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Colorado Marijuana: State Court Rules For Overturning of Some Convictions After 2012 Law Passage
Some marijuana cases are eligible to be reversed in Colorado. Certain people with previous medical marijuana convictions can have decisions on their cases reverted following voters' decision on Amendment 64 to legalize the substance the Associated Press reported Thursday.
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Largest Star Found to Date Belongs to European Southern Observatory (VIDEO)
The biggest yellow star known to date was found through a European Southern Observatory telescope. The biggest yellow star found to date belongs to a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Germany.
NASA Asteroid Data Hunter Contest Series Offers $35,000 Award For Asteroid Algorithm Idea
NASA is offering a $35,000 for the best asteroid algorithm idea. Have an idea for an asteroid algorithm? Submit it to NASA's Asteroid Data Hunter contest series beginning Monday a press release reported.
NASA Fails to Locate Planet X, but Discovers New Stars and Celestial Bodies
NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has been unable to find the large, unknown planet referred to by astronomers as “Planet X”. NASA researchers have suggested that Planet X exists in our solar system beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Facebook Used to Buy and Sell Organs on the Black Market
An investigation by British newspaper the Sunday Post has revealed that people are using Facebook to buy and sell organs. A journalist from the newspaper posed as the brother of a woman who needed a kidney transplant and placed an ad on Facebook looking for a donor.
Elephants Can Recognize Human Voices by Sex, Age and Ethnicity to Survive
A study in Kenya has found that elephants can recognize human voices from different genders and ages. The study was conducted by researchers who played recordings of people for elephants.
New High-Tech Glasses Find Cancer Cells in Surgery
A team of scientists has created a pair of high-tech glasses that help surgeons detect cancer cells while performing surgery. The glasses were created by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) and the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson, who were led by Samuel Achilefu.
NASA Offers $35,000 to Asteroid Hunters in Contest to Protect Earth
NASA announced on Monday it will start an “Asteroid Data Hunter” contest and will offer $35,000 to those who can create algorithms to find asteroids in outer space that pose a threat to planet Earth. The first contest will begin on March 17.
Children Consume Too Much Salt: Kids at Risk for Heart Disease
A study has found that children in the UK are eating dangerous amounts of salt, which is putting three out of four children at risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes later in life. The study was published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
California Store Steps Away from ‘Smart Gun’ after Outcry from Activists
The Oak Tree Club, a California firearms shop that began selling the first ‘smart gun’, is now backing away from association with the gun after outcries from customers and gun rights advocates.
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