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Current Event
8 years ago+12 12 0New wildfire sends smoke billowing over Chernobyl exclusion zone
A wall of smoke was seen rising over the exclusion zone around the crippled Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Tuesday as Ukrainian emergency services scrambled helicopters to extinguish a wildfire.
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8 years ago+20 20 0What is a quality / skill that you believe sets you apart from anyone else?
*Sets you apart from most people, rather.
Is there something you're particularly good at? Let us know!
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I've been told that I learn foreign languages really easily. I have realized this as I'm now learning German and I could remember words and they kept popping up in my mouth during conversations with my teacher without even realizing it. Not sure if it's actually true, but I do feel like it comes a bit easy to me when comparing myself to the guys in my class.
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Analysis
8 years ago+18 18 0We're not alone - but the universe may be less crowded than we think
There may be far fewer galaxies further out in the universe then might be expected, according to a new study led by MSU.
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Current Event
8 years ago+11 11 0Swedish media house buys world's largest eSports company
Professional gaming is a hot item in the investment world right now and even the largest eSports organizations are getting in on the action.
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Expression
8 years ago+1 3 2Google apologizes for labeling black people 'gorillas'
Google has issued an apology after the automatic tagging feature of its Photos apps labeled a black couple as 'gorillas'. This is not the first time an algorithm has been found to have caused racial upset. Earlier in the year Flickr came un ...
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Analysis
8 years ago+16 16 0Flatworm Reproduces by Using its Penis to Inject Sperm Into its Head
The flatworm resorts to self-insemination when it’s unable to find a mate. How's that for kinky?
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How-to
8 years ago+13 13 0How to Stay Warm on a Cold-Ass Airplane in the Middle of Summer
For the perpetually cold people out there, true misery is being stuck on an airplane, shivering and praying that your toes are still attached to your feet.
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Current Event
8 years ago+7 7 0Wikileaks Drops New Docs Detailing NSA’s Hobby of Spying On Allies
Oh NSA, what big ears you have. Wikileaks just released a new collection of documents which give a particularly clear picture of the NSA's spying patterns.
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8 years ago+10 11 1The Apple Music highlight so far is the shared listening experience
In broad strokes, Apple Music itself isn’t a revolutionary concept. Like Spotify, Rhapsody, and Rdio before it, Apple Music is an app—a piece of software technology.
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8 years ago+14 14 0What makes fireflies glow?
As fireflies are delighting children across the country with their nighttime displays, scientists are closing in on a better understanding of how the insects produce their enchanting glow.
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Expression
8 years ago+13 13 0Dota 2 Players Organize Occupy Mid Lane Protest
Esportsexpress is a satire news site, much like "The Onion".
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Current Event
8 years ago-1 2 3Nicholas Winton, who saved children from Holocaust, dies at 106
Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of children from the Holocaust, has died at the age of 106, British media reported.
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Analysis
8 years ago+13 13 0UT Arlington team develops new storage cell for solar energy storage, nighttime conversion
A materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it's dark.
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Analysis
8 years ago+13 13 0Rosetta spacecraft sees sinkholes on comet
Scientists began to wonder about several surprisingly deep, almost perfectly circular pits on the comet's surface. Now, a new study based on close-up imagery taken by Rosetta suggests that these pits are sinkholes, formed when ices beneath the c ...
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8 years ago+13 13 0Snapchat Solicits Longer Content By Ditching Tap-And-Hold-To-Watch
Snapchat wasn't built to be a mobile television but that's what it's become.
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Analysis
8 years ago+17 17 0 x 1Brain activity predicts promiscuity and problem drinking
A new pair of brain-imaging studies suggest that researchers may be able to predict how likely young adults are to develop problem drinking or risky sexual behavior in response to stress.
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Analysis
8 years ago+10 10 0TobiWan: "I don't see eSports as a joke; it's a legitimate industry"
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Current Event
8 years ago+12 12 0VP to seek revenge against EG tomorrow
The winner bracket final of Dota Pit Season 3 between Evil Geniuses and Virtus.Pro will be taking place at 20:00 CET tomorrow.
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Analysis
8 years ago+11 11 0Scientists program solitary yeast cells to say 'hello' to one another
Researchers have produced cell-to-cell communication in baker's yeast -- a first step in learning to build multicellular organisms or artificial organs from scratch.
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Analysis
8 years ago+11 11 0South Africans used milk-based paint 49,000 years ago
Scientists have discovered a milk-and ochre-based paint dating to 49,000 years ago that inhabitants may have used to adorn themselves with or to decorate stone or wooden slabs.