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YAY! Massive Methane Gas Leak In Southern California Is Finally Sealed
The massive methane gas leak that has been plaguing some Southern California residents since October 2015 has finally been sealed. The announcement that was accompanied by the release of a time-lapse...
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The Battery Of The Future May Be Made Of Paper!
Creating batteries that are smaller, cheaper, rechargeable and most importantly environmentally friendly has been the holy grail for engineers across the globe for many years. Now some researchers at...
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Wingboarding May Allow Thrill-Seekers To Soar Amid Clouds
Thrill-seekers looking for a challenge may soon have a new option - Wingboarding. The sport is similar to wakeboarding except for one thing - Instead of performing acrobatics on water, wingboarders...
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Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Win Big On Super Tuesday
March 1 was Super Tuesday, the day when a large number of US states held primary elections and caucuses. The all-important day that takes place in February or March is crucial for presidential hopefuls...
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NASA Says 'Eerie' Sounds Heard By Apollo 10 Astronauts Was Radio...
On May 18, 1969, NASA astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan blasted off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Apollo 10 lunar module, the fourth manned mission in the US Apollo Space...
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France Becomes The First Country In The World To Ban Supermarket Food Waste
On January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date instead of throwing it away. The regulation...
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Melbourne Zoo Orangutans May Soon Be Challenging Visitors To A Game of Tetris
With no threat of predators or the need to hunt for food, shelter, or find a mate, zoo orangutans have an extremely comfortable existence. But this also means that the smart animals lack the critical...
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2016's First And Only Total Solar Eclipse Was Spectacular
Though not rare, total solar eclipses are highly anticipated. That's because they are visible from a narrow corridor of the planet and last for just a few minutes. 2016's first and only total solar...
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Change Your Clocks — It's Time To Spring Forward!
Sunday, March 13 marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States. On this day, most Americans will move their clocks forward by an hour. This simple action allows residents to...
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Dutch Police May Use Trained Eagles To Take Down Rogue Drones
The increase in the use of drones by consumers is becoming problematic for countries around the world. That's because enthusiasts often take advantage of the still nascent and in some cases nonexistent...
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Video Of The Week - It's Pi Day!
March 14 (3/14) holds a significant place in the American school calendar. That's because on this day even the strictest of math teachers allow students to celebrate Pi ( the numeral constant that...
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Guess What? Computers Of The Future May Be Able To Detect Boredom!
The days of staring intently at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end. That's because if Dr. Harry...
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Easter Celebrations That Go Beyond Egg Rolls And Easter Bunnies
Easter weekend is upon us! For most of you, that means going to an egg roll or two, meeting the Easter bunny, participating in parades and best of all binging on delicious foods like honey-baked ham...
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Social Media Helps Kunkush, A Lost Refugee Cat Reunite With His Family
In November 2015, Suva Al Alaf and her five children fled the ISIS-controlled town of Mosul in Iraq and set sail aboard a small boat to Lesbos, Greece. Though the family had to leave behind almost...
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"Twin" Comets Make Historic Back-To-Back Near-Earth Flybys
This past week was an exciting one for astronomy fans. That's because two comets — 252P and the P/2016 BA14 — were scheduled to make their closest approach to Earth, back-to-back. The icy celestial...
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Go Ahead And Let Out That Long Sigh — It's Good For You!
Just when we think there couldn't possibly be any more mysteries left to solve about the human anatomy, comes another discovery. This one has to do with sighing. It turns out that the involuntary...
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Google's Computer Program Beats World Champion Lee Se-dol At Ancient Chinese...
The fact that computers are getting increasingly smarter is evident. However, they still lack creativity and intuition and hence cannot learn, think and understand like humans — At least, that was the...
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Simple Blood Test May Be Able To Diagnose Concussions For Up To Seven Days...
Every year more than 2 million people, a quarter of them children, end up in hospital emergency rooms with concussions — And those are the lucky ones! That's because there are millions more that...
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Meet DRU — The World's First Pizza Delivery Robot!
What's more exciting than having a fresh hot pizza delivered to your door? How about having it brought to you by a robot? Thanks to Domino’s Robotic Unit or DRU, that just became a reality! On March 8,...
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Spain's Casa del Acantilado (Cliff House) Is An Architectural Marvel
From a distance, the Casa del Acantilado (Cliff House) in Salobrena, Spain looks like something you would expect to encounter in "Game of Thrones" or "The Hobbit." However, come closer and you will...
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