DARMSTADT, Germany — Europe’s second polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Metop-B, was successfully placed into orbit Sept. 17 by a Soyuz rocket…
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MIT, Harvard scientists accidentally create real-life lightsaber
The force is clearly with them. In a reported first, researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…
Read MoreSpaced out UFO fan sparks Internet frenzy over frozen ‘alien’
A Chinese man has posted photographs of him posing next to an ‘alien’ which he claims to have trapped after…
Read MoreSmithsonian releases Wright brothers contract detailing ‘first in flight’ claims
Were the Wright brothers first in flight? Read the fine print. A little-known 1948 contract between the estate of Orville…
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Hot Health Tech of CES 2013
From earbuds that monitor your heart rate to forks that follow your every bite, some inventive new health technologies were…
Read More‘Super-Jupiter’: planet in another solar system photographed
In a rare direct photo of a world beyond Earth, astronomers have spotted a planet 13 times more massive than…
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Puppies Learn to Catch Yawns As They Grow
Watching someone else yawn can be a one-way ticket to doing the same. Now, research finds that the same is…
Read MoreSea Creatures in a Warming World: Winners and Losers
MONTEREY, Calif. — The world’s oceans are getting more acidic, a phenomenon predicted to wreak havoc on most sea life.…
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Fishing technique flattens the seafloor
Fishing fleets are altering the seafloor much like farmer’s ploughs have altered the landscape, indicates a study of the effects…
Read MoreRobert Carter Jr.’s free throws lift Georgia Tech past Wake Forest 57-56 in ACC action
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Robert Carter Jr. hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds left, and Georgia Tech held off a…
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