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Leatherback Sea Turtles Can Measure Sunlight Through Their Skulls
The anatomical skylight allows the turtles to synch up with the seasons
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Programmers Are Creating a Way for Your Phone to Get Online Even When Data Is Down
The Cosmos Browser uses text messages to browse the web
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This Is Where Rosetta’s Lander Will Touch Down
The Philae lander will touch down at “Site J” In November
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New Study: Blame Defective Wells for Fracking Leaks
Fixing shoddy wells could mean making fracking safer for the environment
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America: The Land of the (Romantically) Free
For the first time on record, more Americans are single than married
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Russia Is Building a New Military Base in the Arctic
The cold war over the Arctic continues
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How Many Left-Over Mine-Resistant Vehicles Did Your School Get From the Military?
School police forces also get used military gear
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This Map Shows Where All That Carbon Dioxide Is Coming From
Global carbon emissions have an obvious bias
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Sinking At Icelandic Volcano Has Scientists Worried About Possible Eruption
Movement within Bardarbunga’s caldera has researchers watching the volcano closely
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Weird Ways People Have Tried To Stop Lava
People living near volcanoes have tried a lot of different methods to redirect lava flows
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Detroit’s Dumps Are Slowly Being Reclaimed By Nature
Some illegal dumping grounds in Detroit are being repopulated by hardy plants
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This Website Wants to Make Your Major Life Decisions for You
The site could help people who just want their decisions validated or who honestly have no idea what to do with themselves
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A High-Tech, Strength-Boosting Exoskeleton Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy
The next generation of exoskeletons may be less bulky than Iron Man
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A 24-Year-Old Woman Just Discovered She’s Had a Hole in Her Brain Her Entire Life
This rare care demonstrates just how incredibly adaptive the human brain is
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The International Space Station Is Getting Its Own 3-D Printer
Researchers are hoping their 3-D printer will work in microgravity
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This Is How the Internet Reacted to Two Planes Crashing Into the WTC on 9/11/01
The Metafilter page discussing 9/11 is still online
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Delay-Plagued Virgin Galactic Finds Itself Delayed, Again
It will be hard for Virgin Galactic to fly by 2015 without a fully tested rocket engine
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Dog Movies Create Ten-Year Spikes in Breeds’ Popularity
“Lassie” alone led to a 40 percent increase in the number of border collies that families adopted
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Fish Eat Mammals on the Regular
A new study indicates that in some ecosystems, mammals are a fairly normal foodstuff for fish
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Libraries Are Great at Lending All Sorts of Things—Not Just Books
Lending libraries are now lending more than books
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