New Glue Is 10 Times Stickier Than Gecko Feet
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Scientists Confirm Virgin Shark Birth
The second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark has been confirmed through DNA testing, scientists said....
The second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark has been confirmed through DNA testing, scientists said....
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Blood Falls, Antarctica's Dry Valleys.
Even the most snow-covered place on Earth has patches of snow-free ground. In Antarctica, a series of parallel valleys lie between the Ross Sea and the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Known as the Dry Valle...
Frost on Mars.
This image shows bluish-white frost seen on the Martian surface near NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The image was taken by the lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 131st Martian day, or sol, of the miss...
Machaut Crater.
Machaut is the name of a crater, approximately 100 kilometer (60 mile) in diameter, first seen under high-sun conditions by Mariner 10 in the 1970s. The crater is named for the medieval French poet an...
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Capers are the unopened green flower buds of the Capparis Spinosa, a bush grown mainly in southern France, Italy, and Algeria, as well as California. Manual labor is required to gather capers, for the buds must be carefully picked each morning just as they reach the proper size.Sponsored links
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New ideas pass through three periods: It can't be done. It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. I knew it was a good idea all along! - Arthur C. Clarke
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chassis
Pronunciation: /CHAS-ee/
n : the frame upon which the body of a vehicle or other machinery rests
"Attach the jumper cable to the chassis of the car."
Today in History
October 10, 1865
The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt won $10,000 in a contest. He was the first person to come up with a substitute for the ivory ball (in use at the time).
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