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Levitate Me: Water Droplets Dance, Defy Gravity (Video)Fascinating video shows how using opposing ultrasonic speakers can levitate and hold droplets of water against gravity.
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Leafy Abode: Newly Discovered Beetle Makes Shelter with FecesA newly discovered species of leaf beetle uses its own feces to modify shelters in leaves.
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Science of Fear Explained in Spooky VideoIn this cool video, professor Abigail Marsh explains how multiple pathways can trigger a response to fear.
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Tiny Tentacles: Photo Reveals Amazing Catch-and-Release NanofibersDo these look like tentacles? Synthetic biology works with unnatural molecules and compounds to make tools familiar to natural biology.
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Colorful Photo: Bright Pink Slug in Australia's Mount KaputarAustralia’s Mount Kaputar is home to bright, pink slugs that come out on rainy nights.
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What Color Is a Mirror?A perfect mirror has specular reflection, meaning it reflects all light in a single direction equal to what it receives.
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Space Station and Full Moon Glow in Yosemite Night Sky (Photo)Night sky photographer Scott McGuire snapped this stunning photo of the space station full moon over Half Dome at Yosemite National Park.
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Hermit Crabs Socialize to Trade-Up ShellsOnce a crab is wrenched from its shell, they all simultaneously move into larger shells.
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Window to the Stars: Canyon and Cosmos Dazzle in PhotoNight sky photographer Tunc Tezel took this breathtaking photo from the elusive 'window' to the stars.
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How Did Apollo 8 Become the First to Travel Around the Moon?The primary purpose of this mission was to further progress toward the goal of landing men on the Moon.
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Interesting Facts About the Hubble Space TelescopeThe Hubble Telescope is called a Cassegrain reflector telescope.
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First Animal To Survive In SpaceTardigrades or Water bears are the only creatures that can survive the extreme conditions in the vacuum of outer space.
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Can the Planet Nibiru Exist?Many have tied the existence of a rogue planet with Eris, a dwarf planet found beyond Neptune.
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Cool Facts About AntarcticaAntarctica fits the definition of a desert because it has an annual precipitation of less than 10 inches and is devoid of vegetation.
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What is the V-22 Osprey Flying Machine?Aeronautical engineers created the V-22, an aircraft that could combine the speed and range of a turboprop airplane with the vertical agility of a helicopter.
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Mind-Blowing Facts About AsteroidsMost theories say that asteroids are bits and pieces left over from the formation of the solar system.
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Is There Water on Mars?In the 1800s, astronomers glimpsed what they took to be canals on the Martian surface.
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How Far is Earth From the Sun?The sun is at an average distance of about 93,000,000 miles (150 million kilometers) away from Earth.
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What is a Dwarf Planet?Astronomers say further exploration of the Kuiper Belt could lead to the discovery of even more dwarf planets.
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Interesting Facts About CometsAccording to astronomers, comets formed around 4.6 billion years ago when the solar system was born.
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What is a Blue Moon?A second full moon is pretty rare to see because it only occurs once about every 32 months.
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How Did Neil Armstrong Become the First Man on the Moon?NASA had a lofty goal, to send a man to the moon and return him safely by the end of the 1960s.
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Interesting Facts About the Gemini ConstellationGemini is Latin for "twins."
