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Starting 6/30, you can actually see the planet Mercury with the naked eye, a rare treat for stargazers. Check out the west-northwestern horizon for a glimpse of our rocky neighboring planet.

The latest advancement in robotics has come from Germany, where scientists have developed a new robotic model that has 'sensitive skin', allowing it to simulate the sensation of touch.

Now, you can adventure through Azeroth without paying a dime -- for awhile, anyway. Blizzard's new pricing model offers more options for cash-strapped gamers.

You really can get anything from someone if you promise them fake pr0n. Thousands of tumblr users have had their accounts compromised, by a tumblr phishing scam that uses the term "adult content" to get you to enter your login info. It's actually working.

Ah, Finland. Home of hard-metal-cello musicians and delicious Karelian pasty. Also, apparently home to scientists who spend their time trying to drink really, really old beer. Who funds Finland's research programs, again?

The "new Facebook" is here, and at first glance, it looks suspiciously like Facebook. However, Google+ actually has some interesting features that will definitely change the social networking world.

Illumina, a company that offers genome sequencing to the public, has now announced an iPad application to be used to manage your genetic info -- which can be purchased for the low cost of $10k.

You probably didn't know that Tasmanian Devils are at risk for becoming extinct. Now, researchers are attempting to use new research in DNA sequencing as a last-ditch effort to save the species.

Just answer a bunch of possibly racist, creepy or otherwise revealing personal questions, and your new love interest is just a click away!

Apparently, getting sleep while stationed on a space station really blows. NASA's trying to change that, by monitoring the sleep habits of their astronauts.