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Sometimes a good picture — a photograph, for example, or even a detailed drawing — can mean the difference between scientific progress and scientific stagnation. More »
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Sometimes you just have to dress kittens up in tiny little monster and insect outfits and send them into space. It's for the good of science fiction as an art form, and let's face it, the good of us all. More »
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These fluffy, blue-faced monkeys from northern China reveal how extreme cuddliness evolved as a survival trait. More »
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China launched its first crewed space mission in 2003, but its dreams of people in space stretch back much farther. A recurring image of that interplanetary future: chubby-cheeked toddlers cruising through space with puppies and bunnies. More »
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Have you ever seen anything sweeter than these two mini Star Wars cosplayers? They actually out-cute the sneezing baby panda. [Buzzfeed via 9gag.com] More »
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The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) just met in Georgia, and some new photos show off the incredible diversity of your future robot overlords. More »
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Meet Chuffy the mouse and his cyborg guinea pig time machine. This taxidermy creation is a BoingBoing find, and it captures the best of a new scifi subgenre I hope will soon catch on: Techie Cutie Creepy. Has Pokemon already been there? More »
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In the future, we will not say "OMG Ponies1!!" We will say "OMG Bionic Puppiez1!!" And here is the first bionic puppy to ever ascend to the top of the cuteocracy. Hope the puppy was born without front legs, so her human companion, an orthotist, built her these wheeled legs out of model airplane wings and wheels. The wings are spring-loaded, so they can act like shoulders and knees would, creating a cushiony ride for her spine and back legs. [Daily Mail via Neatorama] More »
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