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Sandblasting is a type of abrasive blasting which involves propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure...

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Researchers from Cambridge have, for the first time, captured a 3D video of a living algal embryo turning itself inside...

A seven year old has discovered the fossil of a turkey-sized dinosaur that roamed South America over 140 million years...

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We've all had days when we've felt invisible metaphorically, but Swedish researchers have taken it to the next level -...

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England claim to have unraveled one of the great mysteries of electromagnetism, and...

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It's the favorite hash tag we've had since #OverlyHonestMethods: scientists are flooding Twitter with their own revelations and reasons why they...

I know, I know -- reading is fun, it's hip, and it's good for you. There's plenty of reasons why...

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A 1,000 year old Anglo-Saxon ‘eye salve’ made from onion, garlic, wine and part of a cow’s stomach wipes out...

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In unanimous vote, the city of Vancouver, Canada, passed its Greenest City Action Plan - to become the world's greenest city...

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Repeat photography (or rephotography) is a technique in which photographs are taken repeatedly at a site to see how it...

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There's good news, and bad news. The good news is that an extremely rare bunny has been observed for the...

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A group of leading scientists and non-profit organizations are urging museums of science and natural history to break their ties...

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