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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

Why Can’t We Stop A Hurricane Before It Hits Us?
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Why Can’t We Stop A Hurricane Before It Hits Us?

By Charlie Jane Anders/ io9

How The U.S. Coast Guard Is Fixing The N.J. Oil Spill Caused By Sandy
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How The U.S. Coast Guard Is Fixing The N.J. Oil Spill Caused By Sandy

By Emily Gertz

Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia
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Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia

By Dan Nosowitz

News Writers: Stop Trying To Scare People With Made-Up Storm Language
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News Writers: Stop Trying To Scare People With Made-Up Storm Language

By Dan Nosowitz

NOAA’s New Storm-Chasing Robot Survives Sandy And Reports Back
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NOAA’s New Storm-Chasing Robot Survives Sandy And Reports Back

By Clay Dillow

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
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FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?

By Colin Lecher

Daily Infographic: A Family Tree Of Every Bird On Earth
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Daily Infographic: A Family Tree Of Every Bird On Earth

By Rebecca Boyle

This Halloween, Celebrate The Beautiful Bat
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This Halloween, Celebrate The Beautiful Bat

By Rebecca Boyle

What Not To Do In A Huge Storm
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What Not To Do In A Huge Storm

By Martha Harbison

The Latest On Hurricane Sandy’s March Up The East Coast [Live Update]
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The Latest On Hurricane Sandy’s March Up The East Coast [Live Update]

By Colin Lecher, Clay Dillow

IBM Transistors Made Of Nanotubes Could Replace Silicon, In Ever-Tinier Computer Chips
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IBM Transistors Made Of Nanotubes Could Replace Silicon, In Ever-Tinier Computer Chips

By Clay Dillow

5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming
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5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming

By Dave Mosher

The Dictionary Of Hurricane Sandy: Wind Shear
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The Dictionary Of Hurricane Sandy: Wind Shear

By Krislyn Placide

To Stop A Hurricane, Shoot It Full Of Dry Ice?
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To Stop A Hurricane, Shoot It Full Of Dry Ice?

By Rose Pastore

A Look At Instagrams Of Hurricane Sandy In Real Time
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A Look At Instagrams Of Hurricane Sandy In Real Time

By Colin Lecher

How Hurricanes Work [Infographic]
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How Hurricanes Work [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

How Designers Plan To Create ‘The Route 66 Of The Future’
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How Designers Plan To Create ‘The Route 66 Of The Future’

By Colin Lecher

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?
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Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?

By Krislyn Placide

Puppies Only Pick Up Yawns When They’re Old Enough To Understand Empathy
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Puppies Only Pick Up Yawns When They’re Old Enough To Understand Empathy

By Rebecca Boyle

Can Andrea Rossi’s Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World–Or Just Scam It?
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Can Andrea Rossi’s Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World–Or Just Scam It?

By Steve Featherstone

Italian Scientists Convicted Of Manslaughter For ‘Inexact’ Earthquake Predictions
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Italian Scientists Convicted Of Manslaughter For ‘Inexact’ Earthquake Predictions

By Colin Lecher

Late Electronics Maverick Stanford R. Ovshinsky In The Pages Of PopSci
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Late Electronics Maverick Stanford R. Ovshinsky In The Pages Of PopSci

By Rose Pastore

Daily Infographic: If Everyone Lived Like An American, How Many Earths Would We Need?
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Daily Infographic: If Everyone Lived Like An American, How Many Earths Would We Need?

By Emily Elert

Rogue Geoengineer Dumps 100 Tons Of Iron Off Canada’s West Coast
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Rogue Geoengineer Dumps 100 Tons Of Iron Off Canada’s West Coast

By Clay Dillow

A New Theory Of The Mysterious Origins Of Ball Lightning
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A New Theory Of The Mysterious Origins Of Ball Lightning

By Clay Dillow

Where will the next pandemic come from?
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Where will the next pandemic come from?

By David Quammen

Bats Combine Work And Dating
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Bats Combine Work And Dating

By Rebecca Boyle

A New Rooftop Coating Makes Buildings ‘Sweat’ To Cut Cooling Costs
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A New Rooftop Coating Makes Buildings ‘Sweat’ To Cut Cooling Costs

By Clay Dillow

Ambitious $1 Billion Project Aims To Drill A Hole All The Way To Earth’s Mantle
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Ambitious $1 Billion Project Aims To Drill A Hole All The Way To Earth’s Mantle

By Rebecca Boyle

Genetically Engineered Cow Produces World’s First Hypoallergenic Milk
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Genetically Engineered Cow Produces World’s First Hypoallergenic Milk

By Rebecca Boyle

Your Clothes Could Soon Scrub Pollution Directly From The Air
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Your Clothes Could Soon Scrub Pollution Directly From The Air

