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1. The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci - Comments
Posted By nova on December 2, 2009 at 10:34 am in Humanity
A large collection of da Vinci's artwork.

2. 10 Things You Didn't Know About You - Comments
Posted By nova on December 2, 2009 at 10:14 am in Humanity
Explore some of the complex, beautiful or just plain gross mysteries of how you function.

3. America's New Space Plane - Comments
Posted By nova on December 2, 2009 at 10:01 am in Astronomy
After 2010, the only spaceplane in the U.S. inventory will be the Air Force's mysterious X-37.

4. Massive "Dark Halo" Discovered - Comments
Posted By nova on December 2, 2009 at 9:51 am in Astronomy
Supercomputer simulations of galactic core black holes indicate that instead of being a mere two billion times the mass of the sun some could be as large as six billion suns.

5. Ever Seen A Massive Ship Launch? - Comments
Posted By nova on November 23, 2009 at 12:56 pm in Tech
You won't believe your eyes when you see how large ships are pushed into the water.

6. Plants Share Light If Neighbor Is Related - Comments
Posted By nova on November 23, 2009 at 10:59 am in Nature
A study in the American Journal of Botany finds that plants can tell if they're next to a relative and will grow to allow the kin more access to light.

7. Why Would Chimpanzees Attack Humans? - Comments
Posted By nova on November 20, 2009 at 1:19 pm in Nature
After a chimp mutilated a Connecticut woman's face, some are questioning the wisdom of keeping wild animals as pets

8. Scientists Solve Maize's Genome - Comments
Posted By nova on November 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm in Nature
The complex corn genome—coming in at a hearty two billion base pairs (compared with the human genome's 2.9 billion base pairs)—has been mapped by more than 150 researchers, who worked for years to decipher the grain's genetic code.

9. Heart Disease Found in Ancient Mummies - Comments
Posted By nova on November 18, 2009 at 10:22 am in Humanity
Scientists have uncovered heart disease in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, suggesting the risk factors behind it are not just modern in nature.

10. The Casualties of Meteor Showers - Comments
Posted By nova on November 16, 2009 at 11:16 am in Astronomy
Meteor showers produce gorgeous light shows. But the space debris responsible for them can seriously damage spacecraft.

11. NASA Restarts Primate Irradiation Testing - Comments
Posted By nova on November 16, 2009 at 10:57 am in Astronomy
Late last month, NASA announced the winners of 12 awards for studying the biological effects of radiation.

12. Big Profit From Nature Protection - Comments
Posted By nova on November 15, 2009 at 7:47 am in Nature
Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world.

13. The Sluttiest Species in the Animal Kingdom - Comments
Posted By nova on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Nature
Let's check out some of the loosest animals in nature.

14. Bizarre Lives Of Bone-eating Worms - Comments
Posted By nova on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Nature
It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones.

15. Europe to Draw Solar Power From the Sahara - Comments
Posted By kimmy on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Tech
Renewable energy

16. Mouse Grown From Induced Stem Cells - Comments
Posted By nova on November 13, 2009 at 1:24 pm in Medicine
Thanks to a little mouse named Tiny, researchers have now shown that full, living mammals can be grown from so-called induced pluripotent stemcells.

17. Cocaine, Spices Found in Drinking Water - Comments
Posted By nova on November 13, 2009 at 1:17 pm in Nature
How's this for a sweet surprise? A team of researchers in Washington State has found traces of cooking spices and flavorings in the waters of Puget Sound.

18. Water Found On The Moon - Comments
Posted By nova on November 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm in Astronomy
The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water.

19. Stunning Saturn Photography - Comments
Posted By nova on November 9, 2009 at 9:09 am in Astronomy
Recently gathered images of the Saturnian system at equinox.

20. How Your Brain Sees The Virtual You - Comments
Posted By nova on November 9, 2009 at 9:09 am in Medicine
As players who stay up all night fighting imaginary warriors demonstrate, slipping into the skin of an avatar, and inhabiting a virtual world can be riveting stuff. But to what extent does your brain regard your virtual self as you?

