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- Expert Confirms Authenticity Of Vinland Map http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1722913/expert_confirms_authenticity_of_vinland_map/index.html 7 comments
- Increased carbon dioxide levels due to climate change may double the chance of severe turbulence on any given flight by 2050 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113417868/climate-change-could-make-flying-suck-even-more/ 7 comments science
- UC Berkeley engineers create wireless dust-sized implants that can monitor organs, muscles, or nerves in real time http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113415309/fitness-tracking-implants-080316/ 9 comments science
- Ducklings inherently understand the concepts of "same" and "different"-- a skill previously seen only in intelligent animals like primates and crows http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113415023/ducklings-intelligence-071416/ 62 comments science
- Study suggests dinosaurs did not roar, but instead produced closed-mouth vocalizations similar to modern day birds http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113414987/dinosaurs-vocalization-071216/ 478 comments science
- South Korean team develops bendable solar cell that's as thin as a human hair http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1113414644/flexible-solar-cells-062016/ 29 comments science
- Researchers develop method using stem cells to grow head and neck bones in the lab. Once implanted, the lab-grown bones are "filled in" by bone tissue from the body http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113414616/lab-grown-bone-061716/ 14 comments science
- Religious belief in America has hit an all time low. Prayer rates have decreased fivefold since the early 1980s and many Americans think the bible is is an "ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by men" http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113413210/religious-belief-us-032116/ 1182 comments science
- Pottery analysis shows the 'eye-watering' impact of the Black Death. Historians have debated the plague's true impact, but a new study shows the disease killed between 35 and 55 percent of England's population http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113414239/black-death-toll-discovered-052516/ 82 comments science
- Scientists reexamine the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave paintings in France using radiocarbon dating, discovering that they are 10,000 years older than previously believed http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113413579/french-cave-paintings-oldest-041216/ 402 comments science
- Half of world's workforce could be unemployed by 2045 thanks to robots http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1113412608/half-of-worlds-workforce-could-be-unemployed-in-30-years-thanks-to-robots-021516/ 3 comments worldnews
- 10,000-year-old massacre offers oldest evidence of human warfare http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113412128/10000-year-old-smashed-skull-remains-offer-oldest-evidence-of-human-warfare-012016/ 34 comments science
- Ancient Roman graffiti is important to archaeologists and historians because it gives voices to the 99%. Almost all literature from the time is from rich/sponsored free men. http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113411831/why-ancient-roman-graffiti-is-so-important-to-archaeologists-010516/ 295 comments history
- Comets, not asteroids, pose the real danger to Earth, study says http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1113411668/forget-asteroids-comets-pose-the-real-danger-to-earth-122615/ 58 comments science
- British teeth are better than American teeth, British study says http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113411483/british-teeth-are-no-worse-than-american-teeth-british-study-says-121715/ 19 comments science
- SexFit, the world’s first penis pedometer, has hit the market http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1113411396/behold-the-sexfit-the-worlds-first-penis-pedometer-121415/#2c2kzcqecyj7cyug.99 3 comments technology
- Crocodiles like to play ball and give piggyback rides, study shows http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113332161/crocodiles-like-to-play-ball-and-give-piggyback-rides-study-shows-021115/ 3 comments science
- Scan finds new tattoos on 5300-year-old Iceman http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113319184/scan-finds-new-tattoos-on-5300-year-old-iceman-012215/? 129 comments worldnews
- Bovine Kampf: Aggressive Nazi cattle sent to slaughterhouse. Trying to preserve a breed of Nazi-created, aggressive cattle called Heck, an English farmer was forced to offload 14 of his herd of 20 when he realized they were too dangerous. http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113309818/bovine-kampf-aggressive-nazi-cows-sent-to-slaughterhouse-010715/ 17 comments worldnews