By Clay Dillow

Brilliant 10: Greg Nielson Shrinks Solar Cells To The Size Of Glitter
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Brilliant 10: Greg Nielson Shrinks Solar Cells To The Size Of Glitter

By Abe Streep

Microsoft Dodges $210,000 Fine By Wasting Millions Of Watts Of Electricity
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Microsoft Dodges $210,000 Fine By Wasting Millions Of Watts Of Electricity

By Clay Dillow

What Countries Are The Worst At Protecting Endangered Animals? [Infographic]
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What Countries Are The Worst At Protecting Endangered Animals? [Infographic]

By Emily Elert

One Gene Lays The Blueprint for A Cheetah’s Spots And A Tabby Cat’s Stripes
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One Gene Lays The Blueprint for A Cheetah’s Spots And A Tabby Cat’s Stripes

By Rebecca Boyle

How Bats Can Help Scientists Design Better Robots
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How Bats Can Help Scientists Design Better Robots

By Rebecca Boyle

This Is What The Depression Sounded Like
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This Is What The Depression Sounded Like

By Rebecca Boyle

Inside the World’s First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats
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Inside the World’s First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats

By Rebecca Boyle

Computer Learns to Recognize Badly Drawn Animals
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Computer Learns to Recognize Badly Drawn Animals

By Rebecca Boyle

New Monkey Discovered, Looks Like Man In Monkey Suit
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New Monkey Discovered, Looks Like Man In Monkey Suit

By Dan Nosowitz

Russia is Building the World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
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Russia is Building the World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

By Clay Dillow

Vintage PopSci: NYC Tornadoes Were Nothing Compared To These “Supernatural” Storms Of ’35
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Vintage PopSci: NYC Tornadoes Were Nothing Compared To These “Supernatural” Storms Of ’35

By Rose Pastore

Megapixels: A Monkey Controls a Robot Hand With its Mind
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Megapixels: A Monkey Controls a Robot Hand With its Mind

By Elbert Chu

San Diego Zoo Wants Inventors to Design New Robots and Devices Inspired By Its Animals
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San Diego Zoo Wants Inventors to Design New Robots and Devices Inspired By Its Animals

By Rebecca Boyle

Can We Reengineer Ourselves to Cope With the Effects of Climate Change?
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Can We Reengineer Ourselves to Cope With the Effects of Climate Change?

By Amber Williams

As Hurricanes Approach, the Robotic Storm Chasers of the Future Are Ready
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As Hurricanes Approach, the Robotic Storm Chasers of the Future Are Ready

By Clay Dillow

Giant Cave Spider Discovered in Oregon
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Giant Cave Spider Discovered in Oregon

By Rebecca Boyle

To Test the Cutting Edge In Weather Radar, PopSci Goes Storm Chasing in an Airplane
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To Test the Cutting Edge In Weather Radar, PopSci Goes Storm Chasing in an Airplane

By Clay Dillow

Building Artificial Islands That Rise With the Sea
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Building Artificial Islands That Rise With the Sea

By Katharine Gammon

India to Predict Monsoon Rains With Supercomputer Accuracy
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India to Predict Monsoon Rains With Supercomputer Accuracy

By Clay Dillow

Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By Rebecca Boyle

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin
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Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin

By Dan Nosowitz

Scientists Read Monkeys’ Minds, See What They’re Planning to Do Before They Do it
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Scientists Read Monkeys’ Minds, See What They’re Planning to Do Before They Do it

By Clay Dillow

Video: Jellyfish Made From Silicone and Rat’s Heart Cells Swims and Beats Like a Heart
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Video: Jellyfish Made From Silicone and Rat’s Heart Cells Swims and Beats Like a Heart

By Colin Lecher

Geoengineers Will Release Tons of Sun-Reflecting Chemicals Into the Air Above New Mexico
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Geoengineers Will Release Tons of Sun-Reflecting Chemicals Into the Air Above New Mexico

By Colin Lecher

Chernobyl Now
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Chernobyl Now

By Steve Featherstone

The First Ever Self-Chilling Can
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The First Ever Self-Chilling Can

By Patrick Di Justo

Using DNA to Track the Spread of Bedbugs
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Using DNA to Track the Spread of Bedbugs

By Brooke Borel

National Ignition Facility Cranks Laser Up to Record 500 Trillion Watts
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National Ignition Facility Cranks Laser Up to Record 500 Trillion Watts

By Paul Adams

Strategies for a Changing Planet: If All Else Fails…
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: If All Else Fails…

By Damon Tabor

Strategies for a Changing Planet: Water
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: Water

By Elizabeth Royte

Wind-Powered Car Travels At Twice the Speed of the Wind
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Wind-Powered Car Travels At Twice the Speed of the Wind

By Clay Dillow

Strategies for a Changing Planet: Farming
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: Farming

By Maggie Koerth-Baker

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