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Billions of Noisy 17-Year Brood II Cicadas Emerging in Northeast U.S.
Billions of 17-year Brood II cicadas are starting to emerge in the Northeast U.S. They emerge every 17 years to mate and will create quite a racket. May 6, 2013
Israeli Scientists Discover Why Soft Corals Have Unique Pulsating Motion
Israeli scientists have solved the 200-year-old mystery of why soft corals have a unique pulsating motion. Experiments revealed that the pulsating helps increase photosynthesis. May 6, 2013
Large Tornado Destroys Buildings in Northern Italy
Amateur photographers captured a large tornado on the ground in Northern Italy. 12 people were injured and hundreds of buildings were damaged. May 5, 2013
Tiny Robot Writes the Word Robot
This small robot, named Robophilo, writes the word May 4, 2013
New Dinosaur Discovered in China Named After Dragon King
The fossil remains of a previously unknown dinosaur were found by a George Washington University biologist in northwestern China. May 3, 2013
University of Maryland's Robo Raven Gets Attacked by a Hawk
The University of Maryland Robotics Center has announced the launch of its Robo Raven. May 3, 2013
Rare Alligator Snapping Turtle Rescued by Wildlife Center of Texas
A rare alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, was rescued by the Wildlife Center of Texas. May 2, 2013
DARPA's Dexterous New ARM-H Robotic Hand
DARPA released this new video of its new dexterous robotic hand. May 2, 2013
RoboBees: Harvard Researchers Develop Robotic Insects
Harvard researchers have built tiny insect-sized robots. May 2, 2013
Researchers Build Digital Camera Inspired by Bug Eyes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed digital camera technology that mimics the eyes of bugs, such as dragonflies, bees and praying mantises. May 2, 2013
Tiny Ancient Fossils Provide First Glimpse of Organisms Eating Each Other
Tiny 1,900 million-year-old fossils from rocks around Lake Superior, Canada captured ancient organisms eating each other. May 1, 2013
Hear Alexander Graham Bell's Voice on 130-Year-Old Recording
The voice of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell's has been identified for the first time. May 1, 2013
NASA's GROVER to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet
NASA is sending its Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research (GROVER) to Greenland to study snow and ice accumulation. May 1, 2013
Researchers Reveal Evidence Indicating Jamestown Settlers Turned to Cannibalism to Survive Terrible Winter
Researchers have presented forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains that prove survival cannibalism took place in Jamestown during the terrible winter of 1609-1610. May 1, 2013
IBM Researchers Create World's Smallest Movie
IBM researchers created the world's smallest stop-motion film. May 1, 2013
Scientists in Uruguay Create First Glow in the Dark Sheep
Little Bo Peep would never have lost this flock. April 30, 2013
Chandeliering Ice Phenomena Observed at Minnesota Lake
An interesting phenomena called chandeliering ice was observed on the shores of Medicine Lake, a lake in Minnesota. April 30, 2013
Scientists Surprised to Find Mediterranean Frog Participates in Underground Adventures
The Mediterranean anuran frog Rana iberica, commonly known as Iberian brown frog, is usually found in streams. April 30, 2013
Researchers Develop Smartphone That Curls When You Receive a Call
Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone that can morph its shape to indicate an incoming phone call, text message or email. April 29, 2013
Japanese Scientists Build Baseball Playing Robot
Japanese scientists have built a robot that plays baseball using a large bat that looks like the cover of a fan. April 29, 2013