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The future is holography
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Pixie Dust is a new display technology that uses sound waves to levitate tiny particles that are then arranged into images and animations. Imagine these floating particles suddenly coming together to form a computer or television screen.
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These chips look good, right?
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These chips have been made out of cricket carcases. The first edible insect farm in the U.S. has opened in an attempt to create a more sustainable food source. And we should probably try to get over the yuck factor.
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And the most stylish bird award goes to...
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Meet the Buffy Helmetcrest and White-bearded Helmetcrest, two new species of hummingbirds found in Colombia and Venezuela. Looks like someone's had a run-in with too much styling product...
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An interesting little animal
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The pygmy anteater from Central and South America is about the size of a large squirrel. It's the smallest, and most mysterious anteater in the world.
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M&M flavoured honey?
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We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried: French beekeepers were shocked to find their bees had produced a supply of thick, blue honey. Turns out the bees had been feeding on the colourful shells of M&Ms - a Mars bar processing plant sat just 4 km away.
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This bird resembles a piece of candy!
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The stunning Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher from Southeast Asia has a special structure in its eyes that allows it to transition from the air to the water at 40km/h, while maintaining its super-sharp, prey-spotting vision. Frogs, beware.
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How a heron bird catches fish - hilarious
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Herons also have surprising intellectual abilities; they can use bread to catch fish! It is thought that the birds learn the technique from watching fisherman throw baited hooks and tourists tossing bread to attract fish.
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What if the moon was closer... a lot closer?
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What would happen if the Moon orbited at the same distance as the International Space Station? An animator has created a mind-blowing video of what it would look like:
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Finally, a video game where you build a cell, fight off viruses, and survive harsh worlds
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CellCraft is a truly great flash game about building, controlling, and surviving as a human cell, viewed at the microscopic scale. I was surprised to find how accurate the game was, depicting organelles correctly and even conversion ratios of glucose to ATP. The game is a great primer for those who wish to learn some cell biology, or even for those of us who know plenty about the cell but want a refresher without cracking open a textbook.
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