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• Do Animals Dream?

  

  image credit Yes, animals do dream. Many pet owners have seen their sleeping dog or cat twitch or paw the air, as if dreaming of bones to bury or mice to chase... Read more

  The 04 February 2012 by   Gerard
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• Warrior Tennis

  

  by ConroyDjokovic and Nadal weary after nearly six hours of playHave we seen the limit of tennis? I mean, really, can the sport get anybetter? Much has already... Read more

  The 03 February 2012 by   Conroy
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• Israeli Scientists Breed Black Tomato

  

  Israeli horticulturists have developed a gothic crossbreed of tomato that is red on the inside, black on the out. To create the 'Black Galaxy' tomato, the... Read more

  The 02 February 2012 by   Gerard
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• This Is How Our Sun Will Look When It Dies

  

  image credit In a few billion years, our dear Sun will look like this, a beautiful glowing eye of spent starstuff trash in the shape of Sauron's Eye. And no... Read more

  The 02 February 2012 by   Gerard
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• Reward and Punish: Say Hello to Dopamine’s Leetle Friend

  

  Dopamine recruits a helper to track drug rewards. Ah, dopamine. Whenever it seems like researchers have finally gotten a bead on how that tricky molecule... Read more

  The 31 January 2012 by   Dirkh
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• Scientists Successfully Make an Object Invisible; Make Way for Invisible Armies...

  

  Scientists have developed a technique which can make objects invisible. So what use can it be put to - apart from, of course, hiding from teachers in Hogwarts? Read more

  The 26 January 2012 by   Periscope
  

• A Scientific Look At The Dangers Of High Heels

  

  image credit How shoes affect human gait is a controversial topic these days. The popularity of barefoot running, for instance, has grown in large part... Read more

  The 26 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Chinese Boy Can See In The Dark

  A Chinese boy has stunned medics with his ability to see in pitch black with eyes that glow in the dark. Doctors have studied Nong Youhui's amazing eyesight... Read more

  The 26 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Strange Forgotten Space Station Concepts That Never Flew

  

  image credit Astronauts living and working in space rely on the International Space Station as their port of call. The iconic ISS is a modern engineering... Read more

  The 25 January 2012 by   Gerard
  

• Rats Free Trapped Friends

  

  With a few liberating swipes of their paws, a group of research rats freed trapped labmates and raised anew the possibility that empathy isn't unique to humans... Read more

  The 23 January 2012 by   Gerard
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