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Toothpick floats on sound waves
Researchers are able to make particles, liquid droplets, and even toothpicks fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they can also control their movement.
July 17, 2013
Crazy weather? You can’t blame HAARP anymore
The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) — target of conspiracy theorists — has closed down.
July 16, 2013
Eye-tracking could outshine passwords
A collaborative team has developed a new biometric authentication technique that identifies people based on their eye movements. This new technique could one day replace online passwords if made user-friendly.
July 16, 2013
Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found.
July 15, 2013
Now 7.2 billion humans, and counting
The United Nations says global human population reached 7.2 billion in mid-2013. The "medium-fertility" projection for the year 2050 has been revised upward to 9.6 billion.
July 14, 2013
Team cracks RNA code, finds possible new cause of autism
Many human diseases are due to defects in the RNA code. Cracking the code is crucial to creating new treatments for many conditions.
July 12, 2013
How the brain creates the buzz that helps ideas spread
Psychologists have identifyed for the first time the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas, often called "buzz."
July 5, 2013
This date in science: Happy birthday, Harrison Schmitt
Born July 3, 1935, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is the only trained scientist to have walked on the moon, so far.
July 3, 2013
Russian rocket explodes on liftoff from Kazakhstan desert
There were no immediate reports of casualties when a Russian Proton-M heavy lift rocket exploded on liftoff earlier today.
July 2, 2013
View from space: Four largest Texas cities
This striking astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS) shows the four largest cities in Texas at night.
July 1, 2013
