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Adult Deer Found Inside 15.7 Foot Python in Everglades
The South Florida Water Management District found a 15. October 29, 2011
Hagfishes Anti-Shark Slime Weapon Revealed in Video Footage
Scientists from Massey University and Te Papa have discovered that the hagfish can secrete slime very quickly. October 29, 2011
Baby Elephant Arrives at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo After Nearly Two Year Gestation Period
A baby Asian elephant arrived at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in London earlier this month after a nearly two year gestation period by his mother, Azizah. October 28, 2011
Roborazzi Takes Party Pictures
Greg Shirakyan, a developer on the Microsoft Robotics team, shows off his Roborazzi robot that he built using the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 (RDS4) product. October 28, 2011
Kayaker Encounters Blue Whale off Southern California
Kayaker MrRJCtube (Youtube username) encountered a majestic blue whale when he was kayaking off the coast of Redondo Beach in Southern California. October 27, 2011
NASA Video Shows Ten Years of Earth's Wildfires Using Satellite Data
NASA released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002. October 27, 2011
Swarms of Flying Ants Invade Oahu
Swarms of flying ants are annoying some Oahu residents. October 27, 2011
Terrified Dragonfly Larvae Die of Stress From Mere Presence of Predator in Study
University of Toronto biologists conducted a study that found the mere presence of a predator causes enough stress to kill a dragonfly, even when the predator cannot actually get at its prey to eat it. October 27, 2011
Cannon From Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Pulled from the Ocean
Archaeologists have pulled one of Blackbeard's cannons out of the ocean. October 27, 2011
Japanese Scientists Create Balloon Input Device
Japanese scientists from Osaka University have created a balloon input device. October 26, 2011
Researchers Develop Talking Kitchen That Can Teach You French and How to Cook
The French Digital Kitchen at Newcastle University is a kitchen that gives lessons in cooking and in French at the same time. October 26, 2011
AccuWeather Explains Ball Lightning
AccuWeather says ball lightning is described as a white or yellow basketball sized sphere of lightning floating in the air. October 26, 2011
Object Recognition in Fish: Scientist Trains Goldfish to Touch Objects for Food Rewards
Caroline DeLong, an assistant professor of psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology, has trained goldfish to recognize objects. October 26, 2011
Flammable Halloween Costumes Pose Danger to Children
The Today Show did a segment on the safety of children's Halloween costumes, which was pretty horrifying. October 25, 2011
Japan Ministry of Defense Shows Off Its Spherical Flying Machine
The Japan Ministry of Defense showed off its Spherical Flying Machine at the Digital Content Expo. October 25, 2011
Passenger Planes in 2075 May Fly in Formation and Travel at 5x Speed of Sound
The British Institution of Merchanical Engineers (IMechE) has released a report about the future of flight. October 25, 2011
Bill Read Tells Keys, South Florida Residents Not to Drop Their Guard With Hurricane Rina
Hurricane Rina has been quickly strengthening in the Caribbean as it approaches the Yucatan peninsula. October 25, 2011
Researchers Find Xenophyophores, Large Single-Celled Animals, in Mariana Trench
Scripps researchers and National Geographic engineers discovered large single-celled animals, called xenophyophores, in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. October 25, 2011
CDC Publishes Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic Graphic Novel
The CDC wants everyone to know what to do should an actual zombie threat materialize. October 24, 2011
Local Beekeepers Come to the Rescue After Truck Carrying 460 Hives Crashes in Utah
Interstate 15 in southern Utah was partially closed after a truck carrying 460 beehives crashed Sunday night. October 24, 2011