhere, and opened an online database of designs
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Merging iconic space imagery with everyone's (least) favorite font
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Photographers from the organization Glacier Works just captured an interactive digital image of Mount Everest in astounding, gigapixel detail
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If you've ever wanted to celebrate the day after christmas by hunting down a small bird and tying it to the top of a pole, move to Ireland
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"I knew that I should take his lovely little dots and make them dance"
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Called a "hoot-dash" display, scientists puzzle over the purpose of this seemingly braggadocios bellow
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The history of gingerbread starts as early as the 11th century
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The chemistry of water gives rise to the intricate beauty of snowflakes
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Have you ever wondered just how Santa delivers presents to every nice kid on Earth in just one night
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In the 18th century, sober citizens and church goers loved to harp on the evils of alcohol abuse, which supposedly could cause a person to randomly burst into flames
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In November, the body of Yasser Arafat was exhumed from beneath several feet of concrete to determine whether or not the leader had been poisoned by polonium 210
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The discovery of 33 new trapdoor spider species in the U.S. Southwest kicked off a celebrity species-naming throw down
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Researchers are trying to figure out just why the placebo effect works, and when doctors should use it
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Skip the holiday season melt downs by not over-thinking gifts for family or close friends, researchers advise
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