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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Dave Arnold

By Steph Yin

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Caleb Harper
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Caleb Harper

By Steph Yin

Where Did Green Bean Casserole Come From?
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Where Did Green Bean Casserole Come From?

By Lindsey Kratochwill

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Harmony Lu
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Harmony Lu

By Steph Yin

What’s The Deal With Jellied Cranberry Sauce?
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What’s The Deal With Jellied Cranberry Sauce?

By Lindsey Kratochwill

What Happens As Decades Pass In A Whiskey Barrel?
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What Happens As Decades Pass In A Whiskey Barrel?

By Camper English

This Gold Nugget Is Lighter Than Latte Foam
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This Gold Nugget Is Lighter Than Latte Foam

By Alexandra Ossola

CMS Lead Detection
Particle Physics

LHC Re-creates First Moments Of The Universe And Sets New Energy Record

By Mary Beth Griggs

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Justin Warner
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Justin Warner

By Steph Yin

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Scott Kelly And Kjell Lindgren
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Scott Kelly And Kjell Lindgren

By Steph Yin

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Nick Curtola
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Nick Curtola

By Steph Yin

Why an Artist is Growing Space Lettuce
Biology

Why an Artist is Growing Space Lettuce

By Lydia Chain

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Christine Lau
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Christine Lau

By Steph Yin

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DIY

How To Bake Stuffing Without Overcooking Your Turkey

By Matt Giles

A Chocolate Fountain Can Introduce Kids To Complex Physics
Physics

A Chocolate Fountain Can Introduce Kids To Complex Physics

By Mary Beth Griggs

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Derek Dellinger
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Derek Dellinger

By Steph Yin

When Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Clash Over Reusable Rockets, We All Win
Private Space Flight

When Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Clash Over Reusable Rockets, We All Win

By Sarah Fecht

Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You
Science

Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You

By Paul Adams

The Physics Of Non-Newtonian Goo Could Save Astronauts’ Lives
Physics

The Physics Of Non-Newtonian Goo Could Save Astronauts’ Lives

By Lydia Chain

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Scott Heimendinger
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Scott Heimendinger

By Steph Yin

Blue Origin Beats SpaceX In Landing Reusable Rocket
Private Space Flight

Blue Origin Beats SpaceX In Landing Reusable Rocket

By Sarah Fecht

Google Like A Jedi With ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ App Themes
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Google Like A Jedi With ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ App Themes

By Xavier Harding

A Brief History of Space Stations before the ISS
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A Brief History of Space Stations before the ISS

By Amy Shira Teitel

Earth May Wear An Invisible Fur Coat Made Of Dark Matter
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Earth May Wear An Invisible Fur Coat Made Of Dark Matter

By Sarah Fecht

The Inexorable Rise Of Synthetic Flavor: A Pictorial History
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The Inexorable Rise Of Synthetic Flavor: A Pictorial History

By Nadia Berenstein

Falling Phobos Will Eventually Put A Ring Around Mars
Moons

Falling Phobos Will Eventually Put A Ring Around Mars

By Sarah Fecht

Maki goes to Entscoc15
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Maki goes to Entscoc15

By Maki Naro

100 Years of General Relativity: Why Einstein Still Stands
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100 Years of General Relativity: Why Einstein Still Stands

By Devin Powell

A Human Face Transplant, Saturn’s Beautiful Moons, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Animals

A Human Face Transplant, Saturn’s Beautiful Moons, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

By Lydia Chain and Nicole Lou

Government Scientists Neither Confirm Nor Deny ‘Star Wars’ Starkiller Research
Science

Government Scientists Neither Confirm Nor Deny ‘Star Wars’ Starkiller Research

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA Will Use Massive Satellite Network To Detect Wildfires As They Start
Environment

NASA Will Use Massive Satellite Network To Detect Wildfires As They Start

By Mary Beth Griggs

These Incredible Space Station Concepts Never Got Off The Ground
Science

These Incredible Space Station Concepts Never Got Off The Ground

By Amy Shira Teitel

What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby
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What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby

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Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time
Deep Space

Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time

By Sarah Fecht

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs
Biology

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs

By Steph Yin

What Will Shopping Look Like In The Future?
Science

What Will Shopping Look Like In The Future?

