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Even though NASA launched the Mars Curiosity Rover back in 2012, the diligent spacecraft is still picking up new tricks.

Recently, NASA gifted its Martian explorer with the ability to pick and choose which space rocks to zap with its laser.

Using something called the Chemistry and Camera instrument (ChemCham), the rover picks a target and shoots laser pulses at it.

Over the course of the Curiosity Rover’s life on Mars, scientists have used its tiny laser to inspect more than 1,400 targets. Читать дальше...

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It's going to be an agonizing wait for the seventh season of "Game of Thrones" to finally air. (Seriously, winter is going to come, then go in the real world before we return to Westeros next summer.) However, some details about the next season have started to trickle out, including a new filming location. 

The fan site Watchers on the Wall picked up a report from ABCdesevilla confirming that the HBO drama is going to film part of season seven in Santiponce, Spain. Читать дальше...

We see the world in units of measurement. You're this many feet tall and this many years old, and you weigh this many pounds. You have this many minutes left in your work day and your home is that many miles away. But not everything can be measured in miles, pounds, and minutes. Over the course of history, we've had to come up with some pretty unique ways to measure things.

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For over 40 years, "Star Wars" fans have marveled at the lightsaber. It's a weapon that seems to defy science, with a blade of lasers shooting out, but not infinitely, from a hilt.

At San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, a group of scientists, writers, and "Star Wars" experts offered an incredibly simple definition of how the lightsaber works.

"It's a laser that shoots out from something and is pulled back in, so it's like a ... a doughnut that's stretched out," explains Eliot Sirota... Читать дальше...

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AMC just debuted the first trailer for "The Walking Dead" season seven at Comic-Con to raucous applause.

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Blood clots, cancer, and damaged brain cells — these are the last words anyone wants to hear at the doctor’s office. They’re also the stuff that scientists are hoping to be able to fight one day with nanotechnology.

A new study released today in the journal Nature Communications details just how scientists are hoping to transform modern medicine with very tiny robots.

Selman Sakar from EPFL and Hen-Wei Huang from ETHZ have worked together to create prototypes... Читать дальше...

The Pokémon Go phenomenon has given new momentum to the idea of augmented reality — that is, products that project computer-generated images (like animated cartoon characters) on top of real-world images. AR is the cousin of virtual reality, which completely immerses users in a computer-generated world. The most prominent example of VR is Facebook's Oculus Rift headset, which hit the market this spring.

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You're staring off into space, thinking about what's left in your fridge that could possibly be pieced together for dinner.

Just as you're finalizing a plan to make chicken cutlets, you're jolted back into reality.

"Are you even listening?"

Oh, right. You're supposed to be listening to your friend vent about her boss.

It's just that she's been going in circles about it for 20 minutes now, and while you've picked up bits and pieces, you can't help zoning out. Читать дальше...

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Another actor whom fans what to see be the next James Bond has said a familiar line — "there have been no talks."

When asked about the possibility of being the next Bond, Idris Elba told Michael Strahan on "Good Morning America" on Thursday that there have been "no talks" between him and the famous franchise's producers.

"It's the wildest rumor in the world," said Elba, who was on the show to promote his new movie, "Star Trek Beyond."

"If I'm really honest, man, I think I'm too old for that," said Elba, 43. Читать дальше...

Starting August 1, millions of people around the world will be tuning into the Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The event lasts 19 days and features 42 sport disciplines and 306 events.

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South Korean cuisine is not limited to kimchi and barbecue.

Korean food is special, as it's closely connected to the country's culture and history. It is also extremely bold in flavor. In fact, Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN's "Parts Unknown," loves Korean cuisine. He told AdWeek's Lisa Granatstein, "It's so delicious and exciting. [It's] what the cool kids want — spicy, funky, fermented, that whole spectrum of flavors." 

Whether you're perusing the... Читать дальше...

Cleveland's No. 1 ice-cream parlor, Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream, honors the Republican National Convention and the 2016 election with inspired flavors and sundaes.

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If you notice someone standing alone at a networking event, they might need you to start the conversation. 

