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U.S. Navy Warns Pirates They Can't Hide From Its Smart Robocopters
The U. April 9, 2012
ISS Photograph Shows Ice Floes Along the Kamchatka Coastline
This photograph was taken by an astronaut aboard the the International Space Station (ISS) with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera using a 28 mm lens. April 9, 2012
Black Queen Hypothesis: Some Species Survive by Discarding Genes
A new hypothesis on evolution, the Black Queen Hypothesis, suggests some living organisms evolve by discarding genes and letting other species play their hand. April 7, 2012
Pigs Interact With Large Touchscreen in Pig Chase iPad Game
Scientists have created an iPad game that pigs and humans can play together. April 7, 2012
Astronomers Discover Planetary System Containing at Least Five Planets
Astronomers using ESO's HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets. April 6, 2012
Terrafugia's Flying Car Debuts at the New York International Auto Show
There are two flying cars at this year's New York International Auto Show. April 6, 2012
Mathematicians Say Usain Bolt Could Easily Run Even Faster
Usain Bolt, a Jamaican sprinter, is the fastest human on Earth. April 6, 2012
U.S. Coast Guard Sinks Tsunami Ghost Ship
The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, was sunk by the U. April 6, 2012
Obese Patients Get Blasted With Higher Levels of Radiation During X-ray and CT Scans
Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) note that most medical imaging equipment is not designed with overweight and obese patients in mind. April 5, 2012
Get a Human Skull, Describe Woodpecker's Tongue On Leonardo da Vinci's To Do List
An exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's private papers and drawings on human anatomy is going on display at at The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palce. April 5, 2012
Scientists Say Primitive Brain Structures Activate First as People Awaken From Anesthesia
Scientists says primitive consciousness emerges first as people awaken from anesthesia. April 5, 2012
U.S. Coast Guard to Sink Japanese Tsunami Ghost Ship With 25-Millimeter Cannon
CBS News reports that the U. April 5, 2012
HUBO Robots Cover the Beatles' Come Together
Drexel University's HUBO robots have covered the Beatles song, "Come Together. April 5, 2012
Beautiful Feathered Tyrant: One-Ton Feathered T. Rex Cousin Found in China
Three well preserved fossils of a new feathered tyrannosauroid have been discovered in northeastern China. April 5, 2012
Dogs Being Trained to Find Burmese Pythons in the Everglades
Burmese pythons have become a major pest and are consuming wildlife in the Everglades National Park. April 4, 2012
Report: National Weather Service Testing Catastrophic Tornado Warnings
The very large, powerful and destructive tornadoes over the past several years are leading to the National Weather Service creating more ominous storm warnings for some of the more deadly tornadic storm systems. April 4, 2012
Google Shares Video Showing How Its Google Glasses Will Work
Google has released the first video about its rumored Google glasses. April 4, 2012
Lego Man Used to Prove Existence of Rogue Waves
Scientists have used a Lego pirate floating in a fish tank to demonstrate how rogue waves can come from nowhere in apparently calm seas and engulf ships. April 4, 2012
Study Links Infection to Dangerous Blood Clots in Veins and Lungs
A University of Michigan study has found that adults who get infections of any kind - such as urinary, skin, or respiratory tract infections - are nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for a dangerous blood clot in their deep veins or lungs. April 3, 2012
Blind Man Test Drives Google's Self-Driving Car
Google's self-driving car recently took Steve Mahan, a blind man, for a ride. April 3, 2012