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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/07/cell-phone-satellite/

Cheaper, Better Satellites Made From Cellphones and Toys | Wired Science

<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25216" title="satellite parts" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/07/cell_satelite_1-660x440.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="440" />
<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25415" title="male ducks" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/3184990773_e80252e54d_b-660x447.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="447" /> WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — New measurements find that the maximum length of a duck’s penis depends on the company he keeps. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/duck-penises/

Duck Penis Length Depends on Other Guys | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/antarctic-octopus-gallery/

Antarctic Octopuses Discovered With Sub-Zero Venom | Wired Science

A research expedition to Antarctica to study the region’s octopus life has returned with descriptions of four new species, and the first known sub-zero venoms.

Orangutans Are Extraordinarily Energy Efficient | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/orangutan-metabolism/ <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25404" title="orangutan_bw" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/orangutan_bw-e1280771919943.jpg" alt="" width="670" height="446" />
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When the World’s Biggest Fish Poops | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/whale-shark-poop/
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Violent Dreams May Precede Brain Disease | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/violent-dreams-and-brain-disease/
<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25564" title="mammal like croc attack" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/dino-illust-660x497.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="497" /> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/chewing-crocodile/

Ancient Crocodile Could Have Chewed Like You Do | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/corpse-detection/ <img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25771" title="cemetary_jimmediaart" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/cemetary_jimmediaart-660x387.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="387" /> Researchers have unearthed a new way to find a buried body.

New Technique Finds Buried Bodies Better | Wired Science

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Enormous Ice Block Breaks Off Greenland Glacier | Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/ice-breaks-off/

Top 10 Most Wanted Lost Amphibian Species | Wired Science

<img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/lost_amphibians_1a.jpg" alt="" /> Scientists in 14 countries on five continents are teaming up to hunt for as many as 100 species of amphibians that are thought to possibly be extinct, but may be surviving in remote corners.

The Brain’s Secret to Sleeping Like a Log | Wired Science

<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25981" title="sleeping_beauty_krysten_palmer" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/08/sleeping_beauty_krysten_palmer-660x604.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="604" /> In this clamorous modern world, heavy sleepers have an advantage: They can snooze despite noisy neighbors and car alarms, and they’re capable of conking out on a red-eye flight to awake refreshed and smiling. But how do these sound sleepers do it?

Science + Geek + Beer = Awesomely Geeky Science Beer | Wired Science

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Russian Heat, Asian Floods May Be Linked | Wired Science

Inexplicable Superconductor Fractals Hint at Higher Universal Laws | Wired Science

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