By Futuropolis

Ancient Tooth Yields Up DNA Of Ancient Human Cousins, The Denisovans
Archaeology

Ancient Tooth Yields Up DNA Of Ancient Human Cousins, The Denisovans

By Claire Maldarelli

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Science

Mars Curiosity Rover Will Be First To Explore Extraterrestrial Sand Dunes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress
Science

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress

By Sarah Fecht

Soviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit
Military

Soviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What Happens If the Curiosity Rover Finds Life on Mars?
Mars

What Happens If the Curiosity Rover Finds Life on Mars?

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Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?
Ask Us Anything

Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?

By Daniel Engber

Why Does A Fly Landing On Your Arm Make You Itch?
Biology

Why Does A Fly Landing On Your Arm Make You Itch?

By Alexandra Ossola

Molecular Submarine
Science

Speedy Submarine Is Made Of A Single Molecule

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch Scientists Test New Jetpack Tech For Exploring Asteroids
Mars

Watch Scientists Test New Jetpack Tech For Exploring Asteroids

By Sarah Fecht

A California UFO Mystery, A Selfie-Taking Monkey, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Science

A California UFO Mystery, A Selfie-Taking Monkey, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

By Nicole Lou and Steph Yin

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Spots Reveal A Few More Secrets
Science

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Spots Reveal A Few More Secrets

By Carl Franzen

Inside The Z Machine, Where Scientists Turned Hydrogen Into Metal
Physics

Inside The Z Machine, Where Scientists Turned Hydrogen Into Metal

By Matt Giles

Pyramid of Khufu
Archaeology

Scans Reveal Strange Warm Spot At Giza Pyramid

By Mary Beth Griggs

Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope
Deep Space

Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope

By Sarah Fecht

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining
Science

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining

By Sarah Fecht

Phobos
Moons

Mars’s Moon Phobos Is Falling Apart

By Mary Beth Griggs

Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets
Deep Space

Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets

By Sarah Fecht

Jack Northrop and the UFO-Lookin’ Flying Wings
Science

Jack Northrop and the UFO-Lookin’ Flying Wings

By Amy Shira Teitel

Blinded
Science

Exclusive Clip: See Chris Hadfield Describe Being Blinded During A Spacewalk

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pluto’s Surface ​May Be Alive Thanks To Planetary Antifreeze
Pluto

Pluto’s Surface ​May Be Alive Thanks To Planetary Antifreeze

By Sarah Fecht

Artist's impression of the planet
Deep Space

Weather On Sunless Planet Is Cloudy With A Chance Of Molten Iron Rain

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why Do Stars Really Twinkle?
Ask Us Anything

Why Do Stars Really Twinkle?

By Daniel Engber

The First-Ever Breakthrough Prize Junior Winner Made This Cool Science Video
Science

The First-Ever Breakthrough Prize Junior Winner Made This Cool Science Video

By Tina Casey

Breakthrough Prize 2015
Physics

Breakthrough Prize Honors Scientists Working on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Neutrinos, And More

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Badass Bill Nye Is Our New Favorite Meme
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Badass Bill Nye Is Our New Favorite Meme

By Jason Lederman

Alien Megastructures Ruled Out? Not Yet.
Science

Alien Megastructures Ruled Out? Not Yet.

By Sarah Fecht

Why Can’t We Live On Mars? Blame The Sun
Mars

Why Can’t We Live On Mars? Blame The Sun

By Sarah Fecht

Does ‘Bracing For Impact’ Really Protect You In A Crash?
Ask Us Anything

Does ‘Bracing For Impact’ Really Protect You In A Crash?

By Daniel Engber

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