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Massive Black Hole Being Ejected From Home Galaxy
Astronomers say a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. June 5, 2012
CDC Denies Existence of Zombie Virus
The CDC is denying the existence of a zombie virus in the wake of some recent disturbing news reports. June 5, 2012
Joggobot is a Quadcopter That Flies Next to Joggers
Researchers at the Exertion Games Lab at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have created Joggobot, a Parrot AR. June 4, 2012
Livermorium and Flerovium Join Periodic Table
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially approved the name flerovium, with symbol Fl, for the element of atomic number 114 and the name livermorium, with symbol Lv, for the element of atomic number 116. June 4, 2012
Scientists Discover How Mosquitoes Survive Collisions With Raindrops
Scientists conducted an experiment to determine how insects survive impacts with falling raindrops. June 4, 2012
Two Dead After Aggressive Spiders Reportedly Invade Indian Town
The Times of India reported yesterday that swarms of aggressive spiders descended on an Indian town - Chaulkhowa Nagaon (a village near Sadiya in Assam) - and started biting people and causing panic. June 4, 2012
Scientists Record Fruit Fly Larva Development in 3D With New Microscope
Scientists filmed a fruit fly embryo in development using a new microscope, the MuVi-SPIM. June 4, 2012
NTT Docomo and Fujitsu Unveil Transparent Double-Sided Touchscreen Smartphone
NTT Docomo and Fujitsu have unveiled a prototype smartphone that contains a transparent double-sided touchscreen display. June 3, 2012
Jar Found on Remote Island May Have Contained Amelia Earhart's Anti-Freckle Cream
Discovery News reports that a small cosmetic jar found on a remote island in the Pacific could be a clue that Amelia Earhart lived on the island as a castaway. June 2, 2012
Arizona State Astronomers Discover Faint Galaxy 13 Billion Light Years Away
Astronomers at Arizona State University have found an exceptionally distant galaxy. June 2, 2012
Scientists Say Monkey Lip Smacks Provide Insight Into Evolution of Human Speech
Scientists say monkey lip smacks could provide valuable insight into the evolution of human speech. June 2, 2012
NASA to Send Unmanned Aircraft Over Hurricanes This Year
NASA will be sending unmanned aircraft dubbed "severe storm sentinels" above hurricanes this season to help researchers and forecasters uncover information about hurricane formation and intensity changes. June 2, 2012
Scientists Help Paralyzed Rats Walk Again With Neurorehabilitation Technique
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have been able to get paralyzed rats walking again after first cutting their spinal cords in two places for the experiment. June 2, 2012
Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies to Collide in 4 Billion Years
NASA astronomers say our Milky Way galaxy will collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in four billion years. June 1, 2012
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Ammonite
Researchers at the Natural History Museum in Vienna discovered a previously unknown ammonite. June 1, 2012
0.05 Millimeter Giraffe Wins First Place at Science as Art Competition
Shaahin Amini, a Ph. June 1, 2012
UGA Researchers Developing Fracture Putty Which Could Heal Broken Bones in Days
Researchers at the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) say they have developed putty which can repair broken bones in days. May 31, 2012
Purple Robotic Device Tries to Brachiate Like a Gibbon
IEEE Spectrum reports that researchers at Northwestern University's Laboratory for Intelligent Mechanical Systems have built a purple robot called Gibbot. May 31, 2012
Remains of Newborn Iberian Twins Found at Olerdola Archaeological Site in Catalonia
Researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) discovered the remains of newborn twin girls in the archaeological site of Olerdola in Barcelona. May 31, 2012
Tomato Genome Fully Sequenced
The genome of the tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, has been decoded for the first time. May 31, 2012