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Meat without animals? Science says yes!
Winston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken. And in...
16 golden retrievers explain atoms
A crack team of PhD-trained golden retrievers illustrate the structure of atoms - the particles that make up everything around you.
Inspiration on demand: TEDx MidAtlantic talks now...
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the first TEDx MidAtlantic meeting held Nov. 5 at the Maryland College Institute of Art. The day-long event...
Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Be Teeming With Fish
New evidence has come to light that the vast, ice-encrusted oceans of Europa may be harboring Earth-like life that lives on the oxygen-rich waters. Time to plan...
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Intel Wants Brain Implants in Its Customers' Heads by 2020
If the idea of turning consumers into true cyborgs sounds creepy, don't tell Intel researchers. Intel's Pittsburgh lab... more-
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Large Hadron Collider ready to restart - The Big Picture
No, it's not going to destroy the world. But this collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that... more-
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Is this the end for human space flight?
SO WE won't be going to Mars, not in my lifetime anyway. And not back to the moon either, not for decades. Buzz Lightyear... more-
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What if Earth had Rings
What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? This animation was done by Roy Prol, and it shows not only how the... more-
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Is your Sushi Endangered?
"That tuna in your sushi might be an endangered species, a new study finds. Some genetic detective work by scientists has... more-
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Robotic Spy Planes Go Green
"Robot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever. Such drones... more-
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First Programmable Quantum Computer Created
Quantum processing units are fundamentally different in a number of ways. First, where a regular bit can be only 1 or 0, a quantum... more-
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Thousands of Worms Headed to International Space Station For Muscle Tests
The perils of space flight number in the hundreds, from radiation exposure to the impact of micro-asteroids. But for astronauts... more-
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Killer bees: nasty sting, not so smart
Killer bees may be among the most feared of all insects - but they ain't too smart. A new study has compared the wits of... more-
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Mesmerizing, Isn't It?
This is what goes on behind the scenes whenever you open your mouth to speak. The image was captured at 50 frames per second over... more-
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The Banana is the Atheist's Worst Nightmare
New Zealand born evangelical Christian Ray Comfort, aka "the banana man", has published a new 150th anniversary edition... more-
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In Search of the Human Element
"This is a picture without much information in it; nevertheless, it's a powerful image," says photojournalist Gary... more-
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Ripples in space divide classical and quantum worlds
WHY can't we be in two places at the same time? The simple answer is that it's because large objects appear not to be... more-
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Radioactive Batteries Keep Going and Going and Going
Minuscule amounts of radioactive elements could safely power handheld electrical devices for months or even years, according to... more-
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It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Cat Brain
Also on IBM's cat-sized-brain-simulation materials list: 143 terabytes of RAM, miles and miles of cabling, a million watts of... more-
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Algae Sex and Amoeba Smackdown - Best Microscopy Videos of the Year
Every wonder what it looks like when algae have sex? Now you'll find out in this winning video from the Olympus BioScapes... more-
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Nasa and Microsoft launch 'explore Mars' website
Nasa and Microsoft have launched an interactive website that allows users to explore the planet Mars. The Be a Martian website... more-
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The Biggest Artificial Brain Ever
"Scientists at IBM's Almaden research center have built the biggest artificial brain ever—a cell-by-cell... more-
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Birth of new species witnessed by scientists
On one of the Galapagos islands whose finches shaped the theories of a young Charles Darwin, biologists have witnessed that... more-
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Robots 'will demand rights'
Society must decide if it is willing to accept relationships between humans and robots before the machines become so sophisticated... more-
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