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Mosquitos Battle Dengue Fever
Oct. 3, 2014, 8:38 a.m.
Researchers will release 40,000 mosquitos in a bid to reduce cases of dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
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Volcanoes Threaten Air Transport
Sept. 5, 2014, 1:37 p.m.
Volcanic activity in Iceland and Papua New Guinea threaten worldwide travel disruption.
People Power
Aug. 19, 2014, 9:32 a.m.
A sweat-powered battery could charge your mobile phone or MP3 player - while you work out!
232 Teeth Extracted From 17 Year Old Boy
July 31, 2014, 2:25 p.m.
Doctors in Mumbai have extracted 232 teeth from a teenage patient.
World Cup Winners and Losers
July 11, 2014, 8:55 a.m.
Hard work, team dynamics, luck, and even biology can impact who wins the 2014 World Cup.
Doubts cast on Big Bang breakthrough
June 26, 2014, 4:53 p.m.
A recent discovery about the origins of the Universe has been thrown into doubt by fresh analysis.
The self-driving car
June 5, 2014, 9:25 a.m.
Google reveals plans to put new driverless cars on the road within a year.
Rock-Paper-Scissors Tactics Revealed
May 13, 2014, 1:35 p.m.
What’s the best way to win at rock-paper-scissors?
Mysterious “bio-duck” sound identified
May 1, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
A sound, detected by sonar, has been identified as the call of the minke whale.
Cosmic inflation followed Big Bang
March 23, 2014, 12:56 p.m.
There's new evidence that the Universe underwent super-rapid expansion in the moments immediately after the Big Bang.