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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Make this massive Jabba the Hutt inflatable your lawn slave
By Amanda Kooser Prepare for the new Star Wars movie by installing a fat inflatable Jabba the Hutt in front of your house.
What Sorts of Life Forms Could Actually Live on Mars?
By Maddie Stone
Yesterday, NASA reignited our hopes of finding alien life when it announced the first direct evidence of…
A Humongous 50-Foot Floatie Saves Refugees Stranded At Sea
The creators of a new, massive emergency flotation device called the Centifloat were inspired to action by the horrifying images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi.
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Report: FTC Investigating Google Over Anti-Competitive Android Practices
Earlier this year, EU authorities …
Netflix Can Pinpoint Exactly When People Get Addicted to Shows
Data is a splendid thing. And Netflix being Netflix, the streaming service knows exactly what people are watching and when they stop watching. During a set period of time earlier this year, Netflix used that data to figure out …
Waste Disposal in US Landfills Has Been Underestimated by 115%
By Jon Powell, Julie Zimmerman & Timothy G Townsend
The amount of municipal waste being disposed of in the US is more than double – 262 million tonnes (metric tons) versus 122 million tonnes in 2012 – …
Beautiful Video Describes How Tanzanian Hunters Turn Ecology Researchers
If you need to understand the depths of the wilds, there’s nobody better to turn to than someone that lives and breathes the environment. This beautiful video tells the story of an African hunter who decided to stop killing animals — and help scientists find them instead.
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You Can Print Your Own Homo Naledi Specimens
If you’re excited about last week’s announcement of a new human-like species discovered in South Africa, you can get your hands on the specimens — sort of. You can print your own 3D replicas of Homo naledi and several other important hominin finds.
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Preorder Star Wars Battlefront and get a Han Solo mini-fridge
By Bonnie Burton Gamers can keep their drinks as cold as carbonite with a Han Solo fridge if they preorder Star Wars Battlefront from Wal-Mart. You don’t even have to hire Boba Fett to bring Han Solo to your doorstep.