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Programmers Are Creating a Way for Your Phone to Get Online Even When Data Is Down
The Cosmos Browser uses text messages to browse the web
America: The Land of the (Romantically) Free
For the first time on record, more Americans are single than married
Weird Ways People Have Tried To Stop Lava
People living near volcanoes have tried a lot of different methods to redirect lava flows
Detroit's Dumps Are Slowly Being Reclaimed By Nature
Some illegal dumping grounds in Detroit are being repopulated by hardy plants
This Website Wants to Make Your Major Life Decisions for You
The site could help people who just want their decisions validated or who honestly have no idea what to do with themselves
A High-Tech, Strength-Boosting Exoskeleton Doesn't Have to Be Heavy
The next generation of exoskeletons may be less bulky than Iron Man
A 24-Year-Old Woman Just Discovered She's Had a Hole in Her Brain Her Entire Life
This rare care demonstrates just how incredibly adaptive the human brain is
The International Space Station Is Getting Its Own 3-D Printer
Researchers are hoping their 3-D printer will work in microgravity
Delay-Plagued Virgin Galactic Finds Itself Delayed, Again
It will be hard for Virgin Galactic to fly by 2015 without a fully tested rocket engine
Libraries Are Great at Lending All Sorts of Things—Not Just Books
Lending libraries are now lending more than books
The Social Media Fight Between the U.S. and ISIS Is Weirder Than You'd Imagine
The U.S. has decided to fight propaganda with propaganda
Summer Vacation Is Actually About City Kids, Not Farm Kids
If school breaks were really scheduled around farming needs, then kids would be in the classroom during the summer months
In the Summer, Helsinki's Buildings Are Cooled by an Underground Lake
Underneath a park in Helsinki, Finland is a lake used to cool buildings in the city
A Military Contractor Just Went Ahead And Used an Xbox Controller For Their New Giant Laser Cannon
The army’s new laser cannon is controlled with an Xbox controller
Napa Earthquake Turned Dry Creeks Wet Again
"Miracle water" wets some of California's dried streams
Every Year for the Next 100 Years, Authors Will Write Books That Won't Be Read Until 2114
Author Margaret Atwood's new book became the first to go into the century-long time capsule project
Assumed Asteroid Remnant Leaves Crater in Nicaragua
A small rock from a passing asteroid left a crater in Nicaragua
High-tech Chopsticks Developed To Combat Food Safety Issues In China
Could utensils be a way to keep consumers safe?
Rare, Red Mammoth Hair Found on Californian Artichoke Farm
Columbian mammoths roamed Western North America thousands of years ago, and now we have a better idea of what they looked like
500 Years' Worth of Book Illustrations Have Just Been Liberated From Print
The internet's about to get a wealth of illustrations from more than two million books
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