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Supergiant Amphipods Discovered Over 4 Miles Deep in New Zealand's Kermadec Trench
Supergiant amphipods were discovered over 4 miles deep in Kermadec Trench, north of New Zealand, by scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), who led a joint UK/New Zealand expedition to the area. February 3, 2012
Researchers Study Butterfly Flight With High-Speed Cameras
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying butterfly's flight patterns with high-resolution cameras. February 2, 2012
Scientists Create Mind-Reading Program That Translates Recorded Brain Activity Into Words
The Guardian reports that researchers recorded the brain activity of volunteers while they were listening to audio of spoken words. February 1, 2012
Mysterious Blue Spheres Fall From Sky on Man's Yard in Bournemouth, England
Mysterious blue spheres fell on Steve Hornsby's yard in Bournemouth, England during a hail storm. January 31, 2012
Vast Clouds of Hot Gas are Sloshing in Galaxy Cluster Abell 2052
Scientists recently discovered that vast clouds of hot gas are "sloshing" in Abell 2052, a galaxy cluster located in the constellation Serpens, about 480 million light years from Earth. January 30, 2012
Deep Sea Treasure Hunters Find Mysterious Large Objects in Baltic Sea
Deep sea treasure hunters have found two mysterious objects on the floor of the Baltic sea. January 30, 2012
Weapons Manufacturers Create Dart-like, Self-Guided Bullet Steered by Tiny Fins
Sandia researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast and their colleagues have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber firearms that could hit laser-designated targets at distances of more than a mile (about 2,000 meters). January 30, 2012
Future Contraception May Involve Zapping Testicles With Ultrasound
A new form of contraception available in the future could involve your testicles with a blast of ultrasound. January 29, 2012
Little Headless Running Robot Created
This FrostyDesign robot was created by a Japanese designer. January 28, 2012
Teenagers Send Lego Minifigure Into Space
Two Toronto teenagers, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad. January 27, 2012
Experiment Suspending Fruit Flies in a Magnetic Field Shows They Navigate Using Sunlight
Scientists studied fruit flies in a magnetic field to determine how the tiny insects use the polarization pattern of natural skylight to keep their bearings during flight. January 27, 2012
Video of a Cone Snail Hunting
This National Geographic video shows a cone snail hunting by using its . January 26, 2012
Newt Gingrich Promises to Build a Permanent Moonbase if Elected President
Someday there will be humans living permanently on the moon. January 26, 2012
Cowboy Frog, Armored Catfish Among Creatures Discovered in Suriname
Conservation International (CI) has announced the results of a scientific survey in southwest Suriname that documented nearly 1,300 species, including 46 species which may be new to science. January 25, 2012
NASA Releases Stunning High Resolution Blue Marble Image of Earth
NASA has shared a stunning new high resolution Blue Marble image of the Earth. January 25, 2012
Video Shows Why Texting While Walking is Dangerous
This video - created by Casey Neistat for a New York Times story - explains why texting while walking is dangerous. January 24, 2012
Tiny Fairyfly Wasp Lays Its Eggs Inside Leafhopper Eggs
A tiny fairyfly wasp was discovered by an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside in upstate New York in August, 2010. January 24, 2012
Shrewbot: Scientists Build Robot With Whiskers Based on Etruscan Shrew
The Etruscan shrew has inspired scientists to build the Shrewbot. January 23, 2012
U.S. Navy Has Trained Dolphins Ready if Iran Mines the Strait of Hormuz
CNN reports that the U. January 22, 2012
Scientists Determine That Dung Beetles Dance on Dung Balls to Orientate Themselves
Scientists recently conducted experiments to determine why dung beetles dance on top of the dung balls they make before rolling them away. January 22, 2012