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1. Bird-Like Dinosaur Used Venom

1. Bird-Like Dinosaur Used Venom
(A fierce, feathered raptor might have been terrifying enough to small dinosaurs, lizards, birds and mammals living 128 million years ago, but add venom to its arsenal and the threat would be paralyzing—literally.)
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Category: Nature

2. 13 Unsolved Scientific Puzzles

2. 13 Unsolved Scientific Puzzles
(Author Michael Brooks has investigated some of the most puzzling anomalies of modern science, those intractable problems that refuse to conform to the theories. Here he counts down the 13 strangest.)
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Category: Science

3. Spider Snags a Snake

3. Spider Snags a Snake
(This spider is going to eat well tonight!)
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Category: Nature

4. Top 10 Weapons In History

4. Top 10 Weapons In History
(The top 10 weapons in history according to Space.com.)
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Category: Tech

5. Google Tricks

5. Google Tricks
(Some handy search tips for Google.)
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Category: Tech

6. A Collapsing Carbon Market Makes Pollution Cheap

6. A Collapsing Carbon Market Makes Pollution Cheap
(Europe's system to edge up the cost of emissions and boost green energy has backfired. There isn't much time to rescue it.)
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Category: Make A Difference

7. Killer Whales Evolving Into Different Species

7. Killer Whales Evolving Into Different Species
(Scientists have found that Killer Whales in the North Atlantic Ocean differ in both diet and genetic makeup. In fact, they’re in the process of splitting into two different species all together.)
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Category: Nature

8. Breaking News: Spray-On Liquid Glass

8. Breaking News: Spray-On Liquid Glass
(Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. )
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Category: Tech

9. Beauty: It's In The Sex of the Beholder

9. Beauty: It's In The Sex of the Beholder
(David Hume, a Scottish philosopher, wrote that beauty "exists merely in the mind which contemplates them." Scientists have found some truth in that quote and can add that the sex of the mind also matters a great deal.)
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Category: Humanity

10. Researchers Make Stem Cell Breakthrough

10. Researchers Make Stem Cell Breakthrough
(Breaking discovery of a new method to generate stem cells without the use of embryonic tissue.)
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Category: Medicine

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1. Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor

1. Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor
(Weeks after the U.S. government claimed that the "vast majority" of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has been taken care of, oil has possibly been found deep on the Gulf seafloor, scientists announced this week.)
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Rating: 3.69
Category: Nature

2. Antibody Finding Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine

2. Antibody Finding Could Lead to AIDS Vaccine
(Researchers have discovered antibodies that can protect against a wide range of AIDS viruses and said they may be able to use them to design a vaccine against the fatal and incurable virus.)
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Rating: 3.5
Category: Medicine

3. Computer Viruses Are 25 Years Old

3. Computer Viruses Are 25 Years Old
(One of modern society's biggest problems celebrates its 25th birthday.)
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Rating: 3.36
Category: Tech

4. Source of Moon's Magnetism Found

4. Source of Moon's Magnetism Found
(Moon rocks delivered to Earth by Apollo astronauts held a mystery that has plagued scientists since the 1970s: Why were the lunar rocks magnetic?)
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Rating: 3.27
Category: Astronomy

5. Einstein: His Life and Universe

5. Einstein: His Life and Universe
(A personal look at Albert Einstein.)
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Rating: 3.26
Category: Miscellaneous

6. Star Wars Bloopers

6. Star Wars Bloopers
(Bloopers from some Star Wars films.)
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Rating: 3.26
Category: Miscellaneous

7. Maths Cracks Beer Froth Mystery

7. Maths Cracks Beer Froth Mystery
(Mathematicians have come up with a formula that predicts how the head on a pint of beer will change after pouring.)
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Rating: 3.25
Category: Miscellaneous

8. Wealthy Men Give Women More Orgasms

8. Wealthy Men Give Women More Orgasms
(Scientists have found that the pleasure women get from making love is directly linked to the size of their partner’s bank balance.)
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Rating: 3.25
Category: Humanity

9. Polar View Video

9. Polar View Video
(A video from PolarView illustrating the goals and methods of this Polar Observing Network)
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Rating: 3.24
Category: Tech

