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Earth From Space: The Secret of NASA's Amazing 'Blue Marble' Photos
— NASA's Suomi NPP satellite is snapping amazing views of Earth from space, showing the planet as a dazzling "Blue Marble." But scient...
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Norovirus: What It Is, How We’re Fighting It
— If you have spent a day or two in bed with vomiting and diarrhea sometime over the last two months, you are certainly not alone. Winter is here, an...
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An incredible, time-lapse vision of fireflies in the wild
— These stunning snapshots are from a series by Japanese photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu, who employed a variety of time-lapse techniques to capture ...
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Climate scientists not cowed by relentless climate change deniers
— Receiving an email with a statement like “You should resign, and if you don’t, I’ll work to see that you are fired” or “I know where your kids go t...
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Your state sucks at science
— Seriously. This map suggests that unless you live in California, a smattering of states out East, or a small handfull of other states sprinkled acr...
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"Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth" The Other Half
— NASA said that their Blue Marble 2012 was "the most amazing image of Earth ever." Now they have released the other half, answering to pop...
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The World’s First Heartless Man
— Doctors from the Texas Heart Institute have successfully replaced a patient’s heart with a device that keeps the blood flowing, thereby allowing hi...
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Massage's Mystery Mechanism Unmasked
— Massage's healing touch may have more to do with DNA than with good hands. A new study has revealed for the first time how kneading eases sore...
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Excavating an ant colony is simply breathtaking.
— A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure.
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