The Best Proposed Warning Systems Miss Half of Earth-Bound Meteors

The Best Proposed Warning Systems Miss Half of Earth-Bound Meteors

Nobody expected the giant meteor which exploded over Chelyabinsk in Russia last year—and according to new research, that might not change much in the coming years.

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This Tiny Chip Could Give Doctors a 3D View From Inside The Heart

This Tiny Chip Could Give Doctors a 3D View From Inside The Heart

Remember that great episode of The Magic Schoolbus, where the class took a field trip through the human body? This little chip could be as close as we ever need to get to that dream, by providing a real-time 3D view from within the heart and blood vessels.

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That huge Earth-skimming asteroid? We lost it

An asteroid roughly the size of three football pitches that was expected to hurtle past Earth last night has been lost by astronomers, after attempts to track 2000 EM26 during … Continue reading

Researchers Build the First Stretchy, Bendy Light Circuit

Researchers Build the First Stretchy, Bendy Light Circuit

Stretchable circuits are going to enable our wearable tech future, but they’re super finicky to create. It was just under two years ago that scientists nailed stretchable electronic circuitry; now, Belgian researchers have come up with a flexible light circuit that carries light signals even when stretched.

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1st Lunar Photos Beamed To Earth By NASA Probe

1st Lunar Photos Beamed To Earth By NASA ProbeThe latest moon probe from NASA has recently beamed back what it sees on the moon’s surface for the first time ever. Known as the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (also called LADEE if you prefer a far shorter and more convenient calling card), the new moon photos that were beamed and released by NASA a day before Valentine’s do depict stars as well as the familiar lunar landscape that is full of pockmarks.

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    What Causes Aftertaste?

    What Causes Aftertaste?

    Ever wonder why certain foods seem to hang around after you swallow them?

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    Mammoth tusk uncovered at Seattle building site moved to Burke Museum

    A group of construction workers working in Seattle, Washington made an interesting discovery recently. The workers were digging at the construction site when they uncovered a mammoth tusk. The mammoth … Continue reading

    The Higgs Boson Particle Explained in 120 Seconds, By Peter Higgs

    The discovery of the Higgs Boson is perhaps science’s biggest recent success—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to understand. Who better to explain just what it is, though, than Peter Higgs himself?

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    It Only Takes Light to Make These Nanotech Worms Wiggle

    It Only Takes Light to Make These Nanotech Worms Wiggle

    There are no shortage of surprises when it comes to nanomaterials, but this new composite is behaving in a whole new way: it wiggles when you turn on the lights.

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    Huge asteroid to whip past Earth tonight as NASA warns of space rocks

    An asteroid 885 feet across and traveling at 27,000 mph will hurtle past Earth later today, with the close – astronomically speaking – fly-by of the space rock named 2000 … Continue reading