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This Floating Marine Laboratory Aims to Make Ocean Exploration Cool Again

The SeaOrbiter's primary purpose is for marine research, but it also aims to inspire

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The Current Outbreak of a Dolphin-Killing Virus Is the Deadliest in History

Based on past disease events, researchers estimate that this current cycle of the outbreak is likely only at the half way point

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This Scientist Let a Flea Live Inside Her In Order to Study It

To what lengths would you go for science?

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Sleep Experts Have No Idea What the Most Common Nightmare Is

Past studies only represented a specific group and method of studying nightmares, and all came up with variable top results

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This Antique Polar Bear Robot Blows Bubbles

It turns out that even early robot makers were all about the polar bear

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Watch a Cougar Grab a Salmon off a Zipline

More food should be delivered by zipline

Woodwind Players Who Don’t Clean Their Instrument Risk Growing Colonies of Infective Fungi

Brass players aren't off the hook, either

Porcupines can be vicious killers. But not this one. This one is adorable.

Porcupine Quills Can Kill

Researchers in Italy watched porcupines corner a dog and stab it to death

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Pollution May Be Crippling Chinese Men’s Sperm

The problem likely reaches beyond China, as some researchers have reported a worldwide decline in average sperm counts

One of the Strongest Hurricanes Ever Seen Is About to Hit the Philippines

Since detailed observations began, only three hurricanes on Earth have been this strong

Tufa Dinku studies how satellites can be used to measure rain and temperature and other things relevant to understanding the climate.

This “Climate Models” Calendar Wants You to Check Out These Model Scientists—And Their Work

These climate scientists had some fun posing n landscapes representing their very serious work

African elephants in Kruger National Park

Elephants Never Forget When You Slaughter Their Family

Culling an elephant pack can destroy the survivors' social skills

Snakes’ Vision Sharpens When They’re Under Stress

This likely allows them to optimize their vision for situations that require the most attention to detail, and in the meantime save that visual energy

A Rare Pliosaur Bone Sat in a British Shed for 16 Years

Mysteriously, as far as experts know, pliosaurs only lived in waters around Africa, Australia and China, not Great Britain

Move Over Panda Cam, It’s Time for the Polar Bear Migration

In November, polar bears will be carrying on their annual migration, taking them right past the northerly Canadian town of Churchill

The Mars Orbiter Mission will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a PSLV-c25 rocket.

T Minus 16 Hours Until India Goes to Mars

The countdown is on for India's first mission to Mars

Your Dog’s Trying to Tell You Something by the Way He Wags His Tail

The tail wag is a complicated form of communication—left and right matter

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NASA And JPL Are Better at Pumpkin Carving Than You

Featuring LEDs, laser etching, chocolate fountains, rotating gears and even a replica Mars Rover, these pumpkins will put your simple pumpkin face to shame

Germany Adds a Third Gender to Birth Certificates

Parents of newborns born in Germany now have a third option for the gender section of their birth certificate

How Much of a Subway Map Can One Person’s Brain Process?

A group at MIT has figured out how to build a better subway map, by replicating how the brain processes a map

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