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Watch the SpaceX Dragon connect to the International Space Station

Posted May 25, 2012 - 11:33 am

Private spacecraft connects successfully to the International Space Station.
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DARPA funds starship; liftoff T minus 100 years

Posted May 24, 2012 - 5:33 pm

DARPA provided seed funding, but the foundation founded by an African-American woman in her mother the teacher aims to teach generations of Americans how to build knowledge, educated populations and a window to the secrets of the universe, not just a starship.
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Watch the Moon devour the Sun

Posted May 21, 2012 - 11:38 am

Cool time-lapse video of yesterday's solar eclipse made by a science teacher (see, science is cool!).
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Watch a 30-year time-lapse of Mount St. Helens from space

Posted May 18, 2012 - 3:58 pm

Take a moment to relive the volcano eruption from 32 years ago today.
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Why people yawn when others yawn

Posted May 14, 2012 - 5:03 pm

Why is yawning contagious? It's not just because we're all tired.
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Math Monday: Fun with Infinity

Posted May 14, 2012 - 11:00 am

Time travel and counting to infinity always gives me headaches.
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Science news: Chimps are mean, sneaky bastards

Posted May 11, 2012 - 5:40 pm

A chimp named Santino made news three years ago for gathering rocks in the morning to throw at humans in the afternoon. Now he's hiding the rocks and his own anger until it's time to whip out the rocks and have at the enemy, which dumb animals are not supposed to be able to do.
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Japanese invent robot that won't fall when you kick it

Posted May 11, 2012 - 9:38 am

Oh, I get it - the Japanese are training their robots to be Kung Fu fighters.
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Science Thursday: Why the Earth doesn't crash into the Sun

Posted May 3, 2012 - 1:36 pm

Video shows why the earth/sun relationship is like a push-you/pull-me type of endeavor.
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Come home from space station, sit in a comfy chair

Posted April 27, 2012 - 12:21 pm

Returning space station astronauts get a recliner and sunglasses when they arrive on Earth. All that's missing is a cold beer.
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Hugvie: A cute, cuddly huggable robot with a heartbeat

Posted April 27, 2012 - 10:42 am

Sensors and vibrators and oh-so-soft-and-cuddly. Hugvie lets you hug and hear a heartbeat. Only in Japan.
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Japanese Royal Robot Rumble 2012 featured costumes, pushing (not much rumbling)

Posted April 27, 2012 - 9:43 am

Footage from this year's 2012 RoboGames in Japan features dancing and fighting robots.
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Japanese show off battery-powered portable X-ray machine

Posted April 26, 2012 - 10:28 am

Battery-operated x-ray device can be used in situations where power is limited (or not available).
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Robot bartender serves up drinks, snacks

Posted April 25, 2012 - 9:20 am

Dual-arm robot can deliver your drink and snack order.
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Robot hand fits like a glove - literally

Posted April 24, 2012 - 5:11 pm

ExoHand is a Lego-like robot hand that can mimic an operator's movements. It's like Doctor Octopus meets Terminator (but in a good way).
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NASA scientists ease our fears of the Sun blowing up

Posted April 24, 2012 - 4:01 pm

NASA takes some time away from launching rubber chickens (just kidding!) to answer common questions about solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
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MIT hackers play TETRIS on a whole building

Posted April 23, 2012 - 9:34 pm

Not every MIT hack is brilliant. Some are the kind of prank any group of bright students could pull off. Not this time. Friday night a group of uber-geek MIT hackers turned the campus' Green Building into a game of Tetris that could be played using a console installed at ground level (with a sign reading DO NOT play TETRIS on the Green Building). Brilliant.
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NASA sends rubber chicken into space, because it can

Posted April 23, 2012 - 11:00 am

Boldly going where no rubber chicken has gone before...
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NASA wants your help to search for killer asteroids

Posted April 20, 2012 - 2:51 pm

NASA plans to launch a probe designed to take samples from an asteroid in near-Earth orbit, starting in 2016. To make it work NASA needs detailed observational data on the target rock and other objects it could sample or have to avoid along the way. Get our your telescopes.
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Brain scan predicts mistakes 20 seconds before you make them

Posted April 20, 2012 - 2:19 pm

Research from a computer-scientist at the University of Arizona has defined EEG brain patterns that indicate when the brain is about to slip up on a math problem. The goal is to create systems or help students learn faster by helping keep the mental challenges manageable.
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Study: Phone records show women run human society, evolution

Posted April 20, 2012 - 1:36 pm

Analysis of call patterns in billions of cell-phone calls and texts shows romance trumps friendship for both sexes when they're young, but women shift back toward social networks that turn out to be forming a consensus on how humans should evolve, and with whom.
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NASA celebrates two years of staring at the Sun

Posted April 20, 2012 - 10:36 am

NASA honors two years of solar observations with this cool compilation video.
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Robotic model helps doctors train for brain surgery

Posted April 18, 2012 - 9:45 am

Scientists develop robotic brain artery model to help doctors become better brain surgeons.
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'Prometheus' may be the geek sleeper movie hit of the summer

Posted April 17, 2012 - 11:01 am

Wait, an android is in a new Ridley Scott movie? OK, may have to put this on my 'must-see' list.
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Watch quantum levitation in action

Posted April 17, 2012 - 10:20 am

The wacky properties of ceramics, explained by a British professor.
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