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How To Create A More Resilient Power Grid
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How To Create A More Resilient Power Grid

By Kalee Thompson

How Homing Pigeons Find Their Way Home
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How Homing Pigeons Find Their Way Home

By Clay Dillow

Researchers Capture A Zebrafish’s Thought Process On Video
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Researchers Capture A Zebrafish’s Thought Process On Video

By Shaunacy Ferro

One Small Pawprint: Meet The Astro-Animals That Went Before Iran’s Space Monkey
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One Small Pawprint: Meet The Astro-Animals That Went Before Iran’s Space Monkey

By Rebecca Boyle

Watch: Taxidermied Robot Sparrow Flips The Bird To Real Sparrows
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Watch: Taxidermied Robot Sparrow Flips The Bird To Real Sparrows

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientists Teach Bacteria To Eat Electricity
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Scientists Teach Bacteria To Eat Electricity

By Emily Elert

With More Food Than Ever, Why Is Hunger On The Rise?
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With More Food Than Ever, Why Is Hunger On The Rise?

By Luke Mitchell

How To Save The Electrical Grid
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How To Save The Electrical Grid

By Kalee Thompson

Dung Beetles Navigate By The Stars
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Dung Beetles Navigate By The Stars

By Shaunacy Ferro

In An Era Of Climate Change, Where Will The Fish, And The Money, Go?
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In An Era Of Climate Change, Where Will The Fish, And The Money, Go?

By Susan Moran

Does Lightning Cause Headaches?
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Does Lightning Cause Headaches?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?
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Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Wheel Of Exotic Pets [Infographic]
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The Wheel Of Exotic Pets [Infographic]

By Emily Elert and Dan Nosowitz

Dispatches From The Arctic: The Science And Geopolitics Of A Warming Arctic
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Dispatches From The Arctic: The Science And Geopolitics Of A Warming Arctic

By Susan Moran

FYI: What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?
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FYI: What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?

By Daniel Engber

Will This Fish Transform Medicine?
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Will This Fish Transform Medicine?

By Virginia Hughes

How Extreme Weather Links The Fates Of Four Adorable Arctic Species
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How Extreme Weather Links The Fates Of Four Adorable Arctic Species

By Rebecca Boyle

Superomniphobic Material Repels Any Liquid You Can Think Of
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Superomniphobic Material Repels Any Liquid You Can Think Of

By Clay Dillow

Video: Japanese Eco-Friendly Building Demolition Method Harvests Energy As It Destroys
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Video: Japanese Eco-Friendly Building Demolition Method Harvests Energy As It Destroys

By Shaunacy Ferro

Enormous Online Library Catalogues 150,000 Animal Sounds
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Enormous Online Library Catalogues 150,000 Animal Sounds

By Colin Lecher

Fake Snow Made From Sewage Comes Out Yellow
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Fake Snow Made From Sewage Comes Out Yellow

By Colin Lecher

Whoever Kills The Most Burmese Pythons In Florida Wins A Cash Prize
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Whoever Kills The Most Burmese Pythons In Florida Wins A Cash Prize

By Dan Nosowitz

Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts
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Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts

By Clay Dillow

Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Has Dropped By 96 Percent
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Has Dropped By 96 Percent

By Shaunacy Ferro

Kinect Will Save The Indigenous Rock Art Of A Paraguayan Tribe
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Kinect Will Save The Indigenous Rock Art Of A Paraguayan Tribe

By Clay Dillow

Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Happened In An Area Considered Low-Risk. Where’s Next?
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Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Happened In An Area Considered Low-Risk. Where’s Next?

By Rebecca Boyle

How A Warmer Climate Will Change Our Future Forests
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How A Warmer Climate Will Change Our Future Forests

By Rebecca Boyle

Lifting James’ Giant Peach Would Have Required Way More Seagulls Than Roald Dahl Said
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Lifting James’ Giant Peach Would Have Required Way More Seagulls Than Roald Dahl Said

By Rebecca Boyle

Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat
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Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat

By Shaunacy Ferro

Video: This Fish Climbs Up Waterfalls By Gripping With Its Mouth
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Video: This Fish Climbs Up Waterfalls By Gripping With Its Mouth

By Emily Elert

Early Earth Should Have Been A Snowball, But Wasn’t
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Early Earth Should Have Been A Snowball, But Wasn’t

By Emily Elert

Gorillas, Watermelons and Sperm: The Greatest Genomes Sequenced In 2012
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Gorillas, Watermelons and Sperm: The Greatest Genomes Sequenced In 2012

By Rebecca Boyle

How Birds Learn To Sing
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How Birds Learn To Sing

