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Mystery Of Ancient Pyramid Construction: Egyptians' Simple 'Trick' For Moving Massive Stone Blocks Revealed
IBTimes - 4 May 2014 01:34
The pyramids of Egypt were constructed using millions and millions of large, granite and limestone blocks, some of which weighed between 25 and 80 tons. Reuters
Rare 18-Foot Goblin Shark Caught Off Florida Coast Is A 'Living Fossil' [PHOTOS]
IBTimes - 4 May 2014 01:34
Fishermen trawling for shrimp off the coast of Key West, Florida, were surprised when they hauled in an enormous 18-foot goblin shark, a deep-sea creature that is rarely seen by humans and that scientists know very littl...
Singularity Surplus: Not, Contrary to Popular Belief, Impossible
Singularity Hub - 4 May 2014 21:00
3d printing houses, neighborhoods, and audio speakers; growing new cartilage in the lab; Congressional bipartisanship over online privacy.
Environmentally friendly solar cell pushes forward the 'next big thing in photovoltaics'
Phys.org - 4 May 2014 20:00
Northwestern University researchers are the first to develop a new solar cell with good efficiency that uses tin instead of lead perovskite as the harvester of light. The low-cost, environmentally friendly solar cell can...
Toyota's Replacing Robots With Humans...So They Can Make Even Better Robots
Singularity Hub - 4 May 2014 19:00
Japan and car manufacturing are pretty much synonymous with robots. Some of the most advanced and practical bots hail from the former and work in the latter. It may, therefore, surprise you to learn Japanese carmaker, To...
Blood protein rejuvenates brain and muscle in old mice
New Scientist - 4 May 2014 19:00
Injecting a blood protein called GDF11 reverses the damage caused by ageing in mice. And there are hopes a similar technique could work for Alzheimer's disease
Spinning Slayers: Giant Crocs Used 'Death Rolls' to Kill Dinosaurs
Live Science - 4 May 2014 16:53
Ancient giant crocodilians killed dinosaur prey by spinning their bodies in "death rolls," holding their prey tight with their mighty jaws and spinning their entire bodies to rip off flesh or tear off limbs, scientists n...
Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
Live Science - 4 May 2014 08:13
Constructing a pyramid, black holes and the atom smasher and what's lurking under Lake Huron -- just a few of the coolest stories in science this week.
New method for measuring the temperature of nanoscale objects discovered
EurekAlert! - 4 May 2014 06:00
(University of Exeter) Pioneering research, published in Nature Nanotechnology, has now developed a method to accurately measure the surface temperature of nanoscale objects when they have a different temperature than th...
Uncorking East Antarctica yields unstoppable sea-level rise
EurekAlert! - 4 May 2014 06:00
(Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) The melting of a rather small ice volume on East Antarctica's shore could trigger a persistent ice discharge into the ocean, resulting in unstoppable sea-level rise f...
Arizona Sate University scientists take steps to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth
EurekAlert! - 4 May 2014 06:00
(Arizona State University) ASU scientists, together with collaborators from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, have published today, in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, a first of its kind atomic level ...
Six Bizarre Feeding Tactics from the Depths of Our Oceans
Live Science - 4 May 2014 04:00
Sea life can be fascinating and terrifying at the same time. Some creatures look beautiful on the outside but harbor darkness within. Some of the scariest tactics of the deep sea go on display when these creatures eat.
'Part-Time Scientists' Look to Fast-Track Space Exploration (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 4 May 2014 02:23
A unique camera system is helping open the moon to next-generation exploration.