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Shocking Photo of a Polar Bear Signals Tragedy Ahead in the Arctic

Global warming is having a massive impact on wildlife in the Arctic. This photograph of a frail polar bear was taken by photographer Kerstin Langenberger off the Barents Sea on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.…

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Neat Video Explores the Physics of Grinding With 5 Pro Skateboarders

Skateboarding, in general, blows my mind but taking a scientific approach to what is actually going on throughout some of the tricks is interesting in its own right. Explore the physics of grinding with pro…

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Scientists Discover a Process That Turns CO2 Directly Into Ethanol

Two main culprits that have disturbed the environment and are bringing about changes in the climate are CO2 and an ever-increasing demand for fossil fuels. In regular processes, CO2 is released when fossil fuels are…

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Mystery Space Plane, the X-37B, Has Been Orbiting Earth for 500 Days

For the fourth top secret mission, the US military launched the robotic X-37B space plane into Earth’s orbit on May 20, 2015. Now after more than 500 days, this solar powered, unmanned drone is still…

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Scientists Have Developed the World’s Smallest Transistor Which is Just One Nanometer Long

A team of scientists from the U.S. has succeeded in creating the world’s smallest transistor. The experimental device has a working 1-nanometer gate. To have an idea of how tiny it is, a human hair…

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Bored of Living on Earth? Try Asgardia, the First “Space Nation”

A team from the Aerospace International Research Center (AIRC) has announced the plan to send up a satellite in 2017 and build a new country called Asgardia, named after a city in Norse mythology. This…

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This Typhoon Turbine Could Power All of Japan for 50 Years

Japan, being an island nation, is regularly hit by the typhoons and is always associated with destruction. But an engineer named Atsushi Shimizu is looking for a silver lining in these typhoons. He is trying…

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Diego, the Casanova Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Single-Handedly Saves His Species From Extinction

Have you heard of Diego, a Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis)? This sex-crazed tortoise has single-handedly saved his species from extinction by fathering more than 800 offspring. Around 50 years ago, there were only two…

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MIT Invented a Terahertz Camera That Will Let You Read Closed Books

Have you ever thought of reading a book without opening its cover? Although it sounds weird, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a prototype imaging system that allows you to go…

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How Long Could You Survive in Space Without Proper Protection?

We all know that outer space is a vacuum with no breathable air or pressure. But have you ever wondered how long you could survive in space without a spacesuit? A person would certainly die…

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Brain Teasers

Shocking Photo of a Polar Bear Signals Tragedy Ahead in the Arctic

Neat Video Explores the Physics of Grinding With 5 Pro Skateboarders

Scientists Discover a Process That Turns CO2 Directly Into Ethanol

Mystery Space Plane, the X-37B, Has Been Orbiting Earth for 500 Days

Scientists Have Developed the World’s Smallest Transistor Which is Just One Nanometer Long

Bored of Living on Earth? Try Asgardia, the First “Space Nation”

This Typhoon Turbine Could Power All of Japan for 50 Years

Diego, the Casanova Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Single-Handedly Saves His Species From Extinction

MIT Invented a Terahertz Camera That Will Let You Read Closed Books

How Long Could You Survive in Space Without Proper Protection?

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