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Jackets Grown From Bacteria And 10 More Feats Of Bio-Engineering

William Myers' Bio Design explores the intersection of design and biology.
By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.31.2013 at 11:00 am 1 Comment
Life Support

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A Robot Lumberjack And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a beautiful photo made by a beer can, BMW's slick new bobsled, and more
By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.25.2013 at 5:30 pm 2 Comments
Robot Lumberjack


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NASA Sends Mona Lisa To The Moon Via Laser

A new way of communicating with far-away objects
By Colin Lecher Posted 01.18.2013 at 9:06 am 3 Comments
The Mona Lisa

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Self-Portraits In Mid-Fall And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a shark in utero, the videogame memorabilia world record holder, and more
By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.11.2013 at 5:10 pm 2 Comments
Anatomy Of A Fall


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Mathematical Snow Art And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a gigantic airship, an abandoned Soviet theme park, and more
By Colin Lecher Posted 01.04.2013 at 5:04 pm 1 Comment
Snow Fractals


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The Greatest Science Photos Of The Year

From an explosion on the sun to creatures from the depths of the ocean, we assemble our favorite pics from 2012.
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.28.2012 at 4:00 pm 7 Comments
Don Pettit

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Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears, And More Amazing Images Of The Week

Plus: a river that flows through a volcano, an old-timey package mysteriously addressed to Indiana Jones, NASA's cartoonish new spacesuit and more.
By Dan Nosowitz Posted 12.21.2012 at 4:00 pm 2 Comments
Turtle Tears


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This Week In The Future: Fish On Land, Wolves In The Sky

In the future, the great Pixel Wolves Of The Sky will look down below on the mutated fish. The wolves will be hungry but also weirded out.
By Baarbarian Posted 12.14.2012 at 5:57 pm 1 Comment
This Week In The Future, December 10-14, 2012

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A Nest Made For People And Other Amazing Photos Of The Week

Including surreal pictures of food, a rarely seen "singing" dog, and more
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 5:30 pm 4 Comments
A Nest For Humans


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How Many Model Rockets Would You Need To Get To Space? [Infographic]

A lot of them! And that's just if you know how to stack them for optimal use.
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 12:00 pm 16 Comments
XKCD Explains What We've All Been Wondering About Model Rockets

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A Face Made From Dismembered Dolls And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Plus: a chandelier made from thousands of acrylic gummy bears, a homemade "wormhole," and more
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.07.2012 at 5:00 pm 4 Comments


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New Microscopy Technique Gets Close Enough To See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds

A one-atom-wide probe scans a molecule to get the view.
By Amber Williams Posted 12.07.2012 at 2:00 pm 3 Comments

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Megapixels: A Dew-Covered Damselfly

A very up-close look at the insect
By Laura Geggel Posted 12.07.2012 at 10:56 am 3 Comments

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Megapixels: A 1-Billion-Ton Plasma Explosion On The Sun's Surface

This coronal mass ejection brought auroras to the Northern Hemisphere. See it explode!
By Taylor Kubota Posted 12.06.2012 at 11:38 am 0 Comments
Star Burst Teaser

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NASA Satellites Capture Earth As You've Never Seen It

Really! "Earth As Art," a free e-book from NASA, shows off surreal photos of Earth with light taken outside the visible spectrum. Here are 19 of our favorites.
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.04.2012 at 3:00 pm 1 Comment
The Himalayas

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