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Tech

Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Study Proposes

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By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Found a New Kind of Star in Our Galaxy That Can’t Be Explained

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Tech

Researchers Set New Record for Data Transmission Using LED Light

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By Daniel Oberhaus
Food

Connecticut-Sized Dead Zones Are Killing Off Fish Worldwide

01.28.15

By Lauren Rothman
Tech

Black Phosphorus, the Wonder Material to Rival Graphene

01.13.15

By Michael Byrne
Food

Cranberry Bogs Are Serving Up Environmental Destruction

11.24.14

By Lauren Rothman
Syrian Slaughter Update – Week Eleven

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By Henry Langston

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Life

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Life

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“Inflamed” sounds medical enough to be real, but vague enough to fit almost anything.

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Life

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Your nervous system isn’t impressed by your personal brand.

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How will your sign fare this week, stargazer?

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Music

Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Dead at 78

He wrote many of the band’s most popular songs, including “Truckin’,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Hell in a Bucket” and “Playing in the Band”

7 hours ago

By Daniel Kohn