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What A 99 Million Year Old Dinosaur Wing In Amber Tells Us
HuffPost - Inverse
This article was originally posted on Inverse. By Jacqueline Ronson The world's two most adorable fossils have been recovered in Myanmar. Two partial wings were found encased in amber, left behind 99 years
France just announced plans to help India land on Mars for the first time
Business Insider - Jessica Orwig
This mission, which is scheduled to launch in 2020 and would involve sending a satellite into orbit around the Red Planet, will mark India's second mission to Mars in history. While the 2020 orbiter will
A father’s tribute to his son who died of cancer: A video game of love and grace
The Washington Post - By Sarah Kaplan
You are in a hospital room at sunset, the angular light casting long shadows across the blue and green walls. You’re wearing glasses and a rumpled green shirt, and your demeanor — even in this rough-hewn,
The 10 most influential sci-fi movies of all time
Business Insider - Jason Guerrasio
Author Brian Clegg uses his new book, "Ten Billion Tomorrows," to show how a host of fictional topics has led to new discoveries in science and technology. Here Clegg tells us about 10 movies in history
These are the real faces behind every Disney princess
Business Insider - Melia Robinson
Beauty, grace, bravery, and wits may be the makings of a Disney princess, but there's a whole lot more beneath the surface. Over the years, fourteen women have lent their voices to bring Cinderella, Belle,
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 Bluray box set artwork revealed, release date
Entertainment Weekly - Jonathon Dornbush
While the included Infinity Stone may be the shiniest aspect of Marvel’s Cinematic Unvierse: Phase Two Collection box set, the most beautiful aspect is undoubtedly the Blu-ray artwork accompanying each
BB-8 Uses Omniwheels and Beaglebone for Self-Balancing Head
MAKE - Eric Boehlke
Editor’s note: This build diary is condensed into project steps below. Read on to build your own! After seeing the first trailer for Star Wars Episode VII, I knew what my next robotics project had to I
'Surgery of war': Paris hospital doctors reflect on 12 hours of mayhem
The Guardian - Luke Harding and Kim Willsher in Paris
City’s medics tell how they dealt with an emergency on a scale France has not seen since 1945 as 221 patients are still in hospital following Paris attacks Fifty-seven of those injured in the Paris attacks
Hilarious Judge Dismisses Taylor Swift Copyright Lawsuit With Taylor Swift Lyrics
Cosmopolitan - By Eliza Thompson
Somebody's got a well-worn copy of Red at home. On Tuesday, a judge dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Taylor Swift by a man named Jessie Braham, who claimed that T-Swift stole
Paraplegic man walks with own legs again
The Guardian - Ian Sample
American man, 26, completes 3.5-metre course thanks to computer system that reroutes signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees A man who lost the use of his legs to a spinal cord injury has walked
A New Kind Of Brain Scan Can See Your Pain, Literally
Popular Science - By Judy Foreman
The technique could help end the mystery--and the stigma--of chronic pain Nothing hurts Americans more than chronic pain. It’s our single biggest health problem, affecting the lives of 100 million adults--more
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5 Ways to Organize Your Desk
TIME - Natasha Burton / Levo League
Having a clean desk is an essential part of killing it in the workplace. Sure, some creative geniuses thrive in chaos, amid piles of papers, stacks of books, and even last night’s congealed takeout. But
How This Surgical Robot Helps Neurosurgeons Treat Brain Disorders
Forbes - Jennifer Kite-Powell
On June 16, 2015, Dr. Frank Hsu performed robotic Parkinsons surgery at the University of California Irvine Medical Center on a 56-year-old woman. The ROSA Brain robot was used to precisely implant electrodes
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Why the Funniest People Are Sometimes the Saddest
TIME - Jim Norton
I always feel a more intense sense of loss when a fellow alcoholic or addict commits suicide. Possibly because I have thought about it obsessively for years, and slit my wrists on multiple occasions until
If Mirror's Edge's Faith had a dating site profile
VentureBeat - Mike Minotti
Welcome to another edition of Extra Hearts, our dating site for everyone’s favorite video game characters. This time, we look at the free-spirited Faith from Mirror’s Edge, the popular first-person parkour
Your favorite video games re-imagined as adorable children's books
Polygon - Owen S. Good
Yesterday, we brought you video games imagined as Norman Rockwell illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post. Today, take a gander at Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Metal Gear Solid and more, presented
The Gift Of Graft: New York Artist's Tree To Grow 40 Kinds Of Fruit
NPR - NPR Staff
It sounds like something out of Dr. Seuss, but artist Sam Van Aken is developing a tree that blooms in pink, fuchsia, purple and red in the spring — and that is capable of bearing 40 different kinds of