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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover autonomously selects some targets for the laser and telescopic camera of its ChemCam instrument. For example, on-board software analyzed the Navcam image at left, chose the target indicated with a yellow dot, and pointed ChemCa
Mars Curiosity Rover Can Now Shoot Lasers Independently

NASA mission scientists just announced that the Curiosity rover on Mars can now autonomously use its laser and choose its own targets.

Latest image of Earth taken by DSCOVR's EPIC camera, last July 17.
[VIDEO] Watch Earth from 1 Million Miles Away Captured in One Year

A new video released by NASA reveals a time lapse video taken from images of Earth, that were captured in a span of on year from 1 million miles away.

People gather outside a rural bank in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.
China’s Rising Bad Debts Revealed in Recent Bank Listing

The increasing level of bad debts in China's banking system will be revealed in the listing for the Bank of Jiangsu Ltd, a medium-sized lender, The Wall Street Journal reported.

By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees’ nests to harvest honey.
African Tribesmen 'Talk' to Birds to Find Honey

New evidence confirms how tribesmen in Mozambique have a special summoning call for birds, to find them honey in beehives hidden above trees.

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Su-35S in flight
China Awaits Delivery of Russia's Su-35S, the World’s Best 4th Generation Fighter

The long-range Su-35S has a maximum range without external fuel tanks of 3,600 kilometers.

LUX is installed at the center of 72,000 gallon tank filled with deionized water. The water along with the photomultiplier tubes seen lining the tank act together as veto system, ruling out false positive signals.
Not Over Yet? World's Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Finds Nothing After 20 Months

Scientists at the LUX experiment found nothing after running for 20 months, with the world's most sensitive dark matter detector under an old gold mine.

Heavy rains in Beijing have prompted the government to issue orange alert status.
As Heavy Rain Continues, China Issues Storm Alert Upgrade in Beijing

The continuous heavy rains in Beijing, forcing cancelled flights and disrupting the traffic, have prompted the government to upgrade the storm alert to orange on Wednesday, the Global Times reported.

Investigators checking the wreckage of a tour bus that caught fire and killed 26 people in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
24 Mainland Chinese Killed in a Tour Bus Fire in Taiwan

Twenty-six people were killed in a fire after a tour bus crashed into a highway guard rail near Taoyuan International Airport.

Online gambling is illegal in Chinese mainland.
Watchdog Launches Inquiry on Alleged Illegal Gambling Sites Promoted on Baidu

China's Internet watchdog has launched an inquiry to investigate the claims that illegal gambling sites are being promoted on the search engine Baidu, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

Researchers used data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission to highlight the X-shaped structure in the bulge of the Milky Way.
Mysterious X-shaped Structure Found in Center of Milky Way Galaxy

After a Twitter debate, astronomers investigated and later on confirmed that an X-shaped structure lies in the core of the Milky Way galaxy.

British Museum and University of Leicester-led research uncovers new evidence in Caribbean
Cave Drawings Reveal First Religious Ceremony Between Europeans and Native Americans

New evidence of cave drawing featuring religious iconography of European origins reveals clues about the first encounters between European explorers and native Americans in the 15th century.

Grooves and gashes associated with the Imbrium Basin on the Moon have long been puzzling. New research shows how some of these features were formed and uses them to estimate the size of the Imbrium impactor. The study suggests it was big enough to be cons
Man on the Moon: Moon's Giant Crater Caused by Violent Protoplanet Collision

New evidence reveals how the Man on the Moon or the largest impact crater on the moon got there, as a protoplanet smashed into the moon billions of years ago.

J-20 heavy stealth fighter
China Produces its Fourth J-20 Stealth Fighter

The J-20's inferior air-to-air combat capability will likely relegate it to the role of a long-range strike fighter.

A detailed new map by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex – the outermost layer of the brain and the dominant structure involved in sensory perception and attention, as well as
New Brain Map Reveals 97 New Unknown Areas in Cerebral Cortex

This updated brain map reveals 97 previously unknown areas of the cerebral cortex, which is also the most detailed map of the human brain to date.

Math is a complicated field, but not for Yu Jianchun.
Chinese Parcel Delivery Man Is Discovered a Math Genius

A Chinese University recently discovered a parcel delivery guy could solve complex mathematics. This individual did not get any form of college education.

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