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Seconds, please: A heaping helping of Hammy

Plywood Office’s Hammy, a built-to-order, indoor/outdoor hammock stand with an integrated planter and bench, has this blogger’s undivided attention at Dwell on Design 2011. [...]

Star bright: New quasar is brightest object in early universe

The super-bright galaxy ULAS J1120+0641 is also the most distant quasar ever seen. [...]

Air conditioning for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan costs $20.2 billion a year

Keeping troops cool costs more than NASA’s entire budget, says NPR. [...]

Farm-raised bluefin tuna spawn controversy

New technology uses hormones to enable the endangered fish to breed in captivity. [...]

Arizona woman seriously injured in rare bear attack

The incident marked the seventh attack since 1990, the first since 2006. [...]

What wallabies can teach cows about flatulence

Researchers have identified the bug that makes the wallaby able to digest plants without the incredible gassiness of other ruminants. [...]

Canada seeks to breed a better honey bee

Scientists seeking bees that are resistant to mites and viruses, the leading causes of colony depletion. [...]

Obama needs to move past oil subsidies

According to one poll, 75% of Americans don’t want oil subsidies. So let’s get rid of them and move on to bigger issues. [...]

9 weird things flown on space shuttles

NASA’s space shuttles have flown some peculiar and crazy objects into orbit, including a lightsaber and dirt from Yankee Stadium. [...]

A brief history of the space shuttle

NASA’s space shuttle program officially began in 1972, but its roots go all the way back to a Nazi concept vehicle from the 1930s. [...]