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Science News, Articles, and Information - Scientific American Germany: Spiegel Electric Literature's Recommended Reading MAGAZINE France: Le Point Outside Magazine Science Two possible explanations of mysterious earthquake lights — Centuries of humans have reported strange lights moving along the ground before an earthquake strikes. Now, two different teams of scientists have two competing theories that could explain where those lights come from and how they're made. — Maggie • 5 Maggie Koerth-Baker at 6:57 am Fri, Apr 11, 2014 • 16 Oarfish are freaky sea dragons. Video Link A biologist trying to go to Mars — Biologist Chris Patil is one of the 1058 people chosen (from more than 200,000 initial applicants) to participate in the second round of Mars One astronaut selection. The side-effects of surviving HIV — There are side-effects to being an HIV controller — a person whose body naturally suppresses the virus without medication. David Pescovitz at 10:18 am Tue, Apr 8, 2014 • 18 This video explains the weirdness of the McGurk effect, a perceptual illusion demonstrating that understanding speech is not just about what we hear, but also what we see. Read the rest

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