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Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: The Complete Guide to Fantastic Shower on November 17
Patricia Levi in Space 6 months ago
Saturday and Tuesday early morning the night sky will be full of brilliant meteors from the annual Leonid Meteor Shower. Here's everything you need to know about
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Marijuana Legalization: New Study Says Smoking Weed Makes You Thinner
Elizabeth Plank in Food 6 days ago
Pot smokers show higher levels of good cholesterol, slimmer waists and better regulation of blood sugars. And yes, that's counting the munchies.
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Cicadas 2013: 17 Years Of Peace Comes to Abrupt End For East Coast
Andrea Ayres-Deets in Nature 2 weeks ago
The Summer Blockbuster that scientists have predicted for 17 years is about to take over the East Coast.
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Earth Day 2013: Superstorms and Megadroughts Will Be the New Normal in Your Lifetime
Bill McKibben in Climate Change 4 weeks ago
The average PolicyMic reader is 26, which means you have 60 years or so left on this earth. Which means you’re screwed.
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MTA and New Jersey Transit Flooding Update: When Will Subway, Train System Reopen After Historic Storm
Marni Chan in Climate Change 7 months ago
MTA Chairman Chris Lhota released a statement early Tuesday morning calling Hurricane Sandy the worst disaster in the 108 year history of the system. Subway service will be suspended all day.
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Nutella Stolen: Is This Someone's Best Breakfast Ever?
Christine Salek in Food 1 month ago
German thieves have swiped 5.5 tons of Nutella from a location that also recently lost a few tons of energy drinks. Is there trouble afoot?
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Ray Kurzweil: Artificial Intelligence Will Save Humans From Ourselves
Ray Kurzweil in Climate Change 3 weeks ago
I am now at Google as Director of Engineering to help develop smarter AI and environmentally-friendly energy technologies to address climate change and solve the grand challenges of humanity.
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Chinese Labs Are Engineering Genius Babies, Should the U.S. Follow Suit?
Roy Klabin in Medicine 2 months ago
A Chinese laboratory has harvested the DNA of 2,000 geniuses in the hopes of increasing its population's IQ by 15 points. What does this endeavor say about the future of genetic engineering?
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