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America's Birthday Party. Were You invited? (205 diggs) The nation's largest fireworks display exploded in a spectrum of color over the East River, temporarily stealing the spotlight from New York's world-famous skyline and helping to create a brilliant end to a day of July Fourth celebrations nationwide.

What Does Alzheimer’s Look Like in Your Brain? (320 diggs) This A-beta peptide fibril has been rendered in 3-D by a transmission electron microscope, providing the most detailed look yet at the telltale sign of Alzheimer ’s disease.

Job Centre Advertises For Naked Cleaner £10 An Hour (257 diggs) (But only £6 if you're fully clothed) A job centre has been carrying an unexpected advert - for a naked cleaner. The advert is one you might expect to see in a top shelf magazine or on an X-rated internet site. But the job of naked domestic help is one of the positions Southampton Jobcentre Plus has been offering to the Hampshire city's unemployed.

10 things you might not know about robots (606 diggs) The movie "Wall-E," a futuristic tale of a trash-compacting robot, has become a money-making machine at the box office. Here are some key components of robotics:

I'll Bet You $1 You'll Read This Homeless Guy's Sign [PIC] (2,716 diggs) Seriously... Wanna take the bet?

Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate (521 diggs) When Roger Kusch helped Bettina Schardt kill herself at home on Saturday, the grim, carefully choreographed ritual was like that in many cases of assisted suicide, with one exception. Ms. Schardt, 79, a retired X-ray technician from the Bavarian city of W ürzburg, was neither sick nor dying. She simply did not want to move into a nursing home, and r

Mysteries of time, and the multiverse (1,047 diggs) In his studies of entropy and the irreversibility of time, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll is exploring the idea that our universe is part of a larger structure.

Spacecraft Woken for Asteroid Encounter (404 diggs) A comet-chasing spacecraft has been awoken during its years-long journey so it can study an asteroid it will fly past this September. Launched in March 2004, Rosetta will reach its final destination only in 2014, after traveling a total of about 4 billion miles (6.5 billion kilometers). The spacecraft will also fly by asteroid Lutetia in June 2010.

How the Hubble Telecope Assembles Raw Image Data (687 diggs) From the telescope's raw data to the final, fully processed photograph, this feature shows the various steps and how much effort went into assembling the famous image of the Eagle Nebula.

U.S. not prepared for possible asteroid strike (515 diggs) On the 100th anniversary of the devastating Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists and an Orange County congressman urge the government to take further defensive measures against near-Earth objects. A group of scientists draw attention to their belief that the United States is not doing enough to defend the planet against the dangers.

Pomegranate Ranked Healthiest Fruit Juice (746 diggs) Pomegranate is the healthiest of them all because it contains the most of every type of antioxidant. It wins in all categories. And it's thought that it might do some very good things; it may protect against some cancers, such as prostate cancer. It might also modify heart disease risk factors, and it could be healthy for your heart.

Hey Condoleezza, How Do I Get These Nasty Stains Out? (1,441 diggs)

2010: the 5TB 3.5in HDD cometh (1,363 diggs) Hitachi has pledged to release a 5TB 3.5in hard drive within two years, and it claims two of the drives will boast enough capacity to store everything in your brain.

Contest of the Titans: China and the US in Africa [chart] (586 diggs) Graph showing the skyrocketing and increasingly fierce competition between the PRC and USA for African trade. Something that has largely gone unnoticed by the world at large, but will exert a profound effect on the economics and geopolitics of the 21st century.

Benefits of ‘magic mushroom’ therapy long lasting (747 diggs) The benefits for people who have had positive or even mystical experiences induced by the psychedelic drug psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ — linger for as much as a year, according to the latest follow-up study of such patients.

APOD: Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning (513 diggs) Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. Last January, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen thr

The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed (& caught on video) (1,034 diggs) Youtube comments seem to dispute whether this is at Peahi off of Maui (aka "Jaws") or Cortez Bank, west of San Diego CA. Anybody know for sure? Either way...Holy Freaking Shit!

Outdoor BBQ: A 700,000-year-old Ritual (363 diggs) As we all stand around waiting for the fire to die down so that we can make s'mores, it's also a time to ponder the notion that the barbecue is a ritual 700,000 years old or more, and it might have something to do with our big brains.

Do you see a black dot on your GMail too? (2,693 diggs) What's up with the black dot that shows up on the top-left corner of GMail, do you know anything about it?

Venus beats sister Serena to win her 5th Wimbledon title (436 diggs) Venus Williams won her fifth singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday with a 7-5 6-4 win over her sister Serena Williams in the final.

Condolezza Rice: ‘I Am Proud Of The Decision to Invade Iraq' (983 diggs) In an interview with Bloomberg TV yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was unable to acknowledge the failure of Iraq. She said: "But I know that great historical events go through difficult phases and often emerge with the world left for the better. And I am proud of the decision of this administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein."

UK Identifies Russia as Biggest Threat After Iran & Al-Qaeda (563 diggs) Britain’s security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown ’s first meeting with President Medvedev. Security officials say that only al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian nuclear proliferation are greater menaces to the country’s safety than Russia.

Phelps breaks world swimming record (515 diggs) By Steve Keating OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the 200 meters individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swim trials on Friday, clocking a time of one minute, 54.80 seconds. Pushed to the wall by good friend...

Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19% (1,606 diggs) Firefox 3 has experienced rapid market share gains since its release in mid-June, helping to push the Mozilla browser's overall share to more than 19%, a Web metrics firm said Wednesday.

Answer to Canadian iPhone Probs: Don't buy the iphone (990 diggs) I agree, speak with your wallet, don't buy it, at the very least for a month. Encourage your family or friends who might to hold off. "Don't buy the iPhone. Do what you, as sensible Canadians, will do when confronted by prices you can't stand: Leave the iPhone on the shelf."