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Cyborgs are moving out of science-fiction and into the real world. With an increasing number of first world citizens suddenly turning up missing limbs, due to some mysterious and definitely non-oi..

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SkyFuel Unveils World&8217;s Lowest Cost Utility-Scale Solar Power System : CleanTechnica

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Photo: Nearly 300 New Marine Species Found Near Australia

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KDDIs First 3D Mobile Phone LCD Screen

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10 Most Incredible Waterfalls of Ice&|&Environmental Graffiti

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Spacecraft Messenger completed its mission early Tuesday and sent stunning images of planet Mercury back to Earth. CNETs Kara Tsuboi interviews a NASA planetary scientist about why theres been so l..

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When a group is without a leader, you can often count on a narcissist to take charge, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who score high in narcissism tend to take control of le..

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This Sunday, six computer programs will be put through the Turing test in an attempt to win their creator not only an 18-carat gold medal and $100,000, but to prove that computers are capable of th..

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The Peugeot HYmotion3 is a hybrid scooter with 3 electric motors, a supercharged engine and gets 118mpg while keeping you dry in the rain. Oh, and it has 3 wheels. What are they smoking in France!

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It sounds like something youd have to be a pro to attempt, but taking pictures of the heavens is easy to do with the even the simplest of set-ups. Here are some tips for getting the best results wh..

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Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger. Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make the potentially lethal bacterium Staphylococcus aureus rem..

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In real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. Here are 8 real-life scientist..

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The tendency of some white people to go silent or act colorblind on the topic of race could do more harm than good, new research shows. White people, including children as young as 10, may avoid ta..

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For centuries, writers have attempted to predict the future of the human race. Some have argued that we are destined to evolve into super-beings, others that we are turning into dim-witted goblins ..

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It may have taken Michelangelo four long years to paint his fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but his earliest predecessors spent considerably longer perfecting their own masterpieces. S..

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The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded last night at the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The..

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The Palace of Westminster and the Bank of England have been exposed as among the countrys least energy efficient public buildings by a new law to measure carbon dioxide emissions from the national ..

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On September 29, this magnificent eruptive solar prominence lifted away from the Suns surface, unfurling into space over the course of several hours. Suspended in twisted magnetic fields, the hot p..

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Regulators in New Jersey on Friday awarded rights to build a huge offshore wind farm in the southern part of the state to Garden State Offshore Energy. New Jersey wants 20% of its energy to come fr..

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The Sun has been strangely unblemished this year. On more than 200 days so far this year, no sunspots were spotted. That makes the Sun blanker this year than in any year since 1954, when it was spo..

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Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision. They find that it is not a perfect sphere. During years of high solar activity the sun ..

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In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the surface of nano..

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Recently, hurricanes, floods and torrential rains have resulted in vast areas of land, sometimes whole villages and cities, being engulfed in water. The devastation is often catastrophic.But what i..

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Here is a worrying thought. Or maybe not. One rich philanthropist could take it into his head to re-engineer the planets climate. It might only cost a few billion dollars, and even in these days of..

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The Department of Defense funded the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) to create the worlds first renewable jet fuel, and the mission had been accomplished. The EERC has created a subs

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Over 22 years this plan could generate billions of dollars in savings and help create millions of green jobs. Many of these high quality, good-paying jobs will be in todays coal and oil producing s..

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