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Inside T. Rex: Fake Autopsy Reveals Dino's Innards
Live Science - 6 Jun 2015 16:44
In an opener worthy of "Jurassic Park," a top-secret vehicle carries a Tyrannosaurus rex to a nondescript building sheltered behind a barbed wire fence, where four people anxiously await T. rex's arrival.
Origin-of-Life Story May Have Found Its Missing Link
Live Science - 6 Jun 2015 16:45
It's been one of modern biology's greatest mysteries: How did the chemical soup that existed on the early Earth lead to the complex molecules needed to create living, breathing organisms? Now, researchers say they've fou...
Apelike Robot Dominates First Day of DARPA Robotics Competition
Live Science - 6 Jun 2015 12:59
Watching a robot competition can be incredibly exciting, but things tend to move at a glacial pace. While some of the robots had trouble staying upright, others drove a vehicle and climbed a set of stairs.
Exponential Finance: Who Will Be the Instagram or Uber of Finance?
Singularity Hub - 6 Jun 2015 19:43
Come to Singularity Hub for the latest from the frontiers of finance and technology as we bring you coverage of Singularity University and CNBC's Exponential Finance conference. I spent the week in New...
Tiny but precise: The most accurate quantum thermometers
e! Science News - 6 Jun 2015 19:41
Scientists have defined the smallest, most accurate thermometer allowed by the laws of physics -- one that could detect the smallest fluctuations in microscopic regions, such as the variations within a biological cell.
This Week's Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Jun 6)
Singularity Hub - 6 Jun 2015 16:48
ROBOTS: Meet the New Generation of Robots for Manufacturing James Hagerty | Wall Street Journal "Another big trend at work: The Renault robots are 'collaborative,' designed to work in proximity to people....
I can turn your food waste into glass
New Scientist - 6 Jun 2015 11:00
The food we throw away could all be converted into useful minerals, claims Ivan Cornejo, who is pioneering a trash-to-glass initiative (full text available to subscribers)
Dissolving Sea Stars Reveal a Damaged Ocean
Live Science - 6 Jun 2015 07:46
Sea star wasting disease is just one more harbinger of weakened oceans.
Dwindling Large-Mammal Populations Create Ripple Effects
Live Science - 6 Jun 2015 07:05
Without elephants, hippos and rhinos, the world will not be the same.