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Sea turtle gets new limbs

February 25, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

It seems the world of prosthetics is continually taking remarkable leaps and bounds when it comes to helping people who’ve lost a leg walk again, or crafting a new arm […]

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Animals, Medicine, Science News, Technology

Fluffy, cute killing machines

January 29, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

If you’re in the Antarctic, it’s not the cold you should be worried about; it’s the Adelie penguins. That is, if you’re a krill. It turns out the cute, waddling […]

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Animals, Science News

For your afternoon slump: It’s okay to look at cute animal photos

October 3, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

If you’re losing your focus around the typical 2-2:30 p.m. slump today, don’t reach for the 5 Hour Energy. Just pop over to the LOLcats website. A new study out […]

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Animals, Science News

When atomic scientists play with their building blocks

September 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

…they can sometimes create a new element. That seems to be the case in Japan, where researchers at RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science say they’ve created element 113, a missing […]

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