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Girl's twin found inside her stomach
cnn.com — Doctors say a 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was carrying her embryonic twin.More… (General Sciences)
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A Truck That Runs on Coffee Grounds
gas2.org — The truck above is also powered by a wood gas generator, except this one runs on coffee grounds. The Cafe Racer is a 1975 GMC pickup that essentially burns up used coffee to create a combustible gas. The gas is filtered on its way to the engine and, Viola, a caffeine-powered truck.More… (Environment)
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Floating wind turbines for maximum power
inhabitat.com — Floating wind turbines take advantage of air currents along the length of their shaft to generate electricity. Selsam’s prototypes produce 6000 watts in 32.5 mph winds - six times more power than a similarly sized seven foot single-rotor turbine can produce. More… (Environment)
MorphicMusicEarth Impacts Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change
nasa.gov — A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems, from permafrost thawing to plants blooming earlier across Europe to lakes declining in productivity in Africa.More… (Environment)
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Could Landfilling Trees Be a Solution to Global Warming?
thedailygreen.com — The whole problem with global warming starts with digging up and burning the carbon from plants and animals, in the form of coal and oil, that has been buried for millions of years. So two German scientists have a solution: Start burying stuff on a massive scale....More… (Environment)
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Whales are 'Cheetahs of the Deep': They Sprint After Prey!
news.bbc.co.uk — Super-fast pilot whales have been observed sprinting after prey, likely to include giant squid. The rapid pursuit has brought comparisons with the fleet-footed land predator, the cheetah. The cetaceans even use the same, highly specialised hunting strategy that cheetahs use, scientists report in the Journal of Animal Ecology.More… (General Sciences)
MakiMakiAstronomy Picture of the Day: Sideways Galaxy view!
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GM Engineers Say All Cars Should Have Gas Mileage Displays
ecomodder.com — Unfortunately, even though it would improve gas mileage, the decision is up to the marketing people.More… (Environment)
SVOboyThe Sky Serpent: Twenty-Five Turbines in One
environmentalgraffiti.com — A California man has constructed a design that features twenty-five small turbines in lieu of the massive blades on a modern wind power plan. One day this may approach the production capacity of the behemoths.More… (Environment)
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The youngest supernova in the Milky Way
badastronomy.com — After searching for literally decades, astronomers have found a supernova in our galaxy! ... It’s located very near the center of the galaxy, about 28,000 light years away, and it’s only at most about 140 years old.More… (Space)
moomeep"Water" that isn't wet watch!
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Bush Administration Lists Polar Bears as Threatened Species
thedailygreen.com — After months of delay, the Bush Administration will list polar bears as a threatened species and is establishing rules for preventing extinction of the Arctic icon in an era of global warming.More… (Environment)
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Human Body: Pushing the Limits
dsc.discovery.com — Extraordinary computer imagery and amazing real-life stories come together to reveal the incredible power and performance of our bodies as they've never been seen before.More… (General Sciences)
anchalsinghScientists Are Building Database of Bite Marks
physorg.com — Researchers at Marquette University say they have developed a first-of-its kind computer program that can measure bite characteristics. They say their work could lead to a database of bite characteristics that could narrow down suspects and lend more scientific weight to bite-mark testimony.More… (General Sciences)
MookiBlaylockMemory Distortion and its Connection to Reality
serendip.brynmawr.edu — "Memory is the scaffolding upon which all mental life is constructed."-GF Memory enables us to learn, make sense of the present, and contemplate the future via exploiting information from our past. The “scaffolding” is fragile and often flawed. Not a surprising claim since we are all prone to forgetting birthdays, names, and the such......More… (General Sciences)
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