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Inventor pushes solar panels for roads, highways

While the idea may sound outlandish to some, it has already got $850,000 in seed money from the federal government, raised more than $2 million on a crowd-funding website and received celebrity praise.
by The Associated Press

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Supermoon happening Saturday morning

Supermoon happening Saturday morning

Falkner said you don't have to stand anywhere special to see a Supermoon. "The moon will just look big," he explained.
by Liala Helal

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Ducks do it differently, and science wants you to know about it

Ducks do it differently, and science wants you to know about it

Unlike its cousin applied science, basic science is not intended to address any particular pressing human problem; it is motivated by a wonderful combination of human curiosity, love of knowledge about our world for its own sake and scientific theory.
by Barbara J. King

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Using the science of settling to pick a mate

Using the science of settling to pick a mate

Haven't found your soul mate yet? You might be searching for all the wrong things. One psychologist argues that you don't need to lower your standards -- just shift your priorities.
by Sean Braswell

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BBC: What is coincidence and why do we attach meaning to it?

Some of them are almost unbelievable. But are we simply failing to understand randomness, and the law of truly big numbers?

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In Google newsroom, Brazil defeat is not a headline

In Google newsroom, Brazil defeat is not a headline

The company has created an experimental newsroom in San Francisco to monitor the World Cup, and turn popular search results into viral content.
by Aarti Shahani

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What it takes to make a decent cup of coffee in space

What it takes to make a decent cup of coffee in space

Italian engineers say they've finally come up with a way to brew espresso on the International Space Station.
by Maanvi Singh

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In a battle for web traffic, bad bots are going after grandma

In a battle for web traffic, bad bots are going after grandma

It began as a tool for human communication, but now, over 60 percent of the traffic on the Web is automated applications called bots talking to other bots, according to one study. And experts say about half of those bots are bad.
by Laura Sydell

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Dance of human evolution was herky-jerky, fossils suggest

Dance of human evolution was herky-jerky, fossils suggest

In a way, human evolution was like the development of the modern automobile: You can trace its numerous and various advancements back to their origins in the Model T frame, diesel engines, 1950s luxury designs, or compact hatchbacks.
by Christopher Joyce

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