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WATCH: Make a 3-D Sculpture of Your Unborn Fetus
Looking for a unique baby shower gift? How about a 3D sculpture of the unborn person of honor?
Rescue at the Bottom Of the World: Australian Medics Save American Worker
A risky international rescue flight has whisked an ailing U.S. worker from McMurdo Station to medical facilities in New Zealand.
Campi Flegrei: The Massive Italian Volcano that Will Kill Us All (Or Not)
In 79 AD the Italian volcano of Vesuvius erupted, smothering the city of Pompeii and killing thousands of Romans. Today, just across the Bay of Naples, a hidden “super volcano” threatens to kill millions in a natural disaster on …
Scientists Hear a Star’s ‘Screams’ As It’s Devoured By Blackhole
Scientists have recorded the last gasps of a star being swallowed by a black hole, and are likening its “quasiperiodic oscillations” to a human scream.
“You can think of it as hearing the star scream as it gets devoured,” …
The Sound of (Pop) Music: Too Loud, Too Much the Same
In case you’ve tuned out of Top 40 radio lately (and we wouldn’t blame you if you did), we’re happy to fill you in: all pop music sounds the same. And scientists have confirmed it.
The Awe Effect: How Visions of Awe Can Improve Your Health
Ever feel like time is standing still? If so, perhaps these moments happen when you are immersed in a state of astonishment. According to new research, awe-inspiring moments really do make things seem like they’re moving a …
Life Changers: Google’s 2012 Science Fair Winners
Gone are the days of posterboard presentations. Google’s science fair recruited life-changing ideas from teenagers across the globe — language was no issue, nor was subject matter. Here are the winners of the second annual science fair.
Why Women Finally Have Higher IQs than Men
Given that women have long outnumbered men on college campuses and hold more advanced degrees than their male counterparts, it makes sense that they would also score higher on IQ tests. But for the last 100 years, they’ve lagged …
Hotter and Faster: How to Fight a Modern Fire
As modern synthetic materials have changed the way house fires burn, the New York Fire Department is experimenting with new tactics to beat the blazes.
Bob Marley Gets Bloodsucking Fish Parasite Named after Him
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Talk With Your Hands: Gloves Translate Sign Language Into Speech
Four Ukrainian tech whizzes have done the seemingly impossible: they’ve given a voice to the voiceless. Calling themselves QuadSquad, they created a product called “Enable Talk”—gloves that translate sign language into …