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Watch: Sea Slugs, the Little Fluffy Bunnies of the Ocean

Image Source: SunsetLog Check out a video and gallery below of Jorunna – a sea slug genus with big floppy ears, a fluffy ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2015

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Gallery: Pluto Probe Beams Back Incredible Close-Ups

Image Source: NASA After temporarily going dark, NASA’s New Horizons probe has begun sending back some close-up shots of Pluto and its moons, ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2015

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Move Over, Harry Potter – There’s a New Invisibility Cloak in Town

Image Source: IEEE Spectrum Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have taken a huge step forward in the technology of invisibility ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2015

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Gallery and Videos: Mars Rover’s Marathon Journey

Image Source: Engadget To celebrate the Opportunity rover’s 26th mile, NASA has released a time-lapse video, showing the robot’s POV from the past ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2015

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Stephen King Co-Designed a ‘Shining’ Game and It’s Creepy as Heck

Image Source: FamousAuthors In 1998, a print-and-play board game version of Stephen King’s novel The Shining was developed and released. It is an ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2015

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Scientists Create Monkey Borg, Nothing Can Go Wrong

Image Source: HHMI Scientists at Duke University have connected the brains of three rhesus macaque monkeys, allowing the primates to combine their mental ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2015

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Triceratops Family Welcomes New Member Named After Legendary Dino Hunter

Image Source: PLOS ONE A newly detailed relative of Triceratops has been discovered in Alberta, Canada. The horned dinosaur is to be named ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2015

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Mount Spock and Vader Valley – Name List for Pluto’s Map is Nerd Dream Team

Image Source: OurPluto.org The SETI Institute has revealed its list of proposed names for the features of Pluto and its moons, and it ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2015

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Pac-Man… in Space! Scientists Build a Satellite-Munching Space Predator

Image Source: EPFL Orbital debris is becoming a larger problem every day, and has adverse effects on both the cost and safety of ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2015

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Spiders Sail the Seven Seas Like Sailboats, Say Surprised Scientists

Image Source: Tech Times A new study reveals spiders to be adept seafarers. Several species of the arachnid use their legs to catch ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2015

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Russian Rocket Gets Much-Needed Supplies to International Space Station

Image Source: Reuters EDIT Sunday, July 5th: The capsule has successfully docked with the ISS. On-board the station, the crew tweeted, “feels like ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 3, 2015

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The Holodeck is Real! Scientists Create Laser Holograms You Can Touch

Image Source: Digital Nature Group Japanese researchers have created a hologram of a fairy that you can touch and feel, thanks to femtosecond ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2015

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