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Sand Flea Robot Jumps 30 Feet in the Air

Boston Dynamics has created an 11 pound robot, named Sand Flea, that can perform vertical leaps up to 30 feet in the air. March 28, 2012

Deadly Radiation Levels Recorded Inside Reactor at Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The Independent reports that fresh data overturns claims that Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant is under control. March 28, 2012

Partial Fossil Foot Find Suggests Two Hominin Species Co-existed 3.4 Million Years Ago

Scientists have discovered a 3. March 28, 2012

Pelamis Wave Power Sea Snake Wins Saltire Prize

The Saltire Prize is a 10 million pound (about $15. March 28, 2012

Tens of Billions of Planets in Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs in the Milky Way

Astronomers estimate that there are tens of billions of rocky planets located in habitable zones around red dwarfs in our galaxy alone. March 28, 2012

Rice University Researchers Develop Transparent Memory Chips

Researchers at Rice University's Tour Lab have developed flexible, transparent memory chips, like the one pictured above. March 28, 2012

Japanese Scientists Create Robot Hand for Remote Hand Shaking

Japanese scientists at Osaka University have created a robot hand so people can shake hands with someone remotely. March 28, 2012

DNA Traces All Domesticated Cattle Back to One Small Herd From 10,500 Years Ago

A new genetic study has found that all cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago. March 27, 2012

New Plastic Bleeds When Cut or Scratched, Heals Like Human Skin

Scientists have created a new type of plastic that mimics the human skin's ability to heal. March 27, 2012

Elusive Long-Fingered Frog Rediscovered in Burundi Rainforest After 62 Years

Herpetologists from the California Academy of Sciences and University of Texas at El Paso discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila) during a research expedition to Burundi in December 2011. March 27, 2012

James Cameron Releases First Footage From Bottom of Mariana Trench

James Cameron has released his first footage from the bottom of the Mariana Trench. March 27, 2012

NASA Launches Five Rockets for ATREX Mission Studying Jet Stream

NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets early this morning from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. March 27, 2012

Popcorn is the Perfect Snack Food, Packed With Antioxidants and Whole Grains

Scientists have found that popcorn can be a very healthy snack. March 27, 2012

Study Finds Eating Raisins Regularly Helps Lower Blood Pressure

A study has found that eating raisins may help lower blood pressure. March 26, 2012

MIT and Harvard Engineers Create Collapsible Buckliball

A group of engineers at MIT and Harvard University were inspired by a collapsible, spherical toy (the Hoberman Sphere) to create the buckliball, a hollow, spherical object made of soft rubber containing no moving parts, designed with 24 carefully spaced dimples. March 26, 2012