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World's Fastest-Swirling Vortex Simulates the Big Bang
August 08, 2017 | ArticlePhysicists have created the fastest-swirling vortex in the universe from a primordial soup of fundamental particles that re-creates the Big Bang.
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Horror at the Beach: 'Sea Fleas' Dine on Aussie Teen's Legs
August 07, 2017 | ArticleTiny marine creatures — each measuring a fraction of an inch in length — gnawed a teenager's legs bloody during a seaside dip in Melbourne, Australia.
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Is Space Full of Quantum Foam?
August 05, 2017 | ArticleHere's what you would see if you were to gaze deeper and deeper into empty space until out of nothing, something suddenly appears.
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What Do You Do with a 26-Pound Diseased Liver? Donate It to a Medical School
August 03, 2017 | ArticleA medical school in Queensland, Australia, was the recent recipient of a big donation: a diseased liver that weighed more than 26 lbs.
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Not a Pretty Picture: Modigliani Exhibit Closes Amid Claims of Forgeries
August 02, 2017 | ArticleA Modigliani exhibit in Genoa, Italy was recently rocked by scandal, as 21 of the artworks were suspected of being forgeries.
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Pet Boa Bites Woman's Face in Unusual Attack
August 01, 2017 | ArticleFirefighters were forced to decapitate a boa constrictor that had latched its teeth onto a woman's nose and wound its body around her neck. The woman survived, but the incident raises the question: Do boas typically attack the faces and necks of people?
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Weird 'Rocks' at Robotics Test Site Turn Out to Be Dinosaur Fossils
July 31, 2017 | ArticleStudents searching for a Mars-like landscape in a Canadian park took an unexpected detour into paleontology.
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Sticky, Gooey Science! Why Slime Is Awesome
July 31, 2017 | ArticleSlime's slippery, gooey texture helps certain animals fend off predators or fight disease. It's also a lot of fun to make, as Live Science recently demonstrated.
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Why Looking for Aliens Is Good for Society (Even If There Aren't Any)
July 28, 2017 | ArticleThe search for life elsewhere in the universe is one of the most compelling aspects of modern science.
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Would You Drink This Mummified-Toe Cocktail?
July 27, 2017 | ArticleThe notorious "Sourtoe Cocktail" — a shot of alcohol containing a dehydrated human toe — is a bizarre tradition at the Downtown Hotel's Sourdough Saloon, in Dawson City, Yukon Territory.
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