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Iran's Robotic 'Ambassador of Death' is More Envoy of Annoyance
Iranian President Ahmadinejad skipped onto a stage yesterday, drew back a blue curtain, unveiled a shiny gold drone, and pronounced it an “ambassador of death” to Tehran's foes. So does that mean Tel Aviv should be worried about Iranian robo-bombings? Um, no.
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Magnificent Marine Algae Blooms Seen From Space
When microscopic marine organisms known as phytoplankton multiply into a dense population at the ocean's surface, massive blooms can spread so far that they can only be seen from space. These algal blooms create beautiful patterns that can stretch for hundreds of miles and trace the ocean's swirling currents, and we've gathered some of the best views of these events from space.
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Aug. 23, 1977: Pedal-Powered 'Gossamer Condor' Flies Into Record Books
Bryan Allen completes a figure-eight course piloting and powering the Gossamer Condor to claim the Kremer Prize for human-powered flight.
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The Precarious Future of Ocean-Color Satellite Imagery
With all the U.S.-owned orbiting satellites capable of measuring plant life in the ocean on their last legs, American ocean scientists are pushing to get NASA's next satellite to periodically look at the moon — a critical checkup for beaming back accurate shades of green.
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Our Solar System: Now With 2 Million Years More Maturity
New measurements of an old rock show that the solar system may be up to 2 million years older than scientists previously thought. The new birth date could resolve a major controversy among geochemists, and provides extra evidence that the solar system got its heavy elements from the explosion of a nearby supernova.
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Storyboard: China Miéville Talks Monsters, Geekery and Bifurcated Cities
The genre-hopping author of fantastic fiction — including The City & The City and Kraken — doesn't shy away from making readers do a little bit of mental heavy lifting.
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Top 10 Most Popular Celebrities on Twitter
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Amazon's Kindle 3 Keeps e-Reader Fire Burning
The third generation of the Kindle offers higher contrast, better battery, and a graphite colored chassis. But is it worth it to upgrade? And can it hang it with tablet computers? Steven Levy has the answer.
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Letter from the UK: Thoughts On Public Relations Blogging
Almost every company in the world should have a public blog. The increased transparency a corporate pulpit provides a firm can be invaluable for building better relationships with its customers, clients and, in the case of very large companies, even its own staff. But public relations companies, on the other hand, I’m now not so sure about.
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Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything
Computer scientist Fred Brooks told the world how to design software in The Mythical Man-Month. Now, 35 years later, he's back with The Design of Design, which extends his ideas into fields such as architecture and leadership.
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Why Isn't There A Better Way to Text While Driving?
It’s deadly. It’s irresponsible. And we’ve all done it. Before you commute home think about this: Why isn’t there a better solution to texting while driving?
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