Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?

A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity and nature
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Water Clock from Fez: photo of a model in an Instanbul museum

Constructed in 1362 it was used by the astronomer of the Qarawayin Mosque in Fez who was in charge of calculating prayer times. The water flow was calculated to remain uniform over 24 hours. The sinking float in the basin causes a pointer to move every four minutes. This in turn results in two carriages with balls, one indicating four minute intervals, the other hourly intervals dropping balls into ringing bowls. Every hour a door behind one bowl also opens.
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'1st Hardware Store in Space': Commercial 3D Printer Launching in 2016

California-based startup Made In Space is partnering with home-improvement giant Lowe's to launch a commercial 3D printer to the International Space Station (ISS) early next year, representatives of both companies announced today
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Dance-off defuses confrontation between US police, teenagers

A police officer defuses a confrontation between teenagers in Washington DC not by force, but by dance.
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Did this sleepy village stop the Black Death?

Today, tourists amble through the pretty village of Eyam. But 450 years ago, during the plague, the town’s terrible sacrifice meant its streets were filled with the wails of the dying.
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Bad Lip Reading Warps Civil Dem Debate

Bernie Sanders praises Hillary Clinton's pinto beans, Jim Webb remains weird, Lincoln Chafee is still there
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Fact-Checking the CNBC Debates

The Republican candidates met once again, and we found several claims worthy of fact-checking. Here are some of the highlights from the debate.
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