John Stoker, president of DialogueWORKS and author of "Overcoming Fake Talk," says that 40% or more of the population would classify as "shy," meaning they may be comfortable sitting in a conference session, but they're not comfortable talking to you first at a social event.

Why? Because they're afraid of rejection, he explains — and they will do anything to keep from being singled out. Читать дальше...

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Those bemoaning the the glory days of travel — where ham was carved seatside and champagne flowed freely — should fly with Qantas, an award-winning Australian airline.

Quantas offers its passengers — all passengers, from the first row to the last — free wine tastings that showcase the best Australia's vineyards have to offer.

The program, called Sommelier in the Sky, trains its flight attendants in all things wine, so that these can confidently host tastings... Читать дальше...

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Provided the average person hasn't sprung a leak, they have between five and seven liters of blood sloshing around their body at any given time.

All this red stuff is subject to one of the supreme rulers of the universe: gravity. And at no time is this more evident than when you dangle upside down or hang your head off of the bed because you’re being goofy.

All that blood begins rushing towards your noggin, putting serious pressure on your brain and resulting in a headache. Читать дальше...

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Dirk Nowitzki may have made an unusual concession about the Dallas Mavericks' future on Friday.

ESPN's Marc Stein reported that Nowitzki and the Mavericks came to an agreement on a two-year deal for $50 million, up $10 million from their reported agreement earlier in July.

It's a big payday for Nowitzki, which is a departure from what he's been doing.

In 2014, Nowitzki took a steep discount for the Mavs, signing a three-year, $25 million deal to give them more financial flexibility. Читать дальше...

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Manners matter.

"You have to know how to act and how to do certain things when you're around people," writes Thomas C. Corley in his upcoming book "Change Your Habits, Change Your Life." "Self-made millionaires have mastered certain rules of etiquette that help them in social settings."

Corley would know — he spent five years researching the daily habits of 177 self-made millionaires and segmenting out what he calls "rich habits" and "poverty habits."

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Stocks closed little changed on a relatively calm summer Friday for the markets, and the S&P 500 inched above its previous closing high once again. 

The Dow finished the week higher, after breaking a nine-day streak of gains to all-time highs on Thursday.

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 18,570.85, +53.62, (0.29%)
• S&P 500: 2,175.03, +9.86, (0.46%)
• Nasdaq: 5,100.16, +26.26, (0.52%)
• WTI crude oil: $44.19, -$0.56... Читать дальше...

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"Pokémon GO" has been available in Japan for just one day, but Pokémon fever is already sweeping the country.

The augmented reality game, which relies on your phone's GPS and camera to create the illusion that Pokémon are all around you, requires that its users venture out into the real world in search of imaginary creatures.

It's already a huge hit in America and across the world, but these eight photos from the game's release in... Читать дальше...

Common sense tells us that — in order to reach our full potential at the office — we'd probably be wise to avoid using illicit drugs.

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Now that new music comes out every Friday — but not always on every streaming service — it can be hard to know where to find the next great song.

To help you out, Business Insider compiled this rundown of the best new music you can stream right now.

Note: Some songs contain NSFW language.

HONNE — "Til The Evening"

"Til The Evening" — the lead single from British electro-soul group Honne's debut full-length album, "Warm On A Cold Night" ... Читать дальше...

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Passive investing is shaking up the money-management world.

Exchange-traded funds, which simply track an index, have hoovered up assets over the past decade.

The funds, which are low cost, tax efficient, and offer liquidity and transparency, pose an existential threat to the actively-managed funds industry.

Actively managed funds, which are run by stock pickers and bond managers, charge higher fees and have struggled for performance of late.

Now... Читать дальше...

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During high school and my first couple of summers home from college, I waitressed at a diner in my hometown. I loved the fact that I could walk away with cash tips and that I was able to engage with people in my community over pancakes and eggs.

That being said, over the course of the five years that I worked there, there were definitely things that I wished diners would stop doing — and I know most of my colleagues felt the same way.

Here are 12... Читать дальше...