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The Fontus Airo water bottle

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This Water Bottle Refills Itself From Moisture in the Air

The Fontus is a gadget for adventurers and potentially a way to help people living regions where water is scarce

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Adventure Through the Water Cycle With NASA's New Comic Book

The comic brings whimsy and fun into the story of the Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission

Snowflakes seem a natural choice for a pattern in the snow-covered field, but they also showcase Beck's mathematical precision.

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These Stunning Fractals Are Made of Snow

Snow artist Simon Beck uses his own two snowshoe-clad feet to create these masterpieces

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GoPro-Armed Vultures Capture Lima’s Trash Problems

By sniffing out illegal dumps, the watchful buzzards will hopefully inspire action to clean up the city's streets

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Step Inside a Dalí Painting at This Virtual Reality Exhibit

Surrealism meets real life in an exploration of a Dalí masterwork

Who wouldn't want to let these adorable critters pass through?

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British People Are Building Highways for Hedgehogs Through Their Yards

Hedgehog populations in England have declined since the 1970s due urban and suburban development

An eight-year-old Firethorn "Air Bonsai"

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These Levitating Bonsai Will Brighten Your Home With Science

A workshop in Japan created tiny Bonsai plants that float with the help of magnets

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New Way to Wean Calves Leaves Them Happier and Healthier

Lowering stress on the animals may also have economic benefits

A new flavor wheel groups together different flavor attributes of coffee.

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Describe Your Coffee With Science

There's an art—and a lot of science—to a consistent cup of coffee

One of Leonardo's notebooks (left) contains an erased figure (right). Conservators discovered the hidden sketch using multispectral imaging.

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How a Hidden Figure Emerged From One of Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks

Modern imaging reveals the approximately 500-year-old sketch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on Sunday, January 17. Though the launch went as planned, the craft's landing did not.

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Sunday's SpaceX Landing Didn't Exactly Go as Planned

Jason-3 made it to orbit—but the company's Falcon 9 rocket didn't make it back to Earth in one piece

A girl in Vietnam puts flowers on her father’s grave in 1972

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Vietnam Turns to DNA to Identify the Remains of Those Lost in the War

Technological advances in DNA analysis will make this massive effort possible

A red squirrel from the Rocky Mountains, contemplating its next attack on the power grid, probably.

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Move Over Hackers, Squirrels Are the Power Grid's Greatest Foe

Cyberattacks may loom large in peoples' minds, but these fluffy rodents are the ones actually taking down the grid

A climber stands in front of Mount Everest at Kala Patthar in Solukhumbu District of Nepal

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Virtually Climb Mount Everest From Your Living Room

A new virtual reality experience allows users delve into the world of Everest and scale the beast firsthand

Not so fast...incandescent bulbs could soon become more efficient thanks to nanotechnology.

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Incandescent Light Bulbs May Have a Bright Future After All

Nanotechnology could turn the inefficient bulbs’ weakness into a strength

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Watch 100 Drones Dance Their Way to a World Record

The swarm recently took to the skies to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Library patrons will soon be able to check out ukuleles in libraries across Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Libraries Will Let You Check Out a Ukulele

Read, strum, repeat

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Grab Your Fork and Travel Back in Time With These Old USDA Dietary Guidelines

Wheels, pyramids and plates—dietary recommendations have come a long way in the last century

This monitor lizard is definitely not thinking of eating poisonous toads.

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Scientists Trained Monitor Lizards Not to Chow Down on Poisonous Toads

And they did it by feeding them smaller and less-poisonous toads

Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark is the resting place of Hans Christian Andersen. Now, it will mark the home for the city's homeless, as well.

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Copenhagen Has a Cemetery for Homeless People

But proper burials for indigent individuals remain few and far between

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