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This Google Glass Owner Only Took His Device Off to Sleep And Shower

And when he checked into rehab, he couldn’t stop touching his right temple

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“Arming the Rebels” Has Pretty Much Never Worked

Guns and training, but no on-the-ground support, doesn’t amount to much

A critically endangered black rhino in Namibia.

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In an Effort to Stop Poaching, Namibia Will Remove All of Its Rhinos’ Horns

That extreme measure will likely not be enough to stop the killing, however, so the country is also bolstering its anti-poaching patrols

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All the Things a Hacker Can Find Out About You on Public Wifi

Your vacation, your job, your passwords

Meerkats at the London zoo

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Watch Adorable Meerkat And Otter Live Streams, Help Combat Poaching

Google and the London Zoo have teamed up to offer live streams of animals in an effort to test conservation tech

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Zooplankton and Krill “Pee” Helps Determine Ocean Chemistry

Tiny marine life’s expelled ammonia fuels important chemical reactions

A photo of Achatinella mustelina

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How Endangered Snails Are Endangering Hawaiian Public Radio

The mating season of protected snails delay radio repairs during pledge season

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In the U.K., Posting Nude Pictures of Another Person Is About to Become a Jailable Offense

This year, 28 states introduced or proposed legislation pertaining to revenge porn, though many are still pending

Liberian nurses carry a dead body suspected of dying from the Ebola virus at the Roberts field highway on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, 25 September 2014.

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Now We’re Crowdfunding Ebola Research?

One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding

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Twitter Payments Will Put Hashtag Activists on the Spot

Maybe it’s time to actually #DoSomething

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Here’s What Happens When a Hawk And a Drone Fight

This raptor was not ok with a quadcopter fronting on its turf

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New Jersey Encourages Hunters to Add Bear to Menu

New Jersey is hoping more hunters will take advantage of bear season

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“Vampire Grave” in Bulgaria Holds a Skeleton With a Stake Through Its Heart

The skeleton likely fell victim to vampire hysteria that gripped Eastern Europe until relatively recently

Ransom money is dropped near the ship MV Faina in 2009 while the ship was occupied by pirates

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Robot Ships And Pepper Spray—the Latest in Pirate-Fighting Tech

New technology developments are looking to combat piracy and terrorism on the high seas

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Giant Icebergs Used to Ram Up Against Florida

21,000 years ago, icebergs carved up the ocean floor off the Miami coast

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The Science of Why Toothpaste Makes Food Taste Funny

Blame toothpaste’s foaming action

X-ray technology was invented in 1985 by Wilhelm Röntgen. This early image, along with others set to be on the block, were taken just a year later.

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Amazing Artifacts From the History of Science Are Going Up for Auction

Now if only we all had infinite money

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This Comedy Club Charges By the Laugh

In Barcelona, a comedy club is keeping tabs on its patrons’ laughs with facial recognition technology

Photograph of Robert E Lee's Arlington house taken in 1861

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Rare Photo of Robert E. Lee’s Slave Acquired by National Park Service

The photograph of Selina Gray and her children sold on eBay for $700

An artist's conception depicts WASP-43b's orbit around its star.

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Exoplanet Has Winds That Blow at the Speed of Sound

WASP-43b wouldn’t be a great place to live

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