Daily Archives: October 31, 2014

A Giant Drill Came This Close to Tearing Through a Packed NYC Subway Car

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A whole bunch of Queens commuters almost got to star in their very own horror movie yesterday when a rogue contractor accidentally bored through an F-train subway tunnel with a 10-inch drill bit. So, uh, happy Halloween. Or something. According … Continue reading →

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This Algae Farm Eats Pollution From the Highway Below It

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A highway overpass is the last place most of us would think to install a farm. But algae, that wonderful little ecological miracle, is different. Since it consumes sunlight and CO2 and spits out oxygen, places with high emissions are actually … Continue reading →

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Scratching an itch does indeed just make it itch more

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Well that’s settled. You know how your mom always told you not to scratch that mosquito bite because that just makes it itch more? Your mom was right, and now we have the science to prove it.A team of heroic … Continue reading →

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