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Plastic-Munching Bacteria Could Save the Planet
Previous Next Thinkstock Previous Next Stiv Wilson / <a href="http://5gyres.org/">5g Out To Sea Our oceans have a pollution problem. Over a decade ago, the North Pacific Gyre was discovered...
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'Fish-Eye' Contact Lens Auto-Focuses
Previous Next Reinhard, H./Corbis The elephant nose fish has inspired work on a new kind of contact lens. Previous Next Boston Dynamics via Youtube Animals got it going on. They fly better than...
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Tool Could Snip Genes to Treat Cancer, Autism
Previous Next ThinkStock Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told Discovery News that "2015 was a very active year for protecting Americans." Indeed,...
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Will the U.S. Ruin Cuba's Nature?
Previous Next Thinkstock Previous Next Getty Images Oct. 23, 2012 -- The world came within days, perhaps hours, of ending 50 years ago this week when the United States and the former Soviet Union...
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Brussels Bombs: 'Tunnel of Truth' Scans for Explosives
Previous Next Nm/Photo News S.A./Corbis At 9:11 a.m. local time, a bomb ripped through a subway car at Maelbeek station. Previous Next Mart Watson War leaves behind scarred earth and communities left...
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Zika Fears Grow With Abortion Rules
Previous Next Thinkstock Previous Next ThinkStock Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told Discovery News that "2015 was a very active year for...
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Is Europe Safe to Visit This Summer?
Previous Next Corbis Paris was on high alert at prominent tourism destinations after attacks in November, 2015. Previous Next Corbis Images Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two terrorists responsible for the...
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Chocolate Milk Great for Sports, Not Concussions
Previous Next Thinkstock Previous Next 2012 International Olympic Committee July 12, 2012 -- The removal of baseball from the program at London's 2012 Olympic Games threw many into shock, but it's not...
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Even Superman Couldn't Bend this Steel
Previous Next Keystone-France / Contributor Christopher Reeve as Superman in 1978. Previous Next Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Press/Corbis Superheros unite in the form of wax figures at Madame Tussauds wax...
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Climate Change Is Drying Up Islands
Previous Next Jeffrey P. Donnelly A drone captured this view of Mili Atoll, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Previous Next SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE...
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Brain Chip, Electro-Sleeve Help Paralyzed Man Move His Hand
Previous Next Ohio State University/ Batelle A computer chip in Ian Burkhart`s brain reads his thoughts, decodes them, then sends signals to a sleeve on his arm, that allows him to move his hand....
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Political Momentum: Is That a Real Thing?
Previous Next Corbis Previous Next Composite of photos by Getty Images June 15, 2012 -- No matter who comes out ahead in this year's race to the White House, there's no doubt that there will be one...
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Wallpaper Camera Wraps Around Any Surface
Previous Next Columbia University/Computer Vision Laboratory Previous Next iStockPhoto Most people would agree that fossil fuels simply need to go. They’re the cause of pollution, wars and climate...
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How Far Ahead Can We Predict the Weather?
Previous Next Thinkstock Previous Next NOAA A record-setting El Niño has been affecting weather around the world for months. It's brought much-needed rain to California, for example, but also boosted...
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Watching a Spacecraft Wreck Tumble Through Space
Previous Next JAXA Artist's impression of the Japanese Hitomi spacecraft (left) and ground-based observation of the damaged spacecraft in orbit. Previous Next NASA The world's newest satellite launch...
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Prince: Why Tenors Rule in Pop Music
REUTERS/Chris Pizzello/Files Singer Prince performs in a surprise appearance on the "American Idol" television show finale at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood in this May 24, 2006 file photo....
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Paralympics 2016 Wheelchairs Get Design Boost from BMW
Previous Next BMW Previous Next Credit: Various 116 Years of Very Strange Sports The Summer Olympic Games are the time to celebrate the athletic accomplishments of men and women around the world. And...
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Deep-Sea Brine Lake Dubbed 'Jacuzzi of Despair'
Previous Next Temple University A strange "lake" of super salty dense water was discovered on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where salt deposits bubble up along with methane. Previous Next NOAA We...
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Urban Cyclists: Don't Breathe on Busy Roads
Previous Next Getty Images Previous Next ThinkStock This week across the country, communities are celebrating bicycling with Bike to Work Week. In New York City, the bikes in the Citibank bike share...
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Weird 'Second Skin' Erases Wrinkles, Wounds
The skin is the body's largest organ, but replacing it has proven a complex and so far unsuccessful quest. Today, researchers say they have developed a “second skin" made of polymer that is strong,...
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