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The Pantheon has the Largest Concrete Dome Ever Built

The Pantheon in Rome, Italy, was completed by emperor Hadrian around 126 AD. The dome alone weighs 4,535 metric tons.

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Max, Chris, and Joey decide to test out some new custom-made blades and explain the best way to dispatch a zombie. The undead better think twice before going up against these guys!WWW

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Zombie Blades in Action

Now that astronaut Scott Kelly is back on earth, scientists are studying how all that time altered his body.WWW

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Studying Scott Kelly

After months of pestering, Karl finally goes to see a doctor for a prostate exam. As an added bonus, Ricky and Steve get to watch the whole thing on a video monitor.WWW

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In a spectacular discovery, a team of scientists came across a 600-mile long coral reef located at the mouth of the Amazon River, all hidden under muddy waters.WWW

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600-Mile Long Coral Reef Discovered

See how an asteroid collision could result in the Earth spinning closer to the sun.WWW

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Earth Spins Off Axis

Explore the possibility of communication with aliens through satellite signals.WWW

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Alien Signals from Space

One way the world might end: evil nano-robots.WWW

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Invasion of Grey Goo

Could all-powerful robots bring about the end of the world?WWW

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Robots Inherit the Earth

Scientists discuss the probability and implications of an alien invasion.WWW

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Could super intelligent mutants spell doom for all mankind?WWW

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Scientists demonstrate a lab-sized version of a volcanic eruption - the kind that in real life, could spell doomsday for Earth.WWW

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Super Volcanoes

Another way the world could end: a freezing, barren, blustery, frigid ice age.WWW

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Will the world end in nuclear holocaust brought on by mad scientists, crazed enemies, or computer-controlled warfare?WWW

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Nuclear Holocaust

Will the end of the world be heralded by an unstoppable deadly plague?WWW

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NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit Jupiter for about two years before scientists destroy it. They're destroying it in order to avoid contamination on Jupiter's moon Europa, which could have life.WWW

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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and it also spins the fastest.WWW

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Is Proxima B an Ocean Planet?

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has begun a series of daring dives through Saturn's rings, the first step in the probe's "grand finale" investigation of the gas giant planet.WWW

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Cassini Begins Its Final Descent

Many modern concretes can succumb to the elements in just 20 years, but this special mixture can last over 2,000 years. Gypsum and lime were used as binders, and the mixture commonly solidified underwater.WWW

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What Makes Roman Concrete so Special?

DNews explains how nanotechnology could soon be used to harvest the sun's energy through our homes' windows - without us even seeing it. That's a renewable energy win!WWW

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Could Ordinary Windows Become Solar Panels?

Scientists are engineering a robot ‘snake’ that can easily maneuver into hard-to-reach places, such as inside the human body.WWW

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This Robotic Snake Could Help Surgeons

Turns out the more you lie, the less you feel guilty about it. After observing fMRI scans, scientists saw the amygdala, the region of the brain associated with emotion, light up when research participants were in scenarios where lying was beneficial.WWW

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The More You Lie, The Less Guilt You Feel

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Decoding Remote Controls

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How Fire Sprinklers Got So Smart!

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has returned hundreds of incredible ultraviolet images of Mars’ "night glow."WWW

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Mars’ Night Glow is Gorgeously Spooky

On December 5, 1945 Flight 19 left Florida for a low level bombing exercise and were never seen again. Radio transmissions suggest the pilots became unexplainably lost and crashed, but no wreckage has ever been found.WWW

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The First Bermuda Triangle Mystery

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There is More Water on Mars Than We Thought

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Are Methane Bubbles to Blame for Bermuda Triangle Disappearances?

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Mercury is Tectonically Active

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Arctic Ice Will Withstand 9 Hot Summers

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