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Monday, Feb 29 »

Researchers make key improvement in solar cell technology

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In Sweden's 1st unstaffed food shop, all you need is a phone

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Three 'twisted' photons in 3 dimensions

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Fossil find reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown

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Google self-driving car strikes bus on California street

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At last second, SpaceX delays satellite launch again

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520-million-year-old fossilized nervous system is most detailed example yet found

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Why do chimpanzees throw stones at trees?

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Black widows are color-coded to deter predators without tipping off prey

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In emergencies, should you trust a robot? (w/ Video)

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Tuesday, Mar 01 »

Medical researchers counting down to twin astronaut's return

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Scientists find clues to the mystery of what causes lightning

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What if extraterrestrial observers called, but nobody heard?

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NASA finds drought in Eastern Mediterranean worst of past 900 years

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Why did sex evolve? Prof Laurence Hurst explores

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NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger jet

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Mayak, the crowd funded Russian satellite nearing launch

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Interference at a double slit made of two atoms

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Neanderthals may have deliberately sourced manganese dioxide for use in fire making

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Affordable fuel cell components developed

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Wednesday, Mar 02 »

Mysterious cosmic radio bursts found to repeat

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Researcher explores close prehistoric relationship between humans and dogs

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A small dragonfly is found to be the world's longest-distance flyer

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Converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into batteries

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Monster volcano gave Mars extreme makeover: study

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Seven miles deep, ocean still a noisy place

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Ruby red improves in the microwave oven

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Pentagon invites hackers to attack its websites

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Reaching out to stars beyond our galaxy

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Extinct otter-like 'marine bear' might have had a bite like a saber-toothed cat

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Thursday, Mar 03 »

Hubble breaks cosmic distance record

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Superman can start worrying—we've almost got the formula for kryptonite

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The secret to 3-D graphene? Just freeze it

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Quantum computer factors numbers, could be scaled up

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Without ancestral gene life on Earth might not have evolved beyond slime

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WISE reveals the X-shaped bulge of our galaxy

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Is this the trailer for the upcoming LHC blockbuster?

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Research explains success of extremist politicians

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Taming oceans for 24/7 power

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The truth about Scotland's mysterious fireball

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Friday, Mar 04 »

Physicists find extreme violation of local realism in quantum hypergraph states

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Star Trek's vision becomes reality

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More Sumatran orangutans than previously thought

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Cosmochemists find evidence for unstable heavy element at solar system formation

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Revamped satellite data shows no pause in global warming

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A proposed superconductivity theory receives exclusive experimental confirmation

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Paper on PLOS ONE creates a firestorm by referencing "the Creator"

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Electricity can flow through graphene at high frequencies without energy loss

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Fungal pathogen sheds gene silencing machinery and becomes more dangerous

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NIST invents fleet and fast test for nanomanufacturing quality control (w/ Video)

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Saturday, Mar 05 »

SpaceX launches satellite, but fails to land rocket on barge

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Scientists: Possible new octopus species found near Hawaii

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Does an extremist's iPhone contain a "cyber pathogen"?

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China emissions goals less ambitious than 2015 cuts: plan

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Prosecutor: iPhone could ID unknown San Bernardino attacker

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Sunday, Mar 06 »

Electric supercar wins young Croatian global fame

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Dartmouth's 'magic wand' pairs medical devices to Wi-Fi

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In Apple vs FBI case, compromise appears elusive

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France's oldest nuclear plant to close this year

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Ecuador volcano sends up towering cloud of ash

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Lead-free food a daily challenge in Flint

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Chinese smog has silver lining for mask makers

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Grin and rate it: Research uses emojis for school lunches

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