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Massive Tornado Hits Oklahoma City Area
A massive tornado at least a mile-wide caused devastation in suburbs of Oklahoma City. May 20, 2013
Burmese Python Nearly 19 Feet Long Sets Record for Longest Ever Captured in Florida
A Burmere python, 18 feet and 8 inches long, sets record for the longest ever captured in the state of Florida. May 20, 2013
Heat-related Deaths in Manhattan Projected to Rise 20% in 2020s
A new study from Columbia University's Earth Institute and the Mailman School of Public Health projects heat-related deaths to climb 20% in the 2020s. May 20, 2013
Navy Dolphins Find Rare Brass 19th Century Torpedo
Navy dolphins found a rare torpedo off the coast of California. The brass torpedo was made in the late 1800s. May 20, 2013
1.7 Mile Wide Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Pass Within 3.6 Million Miles of Earth on May 31, 2013
1998 QE2, a 1.7-mile-wide asteroid, will pass within 3.6 million miles of the Earth on May 31. May 19, 2013
Harvard Researchers Grow Microscopic Flower Structures With Chemical Reactions
Harvard researchers were able to grow microscopic flower structures in the lab through chemical reactions. May 19, 2013
MIT's Cheetah Robot Now Second Fastest Legged Robot
MIT Cheetah is now the second fastest legged robot at 22 km/h. It is slower than the Boston Dynamics Cheetah robot, but more efficient. May 18, 2013
Scientists Reveal Metamorphosis Inside Living Chrysalis With Time-Lapse CT Scanning
Scientists have captured the metamorphosis inside a living chrysalis using time-lapse CT scanning. May 18, 2013
French Developers Building Robotic Penguin Butlers Called robuPINGU5
French developers are working on a line of robotic penguin butlers called roboPINGU5. They are adorable. May 18, 2013
CDC Study Finds Fecal Contamination Common in Public Pools
A CDC study has revealed that fecal contamination is common in public pools in the United States. May 17, 2013
NASA: 40 Kilogram Meteoroid Hit Moon in March Creating Very Bright Explosion
NASA researchers detected a bright explosion on the moon on March 17. It was ten times brighter than any previous explosion observed on the moon in the history of NASA. May 17, 2013
Facial Imaging Technology From Fujitsu Measures Your Pulse in Real Time
Fujitsu has developed facial imaging technology that measures your blood pressure in real time. May 17, 2013
Scientists Study 2.7 Billion Year-Old-Water from Canadian Shield
Scientists are studying 2.7 billion year-old-water trapped deep in the Canadian Shield like time capsules. May 16, 2013
Scientists Grow Carbon Nanomustaches
Scientists have grown carbon nanomustaches. Knowledge gained from the experiment could lead to controlled production of advanced carbon materials. May 16, 2013
Cloning Breakthrough: Researchers Convert Human Skin Cells into Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have converted human skin cells into embryonic skin cells for the first time in a cloning breakthrough. May 15, 2013
Two New Species of Water Mites Discovered in South Korea and the Russian Far East
Two new species of water mites, Torrenticola kimichungi and Monatractides abei, have been discovered in South Korea and the Russian Far East. May 15, 2013
New Green Palm Pitviper Discovered in Honduras
A new species of green palm pitviper has been discovered in Honduras. May 14, 2013
Astronomers Discover Exoplanet Using Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
Astonomers have discovered a new expolanet using a new method that relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity. May 13, 2013
Human-to-Human Transmission Likely in New SARS-like Coronavirus Case in France
There has been a likely case of human-to-human transmission of the new SARS-like coronavirus in France. A person was infected who shared a room with another confirmed patient. May 12, 2013
Large Swamp Rats Called Nutria Consuming Louisiana's Wetlands
Large swamp rats, caleld Nutria, are consuming the vegetation in Louisiana's wetlands. These semi-aquatic rats can weigh as much as 20 pounds. May 12, 2013