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BBC Science (Yesterday) - What we have learnt from Martian probes... 
Together at last – an RC car and a quadcopter 
Gizmag (Yesterday) - Quadcopters are becoming more and more popular with radio-controlled model enthusiasts, but sometimes ... sometimes you still just want to remotely-control a car. If that’s the case with you, then... - Barrick Gold fined for Chile project BBC Science (Yesterday) - Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine....
Officials: Stopping 3D-Printed Guns Could Be Impossible 
Mashable (Yesterday) - As the world's first 3D-printed handgun starts to be replicated, authorities are scrambling to react to a technological advancement that only a few weeks ago sounded more like science fiction... 
iPhone biosensor does the work of a $50,000 lab-based machine Gizmag (Yesterday) - We already know that smartphones can perform many of the same features as more expensive computers, cameras and other devices. Now, a portable iPhone cradle made up of about US$200... 
What It's Like To Be Christian, Gay And Celibate Business News (Yesterday) - Between the faction of gay Christians who are happy with their sexual identity and "ex-gays," who say they've removed their homosexual yearnings, is a third group that gets little attention.... 
Like the Galaxy S4, HTC One is getting its own "Google Edition" Gizmag (Yesterday) - Last week at Google I/O, some had been expecting a brand new Nexus phone or tablet. That didn’t happen. The closest we got was a pure Google version of the... 
Seal system aims to keep kids from drowning Gizmag (Yesterday) - It can’t be easy, being a lifeguard at a pool full of children. The kids that catch your attention are going to be the ones who are splashing and yelling,... 
Border Collie Taught To Understand English Grammar Business News (Yesterday) - Chaser is a female border collie. And she can understand English grammar. She can understand the relationships between a prepositional object, verb, and direct object in a four word sentence,... 
All-glass Notting Hill Penthouse might just have the best view in London Gizmag (Yesterday) - UK-based architectural practice Studio RHE was approached by a client who desired the creation of an unusual and ambitious project: to transform the roofs of two adjacent mansion blocks in... 
Planets Converge to Form Rare Glowing Triangle This Weekend 
Wired - Science (Yesterday) - This weekend, three planets will nestle together in the western sky at twilight to form a rarely seen glowing triangle. With good timing and a bit of luck you should... 
Why We 'Grasp' The Truth, 'Dodge' Questions, And 'Fall' In Love Business News (Yesterday) - Jon Hamilton has a very interesting segment on NPR about how the brain interprets language: “Just a few decades ago, many linguists thought the human brain had evolved a special... 
Climate Change Is Not Making Tornadoes Stronger Business News (Yesterday) - Was the deadly EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. and killed 24 the result of climate change? Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters says probably not. While the changing climate... 
Wired Space Photo of the Day: Close-Up With Halley’s Comet Wired - Science (Yesterday) - In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley's nucleus as it receded... 
New Details on the Unroyal End of Richard III, ‘King in the Car Park’ Wired - Science (Yesterday) - For two short years he was King of England, one of the most powerful men in the world. Then he was killed, desecrated, and dumped in a hastily dug grave,... 
Researchers Have Finally Solved The Mystery Of The Irish Potato Famine Business News (Yesterday) - The Irish potato famine that caused mass starvation and approximately 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by a newly identified strain of potato blight that has been... 
Terrifying Video Will Make You Fully Appreciate The Destructive Power Of The Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Business News (Yesterday) - The video below is intense showing the first ten minutes of the more than 40-minute run of the giant Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado that hit on Monday, May 20. The damage... 
Solar Impulse breaks own record for farthest solar-powered flight Gizmag (Yesterday) - The Solar Impulse has broken its own record for the longest distance flight of a solar-powered aircraft following the second leg of its journey across the USA. Solar Impulse touched... 
Sally Ride to Receive Medal of Freedom Mashable (Yesterday) - Sally Ride, the United States' first woman in space, will be posthumously honored with the country's highest civilian commendation and the renaming of a high-flying camera.
President Barack Obama announced on... 
World's largest outdoor swimming pool to be built in Japanese canal Gizmag (Yesterday) - Plans are afoot to build an 800-m swimming pool in the Dotonbori Canal in Osaka, Japan, according to a report in the Japan Times on Wednesday. If it opens as...
