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Astronomers Have Discovered the Most Distant Quasar Yet
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7 years ago
This discovery should speak for itself: Scientists have discovered a crazy example of a crazy thing at a crazy distance. We’re talking about the furthest quasar yet—the incredibly bright light...
The German Amateurs Who Discovered ‘Insect Armageddon’ ... Green Rules apply
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7 years ago
In a nature preserve in western Germany, an elderly gentleman approached a tent-like structure that was in fact a large trap for flying insects. Peering through thick eyeglasses, the...
The Internet Is Dying. Repealing Net Neutrality Hastens That Death ... Green Rules apply
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7 years ago
The internet is dying. Sure, technically, the internet still works. Pull up Facebook on your phone and you will still see your second cousin’s baby pictures. But that isn’t really the...
Call it the Trumpchi conundrum ... Green Rules apply
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7 years ago
China finally feels it has a car capable of following vehicles from Japan, Germany and South Korea into the U.S. market. But its biggest roadblock might be its name. The Chinese automaker GAC...
Voyager 1 Just Fired Up Its Backup Thrusters for the First Time in 37 Years ... Green Rules apply
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7 years ago
Voyager 1, the probe which became the first man-made object to leave the solar system in 2012, has been away from home for a long, long time—approximately 40 years. It’s still been beaming back...
Here's Why Scientists Cloned the First Cloned Dog ... Green Rules apply
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7 years ago
Ever since the first cloned mammal, Dolly the Sheep, died abnormally young, there’s been plenty of talk about clone aging. Now, scientists have cloned the world’s first cloned dog in order to...
Fighting for My Son with Cystic Fibrosis
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7 years ago
https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/raising-child-with-cystic-fibrosis.html Every Parent Wants to Protect Their Child. I Never Got the Chance. To fight for my son, I have to argue that he should...
Huge New Spider Species Discovered in Mexican Cave ... Red Rules apply
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7 years ago
Califorctenus cacachilensis is the width of a softball and represents a new genus of arachnids Califorctenus cacachilensis San Diego Natural History Museum Arachnophobes, go to your happy...
NASA goes back to the middle ages for its rover tire design ... Red Rules apply
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7 years ago
"Superelastic" tires can deform down to the axle and retain their shape. NASA The Mars Curiosity rover has been a big success, but NASA's modern tech couldn't save its tires from breaking...
The unfortunate side effect of LED lighting
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7 years ago
LEDs have become so ubiquitous that we’re lighting everything, at a cost Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Light pollution has increased worldwide because of the prevalence of...
The driverless revolution may exact a political price ... Red Rules apply
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7 years ago
In its race to embrace driverless vehicles, Washington has cleared away regulatory hurdles for auto companies and brushed aside consumer warnings about the risk of crashes and hacking. But at...
The First Interstellar Object Seen Buzzing by Earth Is Pretty Weird
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Roughly the size of a football field, the object is roughly 10 times longer than it is wide Artist’s rendering of ’Oumuamua ESO/M. Kornmesser In October, astronomers announced the first...
VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets
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7 years ago
VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets Associated Press 3 hrs ago HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe...
New global survey reveals that everyone loves green energy — especially the Chinese ... Red Rules apply.
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7 years ago
Also everyone hates coal. I have written many times about the high levels of public support in the US for renewable energy — support that has been strikingly consistent over the years,...
Climate Alarmists Everywhere Celebrate Advocacy Over Science in New NCA
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7 years ago
By E. Calvin Beisner | November 10, 2017 | 11:02 AM EST (Sreenshot) Gee, I wish I’d had $7.9 billion to play with over the last three years! But I didn’t. In...
I'm done with oysters on the half shell-- Monsters Inside Me
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7 years ago
Sometimes, you just have to wonder about people. We've been watching Monsters Inside Me , the show on Animal Planet , about parasites and bacteria that people catch, (sometimes quite...
From Terrifying to Terrific: Man Redesigns Medical Machine to Delight Children Instead of Scare Them
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7 years ago
Hospitals can be scary places for children to endure even without leaving the hallways – those MRI scanners, however, could make it into a real nightmare. Magnetic resonance imaging tests and CT...
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Feminist Bakes Sourdough Bread Using Her Own Vaginal Yeast [Women's Health (Magazine)]
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7 years ago
In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, you’re probably seeing a lot of self-help articles about managing stress, dealing with unpleasant family members, and most importantly,...
A Guide To Anal Sex: Anal Sex: What You Need to Know
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7 years ago
When it comes to your body, it’s important that you have the facts . Being in the dark is not doing your sexual health or self-understanding any favors. With that sentiment in mind, we’re...
When the Dinos Went Away, Mammals Came Out (in Daylight) to Play
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7 years ago
While it’s challenging to imply one caused the other, a new study shows that mammals came into the light of day soon after the dinos disappeared Paleontologists believe that the first...
Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses
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7 years ago
Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper. A UBC researcher says there's truth to the idea that spending time...
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