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Researchers debunk myth of right-brain and left-brain personality traits
Are “right-brained” people creative, thoughtful and subjective? Are “left-brained” people logical, detail-oriented and analytical? Research suggests it's not so.
August 15, 2013
Voyager 1 has left the solar system
Voyager 1 appears to have at long last left our solar system and entered interstellar space, says a University of Maryland-led team of researchers.
August 15, 2013
First video of apes that can swim
Zoos often use water moats to confine chimpanzees, gorillas or orangutans. But now researchers have used video to show that apes can and do swim.
August 15, 2013
Watch Saturn’s moon Iapetus hide a bright star
The Cassini spacecraft, orbiting Saturn, captured this mini-eclipse of a star by Iapetus on August 10.
August 15, 2013
If you want to live longer, do nothing
"Baring an accident or terminal disease, I will not add anything to my life with the explicit purpose of extending it. To do anything else would likely do more harm than good." - Avi Roy
August 15, 2013
Choppy waters in Lake Michigan
Choppy waters in Lake Michigan, the windy city Chicago, and a sunset.
August 15, 2013
Amazing video from Typhoon Utor in China
Here is a collection of video caught on film by TyphoonHunter as Typhoon Utor struck Southeast China on August 14, 2013.
August 14, 2013
A magnetar at the heart of our Milky Way
Radio astronomers are using a pulsar with a strong magnetic field to investigate a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
August 14, 2013
Dwarf galaxy caught ramming into a large spiral
X-ray observations have revealed a giant cloud of superheated gas in a galaxy about 60 million light-years from Earth.
August 14, 2013
Comet ISON recovered!
Comet ISON might have become a spectacular sight around the time it comes closest to our sun in late November 2013. But, as of now, that's not looking likely.
August 14, 2013
