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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

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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Instead of Growing Meat in a Lab, Why Not Make It Out of Plants?

"Plant blood" is the secret behind the I-can't-believe-it-isn't-meat company, Impossible Foods

In Norway, 12-year-old Thea has become the poster girl for putting an end to child marriage around the world.

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The Fake Story of a Blond Child Bride Made This the Most Visited Blog in Norway

The campaign is meant to increase awareness and also is seeking sponsors of individual girls

Memorial in London dedicated to the memory of the people who died in the bombings of July 7, 2005

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To Detect Bombs Before They're Used, Sweden Is Looking at Its Sewers

The EU's Emphasis Project is designed to detect people manufacturing IED's

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This Drone Could Live on Your Wrist And Help You Take Selfies

Holding a camera at arms length is so passe

Drone equipped with camera

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Who Can Use Drones This Week?

Movies and deliveries are moving on up, while fines and bans go into effect in parks

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New Marine Robots Could One Day Patrol the Oceans

How do you keep an eye on the oceans? With robots

Breast pumping equipment

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A New MIT Challenge: Hack the Breast Pump

Last weekend, MIT's Media Lab hosted the "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck" Hackathon

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A New Search Engine For Metaphors

Yossarian offers a new way of searching for inspiration online

Irish students refine their winning entry, a method for promoting crop growth

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Meet the Teen Winners of Google's Science Fair

A flying fruit fly-inspired robot and a bacterial solution for world hunger are among the three winners

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The US Is Trying to Expedite Sunscreen Innovation

Sunscreen is currently subject to an approval process similar to that of new pharmaceuticals

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Law Enforcement Can Now Search for Faces, Not Just Fingerprints

The Next Generation Identification system is an upgrade from the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System used today

A teenage boy sends a text message on his mobile phone as stands in the floodwater on the main street of Bentley in Doncaster.

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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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America: The Land of the (Romantically) Free

For the first time on record, more Americans are single than married

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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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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

Mobility Enhancing Soft Exosuit: a soft wearable robot made from lightweight and flexible materials.

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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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