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In ‘The Martian’ Trailer, Matt Damon Promises To ‘Science The S**t Out Of This’
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In ‘The Martian’ Trailer, Matt Damon Promises To ‘Science The S**t Out Of This’

By Loren Grush

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space

By Loren Grush

Light Sail
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At Last, Bill Nye’s LightSail Deploys Its Solar Sails In Space

By Loren Grush

My Temple, My Mountain
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My Temple, My Mountain

By Maki Naro

Bill Nye’s Solar Sail Has Stopped Sending Data Back To Earth … Again
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Bill Nye’s Solar Sail Has Stopped Sending Data Back To Earth … Again

By Loren Grush

Watch This Zero G NASA Drone Concept Fly And Climb Through The Space Station
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Watch This Zero G NASA Drone Concept Fly And Climb Through The Space Station

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This Blood Scan Reveals Every Virus That’s Ever Infected You
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This Blood Scan Reveals Every Virus That’s Ever Infected You

By Alexandra Ossola

New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters
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New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters

By Sarah Fecht

Pluto’s Moons Are Flopping Around All Over The Place
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Pluto’s Moons Are Flopping Around All Over The Place

By Sarah Fecht

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science
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Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science

By Carl Franzen

Archaeologists Could Use Augmented Reality To Immortalize Ancient Sites
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Archaeologists Could Use Augmented Reality To Immortalize Ancient Sites

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim
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This Ancient Skeleton May Be Humanity’s First Murder Victim

By Rachel Fobar

Why Did A Bacterial Scientist Trick People Into Thinking Chocolate Was Healthy?
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Why Did A Bacterial Scientist Trick People Into Thinking Chocolate Was Healthy?

By Alexandra Ossola

Bill Nye’s Ambitious Solar Sail Has Lost Communication With Earth
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Bill Nye’s Ambitious Solar Sail Has Lost Communication With Earth

By Loren Grush

Scientists Just Made A Brand-New Ancient Human Mummy Leg
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Scientists Just Made A Brand-New Ancient Human Mummy Leg

By Mary Beth Griggs

These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa
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These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa

By Loren Grush

Bats
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Bacteria Appears To Help Bats Fight Deadly White-Nose Syndrome

By Mary Beth Griggs

Octopus Skin Can See Light, No Brain Needed
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Octopus Skin Can See Light, No Brain Needed

By Mary Beth Griggs

Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth
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Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth

By Kate Gammon

Can Two People Repopulate Earth?
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Can Two People Repopulate Earth?

By Morgan Kinney

‘The Science Guy’ Talks About His Space Sail
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‘The Science Guy’ Talks About His Space Sail

By Loren Grush

Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power
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Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power

By Maki Naro

Chilean Fog Nets Pull Beer From Desert Air
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Chilean Fog Nets Pull Beer From Desert Air

By Alexandra Ossola

Scientists Have Created Chickens With Dinosaur Snouts
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Scientists Have Created Chickens With Dinosaur Snouts

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Do We Tell The Difference Between Male And Female Faces?
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How Do We Tell The Difference Between Male And Female Faces?

By Alexandra Ossola

Ever Wonder How You’d Go To The Bathroom On The Space Station?
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Ever Wonder How You’d Go To The Bathroom On The Space Station?

By Loren Grush

Do Mice Really Adore Cheese?
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Do Mice Really Adore Cheese?

By Scott Brown

Silver Makes Dead Bacteria Act Like Zombies
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Silver Makes Dead Bacteria Act Like Zombies

By Rachel Fobar

Video: Successful Test For SpaceX Crew Capsule Emergency Abort
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Video: Successful Test For SpaceX Crew Capsule Emergency Abort

By Loren Grush

SpaceX Will Test Emergency Crew Escape Plan Tomorrow
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SpaceX Will Test Emergency Crew Escape Plan Tomorrow

By Loren Grush

Radiation In Space May Change Astronauts’ Brain Structure
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Radiation In Space May Change Astronauts’ Brain Structure

By Loren Grush

Blue Origin’s Rocket Flies 58 Miles High [Video]
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Blue Origin’s Rocket Flies 58 Miles High [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Horizons’ Pluto Encounter is Already Amazing
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New Horizons’ Pluto Encounter is Already Amazing

By Amy Shira Teitel

Gulfstream With Flex Wings
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NASA’s Shapeshifting Airplane Wings Pass Flight Tests

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lost Russian Spaceship Will No Longer Dock With Space Station
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Lost Russian Spaceship Will No Longer Dock With Space Station

By Loren Grush

Is It Time To Phone E.T.?
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Is It Time To Phone E.T.?

By Sarah Scoles

Students Design Furniture For Future Space Habitats
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Students Design Furniture For Future Space Habitats

By Loren Grush

When Space Probes Crash–For Science And Otherwise
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When Space Probes Crash–For Science And Otherwise

By Loren Grush

French Company Plans To Make Custom Perfume That Smells Like Your Loved One
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French Company Plans To Make Custom Perfume That Smells Like Your Loved One

By Alexandra Ossola

Scientists Can Trick You Into Thinking You’re Invisible
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Scientists Can Trick You Into Thinking You’re Invisible

By Rachel Fobar

For The First Time, Visible Light From An Exoplanet Detected
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For The First Time, Visible Light From An Exoplanet Detected

By Loren Grush

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates
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Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

By Mary Beth Griggs

Craft Beer Is Annihilating The Hop Supply
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Craft Beer Is Annihilating The Hop Supply

By Matt Giles

Parkes radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia
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Mysterious Radio Bursts Are Indeed Coming From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

By Sophie Bushwick

How It Works: Death By Black Hole
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How It Works: Death By Black Hole

By Katie Peek

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Ask Us Anything: Why Don’t Electric Eels Electrocute Themselves? [VIDEO]

By Daniel Engber

How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?
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How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?

By Loren Grush

Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom
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Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom

By Mike VanHelder

Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer
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Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Buckeye The MUTT On The Ground
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NASA Tests Cartoonish Flying Wing Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider
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How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider

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Remote-Controlled People Stroll Through A Park For Science
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Remote-Controlled People Stroll Through A Park For Science

By Mary Beth Griggs

What’s It Take To Become A Great Inventor?
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What’s It Take To Become A Great Inventor?

By Cliff Ransom

A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine
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A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine

By Loren Grush

Nothing But The Truth
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Nothing But The Truth

By Alan Lightman

Falcon 9 Launch
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SpaceX To Attempt Revolutionary Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Today

By Loren Grush

Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’
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Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’

By Loren Grush

How Apollo 13 Launched With a Bomb on Board
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How Apollo 13 Launched With a Bomb on Board

By Amy Shira Teitel

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years
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NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

By Loren Grush

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back
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The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back

By Mary Beth Griggs

Jittery Pixels; Everything Garbled
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Jittery Pixels; Everything Garbled

By Maki Naro

Women Are Less Likely to Harm One Person To Help Many
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Women Are Less Likely to Harm One Person To Help Many

By Aimee Swartz

Physicists Figure Out Why Honey Falls In Twists
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Physicists Figure Out Why Honey Falls In Twists

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today

By Loren Grush

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