The guts of a retired Boeing 747 jumbo jet rests in the hills of Malibu, California. These parts aren’t just strewn around in the hills of Malibu. They have been constructed into the “Wing House,” which, as you can see, is aptly named: the roofs used to be wings. (Pics)
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The White House is lit the color pink to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
As cancer death rates continue to fall in the U.S. not all segments of the population are benefiting, the American Cancer Society said Friday.
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Women lose 3 weeks of sleep every year.
It may not come to much of a surprise to many women but, one in three of them lose three weeks’ of sleep every year because of their husband’s snoring, a new study has found.
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Experts say a new species of ‘laughing’ cicada abounds in the mountains of Batangas.
Laughing cicadas and small “cat sharks” are among scores of species believed new to science discovered by US and Filipino researchers in waters and islands of the Philippines, the team said Wednesday.
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ManBabies!
Babies are adorable, and men are just normal looking, but when you swap their heads, the results are really creepy. ManBabies gives you hilarious photoshopped pictures of men and their babies with their heads switched. (Pics)
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Scientists claim they have come up with an entirely new way to rewrite the genetic code – reversing any flaws or faults.
Genetic diseases result from flaws in the body’s DNA that lead to the cells not functioning or developing as they should. But, the genetic faults that cause diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and some cancers could be repaired in a new technique described as a “miracle of modern medicine.”
3D model of FAST
Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory has the world’s largest radio telescope but not for long. China has broken ground on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a massive bowl-shaped radio signal collector that will be the world’s most sensitive when it opens for business in 2016.
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The x-Ar arm
The Steadicam was originally developed to take the shake out of Hollywood chase scenes. But Equipois, a company in California, has given it a new purpose; to help line workers and file clerks. The x-Ar arm reimagines a Steadicam’s spring system to make arms and tools feel weightless, diminishing the risk of repetitive-stress injuries without motors, batteries or external power.
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There are large variations of life expectancy in the U.S.
Americans are living longer. But that’s not the case in every corner of the country. According to a new study, hundreds of U.S. counties, mostly in the South, life expectancy has fallen.
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Teen brains can predict hits songs.
The teenage brain might not be such a teenage wasteland after all.
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Watching tv for 2 hours a day could lead to dying prematurely.
For every two hours you sit in front of the television per day, the chance of dying before the age of 65 increases by 13 per cent, according to research.
A human kidney cell produces green laser light inside a resonator.
The world’s first biological laser has been created by physicists and molecular biologists, with live, glowing kidney cells at its core.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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