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For 10 years, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has scanned the sky for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the universe's most luminous explosions. A new...
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Tech: Mountain splendor? Scientists know where your eyes will look — (Report)
Using precise brain measurements, Yale researchers predicted how people's eyes move when viewing natural scenes, an advance in understanding the human visual system...
Tech: Chang’e 4 Rover comes into view — (Report)
On Jan. 30 2019, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) acquired a spectacular limb shot centered on the Chang'e 4 landing site, looking across...
Tech: New inspection process freezes parts in ice — (Report)
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Simonetti isn't admiring the artistry of...
Tech: Polymers jump through hoops on pathway to sustainable materials — (Report)
Recyclable plastics that contain ring-shaped polymers may be a key to developing sustainable synthetic materials. Despite some promising advances, researchers said, a full...
Tech: A streamlined pathway to value-added molecules — (Report)
For decades, chemists have aspired to do carefully controlled chemistry on carbon-hydrogen bonds. The challenge is staggering. It requires the power of a...
Tech: New record with entangled quantum bits — (Report)
In 1935, the physicist Erwin Schrödinger put forward the thought experiment with the quantum cat, in which the cat is enclosed in a...
Tech: Space jets accelerate particles and send a high-energy signal to Earth — ...
The night sky seems serene, but telescopes tell us that the universe is filled with collisions and explosions. Distant, violent events signal their...
Tech: Creating rings in natural antibiotic synthesis — (Report)
Scientists at the University of Bristol have revealed the secrets of the key ring forming cascade in the biosynthesis of a globally used...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...