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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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Libraries Are Great at Lending All Sorts of Things—Not Just Books

Lending libraries are now lending more than books

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Women Get More Politically Engaged When Their Senator Is Also Female

Women no longer lag far behind men in political savvy when they have a female leader to look toward

Esplanade park in Helsinki

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In the Summer, Helsinki's Buildings Are Cooled by an Underground Lake

Underneath a park in Helsinki, Finland is a lake used to cool buildings in the city

An artist's interpretation of a mission to an Asteroid

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Contribute to an Asteroid Time Capsule

NASA wants to know what your predictions are for the future of Solar System exploration

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This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die

A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies

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Someday, Okra Could Help Make Ice Cream

The slime in okra could make for a natural ice cream stabilizer

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The Secret to Instagram's New Video App Is Already in Your Phone

The ability to create moving, time-lapse videos is in your hands, thanks to gyroscopes

The Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River, shown here in 2012

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Dams Removed On Washington State River

The removal of dams on the Elwha river is the largest dam removal to take place

The little 1/3 drone hoverbike in action.

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Hoverbikes Get One Step Closer to Reality

Chris Malloy is raising money on Kickstarter to continue development of his hoverbike

A building downtown at 2nd and Brown sustained damage from the 6.0 earthquake in Napa.

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A New Way to See Earthquakes: Peoples’ Fitness Trackers

Yesterday's Napa earthquake woke people up

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New Jersey Will Test Solar-Powered Commuting Pods Straight Out of the Future

The new form of transportation looks like it came here from the future

Humvees stored inside the Frigaard Cave in central Norway

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The Marines Have Equipment Stashed In Norwegian Caves

The Marines are storing tanks and other large equipment in large caves in Norway

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Imagine Living on Mars In One of These Structures

You could call an acropolis, pyramid or beehive home

Survival tools and various equipment are displayed at the headquarters building of the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park recently developed on the waterfront on Sunday, January 20, 2013

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Tokyo Has Built Disaster Preparedness Into the Fabric of the City

Refuge parks stocked with food and water are ready for the next disaster

The tattoo biosensor (enlarged to show detail)

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Using Sweat To Power Devices Isn’t Far Off

An intense workout at the gym could one day not only recharge your batteries, but your phone's too

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Why Everyone From Conservationists to Yao Ming to Andrew Cuomo Supports Banning Ivory Sales

Because of corruption and laundering, any system of legal ivory trade threatens the continued existence of elephants

Concept art for Zootopia by Bjarke Ingels Group

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Is It Wise to Build a Zoo Without Cages?

Being able to mingle with the animals sounds nice, but is it?

A gallery in the Tate Britain

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Starting Tonight, You Can Roam the Tate Museum After Hours, Via Robot

Spend a virtual night at the museum with robots

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