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  How comment trolls can influence your opinions

  By Andrew Webster on January 11, 2013 09:10 am + 124 comments

  It's a familiar scene — a science story, published on the internet, is berated with all kinds of Continue reading…

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  Researchers create a drug that restores hearing to deaf mice

  By Ben Kersey on January 10, 2013 05:37 pm + 11 comments

  Scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear as well as Harvard Medical School have developed a way to Continue reading…

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  DOE grants $120 million toward rare earth research and production

  By Justin Rubio on January 10, 2013 01:01 pm + 7 comments

  The United States Department of Energy has granted $120 million toward the creation of the Critical Continue reading…

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  Shark embryos avoid predators by keeping very still

  By Andrew Webster on January 10, 2013 09:48 am + 5 comments

  Sharks like the brownbanded bamboo shark have photoreceptors that let them search for potential prey Continue reading…

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  Stephen Hawking as man and machine

  By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 03:51 am + 12 comments

  Tuesday marked Stephen Hawking's 71st birthday, an occasion that anthropologist Hélène Mialet Continue reading…

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  Australia's devastating wildfires, as seen from space

  By Amar Toor on January 8, 2013 06:22 pm + 23 comments

  NASA today released a set of stunning photos taken from the International Space Station, capturing Continue reading…

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  First ever video of giant squid is amazing

  By Thomas Houston on January 8, 2013 04:39 pm + 105 comments

  Yesterday we reported that the Discovery Channel would soon be airing the first ever footage of the Continue reading…

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  2012 was the hottest year on record, according to US government

  By Amar Toor on January 8, 2013 03:00 pm + 105 comments

  A new report from the US government has confirmed what was likely obvious to many last year: 2012 Continue reading…

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  'Vomiting Larry' is a humanoid robot that projectile vomits for science

  By Amar Toor on January 4, 2013 01:47 pm + 12 comments

  Meet "Vomiting Larry," a humanoid robot that projectile vomits in the name of science. Developed by Continue reading…

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  Absolute zero is no longer absolute zero

  By Ben Kersey on January 4, 2013 08:51 am + 141 comments

  Scientists have rewritten the known laws of physics after hitting a temperature lower than absolute Continue reading…