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Report: Men More Likely to Suffer Memory Loss in Old Age
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that, in old age … wait, what were we saying?
Meet Robotics’ Latest Innovation: The Snake
Its movements may seem vaguely unsettling, but this robot may be put to use one day in the field, used to crawl into otherwise-inaccessible locations. See the video at TheDailyWh.at.
Study: Mean Bosses Can Make Workers Work Better
Psst! Don’t show this story to our TIME overlords!
NASA Announces Plans for First-Ever Trip to Sun
It’s a little too hot to send people, but NASA plans to send a spacecraft to the sun by 2018.
Stephen Hawking’s Rules: Fear Aliens, 9/11 No Big Deal, Who Needs God?
Stephen Hawking is smarter than NewsFeed! So when he says things – like there’s no way God created the universe – we should probably believe them. Here are the best of the physicist’s often-controversial opinions.
Hurricane Earl’s Path: An Astronaut’s Point of View
Attention average Americans relegated to doppler radar on your local weather forecast: U.S. Army Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock provides a new lens to the storm.
Man Survives 39-Story Fall, With Help from Dodge
It’s been said before: just because you fall 39 stories from a tall building doesn’t necessarily means it’s the end, or something like that.
North Carolina Farm Produces Massive Emerald
It’s being compared to the Crown Jewels of Russia, and it was produced right here in the United States.
Human Cloning: Recipe for the Next Financial Crisis?
Last month’s passage of the financial reform bill paved the way for 2,300 pages worth of regulations that will improve how Wall Street is governed. But how could something as scientific as cloning burst the organized bubble?
Scientists Unveil New and Improved Velociraptor Cousin
Now with two scary claws!
Drink Up NYC: Meet The Tiny Crustaceans (Not Kosher) In Your Tap Water
New York City is known for having excellent tap water, but why does it taste so good? It might be the microscopic shrimp.