By now, we all know that Mars was once home to water and may have even supported life . But what would the planet have looked like when it was lush and verdant? More »
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How Mars May Have Looked if It Was Covered in Water
The holidays are over but gag gifts can be forever. This medical alert bracelet ensures that doctors know how to treat you if you were to suffer a medical emergency. No, you’re not allergic to anything. No, you don’t have an emergency contact. You just need a professional to delete your browsing history. Let’s face it, gag or no gag, we all need to wear this bracelet. [ Reddit via BoingBoing ] More »
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We Should All Wear This Medical Alert Bracelet That Makes Sure Your Browser’s History Gets Deleted
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the dramatic rise in pot farms in Northern California is starting to take a toll on the surrounding environment. Agricultural practices like water-siphoning, pesticide spraying, and littering are having a noticeable effect on what is a very fragile ecosystem. More »
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California’s marijuana boom is wreaking havoc on the environment
Archaeologists digging in a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery in Mexico’s South Sonora have uncovered a series of skeletons featuring signs of cranial deformation. The practice, which is well documented among Mesoamerican peoples, has never been seen this far north before — a strong indication that their cultural influence was far more prominent than previously assumed. More »
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Deformed skulls discovered in 1,000-year-old Mexican cemetery
Eerily reminiscent of the design of Sonny and the other NS-5s in I, Robot , Kenshiro is the University of Tokyo’s latest attempt to create a humanoid robot that accurately mimics human movement. And the researchers there believe the best way to build an artificial human is to simply copy our anatomy, particularly our muscular and skeletal systems. More »
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Skeleton Muscle Bot Brings I, Robot’s Future One Step Closer
We knew this was coming, but I didn’t think it would make me this sad. Kevin Smith, who has been talking about his retirement for a while now, has announced that his final film will be a second sequel to his first film, 1994’s Clerks . The news comes after his intended swan song, the two-part hockey movie Hit Somebody , was set to become a six-part television miniseries . No news yet on which channel might host Hit Somebody . Some are guessing AMC, where Comic Book Men resides, but considering Smith’s generous amounts of colorful language, I’m thinking somewhere premium would work best — who wants to watch censored Kevin Smith? (Not a lot of people, judging by the short life of ABC’s Clerks: The Animated Series — but don’t rule out a possible return for that. coughcough::get on it, Adult Swim::coughcough) Smith’s retirement will be a bummer, considering he just proved he has stories like Red State up his sleeve; it’s sad to think he won’t try to do something else out of the box. (Insert dirty Chasing Amy joke here.) No additional information is out yet about Clerks 3 , but watch for more rumblings next year. I hope Matt Damon and Ben Affleck come back for this (if they don’t do Hit Somebody , that is). Kevin Smith Is Heading Back To The Quick Stop One More Time!! [Ain’t It Cool News]
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Kevin Smith announces that his final directorial effort will be Clerks 3
NASA has confirmed a surprising, counterintuitive discovery. The burning hell known Mercury—the closest planet to the Sun—has water. Frozen water. Three new research papers, based on data obtained by the Messenger spacecraft, show undeniable evidence. More »
In a medical first, researchers have streamed Braille patterns directly onto a blind person’s retina, allowing him or her to read letters and words visually, with almost 90% accuracy. Developed by researchers at Second Sight , the headset-like device is set to revolutionize the way degenerative eye diseases like Retinitis Pigmentosa are treated. More »
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New implant allows the blind to stream Braille directly onto their retinas
It feels like we’ve been hearing about Google Fiber in Kansas City forever. Though a few people have gotten to use the blazing-fast service, Google has only been accepting applications for the service for most of the city. Well today, the Google Fiber installations begin in earnest . More »
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Google Is Finally Installing Gigabit Fiber In Kansas City Homes