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'Glow-in-the-dark' Sperm Sheds Light On Sexual Selection

Digg Science - 1 hour 8 min ago
Previously unobservable events occurring between insemination and fertilization are the subject of a groundbreaking new article in Science magazine.
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As China's Pollution Toll Grows, Protesters, Media Push Back

Digg Science - 1 hour 38 min ago
In recent months, protests over the severe illnesses caused by China's heavy industries have resulted in a crackdown on polluters. Leading the charge has been the state-run media, which the central government is now using to gain control over corrupt local authorities and powerful commercial enterprises.
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Enhance your beaver knowledge.

Reddit Science - 4 hours 13 min ago
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Nature by numbers

Reddit Science - 5 hours 4 min ago
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Nature by Numbers

Digg Science - 5 hours 18 min ago
A short movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Absolutely stunning.
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Soviet space dogs blast-off to animated immortality

Digg Science - 7 hours 28 min ago
In space, no one can hear you bark. Two mongrels named Belka and Strelka made history in 1960 when they went into orbit in a Soviet space ship and then returned to Earth -- the first animals ever to survive the trip.
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Hubble's Successor One Step Closer to Completion

Digg Science - 8 hours 58 min ago
A working replica of MIRI has just been shipped from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, bringing the Webb Telescope one small step closer to embarking on its journey into space where it will produce the sharpest images yet of the farthest depths of the cosmos.
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