By Emily Elert

How Bat Genomes Could Help Make You Healthy
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How Bat Genomes Could Help Make You Healthy

By Rebecca Boyle

Global Warming Triggers Volcanic Eruptions, Scientists Say
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Global Warming Triggers Volcanic Eruptions, Scientists Say

By Emily Elert

A peacock.
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Male Peacocks Try To Attract Females While Already Bonking Other Females

By Dan Nosowitz

These Massive Extinct Eagles Could Have Carried Off That Toddler’s Dad
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These Massive Extinct Eagles Could Have Carried Off That Toddler’s Dad

By Dan Nosowitz

The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake
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The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake

By Derek Mead–Motherboard

Peter Thiel’s Latest Pet Project: Tornado-Powered Energy
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Peter Thiel’s Latest Pet Project: Tornado-Powered Energy

By Rebecca Boyle

5 Science Toys For Dogs (And Their Nerdy Owners)
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5 Science Toys For Dogs (And Their Nerdy Owners)

By Dave Mosher

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?
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FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

By Daniel Engber

What Does A Climate Scientist Think Of Glenn Beck’s Environmental-Conspiracy Novel?
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What Does A Climate Scientist Think Of Glenn Beck’s Environmental-Conspiracy Novel?

By Michael E. Mann

Genetic Researchers Grow A Fish That Has Legs
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Genetic Researchers Grow A Fish That Has Legs

By Emily Elert

Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs
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Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs

By Dan Nosowitz

Watch This Parrot Drive A Parrot-Sized Robot Car
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Watch This Parrot Drive A Parrot-Sized Robot Car

By Colin Lecher

Why Aren’t We Afraid Of A Tsunami Hitting San Francisco?
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Why Aren’t We Afraid Of A Tsunami Hitting San Francisco?

By Dan Nosowitz

African Elephant’s Cataract Operation Is The Biggest Eye Surgery Ever
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African Elephant’s Cataract Operation Is The Biggest Eye Surgery Ever

By Amber Williams

How Moon Dust Could Improve Weather Predictions On Earth
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How Moon Dust Could Improve Weather Predictions On Earth

By Rebecca Boyle

New Lighting Could Replace Fluorescents, CFLs, and LEDs As The Light Source Of The Future
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New Lighting Could Replace Fluorescents, CFLs, and LEDs As The Light Source Of The Future

By Clay Dillow

Scientists Find Clearest Evidence Yet Of Monumental Polar Ice Melt
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Scientists Find Clearest Evidence Yet Of Monumental Polar Ice Melt

By Rebecca Boyle

Winged Robots Will Live In Cows’ Stomachs To Monitor Their Methane Burps
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Winged Robots Will Live In Cows’ Stomachs To Monitor Their Methane Burps

By Colin Lecher

10 Animals That Are Smarter Than You Think
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10 Animals That Are Smarter Than You Think

By Dan Nosowitz

Britain Is Testing An Amphibious House That Rises Along WIth Floodwaters
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Britain Is Testing An Amphibious House That Rises Along WIth Floodwaters

By Clay Dillow

Can Taking A Pill Before Bed Get Rid Of Bed Bugs?
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Can Taking A Pill Before Bed Get Rid Of Bed Bugs?

By Brooke Borel

To Make Steam Without Boiling Water, Just Add Sunlight And Nanoparticles
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To Make Steam Without Boiling Water, Just Add Sunlight And Nanoparticles

By Clay Dillow

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans
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Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Watch Paralyzed Dogs Walk Again After Nose Cell Transplants
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Watch Paralyzed Dogs Walk Again After Nose Cell Transplants

By Rebecca Boyle

BigPic: From Above, These Saharan Mountains Look Like Abstract Art
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BigPic: From Above, These Saharan Mountains Look Like Abstract Art

By Clay Dillow

This Bug Has More Legs Than Anything Else
Science

This Bug Has More Legs Than Anything Else

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?
Science

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

By Emily Elert

Daily Infographic: 9,993 Bird Species On One Tree (Now Zoomable!)
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Daily Infographic: 9,993 Bird Species On One Tree (Now Zoomable!)

By Emily Elert

U.S. Navy To Retire Mine-Sweeping Dolphins And Use Robots Instead
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U.S. Navy To Retire Mine-Sweeping Dolphins And Use Robots Instead

By Krislyn Placide

Your House Is Killing You. Here Are 7 Ways To Stop It
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Your House Is Killing You. Here Are 7 Ways To Stop It

By Katherine Bagley

Political Strife Caused By Climate Change Doomed The Mayans
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Political Strife Caused By Climate Change Doomed The Mayans

By Rebecca Boyle

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