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A New, Potentially Habitable Planet Has Been Discovered Circling A Nearby Star
A sun-like star in our solar system's backyard may host five planets, including one perhaps capable of supporting life as we know it, a new study reports.Astronomers have detected five possible alien...
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15 Of The World's Strangest Natural Phenomena
Sarah Park of Matador Network brings us some of the most dangerous, beautiful, and downright weird wonders of the natural world.See the bizarre natural phenomena >More From Matador Network:14...
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Bacteria Travel The Planet In The Clouds
Cover your mouth when you cough!We’ve all learned the hard way that microbial organisms, from bacteria to viruses, can be transported by air.But the extent to which organisms exist in the Earth’s...
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What The World Will Look Like In 2030
Last week, I and some 200 other attendees of the Global Trends 2030: U.S. Leadership in a Post-Western World conference got a thought-provoking look at the current “megatrends” leading to four possible...
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Mount Everest In Two Billion Pixels
If you do nothing else today, click on this:David Breashears created this composite image in the spring of 2012 as part of Glacier Works’ effort to document the response of glaciers to a changing...
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The First Two Years Of Life Are What Make Us Smarter Than Chimps
Despite sharing 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, humans have much bigger brains and are, as a species, much more intelligent.Now a new study sheds light on why: Unlike chimps, humans undergo a...
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Alaska Finally Got Back Its Missing Moon Rocks
"The Last Frontier" has been reunited with the "final frontier" after the return of moon rocks that went missing in Alaska nearly 40 years ago.The tale of the tiny lunar pebbles' restoration to the...
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There Might Be A Link Between Inflammation And Suicide Attempts
A chemical in the brain may explain why some people become suicidal — and it may link inflammation of the body to disorders of the mind.According to new research, suicidal individuals have elevated...
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5 Ways Christmas Wreaks Havoc On Your Brain
What's going on in your head as Christmas approaches?Your brain is already having to cope with your festive party schedule and the stress of Christmas shopping – and things are set to get a whole lot...
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How Happy A Woman Is In Her Relationship Fluctuates With Her Hormones
A woman's relationship satisfaction changes as she nears ovulation, when she's most fertile.But whether or not she's more or less happy with her guy depends on his sex appeal.In a new study,...
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This Gigantic Sea Monster Ruled Ancient Rivers
Giant reptilian predators with a lifestyle comparable to modern freshwater dolphins may have made their home in ancient rivers, researchers say.While dinosaurs dominated the land, a variety of reptiles...
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These Hands Were Made For Fighting
Human hands may have evolved their unique shape in order to better punch the living daylights out of competitors, a new study suggests.The new findings, published today (Dec. 19) in the Journal of...
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Supermassive Black Holes Are Even Bigger Than Researchers Thought
A number of the largest black holes in the universe may be even bigger than previously thought, researchers say."Ultramassive black holes — that is, black holes with masses exceeding 10 billion solar...
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Creativity Originates In Either A Flash Of Inspiration, Or Simply Trial And...
What form does creativity take? Sometimes creative ideas seem to arrive without effort — after all, “such flashes of insight are the very cliché of the creative genius,” writes Arne Dietrich, a...
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The 10 Scientists Who Mattered The Most This Year
Scientists were plenty busy this year, with landing the 1-ton rover Curiosity on Mars, announcing the discovery of what is likely the Higgs boson and even revealing a little-dirty secret in...
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Coming Soon To A Menu Near You: Mealworms
Looking for the perfect holiday entrée? Something nutritious yet easy on the Earth?Something with a subtle, yet distinctive, je-ne-sais-quoi flavor?Have you considered the humble mealworm? What about...
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How Technology Impacts Our Kids' Brains
“Technology is rewiring young people’s brains.”That’s a claim we hear a lot these days. It’s in the media, spoken by experts and pundits, and in the air, voiced by parents and teachers.Sometimes it’s...
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Popping Bottles Is More Dangerous Than You Think
You might have heard the warning before that popping of a pressurized champagne cork can cause injury, but a group of ophthalmologists are reaffirming this warning as holiday celebrations get underway,...
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When Humanity Dies Off This Is Where Life Will Live On
Billions of years from now, life on Earth will be extinguished when the dying sun scorches the surface of our planet. New research has aimed to determine what the last life forms on Earth will be, and...
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Boiling Water Freezes Instantly In Siberia's -41°C Weather
A pot of boiling water thrown from a balcony instantly turns into frozen droplets in Siberia's minus 41C weather.A Novosibirsk resident demonstrated the depths of the cold in his city by pouring a pot...
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