Monday, September 21, 2015

Is There A Safe Level Of Alcohol Consumption?

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Photo courtesy of www.somethingyoushouldread.com The Guardian: There is no such thing as a safe level of alcohol consumption The ide...

Glitches Prevent Users From Using Skype

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Daily Mail: Skype goes offline: Glitch prevents users from making calls and logging in * Skype says glitch makes users appear to be of...

Some Surprising Facts About LEGOs

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Popular Mechanics: 10 Surprising Facts About LEGO You're never going to look at your favorite toy the same way again Like Easy-B...

How One Drop Of Blood Can Tell Your Medical History

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The virus SV40, which might cause cancer in humans. Phoebus87 via Wikimedia Commons Popular Science: Your History In A Drop Of Blood ...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

The Science Behind Melting Cheese

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Serious Eats : The Science of Melting Cheese Have you ever gotten all excited to make a grilled cheese and then...your cheese just doesn...

This Is What One Year In Space Does To Your Body

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The Verge: Here’s what one year in space does to your body Want to know how much poop an astronaut produces while spending a year on t...
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Killer Whales Can 'Talk' Like Dolphins

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Killer Whales Can 'Talk' Like Dolphins When The Two Species Spend Time Together: Orcas Imitate Sounds To Help Them Communicate -...
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A Means To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet

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Altaeros' Buoyant Air Turbine: Last year, Altaeros tested a prototype of the turbine at a height of 500 feet in Maine, where it flew ...

'Tyupkin' Malware Lets Criminals Steal Millions From ATMs Around The World

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Infected Cash Machines Are Giving Away Money: 'Tyupkin' Malware Lets Criminals Steal Millions From ATMs Around The World -- Daily...
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Everything Is CGI

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This Is CG -- Techcrunch This is your semi-regular reminder that CGI is at or beyond the point of absurdity, that everything on the In...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Spain Has 1st Known Case Of Contracting Ebola Outside Of Africa

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(Click on Image to Enlarge) Spain Has Outbreak's 1st Known Case Of Contracting Ebola Outside Of Africa -- CNN (CNN) -- A nurse's a...

The Whale Who Thought He Could Fly

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( Click on Image to Enlarge ) Hello there: A humpback whale threw itself out of the water off the eastern coast of South Africa, waving...

How Memories Are Formed

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3D image of the hippocampus of a rat. Credit: © M. Pyka A Glimpse Into The 3-D Brain: How Memories Form -- Science Daily Summary: Pe...

A New Underwater Robot Could Be Used To Sniff Out Smuggled Drugs, Weapons

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The oval-shaped submersible robot is half waterpoof to keep electronic components safe from damage. Credit: Sampriti Bhattacharyya/MIT Unde...

You Can Now Make A Metal Gun In Your Home

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The $1,200 Machine That Lets Anyone Make a Metal Gun at Home -- Threat Level/Wired When Cody Wilson revealed the world’s first fully 3...

The Science Of Sharpening A Knife

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How To Sharpen Any Knife -- Gizmodo A sharp knife isn't just sharper, it's a safer, more efficient, more precise tool. And, li...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

A Better Map Of The Ocean Floor Has Been Produced

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The new gravity data gives us our clearest view yet of the shape of the ocean floor Satellites Detect 'Thousands' Of New Ocean...

Security Officials: Ebola Pandemic Should Be Treated 'The Same Way' As Threat Posed By Nuclear Weapons

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Ebola Virus: Pandemic Should Be Treated 'The Same Way' As Threat Posed By Nuclear Weapons, Security Officials Say -- The Independen...

UN's Ebola Response Chief Warns Of A 'Global Nightmare' On The Prospect Of The Virus Mutating And Becoming Airborne

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A burial team remove a Ebola victim's body from isolation in Sierra Leone Doomsday Warning: UN Ebola Chief Raises 'Nightmare...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

A New Way To Store Oxygen

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Photo: The Oxygen-Absorbing Material. U. of Southern Denmark Weird Crystal Can Absorb All The Oxygen In A Room -- And Then Release It L...