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Newly Discovered Frog Looks Rather Like Kermit

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 23, 2015 08:17 AM EDT

A glassfrog that has just been discovered resembles the muppet Kermit.

Loch Ness Monster Update: Google Jumps in on Search for Scottish Beast

By Maria Slither - Apr 22, 2015 12:13 PM EDT

Google launched a new feature for Google Street View that enables users to explore extensively the depth and breadth of the Scottish lake of the Loch Ness monster.

Earth Day 2015: 5 Depressing Facts Related to Earth

By Kamal Nayan - Apr 22, 2015 12:39 PM EDT

Earth has been hitting several remarkable records - but not in a good way. On the 45th annual Earth Day we've compiled five facts about the current state of Earth, that are depressing, but eye-opening in another sense.

NASA Forms Group Dedicated to Finding Alien Life

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 21, 2015 07:09 PM EDT

NASA has announced an unprecedented effort to try and discover life in the far reaches of space outside of our own solar system.

Blinking Quasar Gives Away Merger of Two Supermassive Black Holes

By Peter R - Apr 21, 2015 03:26 PM EDT

A new study argues that a quasar emitting periodically indicates cyclic absorption of matter by merging black holes to form a binary black hole.

This Squid Gets Plenty of Sex and Lives Life, Vampire Size

By Peter R - Apr 21, 2015 03:26 PM EDT

Deep sea researchers have now learnt that Vampire Squid have multiple reproductive cycles and live much longer than other coastal cephalopods.

Babies Four Times More Sensitive to Pain than Adults

By Peter R - Apr 21, 2015 03:27 PM EDT

A new study disproves existing notion that babies cannot feel pain as their brains are not adequately developed.

Blue Bell Recalls All Products: 10 Listeria Illnesses Linked to TX Ice Cream Company

By Maria Slither - Apr 21, 2015 01:53 PM EDT

Blue Bell Creameries recalled all of its products among 23 states in the US and other international locations as some of them got contaminated with Listeria.

Man Invents Growing Shoes for Poor Kids Who Can't Afford New Ones

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 21, 2015 10:28 AM EDT

Kenton Lee has designed miracle shoes for children in Kenya that grow for five years.

Biggest Object in the Universe is a Cold Expanse of Emptiness

By Peter R - Apr 20, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

A supervoid that measures 1.8 billion light years wide, could explain the Cold Spot seen in cosmic background.

New Species of Glass Frog in Costa Rica Puts Innards on Display

By Peter R - Apr 20, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

Researchers discovered the new species H. dianae, from six specimens found along the Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica.

'Liquid Biopsy' can Find Cancer DNA in Blood

By Peter R - Apr 20, 2015 03:00 PM EDT

The new test can help researchers determine if treatments have to be changed or if cancer can reoccur.

Color, Not Light Brightness Helps your Body Tell Time

By Peter R - Apr 20, 2015 03:00 PM EDT

Mice studies have shown that the body is able to predict time through changes in daylight's color.

ISS could be Armed with a Laser Gun to Shoot at Space Junk

By Peter R - Apr 20, 2015 03:02 PM EDT

Using EUSO's infrared telescope to track debris, the ISS could fire laser and get rid of junk.

MIT Unveils Smallest Wearable Trackpad Ever [Video]

By Kamal Nayan - Apr 19, 2015 01:07 PM EDT

Researchers at MIT have devised a way to turn the thumbnail into a wireless trackpad that will allow users to control their devices when their hands are busy.

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