China's inaugural Chang'e-3 lunar lander has snapped the missions first panoramic view of the touchdown spot at Mare Imbrium.
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2013
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Kids these days have a penchant for high-tech and would rather play with smartphones and tablets than board games and building blocks.
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2013
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In humans, massages are used for stress relief and relaxation. Tight wraps called Thundershirts can be used on dogs to reduce anxiety from thunderstorms or separation, and giant rolling brush machines are used in the milk ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2013
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Around the country, schools are increasingly dumping heavy, expensive printed textbooks and putting the material online.
Other
Dec 23, 2013
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Spain's National Geographical Institute says the Canary Island of El Hierro has been rocked by more than 50 tremors in 24 hours, two years after a new volcano began to appear off its southern coast.
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2013
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Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer Monday named a new chief executive officer following losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in the third quarter.
Business
Dec 23, 2013
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On December 18, the Hubble Space Telescope slewed to Comet ISON's expected position and found nothing down to the incredibly faint magnitude of 25. According to astronomer Hal Weaver, who planned the ISON search, that limit ...
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2013
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One of most famous fungi in the world is the "zombie ant fungus". It takes over the mind of an ant, causing it to climb up a branch and cling to the underside of a leaf before mummification. Once locked in place, the mushroom-like ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2013
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Let's say you're feeling a little … off. Disjointed and a bit dizzy. Seeing a doctor would be best, but in many parts of the country and the world, remoteness, the cost of healthcare, and limited availability of physicians ...
Engineering
Dec 23, 2013
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Research conducted by a team that included scientists from British Antarctic Survey reveals the ocean current moving around the South Pole flowed at much the same speed in the last ice age as it has done in much more recent ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2013
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