1943: Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of LSD.
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Transformer Car Oh hi DARPA, you called? 
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Physicists have created a structure that acts like a single pole of a magnet -- a step closer to isolating a 'magnetic monopole.' (Credit: Image courtesy of Imperial College London)
Commuters at Stockholm's Central station. Jim Stenman
An Asian hornet is seen in a beehive in south western France. The pest has decimated hives in Europe and is on its way to Britain
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Harsh but fair in the UK (Image: Peter Henry/Flickr/Getty) 
Orion Reborn A mock-up of Orion lies on the ground after a test set-up chute failed on July 31, 2008 NASA 
This image shows the light from three planets orbiting a star 120 light-years away. The planets' star, called HR8799, is located at the spot marked with an 'X.' (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Palomar Observatory)
A lightning researcher at the University of Bath has discovered that during thunderstorms, giant natural particle accelerators can form 40 km above the surface of the Earth. On Wednesday 14th April Dr. Martin Fullekrug will present his new work at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2010) in Glasgow. The image shows a transient airglow or 'sprite' above a thunderstorm in France in September 2009. (Credit: Serge Soula / Oscar van der Velde)
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Fertility treatment in action.
Volcanic peak Idunn Mons. Bright colours indicate recent flow 
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Tree Afflicted With Chestnut Blight Don't worry. Far as anyone knows, blight still isn't contagious for humans. James Bowe, via Flickr.com
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The Sun imaged with the EIT instrument on the SOHO spacecraft. The eruption event studied by the team originated in the brighter active region slightly above and to the left of centre. (Credit: CDAW/ESA/NASA/Solar Physics)
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Sucking up rocky pollutants (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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Texas Instruments Blaze TI's reference design runs two touchscreen monitors at once. TI 
A gypsum mask unearthed alongside a sarcophagus recently discovered in Bahariya
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Mirror neurons, many say, are what make us human. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Los Angeles)
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Something in there is producing an unusually regular radio signal
Apple's iPad shipped more than half a million units in its first week, the company says. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Linda Drake uses a variety of different camera exposure times to photograph the spectacular lights
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Researchers have come up with solutions for two problems that, for the last twenty years, have been hampering the development of efficient and affordable solar cells. (Credit: iStockphoto/Kyu Oh)
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LEADER Regina Dugan of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Michael Temchine for The New York Times
A currently ongoing ransomware campaign is using a novel approach to extort money from end users whose PCs have been locked down.
By pretending to be the fake ICPP Foundation (icpp-online.com), the ransomware locks down the user’s desktop issuing a “Copyright violation: copyrighted content detected” message, which lists torrent files found on the infected PC, and forces the user to pay $400 for the copyright holder’s fine, emphasizing on the fact that “the maximum penalties can be five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
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Comparative sizes of four dwarf planets, which may be joined by up to 50 more objects. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope
