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Antarctica’s Frozen Lake Vostok, Isolated for 20 Million Years, Breached By Russian Drills

Lake Vostok’s Location The location of Lake Vostok within Antarctica NASA The Russian scientists drilling into ancient buried Antarctic Lake Vostok have reached their destination , the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported today. Continue reading

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The PopSci Flash Arcade

Five web-based games-all playable right here-that are redefining the way we have fun with video games online In our February issue, Popular Science explores the Future of Fun. Continue reading

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This Week in the Future, January 30-February 3, 2012

This Week in the Future, January 30-February 3, 2012 Baarbarian Whoa, you guys. Continue reading

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The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, January 30-February 3, 2012

Moon-Printed Houses We’ve seen this idea before–Enrico Dini of D-Shape talked to us awhile back about a giant 3-D printer that’d print houses on the moon, out of moon-rocks and moon-dust. Continue reading

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Russian Scientists Drilling into "Alien" Antarctic Lake Vostok Fall Silent

Vostok Station Todd Sowers LDEO, Columbia University At Lake Vostok, the coldest place on earth, a Russian team of scientists have been attempting to drill through a two-mile-thick ice layer into the subterranean lake, which has been isolated for some 20 million years. Continue reading

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Russian Scientists Drilling into "Alien" Antarctic Lake Vostok Fall Silent

Vostok Station Todd Sowers LDEO, Columbia University At Lake Vostok, the coldest place on earth, a Russian team of scientists have been attempting to drill through a two-mile-thick ice layer into the subterranean lake, which has been isolated for some 20 million years. Continue reading

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New Climate Change Culprit: Chilean Man Stealing Glaciers to Put In Cocktails

Perito Moreno Glacier This Patagonian glacier has not been harvested for bar use yet. Continue reading

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2011 Visualization Challenge Winners Teach Science Through Art

Evil Cucumber Courtesy of Robert Rock Belliveau A multicolored mouse eye, the macro-scale universe, alien slugs on the face of a baby cucumber – all these images accomplish a pretty impressive feat: They look awesome, and they can teach us something about the world we live in and our place in it. Continue reading

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Paint Your Roof With Working Solar Cells Made from Grass Clippings

Photosynthesizing Solar Cells via ExtremeTech Installing a solar roof on your home could one day be as simple as mixing your yard clippings into a stew of inexpensive chemicals and painting the resulting mixture right onto your rooftop. Continue reading

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Amazonian Rainforest Fungus Eats Polyurethane, Potentially Solving a Big Landfill Problem

To the multitude of arguments for protecting rainforest biodiversity, here’s a new addition: An Amazonian fungus could eat our most durable landfill waste. Continue reading

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