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Have We Reached Peak Bacon? Not So Fast, Experts Say

Can you imagine a world where there is no other white meat? If skyrocketing use of the term "aporkalypse" on Twitter is any indication, a recent statement from the United Kingdom's National Pig...

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Playing Violent Video Games Makes You Feel Less Pain

Worried you might be tortured and interrogated soon, but don’t want to break down too quickly? Well then, better grab a copy of Resident Evil, Doom, Gears of War, or whatever your favorite violent...

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Buddhist Statue Discovered By Nazis Is Made Of Meteorite

A 1,000-year-old Buddhist statue discovered in Tibet by Nazis searching for the origins of the Aryan race was hewn from meteorite, scientists have found. The "Iron Man" statue, which bears a swastika...

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6 Smells To Pump Up Your Productivity

Aromatherapy probably isn't the first tool you think of to help boost your productivity and grow your business, but maybe it should be. Smell is the strongest of the senses and is best able to...

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Next Year A Spectacular Comet Will Fly By Earth

As it flares out of the distant Oort Cloud, the newly discovered comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) appears to be heading on a trajectory that could make for one of the most spectacular night-sky events in living...

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Studies Show Aspirin Could Help Keep You Sharp As You Get Older

An aspirin a day might just keep you sharp. A new study out of Sweden suggests that older women at risk of cardiovascular disease could slow the onset of cognitive decline by taking a low dose of...

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This Teen Almost Died After Drinking A Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail

Doctors in the U.K. have been forced to remove the stomach of an 18-year-old woman after she drank a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen. Gaby Scanlon, from Heysham in Lancaster, was celebrating her...

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According To A House Science Member, The Earth Is 9,000 Years Old

The earth is about 9,000 years old, according to U.S. House Representative Paul Broun, who is also a physician and member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology of the House of...

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City Dwellers Beware, Meat-Eating Wild Animals Could Be Your New Neighbors

Carnivorous animals like coyotes, mountain lions and bears are quickly adapting to urban life, posing problems for city-dwellers. Ecologists at a summit in Ohio agreed that wild animals are poised to...

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The Army Sprayed Cities With Potentially Harmful Chemicals To Simulate...

During the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. Army dusted chosen American cities from coast to coast with a fine powder of a fluorescent, potentially toxic chemical. And now one scientist says, at least in the...

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Brainless Slime Has Memories And Makes Decisions

Even without a brain, a slime mold can essentially remember where it's been, helping it navigate past complex obstacles, much like modern robots, researchers say. These findings reveal how ancient...

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Healthy Living Isn't All It Takes To Reach The Ripe Old Age Of 132

Possibly the last person on the planet who knew the taste of the air in 1880 has died. Antisa Khvichava, who claimed to be 132 years old, was enjoying her 47th year of retirement in Sachino, a remote...

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Two Americans Win Chemistry Nobel Prize For Research That Will Help Make...

US chemists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the Nobel Prize on Wednesday for identifying a class of cell receptor, yielding vital insights into how the body works at the molecular level. The...

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It May Be Possible To Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light

Although Einstein's theories suggest nothing can move faster than the speed of light, two scientists have extended his equations to show what would happen if faster-than-light travel were possible....

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Russian Volcano Spews An Ash Cloud So Big It's Visible From Space

All was calm on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula when NASA's Terra satellite passed over at noon local time on Saturday (Oct. 6). Or so it seemed. Underground, molten rock boiled with tectonic fury, ready...

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A 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba Has Already Killed 10 People In Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan's largest city have launched an urgent investigation after a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba killed 10 people in four months, officials said Tuesday. The water company...

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These Are The Five Worst Sounds On Earth

The ear-splitting screech of a knife on a glass bottle has been identified as the worst sound to the human ear by scientists who studied the brain's response to unpleasant noises. People who listened...

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Beautiful Videos Let You Fly With The Eagles

TheBlaze has brought you a falcon’s flight perspective thanks to a specialized head cam. Taking the phrase a “birds-eye view” to the next level though, director John Downer spent four years filming...

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The Octopus' Color-Changing Skin Could Help Us Create A Better Kindle Display

Octopuses and Kindles might have more in common than you think. It’s true that you can’t read a Jules Verne novel off an octopus. And a Kindle can’t camouflage itself against a brightly colored,...

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One Mutation Could Explain Infertility And Lead To Male Birth Control

Researchers found that mice with a damaged copy of a particular gene produced sperm with tails which were 17 percent shorter, making them less able to swim. The mice which had mutated versions of the...

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