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Scientists Developing Contraceptive Drug That Stops Sperm From Swimming
Scientists are developing a contraceptive drug for men that stops sperm from swimming to the egg. May 2, 2016
NASA Shares Panchromatic Global Map of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons mission team has released a black and white global map of Pluto creatured using images collected as recently as April 25. May 2, 2016
Fossil Discovery Suggests Baby Titanosaurs Needed Little Parental Help
The discovery of a fossilized baby titanosaur suggests the tiny future giants were mostly self-reliant at birth. May 1, 2016
Astronomers Find Tailless Comet in the Oort Cloud
Astronomers have found a tailless comet in the Oort cloud. It was dubbed a Manx comet after the tailless cat breed. April 30, 2016
Researchers Develop Gloves That Translate Sign Language
Researchers have developed gloves that translate sign languate into text or speech. The gloves won the $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. April 29, 2016
Catsharks May Communicate With Biofluorescence
Catsharks may use biofluorescence to communicate with each other deep underwater according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. April 29, 2016
Stanford's Robotic Mermaid OceanOne Explores 17th Century Shipwreck
Stanford developed a robotic memaid called OceanOne that can explore shipwrecks. It recently went on its maiden voyage April 29, 2016
Scientists Build World's Tiniest Thermometer Using DNA
Scientists from the University of Montreal announced they have created the world's smallest thermometer using DNA. April 28, 2016
Festo's Flying Sphere Robot Can Grab and Carry Objects
Festo has created a flying spherical robot that can grab and carry items. It autonomous bot can move in any direction. April 28, 2016
New Land Snail Species Discovered in Western Australia
A new land snail species was discovered on the Baxter Cliffs and Hampton Ranges in Western Australia. April 28, 2016
Sarmientosaurus is a Newly Discovered Titanosaur From Argentina
Scientists have discvoered the fossils of a new titanosaur fossil in Argentina. It has been named Sarmientosaurus musacchioi April 27, 2016
New Weevil Named After Chewbacca
A newly discovered weevil has been named after Chewbacca from Star Wars. The weevil was discovered in Papau New Guinea. April 27, 2016
Hubble Discovers Small Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake
A small moon has been discovered orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake. Astronomers may be able to use the moon to calculate the mass of Makemake. April 26, 2016
New Scorpion Species Discovered in Northeastern California
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown scorpion species in northeastern California. April 26, 2016
Study Finds Bed Bugs Strongly Prefer Red and Black Colors
A new study has found that bed bugs strongly prefer black and red colors for harborages and dislike green and yellow. April 25, 2016
Mammal-like Reptiles Named Tritylodontids Survived 30 Million Years Longer Than Previously Thought
The Tritylodontids were a hardier animal family than previously thought. Scientists have discovered they lived 30 million years longer than previously thought. April 25, 2016
New Species of Black Fly Discovered in Indonesia
A new species of black fly has been discvoered in Indonesia. It was discovered on the island of Borneo. April 21, 2016
Three New Species of Mouse Lemurs Discovered in Madagascar
Scientists have identified three previously unknown species of mouse lemurs in Madagascar. This brings the known number of mouse lemur species to 24. April 18, 2016
Ultrathin E-skin Records Real-Time Health Data and Provides Digital Display
A new ultra-thin e-skin developed by University of Tokyo researchers could provide a digital display on your skin. It could also act as a sensor for health data says as heart rate. April 18, 2016
New Dragonfly Species Discovered in Cambodia and Laos
A new species of dragonfly has been discovered in a remote mountainous border region between Cambodia and Laos. April 16, 2016