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10 years ago+21 21 0Mystery of Bizarre Duck-Like Ocean Sound Solved
A mysterious duck-like sound recorded in the ocean around Antarctica has baffled scientists for decades, but the source of the sound has finally been found, researchers say.
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10 years ago+29 29 0 x 1Artificial blood 'will be manufactured in factories'
Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood
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10 years ago+23 23 0Creepy Body ArtStella's Magazine
Creepy Body Art
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10 years ago+30 30 0The Programmer Behind Heartbleed Speaks Out: It Was an Accident
The Internet bug known as Heartbleed was introduced to the world on New Year's Eve in December 2011. Now, one of the people involved is sharing his side of the story. Programmer Robin Seggelmann says he wrote the code for the part of OpenSSL tha ...
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10 years ago+20 20 0The Joys And Ethics Of Insect Eating
A week ago today, I ate my first crickets. It was a first step into entomophagy, the practice of insect eating. I wrote about this topic here at 13.7 in January but had never before tried it myself (excluding accidental ingestion of the insect parts ...
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10 years ago+16 16 0Insult And Injury: How Doctors Are Losing The War Against Trolls
In the untamed world of online comment sections, no one is more vulnerable to criticism than doctors, who are restricted by confidentiality laws from defending themselves against even the most outlandish of claims. With patients increasingly dependen ...
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10 years ago+16 16 0Steven Seagal Loves Putin and Might Become a Russian Citizen Because of Ukraine
Action guy Steven Seagal weighed in on the international dispute over Russia's annexation of Crimea this week. Spoiler alert: he's siding with his friend Vladimir Putin and not with President Obama, whom the action star believes is one Beng ...
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10 years ago+17 17 0NHTSA closes Tesla fire inquiry as Model S gets new battery shield
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it closed a four-month investigation of fires in the Tesla Model S this week, as Tesla Motors Inc. announced a design change to better shield the electric car’s batteries. Tesla said today it ha ...
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10 years ago+22 22 0Inside the Knife Rights Movement
Having gained so much ground in easing gun restrictions, conservatives now want to roll back limits on knives, which can be just as lethal.
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10 years ago+11 11 0Why Jeopardy! Has Lasted 50 Years
It is the 50th anniversary of Jeopardy! this month, which is really quite a testament to many things, from Merv Griffin's developmental brilliance to our insatiable appetite for feats of strength that require no actual physical strength. It' ...
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10 years ago+14 14 0Brazil to drop local data storage rule in Internet bill
Brazil will drop a controversial provision that would have forced global Internet companies to store data on Brazilian users inside the country to shield them from U.S. spying, a government minister said on Tuesday.
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10 years ago+13 13 0Egypt court sentences 4 policemen for killings of 37 prisoners
An Egyptian court has convicted four police officers in the killings of 37 detainees last summer, most of them supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, and sentenced one to 10 years in prison. The three others were handed suspended one-year term ...
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10 years ago+21 21 0Cartographers Map Plans as Russia Puts Crimea Border in Play
A vote that could redraw the map of central Europe by joining Crimea to Russia has professional cartographers like Juan Valdes on high alert. In the wake of a referendum scheduled for March 16, Valdes will likely convene a 10-person committee at the ...
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10 years ago+31 31 0Two Years After KONY 2012, Has Invisible Children Grown Up?
In March 2012, a human rights organization’s documentary about a central African despot became the most viral video of all time, and the ensuing furor resulted in its leader’s bizarre public meltdown. On the second anniversary of the phenomenon, ever ...
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10 years ago+11 11 04 Reasons Oscar Pistorius Might Be Found Not Guilty
South Africa’s legal system and the double amputee’s condition may get him off the charge of murdering his girlfriend.
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10 years ago+17 17 0Marijuana May Hurt The Developing Teen Brain
The teenager's brain has a lot of developing to do: It must transform from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Some researchers worry how marijuana might affect that crucial process. "Actually, in childhood our brain is larger, ...
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10 years ago+16 16 0After Navy training crash, search for pilot continues
The search for the pilot of a jet that crashed near a U.S. Navy range in Nevada continued Sunday, the Navy said in a press release. The pilot's name is being withheld until family is notified. The crash of the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C happened ...
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10 years ago+14 14 0From India, Proof That a Trip to Mars Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank
While India’s recent launch of a spacecraft to Mars was a remarkable feat in its own right, it is the $75 million mission’s thrifty approach to time, money and materials that is getting attention.
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10 years ago+14 14 0Facebook made my teenager into an ad. What parent would ever 'like' that?
A generation of ‘opt-in’ kids is being exploited, and someone needs to supervise the social network
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10 years ago+10 11 1Can You Live on the Minimum Wage?
More than 4.8 million workers now earn the lowest legal pay. This calculator, for a single childless worker, shows the hard choices that have to be made living on the smallest paychecks.