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Watch Jumping Spiders Clumsily Land On Their Butts After Having Their...
Jumping spiders are unique in the spider world as they don’t build webs – they’re active visual predators who rarely use silk.In fact, the main use we thought jumping spiders had for silk was a safety...
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Retired NASA Director Says We Could Totally Build An 'Elysium-Style' Space...
In the new movie "Elysium," Earth is beyond repair, and the rich and powerful have decided to leave it behind.Instead of three to six highly trained astronauts circling the Earth in an orbiting...
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The Sun's Imminent Magnetic Field Flip Won't Doom Us All
We have nothing to fear from the big change that is about to occur on the sun, researchers stress.The sun's magnetic field is set to reverse its polarity in the next few months. But the shift won't...
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Scientists Want To Tweak The H7N9 Bird Flu Virus To Make It Super Dangerous
Researchers plan to start tweaking the genome of the H7N9 bird flu virus in laboratories, to see what changes might randomly occur in nature that could make the virus more deadly to people.In a letter...
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The Truth About Losing Baby Weight
American paparazzi is child's play compared to the British national pastime of royalty obsession. And so, not long after the royal baby watch peaked with the clutter of shutters capturing 2-day-old...
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Watch Two Adorable Apes Take A Swim
They look so happy!Most mammals, when they deign to take a dip, swim with a version of the doggy-paddle. The limbs move underneath the water, perpendicular to the water's surface, in a running...
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Elle Magazine's Takedown Of Genetically Modified Corn Was Totally Off Base
A Slate investigation finds no merit in one writer's claim that she's allergic to genetically modified corn.Genetically modified food has all the ingredients to scare the pants off us: Chemicals!...
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These Ten Shark Species Have The Weirdest Names
Happy Shark Week!In honor of the One True American Holiday (all other holidays are less true, due to lower shark content), I spent about an hour reading about sharks on Wikipedia.Important findings...
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This Is How We Would Build An 'Elysium'-Like Space Station
Life in a space colony would be different from life on Earth.Gravity might be a thing of the past, everyone could drink distilled urine, and a whole generation of Earthlings may grow up without ever...
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This 1970s Documentary Is The Best Shark Movie You've Probably Never Seen
The history of shark movies is littered with some good, some bad and some very ugly films. BeforeSharknado, before Open Water, even before Jaws, there was Blue Water, White Death, which may just be the...
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Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower, makes its appearance.This year, the Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach its...
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Researchers Believe Russian Meteorite Part Of Larger Threat
That Chelyabinsk meteorite from earlier this year might have been a warning shot from space, astronomers this week warned. Scientists studying the dramatic event from earlier this year believe the...
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'Above Normal' Hurricane Season Is Coming, Is New York Ready For Another Sandy?
Weather forecasters are saying the East Coast could be in for another wind-whipping storm season, but is New York City prepared?It’s been less than 10 months since hurricane Sandy sent surges of...
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A Magnificent 26-Foot-Long Maya Facade Was Just Found In Guatemala
An enormous, elaborately decorated Maya façade has been uncovered in Guatemala on the outside of a mysterious ancient building that archaeologists are trying to explore.Grave robbers came close to...
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Scientists Have Recreated 4-Billion-Year-Old Proteins
Researchers have reconstructed the structure of 4-billion-year-old proteins.The primeval proteins, described today (Aug. 8) in the journal Structure, could reveal new insights about the origin of life,...
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Scientists Are Totally Building An Elysium-Like Exoskeleton
In the upcoming movie "Elysium," starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, the main character, Max (Damon), has fallen ill, and in his weakened state, he is unable to get to the space station Elysium where...
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These Are The Worst Places To Live In The Universe
Recently, we told you about an exoplanet that rains glass. Sideways.Which got us thinking: 1.) we will never complain about the weather here on Earth again and 2.) surely that's got to be the worst...
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NASA Wants To Land On Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
The top priority of a robotic lander mission to Jupiter's potentially life-supporting moon Europa should be investigating the composition and chemistry of its subsurface ocean, scientists say.Such a...
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38 FEET A YEAR: What It's Like To Live In The Rainiest Place On Earth
Deep in India's northeast, villagers use grass to sound-proof their huts from deafening rain, clouds are a familiar sight inside homes and a suitably rusted sign tells visitors they are in the "wettest...
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Rich And Poor People Have Different Toxins In Their Bodies
It might be the weirdest indicator of wealth, or lack thereof, yet: Generally speaking, rich people and poor people have different toxins in their bodies, according to a new study spotted by Quartz.For...
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