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Are animals stuck in time?

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New research seems to support the idea that animals have no concept of the flow of time.
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Gathering 'concrete' evidence

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Even though they are among the best-known structures on Earth, the pyramids of Egypt may still hold surprises. This spring, an MIT class is testing a controversial theory that some of the giant blocks that make up the great pyramids of Giza may have been cast in place from concrete, rather than quarried and moved into position.

Music File Compressed 1,000 Times Smaller than MP3

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Researchers at the University of Rochester have digitally reproduced music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file, the music, a 20-second clarinet solo, is encoded in less than a single kilobyte.

Smallest Known Black Hole Identified

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A black hole that is less than 4 times as massive as the Sun, and barely 15 miles across, has been discovered by NASA astronomers.

Boys in high school dodge physical education

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Obesity, social pressure and weak self esteem may push boys to avoid the school gym.

People still think smallpox exists

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Although smallpox was eradicated over 40 years ago, a survey in Scotland shows that most people think it is still a threat.

Can you rescue a rainforest?

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Half a century after most of Costa Rica's rainforests were cut down, researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute took on a project that many thought was impossible - restoring a tropical rainforest ecosystem.

Researchers unravel the secrets of spider silk's strength

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The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that work cooperatively to resist force and dissipate energy, researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering have revealed.

New Organic Molecule in Space

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Amino acetonitrile, an important ingredient in life as we know it, has been found in space.

Is graphene the new silicon?

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Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of graphite, is a new material which combines aspects of semiconductors and metals.

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