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5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Virginia
A 5. August 23, 2011
Rice Bowl Sized Hail Damages Cars in China
A storm in China dropped rice bowl sized hailstones. August 22, 2011
Snow White Dwarf Planet Contains Ice From Ancient Slush-Spewing Volcanoes
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered ice, and possibly methane, on the dwarf planet 2007 OR10, which is nicknamed Snow White. August 22, 2011
Giraffe Weevils Fight With Their Extremely Long Necks
The giraffe weevil takes it name from its extremely long neck, which is much longer than its body. August 21, 2011
Researchers Use Spider Silk to Create Human Skin That is Nearly Bulletproof
Dutch artist Jalila Essaidi and the Forensic Genomics Consortium Netherlands combined spider silk with human cells to create a stronger human skin that was nearly bulletproof. August 21, 2011
Netherlands Company Sequences Genome of Marijuana
A Netherlands company has announced the successful sequence of the genome of marijuana. August 20, 2011
Video: Flower Hat Jelly Captures Zebrafish
Flower hat jellies (Olindias formosa) are found off the coast of Southern Japan, Brazil and Argentina. August 20, 2011
Archaeologists Baffled by Ancient Roman Jar Full of Holes
LiveScience reports that archaeologists have no idea what this ancient Roman jar filled with tiny holes was for. August 19, 2011
Bugnadoes Filmed Above Flooded Cornfield in Iowa
Storm chaser and photographer Mike Hollingshead captured tornado-shaped masses of bugs in southwestern Iowa following flooding along the Missouri River. August 18, 2011
Headless Hercules Statue Found in Excavated Bathhouse Pool in Israel
A rare headless statue of Hercules, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, was found in an excavated bathhouse pool in Israel. August 18, 2011
Researchers Grow Functional Anal Sphincters in Mice Using Human Cells
Researchers have grown the very first functional anal sphincters in the lab. August 18, 2011
Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Makes Rats Sexually Attracted to Cat Urine
Researchers have found that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes rats sexually attracted to cat urine. August 18, 2011
Three People in U.S. Have Died From Naegleria, a Brain Eating Amoeba
Three people have died this summer from Naegleria, a rare brain-eating amoeba that lives in warm water. August 17, 2011
Santa Cruz Police Department Testing Computer Program That Predicts Crime
The Santa Cruz Police Department is testing a computer program that predicts when and where crimes may occur. August 17, 2011
ESA Plans to Slam Spacecraft Into Asteroid
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to carry out a mission to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid. August 17, 2011
MABEL is the World's Fastest Bipedal Robot With Knees
A two-legged robot in a University of Michigan lab can run like a human. August 16, 2011
Arrow-Shaped Cloud on Saturn's Moon Titan Caused by Atmospheric Waves
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has an enormous white arrow shaped cloud on its surface in this image. August 16, 2011
Robots Work Together to Remove a Book From a Shelf
In this robot project called Swarmanoid a group of robots work together to remove a book from a shelf. August 15, 2011
Mussel Thought to be Extinct Found in Texas River
Researchers from the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources have discovered fresh remains of a freshwater mussel species thought to be extinct in the San Saba River in Central Texas. August 15, 2011
Theoretical Physicist Dr. Michio Kaku Says If Aliens Invade It Will Be Like Bambi Vs Godzilla
Dr. Michio Kaku says Hollywood has it wrong on alien invasions and that it would be like Bambi vs. Godzilla if they invade Earth. He says we should not advertise our existence. August 14, 2011