SpaceX Will Reportedly Launch Its Falcon Heavy Rocket On February 6th
According to NASA Space Flight, SpaceX finally has a launch date set for its Falcon Heavy rocket. The launch should happen in the afternoon of February…
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Plastics Are Suffocating Ocean Reefs Because Humans Can't Stop Being Lazy Slobs
The world's coral reefs are already in serious trouble thanks to climate change that has bleached (read: utterly devastated) massive stretches of ocean habitat, and…
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Scientists Actually Just Figured Out How To Make Real Floating 'Holograms'
We've seen countless science fiction technologies make their way to the real world over the past few decades, but one has always eluded us: holograms.…
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180,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Discovery Changes What We Thought We Knew About Mankind's History
A great deal has happened in recent history that changes everything we thought we knew about the dawn of our species. Now, a newly discovered…
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The Doomsday Clock Hasn't Been This Close To Midnight Since The First H-Bomb Test
You might not agree with them, but doomsday experts say we're the closest to a disaster since 1953. That's when the first hydrogen bomb was…
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'Terminator'-Inspired Robotic Exoskeleton Maker Cyberdyne Scores FDA Approval
We joke a lot about the "inevitable" robot apocalypse, but aside from a few scary developments it seems like humanity is much more likely to…
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Scientists Rebuilt A 30,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino, And Its Name Is Sasha
We often think of dinosaurs as the coolest creatures to have walked the Earth before mankind began its bizarre march towards the present, but you…
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Here's How Scientists Are Going To Detect Alien Life From Millions Of Miles Away
When it comes to alien hunting, astronomers have already done a pretty good job of checking out the planets in our own cosmic backyard. Sure,…
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9-Year-Old Accidentally Doses 5th Grade Class With Her Grandfather's Weed Gummies
With medical marijuana now legal in 29 states and edibles a favorite way for patients to get their THC dose, a new and exciting genre…
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SpaceX's Moon Rocket Just Took A Huge Step Towards Its First Flight
Earlier today, SpaceX fired up all 27 engines on its Falcon Heavy rocket for a test fire, the final crucial step before the rocket is…
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Incredibly Rare, Pokemon-Like Fish Found To Be Thriving In New Area
The red handfish is one of nature's real treats. It's a strange little bottom-dwelling fish that actually prefers to crawl along the sea floor rather…
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Google's $30 Million Lunar X Prize Competition Is Over And Nobody Won
You've got to hand it to Google. The company did everything in its power to push private companies into space with its Lunar X Prize…
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Scientists Discover How Deadly Centipede Toxin Tricks The Heart Into Stopping Cold
Even if you're not afraid of most bugs — like ants, flies, or bees, for example — there's still a good chance you have a…
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Australia Stole A Big Chunk Of Land From Canada 1.7 Billion Years Ago
We all learned back in geography class that what we see as present-day continents were once a big mashup of land that broke off into…
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Astronomers Discovered A Massive 'Hot Jupiter' But Can't Figure Out How It Works
Studying distant planets has helped scientists better explain how the universe ticks, but sometimes a discovery produces more questions than it answers. Such is the…
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Earthquake Off Alaskan Coast Prompts Tsunami Scare, But Waves Remain Calm
Mother Nature cut humanity a break this morning when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska produced tsunami waves measuring only about one…
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China Sprints Ahead Of The US In DNA Dabbling With Over 80 CRISPR Patients And Rising
Modern medicine is an amazing thing, but when we start talking about tweaking our DNA things start to sound a little scary. The potentially frightening…
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Scientists Discover Rocks Used In Empire State Building And Buckingham Palace Are Actually Ancient Fossils
Researchers are constantly finding amazing fossils in places where you might not expect them, but a new discovery by scientists at The Australian National University…
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Stanford Scientists Invent AI That Can Predict Death With Up To 90% Accuracy
Humans today live a lot longer than they used to. That's great news, but as modern medical advances are giving patients second chances at living…
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US Government Shutdown Ruins SpaceX Plans For A Falcon Heavy Test Fire
The US government is a dumpster fire fueled by greed and corruption, and now it's messing with SpaceX's awesome Falcon Heavy rocket. The government shutdown…
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How Robotic Exoskeletons Could Save Disabled Children From A Life In Wheelchairs
It was bleak medical diagnosis for his young nephew that put the idea in Manmeet Maggu's head to launch a startup focused on robotic exoskeletons…
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Watch A Rocket Booster Nearly Destroy A Chinese Village When It Falls To Earth And Explodes
We've discussed space a great deal this week, and the skyscraper-sized asteroid that will soon buzz by Earth was of particular interest. Thankfully, calamity will…
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NASA Is Testing Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Can Sustain Life On Mars
Mars is very much en vogue right now. NASA is focused on exploring Mars, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars, and astronomers all…
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Michigan's Meteor Wasn't A Threat, But Scientists Are On The Lookout For Dangerous Space Rocks
Earlier this week, Detroit, Michigan was treated to a rare sight: A meteor streaking across the sky and crashing down to Earth. When it touched…
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I'm Sure It's Just A Coincidence That 2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record
2017 was one of the hottest years on record, according to new data from NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Depending on who you…
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Researchers Recreate 200-Year-Old Man's Genome Using Only DNA From His Living Relatives
Hans Jonatan was born in St. Croix more than 200 years ago in 1784. His mother Emilia Regina was a house slave on the island,…
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Found A Remarkable Similarity Between Earth And Saturn's Moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft went on a long and treacherous mission that ended last year in spectacular fashion. The large space explorer dove into Saturn's atmosphere,…
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