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• FRIDAY 18. MAY, 2012
• 19:27 4,700 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Are Lurking Out There

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  NASA's WISE mission has analyzed dozens of potentially hazardous asteroids to arrive at the most precise estimate of the number of dangerous space rocks that could pose the threat to Earth.  

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• 19:16 Candidate's Popularity Determined Using Twitter

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  This site determines the candidate's popularity using the number of tweets and what they say.  

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• 19:13 MAD Magazine Flashback: The World Crisis

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  World crises come and they go. But one thing remains the same as it was 38 years ago.  

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• 19:01 Draw Your Own Synthesizer, Dude

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  SketchSynth lets you become the ultimate knob-twister with just a piece of paper and a Sharpie.  

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• 18:06 Bronze-Age 'Facebook' Stone Conveyed 'Likes'

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  Granite rock faces in Russia and northern Sweden reveal ancient etched exchanges about trends and "likes."  

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• 17:56 Island Platypuses Face Risky Future

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  The iconic Australian animal is in danger of being wiped out due to lack of genetic diversity.  

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• 17:05 Small Earthquakes May Cause Surprisingly Big Tsunamis

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  Mysterious small tremors in the most earthquake-prone areas on Earth may be the cause of surprisingly large tsunamis.  

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• 16:58 Are Sweets Making You Stupid?

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  Rats fed high fructose corn syrup were much slower navigating a maze than ones fed a healthier diet.  

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• 16:31 Self-Powered Bionic Eye to Restore Eyesight

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  A new prosthetic retina in development will use video goggles to deliver images directly to the eye.  

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• 15:58 GPS Tracks Soccer Player Performance

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  GPS devices help track how players move and how hard they play.  

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• 14:26 Facebook Stock Begins Trading: DNews Nuggets

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  Shares are priced at $38 each.  

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• 12:56 A 'Giant Leap' for Commercial Space

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  A test launch this Saturday is among the first commercial-run flights hired by NASA.  

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• 12:42 Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine

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  This prehistoric species had massive, powerful jaws that would have enabled it to eat anything -- even crocodiles.  

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• 12:08 Clean Up This Fracking Mess!

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  A study found a decrease in the percentage of the number of violations issued to fracking sites in Pennsylvania.  

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• 11:59 Rattlesnake Snaps on Wal-Mart Shopper

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  After 20 minutes the shopper's hand swelled to the size of a grapefruit.  

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• 07:59 Construction on Giant Magellan Telescope Blasts Off

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  The construction of a telescope that could produce images ten-times sharper than Hubble is under way -- but a mountain needs to be blown up first.  

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• 00:24 Monster Sunspot's Flare Strong Enough to Confuse Satellites

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  The flare triggered a radiation storm intense enough to also cause radio blackouts.  

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• THURSDAY 17. MAY, 2012
• 23:54 Unneeded Erection Pills Can Mess With Users' Heads

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  The more erectile dysfunction drugs some men take, the worse they feel.  

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• 23:16 Electric Imp Lets You Control All Your Stuff Remotely

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  Finally, a feasible way to start brewing coffee from bed and preheat the oven from the grocery store.  

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• 22:11 Hot Summer Projected for Much of U.S.

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  No relief in sight for drought-stricken areas of the country.  

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• 21:03 Super Snorkel Helps You Breathe Underwater

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  The ring-shaped snorkel brings fresh air in and keeps water out.  

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• 19:40 200-Year-Old Shipwreck Found Off Gulf Coast

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  The ship's wood has nearly disintegrated, but a copper sheathing remains, along with a variety of artifacts.  

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• 18:00 Nighttime Eating May Lead to Obesity

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  Could we avoid obesity and diabetes just by restricting the number of hours a day we allow ourselves to eat?  

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• 17:46 White Births Are No Longer the Majority in U.S.

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  The demographic milestone that has been expected for years has finally come.  

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• 16:24 Graphene Could Rust-Proof Your Car

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  A single layer of carbon atoms works as a mighty rust-proofing agent.  

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