- Comet ISON is Not 'Fizzling Out' - Still On Track For Fall Spectacle http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112952614/comet-ison-hasn-t-fizzled-exclusive-091913/ 25 comments space
- Study: Young men are less adventurous than they were a generation ago, primarily because they are less motivated and in worse physical condition than their fathers http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112937148/generation-gap-in-thrill-seekers-090213/ 3876 comments science
- Just Because It’s On The Internet Doesn’t Make It True: Researchers from the University of Copenhagen found web tools and social media may actually amplify irrational group behavior. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112821458/internet-social-media-facebook-spread-of-misinformation-false-belief-041113/ 59 comments technology
- The Descent of Man: The Genetics of Intelligence and Why We All Might Be Getting Dumber http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112734841/intelligence-genetics-humans-getting-dumber-gerald-crabtree-112012/ 4 comments science
- HIstorical: The Apollo 17 took this breathtaking view of our home planet while traveling to the Moon in 1972, and captured the entire polar ice caps for the first time ever! http://www.redorbit.com/media/gallery/earth-3/1_10529f3ac80060a785d2a357280af167.jpg 26 comments space
- Order Can Emerge From Chaos In The Cosmos, Study Finds http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112707749/universe-order-from-chaos-100512/ 20 comments science
- Mars Rover Curiosity has successfully landed!!! http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112669749/mars-curiosity-landing-a-success-080512/ 4 comments science
- Planet-Forming Dust Abruptly Disappears Around Star - Space News - redOrbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112650836/planet-forming-dust-abruptly-disappears-around-star/ 19 comments space
- Space Tourism Could Be $1 Billion Industry In 10 Years, FAA Head Says http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112499180/space-tourism-could-be-1-billion-industry-in-10-years-faa-head-says/ 7 comments space
- ROSAT Satellite could plunge to Earth by Halloween http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112403160/rosat-satellite-could-plunge-to-earth-by-halloween/index.html 8 comments space
- Falcon 9 Static Fire Test To Be Webcast This Morning http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1960311/falcon_9_static_fire_test_to_be_webcast_this_morning/index.html 4 comments space
- NASA's Unveils Live 'Curiosity Cam' http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1935742/nasas_unveils_live_curiosity_cam/index.html 11 comments space
- MIT Neuroscientists Reveal How The Brain Learns To Recognize Objects http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1921482/mit_neuroscientists_reveal_how_the_brain_learns_to_recognize_objects/index.html?source=r_science 7 comments cogsci
- A simulated manned mission to Mars, scheduled to start on Tuesday, will see six European and Russian volunteers locked up in a capsule in Moscow for over three months http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1662238/officials_volunteers_prepare_for_mars_simulator_mission/index.html 12 comments space
- New Life Form Found...at the zoo? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1654487/vet_tech_finds_new_life_form_at_texas_zoo/index.html 7 comments science
- Experts discuss solutions to deal with vast amount of space junk that is clogging up the Earth’s orbit. http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1642608/experts_seek_solution_for_space_debris_orbiting_earth/index.html 3 comments space
- Cows Dropping in Fields Amid the Texas Drought http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1624383/cows_dropping_in_fields_amid_the_texas_drought/index.html 2 comments science
- Scientists say that as climate change increases, the world’s chocolate supply could start to run low. http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1613317/worlds_chocolate_supply_in_danger/index.html 4 comments science
- Surely one of the most gorgeous sights the solar system has to offer, Saturn sits enveloped by the full splendor of its stately rings. http://www.redorbit.com/modules/imglib/download.php?url=/modules/imagegallery/gallery_images/0_fae973e47de0d55587a1850cacc1df7e.jpg 20 comments space
- Buzz Aldrin Calls for Reevaluation of NASA Moon Project http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1494054/buzz_aldrin_calls_for_reevaluation_of_nasa_moon_project/index.html 9 comments science
- Many Parents Admit They Bribe Their Kids http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/903762/many_parents_admit_they_bribe_their_kids/index.html 4 comments reddit.com