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Soviet Well To Hell - How A Teacher Punked A Whole TV Network
In 1989, the communist dictatorship oddly named Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reached the extent of a third giant hole in the Arctic Circle, Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3, where they'd been drill...
Earth Sciences
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Leaf Them On The Ground: Benefit More By Doing Less Yardwork
Every autumn, homeowners and gardeners tend to engage in a familiar ritual. As trees shed their leaves, people drag out rakes, leaf blowers and lawn bags to strip their yards bare before winter arrive...
Life Sciences
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194 Year Old Tortoise DNA Shows Lifestyle Diseases Accelerate Aging
Genetic analysis of a Aldabrachelys gigantea tortoise named Jonathan reveals that if you take care of your DNA, it will take care of you. Jonathan, age 194, maintains good DNA repair and good ins...
Medicine
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ICE Crackdowns Saved Money On Healthcare In California
Since implementation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare after President Obama, who signed it into law for his party, an unclear number of California doctors cap the number of patien...
Physical Sciences
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The Wondrous Radiacode 110
Yesterday I was delighted to receive in my mailbox another radiation spectrometer for testing, the Radiacode 110. Radiacode produces several radiation counters and spectrometers for personal / monitor...
Social Sciences
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Holidate Science: Relationship Differences Between Gay and Heterosexual Men
Many people want to feel secure in a relationship but that does not mean people perceive it the same way. It is a bit of a moving target, finds new survey results.Some feel that confidence in the rela...
