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May 21, 12:15 PM
ZAGREB, Croatia (TheBlaze/AP) -- There are some innovative ideas to safely find and detonate land mines to prevent accidents like that which haunts Mirjana Filipovic, who lost her boyfriend and her own leg while on a fishing trip that took them to... Delete the scoop?
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"Since the Solar Dynamics Observatory opened its multi-spectral eyes in space about three years ago, we’ve posted numerous videos and images from the mission, showing incredible views of our dynamic Sun." Delete the scoop?
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April 12, 2:40 AM
The most powerful solar flare of the year erupted from the sun on April 11, sparking a temporary radio blackout on Earth, NASA officials say. The solar flare occurred at 3:16 a.... Delete the scoop?
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March 8, 8:19 PM
Discovery could lead to topical gel to prevent HIV transmission. Delete the scoop?
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This week, the American Chemical Society's journal Nano printed an article detailing the use of carbon nanotubes in a growth scaffold for rat heart cells. The result? Delete the scoop?
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The world is going completely digital, and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff is walking into that direction as well.
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I understand the utility and functionality of vast array of e-books at your fingertips, but I also love paper books... Delete the scoop?
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January 7, 2:07 PM
Scientists and broadcasters said Monday they have captured footage of an elusive giant squid roaming the depths of the Pacific Ocean, showing it in its natural habitat for the first time ever.
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The Giant Squid has the largest eye in the animal kingdom with a diameter of approximately 25 centimeters. Delete the scoop?
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Before she left the International Space Station this weekend, former ISS commander Suni Williams recorded an extensive guided tour of the orbital laboratory... Delete the scoop?
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Mosquitoes can fly through rainstorms without a problem, but fog is another story. Delete the scoop?
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The recently launched Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission, which is studying the Van Allen radiation belts, has now been renamed in honor of the late... Delete the scoop?
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Twenty-five species of humans’ closest living relatives — apes, monkeys and lemurs — need urgent protection from extinction, a report by international conservation groups said on Monday. Delete the scoop?
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The following piece was originally published at ClimateProgress.org. If half the Grand Canyon crumbled to nothing in less than three decades, would we stand up and pay attention? Delete the scoop?
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The Shiveluch volcano as seen by the Aqua satellite on October 6, 2012. Credit: NASA It’s almost like this volcano has an on/off switch. Delete the scoop?
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Using a delicious combination of particle accelerators, X-rays, high-intensity lasers, diamonds, and iron atoms, scientists have worked out that the inner core of the Earth is actually 6,000 degrees Celsius -- some 1,000 degrees hotter than the surface of the Sun. Delete the scoop?
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Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield has been answering questions about how astronauts perform every day tasks -- like washing one's hands -- in space. This latest one is not so much a how-to but a what does it look like. Delete the scoop?
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March 22, 3:37 PM
This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don't believe that students should get official college credit, even if they did well in the class.
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Say What???
This makes no sense. Does this speak to the quality of the student or the efficacy of MOOCs?
How can the profs say, "I don't think the students in my MOOCs don't deserve credit for taking the classes I've designed?
What's the unspoken objection or argument? Delete the scoop?
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The Slow-Mo Guys slow down the bursting of a bubble creating some interesting results.
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The orderly way a bubble disintegrates is not what I had imagined. Delete the scoop?
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After traveling the Pacific Ocean for years, sockeye salmon find their way home to their birthplaces using the Earth's magnetic field, new research shows. Delete the scoop?
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"Scientists who evidently spend too much time with fireflies have managed to put all that bug-watching to good use: developing brighter LEDs. One problem..." Delete the scoop?
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide have uncovered the first evidence that invertebrates, like primates, have brain cells dedicated to the process of selective attention. Delete the scoop?
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A newly identified hearing organ in the South American bushcricket, Copiphora gorgonensis, could lead to the creation of microscopic acoustic sensors. Delete the scoop?
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The huge solar eruption does not appear to be aimed at Earth, NASA says. Delete the scoop?
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Raef Johnson from the National Arboretum in Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, explains how different species of tree put on their seasonal autumn show... Delete the scoop?
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We did talk about the cardboard bicycle idea in July this year, where the cost of manufacturing such a green mode of transportation is said to be $9, but since inventor of the cardboard bicycle, Izhar Gafni, is not running... Delete the scoop?
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Stunning images showing the glowing Aurora Borealis over North America have been filmed high above the Earth from the International Space Station. Delete the scoop?
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