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Ig Nobel Prize Awards Announced

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It's my favorite time of the year - the Ig Nobel Prize awards have been announced! As BBC News explains,...
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Scientists say they have cloned glow in the dark puppies

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They've already done it with mice, cats and pigs, as well as tomatoes. Now, scientists from South Korea are saying...
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Shark attacks down? It's the economy

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I was watching television with my mother. A bit about sharks came on and she mentioned that she had heard that there was a report saying that shark...
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Shrimp on a treadmill - scientists studying shrimp health

When people are sick, you can usually tell - aches, pains, sniffles and more. It's much more difficult, however,...
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Update: NASA not committing to use Steven Colbert's name yet

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Just a quick update on the Steven Colbert space station module naming contest - on a sattellite interview Tuesday,...
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Steven Colbert wants a space station module named after him

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Comedian Steven Colbert is in the news again. This time, he's looking to win NASA's naming contest for their...
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Kids not eating their vegetables? Study says give them a new name

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One of my younger sisters was a bit strange when she was little. One of her favorite snacks? Frozen vegetables straight out of the bag. Of course,...
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A great educational film parody of Germs by Weird Al Yankovic

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When I first went off to community college, I declared that my major would be Microbiology. I really enjoyed class...
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New species - psychedelic frogfish - discovered in Indonesia

He has crazy peach and tan stripes that cover his body. He bounces all over the sea floor like a basketball. He...
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Scientist presents a formula for the perfect pancake

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One of my favorite sciences is cooking. Yes, that's right - cooking actually is a science. The changes that food...
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