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Auroras Make 'Failed Stars' Brown Dwarfs More Planet Like

By Peter R - Jul 30, 2015 06:29 PM EDT

Researchers who studied a brown dwarf about 20 light years away, observed auroras in its magnetosphere.

"Pepper" the Emotional Robot Gets a Retail Job at a Japanese Electronics Store

By Ashwin Subramania - Jul 30, 2015 02:46 PM EDT

Pepper Robot is currently busy brushing up on its Japanese before taking up a position as a sales clerk in one of Japan's major retail stores.

Washington DC Slowly Sinking into the Sea, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - Jul 30, 2015 02:47 PM EDT

According to a new study, geologists are saying that Washington DC slowly sinking into the sea by a process known as 'forebulge collapse'.

Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Updates: Couple Including Son Maddox In An Upcoming Film About Cambodia Film Set To Help Son 'Understand Who He Is'

By Maria Slither - Jul 30, 2015 11:42 AM EDT

Angeline Jolie will be including his son, Maddox in an upcoming film to be set in Cambodia.

Scientists One Step Closer to Proving Big Bang Theory

By Dustin Braden - Jul 29, 2015 08:09 PM EDT

Scientists at the European Southern Observatory found a long-missing piece of the puzzle that is the universe's history when they discovered lithium had been ejected from a nova.

Exploding Star Explains Lithium Presence In Universe

By Peter R - Jul 29, 2015 07:52 PM EDT

Until recently, the amounts of lithium known to exist in the universe was not explainable by direct observations. Astronomers were also unaware why younger stars had more lithium than older stars.

A Placebo May Work Even If You're Told It's Fake, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Jul 29, 2015 08:31 AM EDT

If patients are conditioned to believe that a placebo is a pain killer, they might continue to trust it, shows research.

Researchers May Have Solved One Mystery After 350 Years

By R. Siva Kumar - Jul 29, 2015 08:31 AM EDT

The odd synchronicity of the pendulums of two clocks started a puzzle that may have been solved by a recent study.

Using Android? Experts Say Your Phone Could be Hacked with Just One Text

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 28, 2015 03:15 PM EDT

Using Android? Experts Say Your Phone Could be Hacked with Just One Text

Cheap metal-based Solar Cells more Efficient

By Ajay Kadkol - Jul 28, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

With the emerging threat to the non-renewable energy sources, there has been extensive research in the world community on methods to use renewable energy more efficiently.

Fukushima Radiation Has Led To Mutant Daisies

By R. Siva Kumar - Jul 27, 2015 07:30 AM EDT

Some sights of a mutant bunny and a deformed daisy near the eroded Japanese nuclear plant have led to worry.

World's Largest Flower Titan Arum Blooms After Half a Decade of Waiting

By R. Siva Kumar - Jul 27, 2015 07:32 AM EDT

It smells of rotting meat, and it flowers rarely in its 40 years.

Haze And Flowing Ice On Pluto Show A World Of Wonders: NASA

By Peter R - Jul 26, 2015 07:37 PM EDT

New Horizons found two layers of haze and also detected flowing ice on Pluto's surface.

New Study Shows Academic Ability Across All Subjects is Influenced by Same Genes

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 26, 2015 02:59 PM EDT

A new study claims that academic skills in math, languages, arts, reading and social sciences are all influenced by the same genetic traits, contrary to the long-held assumption that those skills are shaped by different genes, The Guardian reported.

Your Favorite Musician Tells More About Your Brain Than You Ever Thought

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 26, 2015 02:56 PM EDT

A new study from the University of Cambridge says an individual's favorite musical artist can give away clues about the way they think, The Independent reported.

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