The quirky set of extremely bright black holes challenges theories for how the cosmos reached its current structure Source: Rare Quartet of Quasars Found in >>>

It’s official: John Deere and General Motors want to eviscerate the notion of ownership. Source: We Can’t Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of >>>

Underwater archaeologists have solved the mystery of a sword-filled shipwreck found more than three years ago buried in the sand off the coast of Panama. >>>

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The electron was hailed by British scientists Thursday as the roundest natural object in the universe. Source: Antimatter Breakthrough — Electron is Stunningly Spherical, Scientists >>>

Other fish, like tuna, have only a limited form of warm-bloodedness. Source: Scientists have discovered the first fully warm-blooded fish

Judge’s decision on prison sentence for Jeffrey Sterling, former CIA agent, seen as rebuke of government’s claim of significant harm caused by leaks to journalists. >>>

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The House overwhelmingly approved legislation to end the federal government’s bulk collection of phone records, exerting enormous pressure on Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader. >>>

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