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1. [News] Magnetic Monopoles Detected In A Real Magnet For The First Time

   By Moontanman, September 5, 2009
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   • Jay-qu
   • September 7, 2009

2. [News] On the origin of eyes

   By Michaelangelica, September 5, 2009
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   • September 5, 2009

3. [News] Early fire use ignites discussion about the evolution of human brainpower

   By Tormod, August 14, 2009
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   • Michaelangelica
   • September 5, 2009

4. Rats' mental 'instant replay' drives next moves

   By C1ay, August 27, 2009
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   • Michaelangelica
   • September 5, 2009

5. Walking in circles

   By C1ay, August 26, 2009
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   • Michaelangelica
   • September 5, 2009

6. [News] Boeing Airborne Laser ‘shoots down’ first missile

   By Moontanman, August 24, 2009
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   • Pyrotex
   • September 4, 2009

7. [News] Chimpanzees Develop 'Specialized Tool Kits' To Catch Army Ants

   By Moontanman, September 4, 2009
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   • September 4, 2009

8. [News] Will Kepler Find Habitable Moons?

   By Moontanman, September 4, 2009
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   • Moontanman
   • September 4, 2009

9. [News] First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Found

   By Moontanman, September 4, 2009
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   • September 4, 2009

10. [News] Methane Gas Likely Spewing Into The Oceans Through Vents In Sea Floor

    By Moontanman, September 4, 2009
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    • Moontanman
    • September 4, 2009

11. Scientists Create Phonon Laser

    By C1ay, September 3, 2009
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    • C1ay
    • September 3, 2009

12. [News] Mutation Rate In Humans Measured Directly

    By Galapagos, September 2, 2009
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    • lemit
    • September 3, 2009

13. Honey, I Blew up the Tokamak

    By C1ay, September 2, 2009
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    • C1ay
    • September 2, 2009

14. [News] Model Suggests How Life's Code Emerged From Primordial Soup

    By Galapagos, September 2, 2009
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    • Galapagos
    • September 2, 2009

15. Nanolayering Improves Materials

    By C1ay, September 1, 2009
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    • C1ay
    • September 1, 2009

16. Building Bridges For A Nuclear Energy Future

    By C1ay, August 31, 2009
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    • C1ay
    • August 31, 2009

17. Ultrathin LEDs create new classes of lighting and display systems

    By C1ay, August 28, 2009
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    • Michaelangelica
    • August 30, 2009

18. [News] Rewriting General Relativity? Putting A New Model Of Quantum Gravity Under The Micros

    By Moontanman, August 27, 2009
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    • Moontanman
    • August 27, 2009

19. [News] Holy Romance! Bats Use Love Songs During Mating, Researchers Say

    By Galapagos, August 26, 2009
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    • freeztar
    • August 27, 2009

20. [News] Regular marijuana usage robs men of sexual highs

    By Moontanman, August 27, 2009
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    • freeztar
    • August 27, 2009

21. [News] Majority Of Americans Believe 'Myths' About Health Care Reform, National Survey Finds

    By Moontanman, August 26, 2009
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    • freeztar
    • August 27, 2009

22. [News] Getting wired: how the brain does it

    By Tormod, August 26, 2009
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    • Tormod
    • August 26, 2009

23. [News] High Blood Pressure Linked To Memory Problems In Middle Age

    By Moontanman, August 26, 2009
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    • Moontanman
    • August 26, 2009

24. [News] Gaping Gila Monsters, Buzzing Insects, Clambering Ungulates: New Finds From Germany's

    By Moontanman, August 26, 2009
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    • Moontanman
    • August 26, 2009

25. [News] Arbo-architects Succesful: First Tower Made Of Living Trees

    By Moontanman, August 26, 2009
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    • Moontanman
    • August 26, 2009