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Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future

Living neurons are coming up with better solutions for electricity distribution than people can.

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A personal experiment with the love hormone

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This newly spotted galaxy is the least profligate galaxy ever seen.

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One man's experience with LED grow lights

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How a high-profile hack fell apart within seconds, and why good intentions are often the most efficient way to destroy lives.

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Business majors who admitted they'd jump at the chance to take a $2 million insider trading tip still were willing to stop and help a victim in need.

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The gases help confirm it really was a nuclear test.

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Today in "Did You Seriously Get Funding To Study That?" a group of Swedish researchers performed a study to see if people try hard at Instagram.

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Virtual water that actually looks close to water

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The discovery of depression-like behavior in insects shows depression has deep roots in the animal kingdom.

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