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  Scientists release plans for new largest particle accelerator, designed to find dark matter

  By Carl Franzen on June 12, 2013 12:20 pm + 121 comments

  One of the biggest science projects in human history is ready to begin. Scientists from around the Continue reading…

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  Dmitry Itskov wants to help you live forever by swapping your body for an android avatar

  By Katie Drummond on June 12, 2013 11:45 am + 177 comments

  If Dmitry Itskov has his way, the human lifespan will soon no longer depend on the limitations of Continue reading…

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  Contact: are alien-hunting scientists going to trigger a planetary invasion?

  By Katie Drummond on June 12, 2013 10:30 am + 148 comments

  If you could talk to extraterrestrials, what would you tell them? Start mulling over that question, Continue reading…

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  NASA warns Arctic thaw could have huge impact on global warming

  By Matt Brian on June 12, 2013 05:18 am + 75 comments

  The Arctic's permafrost soils have NASA worried. Scientists monitoring carbon levels in the top Continue reading…

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  Mayor Bloomberg unveils $20B plan to build new NYC defenses against climate change

  By Carl Franzen on June 11, 2013 05:38 pm + 70 comments

  Parts of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area are still recovering from the damage Continue reading…

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service wants chimpanzees, captive and wild, on endangered list

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 11, 2013 04:11 pm + 18 comments

  For decades, chimpanzees have been found in local zoos, traveling circuses, and on dozens of TV Continue reading…

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  New invisibility cloak conceals cats and fish from up to six directions

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 11, 2013 12:52 pm + 22 comments

  Researchers can now make a cat and a fish disappear from plain sight, so long as they're looked at Continue reading…

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  Surgeons implant lab-grown blood vessel into first US patient

  By Katie Drummond on June 10, 2013 04:45 pm + 3 comments

  In a major step forward for tissue engineering, surgeons at Duke University have successfully Continue reading…

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  Former space station commander Chris Hadfield resigns from Canadian Space Agency

  By Carl Franzen on June 10, 2013 04:03 pm + 42 comments

  Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, the former commander of the International Space Station who just Continue reading…

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  Global temperature rise could have 'disastrous implications', according to energy report

  By Carl Franzen on June 10, 2013 03:30 pm + 35 comments

  Earth could suffer "disastrous implications" in the coming years if the globe's average temperature Continue reading…