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Baby Giant Pacific Octopuses Engage in Tug-of-War Over Food
The Vancouver Aquarium says its baby giant Pacific octopuses are now six weeks old and still going strong. October 16, 2011
Parasitic Wasp Makes Spiders Build Them a Special Web, Then Eats Them
Discovery reports that researchers have found that a parasitic wasp, Zatypota percontatoria, turns spiders into zombies and makes them build them a strange web house. October 15, 2011
Mystery Condition Causes Woman to Age 50 Years in a Few Days
Doctors are baffled by a strange condition which made a 23-year-old woman look about 50 years older in just a few days. October 14, 2011
Scientists Teach iCub Robot to Crawl Like a Baby, Pour Cereal in a Cup
iCub is a humanoid robot that was developed as part of the EU project RobotCub. October 14, 2011
Satellite Views of Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie
Lake Erie is experiencing its worst algae bloom in decades. October 14, 2011
Researchers Discover Fossil Fragment in London Museum Belonged to Huge Ugly Toothed Pterosaur
Researchers have identified a small fossil fragment at the Natural History Museum, London as being part of a pterosaur (Coloborhynchus capito) that was the world's largest toothed pterosaur. October 13, 2011
Wasps Can be Tracked Like Stolen Cars Using Microdot Technology
Scientists at The Australian National University have found a new way to track wasps. October 13, 2011
Scientists Sequence Complete Genome of the Naked Mole Rat
Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the naked mole rat. October 12, 2011
Botanists Try to Get Seeds of Rare Shrub to Germinate Using Blowtorch and Boiling Water
Scientists are having a tough time trying to get seeds of the rare Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) to germinate. October 12, 2011
British Research Team to Drill Beneath Three Kilometers of Solid Ice to Reach Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in Antarctica
A British research team is headed to Antarctica for the first stage of a scientific mission to collect water and sediment samples from Lake Ellsworth, which is buried beneath three kilometres (1. October 11, 2011
The Strange Rubbing Boulders of the Atacama Desert
Geologist Jay Quade discovered an unusual geological process operating in a remote corner of northern Chile's Atacama Desert. October 11, 2011
FDA Approves Gel to Stop Blood Flow During Surgery
The FDA has approved LeGoo, a gel that enables surgeons to temporarily stop blood flow during surgery. October 10, 2011
Third Worker at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Dies
A third worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has died. October 10, 2011
Japanese Scientists Create Teddy Bear Robot With Soft Arms and Legs
Scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have created a teddy bear robot with soft arms and legs. October 9, 2011
Panasonic Unveils Robot Hair Washer, Robotic Bed and Telepresence Robot
Panasonic unveiled its new hair washing robot at a convention in Tokyo. October 9, 2011
Video Captures Rare Baby Hairy-Nosed Wombat Taking First Steps
The hairy-nosed wombat is a critically endangered species of wombat. October 9, 2011
Ice Crawlers: Insects That Live on Glaciers and Ice Caves
Grylloblattids (also called ice crawlers) are a poorly known group of primitive insects that live in only cold and extreme habitats, such as glaciated mountains or ice caves. October 8, 2011
News Producer Investigating Story About Aggressive Wild Turkeys Gets Chased Down by a Wild Turkey
After hearing stories that wild turkeys were chasing down joggers and other residents in a Sacramento neighborhood, News10 producer Duffy Kelly went to investigate. October 8, 2011
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Closed, Protesters Pepper Sprayed
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has been shut down after hundreds of protesters tried to enter the building carrying signs. October 8, 2011
Aztec Burial Site Uncovered in Mexico City
An Aztec burial site has been uncovered in the Templo Mayor ruin in Mexico city. October 7, 2011