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Humanity’s effort to take to the skies thwarted by jealous bees
Oh, bees. We've taken you into our homes (unwillingly) and our urban farms (on purpose), and this is how you repay us -- by trying to destroy the miracle of air travel?
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Gibson Guitars’ noble stand against the government ends with admission of wrong-doing
A 2011 hot button issue for the right ends with a whimper.
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Play along with Olympic cycling
The New York Times Magazine’s Christoph Niemann, who you might remember from the time he live-illustrated the New York marathon while running it, is now in London sketching the Olympics. […]
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How’s the weather, America? Aug. 6 edition
In which we lament the sorry state of our nation and then look at a cute animal video, per usual.
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Here is an awesome photo of Curiosity parachuting down to Mars
This tiny jellyfish/hot air balloon-looking thing is actually the Curiosity rover on its way down to the surface of Mars, photographed by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Get used to this view, […]
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Are the Batteries Ready? 100% Clean Energy Requires Progress on Storage
In the long run, there’s no avoiding energy storage for a 100% renewable energy society. The two major sources of renewable power are wind and sun, and they are either […]
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These bands are ditching tour buses for tour bikes and tour trains
Tour buses are basically synonymous with sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll, and also that scene in Almost Famous that guaranteed you’ve still got “Tiny Dancer” in your head. But […]
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Meet the internet’s newest sexy science star, Mohawk Guy
Sure, ostensibly you stayed up to watch Curiosity land. But you just couldn’t keep your eyes off the handsome specimen with the star-spangled ‘hawk. Seven minutes of terror? Try seven […]
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Human Curiosity lands on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover is on the surface of the Red Planet -- a triumph of scientific discovery that survived incredible odds.
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You will not be able to stop looking at this penis snake
Seriously, Nature, what are you ON?
