Sitting at your desk all day surfing the internet with a pile of unfinished TPS reports sitting in front of you probably isn't a good sign, and even worse, you're probably not doing yourself a favor and getting enough exercise, or aren't you? According to a recent study, one mouse click burns approximately 1.42 calories.
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A mouse click burns 1.42 calories, according to researchers
Endangered shark species granted CITES protection
Endangered animals are constantly being tracked down by poachers -- just one of the main reasons behind endangered species, but thanks to a two-thirds majority vote, three species of sharks have been added to the list of species getting better protection from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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Chinese space junk collides with Russian satellite
While outer space is vast with distances that are hard for the human mind to comprehend, the space around our planet is becoming quite crowded. There are approximately 900 satellites in orbit around the Earth today and untold amounts of orbiting space junk and debris. The space junk and debris includes things such as defunct satellites, small parts from spacecraft, and satellites that have been purposely destroyed or exploded accidentally.
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Archaeologists believe Stonehenge may have been a burial site
One of the great mysteries in archaeology for decades has been exactly what Stonehenge was used for. Archaeologists and scientists have also attempted over the decades to figure out exactly how prehistoric humans could have constructed such an elaborate site using massive and incredibly heavy stones. Over the weekend, archaeologists offered up a new theory on what I Stonehenge might've been used for.
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Great Brain Experiment makes your phone a crowdsourced neurology lab
A new app that aims to bypass expensive neuroimaging scanners and bring brain research to your smartphone screen hopes to use "big data" principles to unlock more of the mind's secrets through the familiarity of games. The iOS and Android app, The Great Brain Experiment, is the handiwork of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL, and tests memory, impulse control, happiness, and visual perception, with tests that would traditionally have meant extended stays in an fMRI scanner.
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Elon Musk says SpaceX is working on reusable rockets
The CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, took the stage yesterday at SXSW to discuss several things, including a couple of new projects SpaceX is working on. SpaceX is currently working on building rockets that are reusable. The rockets are what Musk says is one of the roadblocks that is holding back humanity from the future of space travel. The cost of making the one-time use rockets is what's stopping many businesses from joining the industry.
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Rapyuta helps robots understand the human world
European scientists have just launched Raptuya, an online database of information for robots, that helps robots cope in the world of humans. The Raptuya database is part of the European RoboEarth Project, a "World Wide Web for robots". The project is designed so that robots can download information from the internet to learn about their environment, software components, objects and images, and also how to perform certain tasks.
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High school engineers construct disc-shooting robots for competition
High school students from all around New York competed in the FIRST Robotics Regional Championship at the Javits Convention Center. FIRST stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." These students constructed robots and competed with each other in order to take the 1st place spot and secure their position at the FIRST Robotics National Championship in St. Louis. These events are meant to show students the importance of science and technology.
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Buried flood channels discovered on Mars
Scientists have discovered some buried channels on Mars that show signs of flooding on the planet. The flood channels were discovered near Mars's equator along a region called Elysium Planitia, one of the youngest volcanic region on the planet. The scientists are currently looking into the cause of the floods, and how they relate to the climate changes on the planet. So far, scientists believe that the flood waters originated from a deep water reservoir that was released by tectonic or volcanic activity.
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NASA James Webb Space Telescope arrives at SXSW
The scientists and engineers of NASA were able to bring the NASA James Webb Space Telescope to SXSW despite terrible weather conditions. The telescope, which is set to be officially released in 2018, will be able to peer farther into the universe to discover all of the crazy and interesting mysteries that Space has to offer. The telescope is available for viewing to over 30,000 attendees of the SXSW festival.
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Scientists discover unidentified life near South Pole
Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria from water samples obtained from the ancient Lake Vostok. Lake Vostok had been isolated from the world for over 17 million years, and was protected by a thick sheet of ice. Scientists began drilling through the ice since 1989, and have been collected water samples from the lake. The scientists stated that the bacteria did not belong to the "40-plus known sub-kingdoms of bacteria."
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Global temps highest in 4,000 years, according to report
Global warming: it's a heated debate, but a recent report suggests that temperatures here on Earth have been the highest they've ever been in 4,000 years. Plus, it's predicted that over the next few decades, temperatures are likely to surpass levels not seen on Earth since before the last ice age occurred.
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