A Tale of Wolves, Moose and Missing Ice

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https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/tale-wolves-moose-and-missing-ice

With few wolves left on Isle Royale, the moose population has been growing.

Ray Dumas/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Deep-Sea Vehicle Nereus Lost 6 Miles Down

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140512-nereus-deep-sea-vehicle-lost-ocean-technology-science/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_r1p_us_ot_w#native-reg

The deep-sea research vehicle Nereus, owned and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was one of a kind.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ADVANCED IMAGING AND VISUALIZATION LAB, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

Small Cubes that Self-Assemble - MIT Video

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http://video.mit.edu/watch/small-cubes-that-self-assemble-25913/

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/mit-builds-modular-robots-that-self-assemble/

Football: Concussions, Years of Play Related to Brain Differences, Especially in Areas Linked to Memory

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513161722.htm

College football players with and without a history of concussions have less volume in the hippocampal region of the brain that relates to memory and emotion.

Credit: Image courtesy of University of Tulsa

If Superpowers Were Real: Super Speed - TED Ed Video

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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin

A Giant Among Dinosaurs, Discovered in Argentina

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/18/313608255/a-giant-among-dinosaurs-discovered-in-argentina

Pablo Puerta of the Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur. Paleontologists from the museum have announced the discovery of a new species of titanosaur, the largest animals known to walk the Earth.

Jose Maria Farfaglia/Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio via AP

Brain Zaps Can Trigger Lucid Dreams

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http://www.livescience.com/45520-brain-zaps-trigger-lucid-dreams.html

In lucid dreams, people are aware of the fact that they are dreaming, and can control their dream plot.

Credit: Bruce Rolff, Shutterstock

The Death of the Universe - TED-Ed

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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-death-of-the-universe-renee-hlozek

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DIY VIDEO: How to Make an Edible Water "Bottle"

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-video-how-to-make-an-edible-water-bottle/

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-video-how-to-make-an-edible-water-bottle/edible-water-bottle-lead/?extend=1

Mystery of Bizarre Duck-Like Ocean Sound Solved

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http://www.livescience.com/45033-mystery-of-ocean-duck-sound-revealed.html

Credit: Ari S. Friedlaender

The source of the bizarre "bio-duck" sound has finally been found. 

No Memories of Infancy? Your Growing Brain is to Blame, Study Says

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http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-memories-infancy-brain-growth-20140508-story.html

In the brain's hippocampus, a structure critical to the formation of new memories, newly formed neurons (in white) jostle to enter the fray and form new connections of their own. In the process, say researchers, some still-fragile memories may be swept away. (Jason Snyder/AAAS)

The Ice of a Distant Moon

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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ice-distant-moon?mode=magazine&context=188465

CRACKING EUROPA'S SHELL  

Beneath the icy layer cloaking Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, scientists believe a vast ocean and a geologically active seafloor could potentially hold habitats for life. Several groups have begun devising ways to burrow beneath Europa’s frozen surface.

JPL-Caltech/NASA

How to Make Filthy Water Drinkable - TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_fer?utm_campaign=&awesm=on.ted.com_d0BAL&utm_content=asm-publisher&utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share

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This Molecular Sensor Fits in Your Hand, Reads Your Food

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/tech/innovation/molecular-sensor-fits-in-your-hand/index.html?c=tech

SCiO is a pocket molecular sensor that allows users to check the nutritional value of food, among other things

Infected Cutting Boards

https://student.societyforscience.org/article/infected-cutting-boards

Bacteria from meat can contaminate the cutting boards used to prepare foods in the kitchen.

National Cancer Institute

The Dangerous Rise of Electronic Cigarettes

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https://student.societyforscience.org/article/dangerous-rise-electronic-cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes are billed as a healthier alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes. However, e-cigarettes still expose users to nicotine, the addictive drug found in tobacco. That has health experts worried that teens’ increased use of e-cigarettes will lead to increased tobacco use, too — and reverse the steep decline in teen-smoking rates.

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DARPA- Funded Atlas Robot to Go Tetherless in the Next Six Months

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http://time.com/52556/darpa-funded-atlas-robot-to-go-tetherless-in-the-next-six-months/#

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=120453

The Infinite Hotel Paradox - Jeff Dekofky - YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3_KqkI9Zo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3_KqkI9Zo

Drill Here? NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Inspects Site - NASA JPL

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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-129

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has driven within robotic-arm's reach of the sandstone slab at the center of this April 23 view from the rover's Mast Camera. The rover team plans to have Curiosity examine a target patch on the rock, called "Windjana," to aid a decision about whether to drill there. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Using a Foreign Language Changes Moral Decisions

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140428120659.htm

http://www.philosophymatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/decisions007.jpg

How Old Are Your Ears? - YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxcbppCX6Rk

http://musician-makers.com/main/why-you-need-fresh-ears/