Black hole breakthrough found on earth

Haifa-based scientist Jeff Steinhauer has simulated a black hole in his laboratory, and it might be the breakthrough that helps celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking win the Nobel Prize. CNN's Ian lee reports.

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Typhoon Lionrock to Barrel into Japan's Northern Honshu Island on Tuesday

Typhoon Lionrock is poised to make landfall in Japan early next week with heavy rainfall, damaging winds and an inundating storm surge.

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Whale Shark Seeks Help - Video

Australian fisherman saves a whale shark from an almost certain death in an act of intelligence and kindness Whale shark asks fishermen for help

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Virtual babies don’t discourage teenagers from wanting real ones

Here’s one way not to prevent a young girl from getting pregnant: Ask her to care for a virtual baby. New research finds that teenagers given lifelike baby dolls (pictured) as part of a program to dissuade them from wanting a real baby became pregnant at a higher rate than peers in a control group. The study followed 3000 Australian girls who enrolled when they were between 13 and 15 years old and were followed until they turned 20. Only half the group received the intervention, which encourages girls to think twice about becoming pregnant because babies have intensive, constant needs that can compromise a teenager’s lifestyle and goals.

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North Atlantic 'Weather Bomb' Tremor Measured in Japan

Researchers track a particular type of tiny vibration for the first time, as it wobbles through the Earth from the Atlantic to Japan.

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Kuwait's New DNA Collection Law Is Scarier Than We Ever Imagined

"I think that we reserve the word 'draconian' for instances such as this one," said one expert.

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How do animals see in the dark?

To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, shapes, and colors. What is it, then, that separates moths from men? Anna Stöckl uncovers the science behind night vision.

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