10. Network Theory Could Regulate Human Reproduction

10. Network Theory Could Regulate Human Reproduction
(The human race may be caught in a biological catch-22, in which sustainable reproduction rates can only be achieved by consuming more energy.)
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Rating: 3.24
Category: Humanity

Article: Space Based Detector Could Find Anti Universe

Space Based Detector Could Find Anti Universe (Article)
(A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday.)
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Category: Technology

Video: Sharks Attack Sub

Sharks Attack Sub (Video)

(Sensors in a shark's head allow them to detect the electrical impulses of their prey in the water, scarily enough they mistake this homemade submarine for a snack.)
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Rating: 2.88 / 5
Category: Life

1. 6 'Green' Scams To Watch For - Comments

(Some green products have many virtues, while others should be left on the shelf. )
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:41 am in Nature.
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2. Vatican Urges Christians To Outbreed Islam - Comments

(It seems that the entire world is going through Islamaphobia at the moment.)
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:35 am in Humanity.
0 Comments. 10 Hits.

3. Humpback Dinosaur Found - Comments

(Some dinosaurs had feathers; others had extendable claws or elaborate spikes. But a newly described species is the first to have been found with a distinctively humped back. )
Posted on September 9, 2010 at 5:11 am in Nature.
0 Comments. 23 Hits.

4. The Importance of Mangroves - Comments

(Mangroves are one of nature's most amazing factories. Providing food, shelter, jobs and protection.)
Posted on September 8, 2010 at 11:14 am in Nature.
0 Comments. 18 Hits.

5. Tree Planting Robot - Comments

(This unnamed, conceptual, robot could carry around 320 seedlings in a single load and would operate relatively autonomously.)
Posted on September 7, 2010 at 12:45 pm in Tech.
0 Comments. 27 Hits.

6. 1935 US Plan for Invasion of Canada - Comments

(Most Canadians have no idea how close they came to an invasion.)
Posted on September 6, 2010 at 7:37 am in Humanity.
0 Comments. 24 Hits.

7. Mars's Mysterious Elongated Crater - Comments

(Orcus Patera is an enigmatic elliptical depression near Mars's equator, in the eastern hemisphere of the planet.)
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 6:13 pm in Astronomy.
0 Comments. 28 Hits.

8. The Dark Side Of Diamonds - Comments

(Enjoy this shocking National Geographic documentary about the darker side of diamonds.)
Posted on August 30, 2010 at 6:01 pm in Humanity.
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9. Instruments Selected For Mars Probe - Comments

(ESA PR-17 2010 ESA and NASA have selected the scientific instruments for their first joint Mars mission. )
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 10:36 am in Astronomy.
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10. Monkeys Comfort Each Other After Conflict - Comments

(Macaques who witness conflict often seek out the company of other bystanders – perhaps as a way to relieve tension within the group as a whole.)
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 6:15 am in Nature.
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11. Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor - Comments

(Weeks after the U.S. government claimed that the "vast majority" of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has been taken care of, oil has possibly been found deep on the Gulf seafloor, scientists announced this week.)
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 6:14 am in Nature.
0 Comments. 116 Hits.

12. Census of Marine Life Released - Comments

(New species are continually emerging from the ocean depths, comprehensive record of biodiversity reveals.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 10:43 am in Nature.
0 Comments. 172 Hits.

13. Solar Explosions Headed For Earth - Comments

(Look to the skies on the nights of August 3rd and 4th, we may be in for a lights show as the highly charged particles of a massive explosion on the Sun hit our atmosphere. Read on for more information.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 7:12 am in Astronomy.
0 Comments. 151 Hits.

14. 5 Coolest Remote-Controlled Airplanes - Comments

(Remote-controlled planes can be much more than the palm-sized toys you find at toys stores and hobby shops.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 5:55 am in Tech.
0 Comments. 153 Hits.

15. Dalian Oil Spill Is All Cleaned Up - Comments

(The Chinese government this week announced the oil spill is all cleaned up in Dalian harbor, off the north coast of Liaoning province in China.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 5:40 am in Nature.
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