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Mad Scientists in Uruguay Created a Glow-In-The-Dark Sheep [VIDEO]

Phil Nye — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:42:44 +0000

We are constantly told about the rapid advances in science but every once in a while there's an announcement that makes you give pause.

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Watch This Giant Real-Life Robot Dog Fling Cinderblocks Across the Room

Mike Moody — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:10:27 +0000

The mad scientists over at Boston Dynamics have created a four-legged dog-like robot they call BigDog robot.

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How Much Is Love Worth? YouTube Has The Answer This Valentine's Day [VIDEO]

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:45:05 +0000

Valentine's Day is tomorrow and with that comes the joy of being with your significant other, best friend or a stranger on the bus.

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The Scientific Power of Thought

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:07:22 +0000

Mind over matter, people! According to this video, when you change your mind, you physically change your brain.

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Texas-Based Engineers Create Real Life "Mario Kart"

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:25:27 +0000

Austin, TX (WIBX) - If you've ever been anywhere near a Nintendo gaming console, you're probably familiar with the game Mario Kart.

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Watch As A Six Eyed Sand Spider Buries Itself To Catch Prey [VIDEO]

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:15:21 +0000

They may not necessarily be big, but spiders are amazing creatures to watch in their natural habitat.

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Weird Science: Watch This Bizarre Chemical Reaction

Tom Blunt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:30:20 +0000

Something very strange happens at the 1:15 point in this video. When these three clear solutions are combined on a stir plate, the result changes color — and keeps changing!

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Duke University Creates 'Harry Potter' Style Invisibility Cloak

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:22:11 +0000

If you're a fan of J.K. Rowling's hit 'Harry Potter' series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong!

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10 Food Myths You Probably Believe

Ruth Waxman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:00:22 +0000

All too often we get carried away believing (or worse, repeating) everything we are told and don't spend enough time questioning what's actually been said. We've picked 10 very common health mantras you hear everyday and weeded out the worst of the lies, because we want you to eat all the avocados. All of them.

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12-Year-Old Uses Dungeons And Dragons to Help Dad Solve Scientific Riddle

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:57:50 +0000

When you look at someone, you are immediately drawn to their eyes. Scientists have been unsure if this is because humans are programmed to stare at eyes or at faces in general.

Alan Kingstone, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, had been working on this quandary and was having trouble thinking of an experiment which separated the eyes from the center of the face. He was telling his 12-year-old son Julian about it when the boy came up with an inspired idea.

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10 Awesome Facts About the Internet You Didn't Know

Emerald Catron — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:45:19 +0000

And because we can't do cat videos all day every day,* here are ten amazing facts about the internet. From how many likes there are on Facebook daily to the actual weight of the internet, this video just might blow your mind. (Hence the title.) Learn something new today, so you can watch a cat stuck in a jar over and over guilt-free!

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Hanna: STEM Act Will Boost College Graduation Rates

WIBX — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:38:42 +0000

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna, (R-NY22) unveiled a new measure that promises to increase the number of students graduating with STEM degrees.

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Oneida County Training Teachers In Science, Technology

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:32:49 +0000

New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Local teachers are learning the importance of science and technology by participating in a two-day high-tech workshop.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Hits 500K Followers On Twitter

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:41:43 +0000

New York, NY (WIBX) - Maybe people do still care about space and the universe.

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New Life For Ice Age Flower

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:35:36 +0000

(WIBX) - It might be a few more years before we resurrect a T-rex, but a team of Russian scientists has apparently regenerated an entire plant that was discovered in a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years.

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