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Robots

In Australian Mines, 50-Foot Robot Trucks Take Dangerous Work From Humans

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?
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FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?

By Sarah Fecht

The Crazy Tech Behind The 2013 America’s Cup
Technology

The Crazy Tech Behind The 2013 America’s Cup

By Lillian Steenblik Hwang

Visit A Stunning Salt Mine In Google Street View
Technology

Visit A Stunning Salt Mine In Google Street View

By Francie Diep

Trace Any U.S. Waterway Upstream, Downstream, Sidestream
Technology

Trace Any U.S. Waterway Upstream, Downstream, Sidestream

By Shaunacy Ferro

A Quick Primer On America’s Spaceports
Science

A Quick Primer On America’s Spaceports

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NSA Has Secretly Been Hacking, Cracking, And Circumventing Encryption For Years
Security

NSA Has Secretly Been Hacking, Cracking, And Circumventing Encryption For Years

By Dan Nosowitz

Ride This: An SUV-Size Insectoid Robot
DIY

Ride This: An SUV-Size Insectoid Robot

By Gregory Mone

These Spiky Shoes Literally Put A Spring In Your Step
Technology

These Spiky Shoes Literally Put A Spring In Your Step

By Amber Williams

The World’s Tallest Skyscrapers Have A Dirty Little Secret
Technology

The World’s Tallest Skyscrapers Have A Dirty Little Secret

By Colin Lecher

Drones Are Now Delivering Packages In One Chinese City
Aviation

Drones Are Now Delivering Packages In One Chinese City

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Is War Really In Decline?
Military

Is War Really In Decline?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How The World’s Religious Landscape Has Changed Since 1960 [Infographic]
Technology

How The World’s Religious Landscape Has Changed Since 1960 [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

New Details Emerge On The Surveillance Technology Used To Hunt Osama Bin Laden
Military

New Details Emerge On The Surveillance Technology Used To Hunt Osama Bin Laden

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Which NATO Weapons Could Strike Syria? [Infographic]
Technology

Which NATO Weapons Could Strike Syria? [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Infrared Car System Spots Wildlife On The Road From 500 Feet Away
Technology

Infrared Car System Spots Wildlife On The Road From 500 Feet Away

By Lawrence Ulrich

The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked
Science

The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked

By Colin Lecher

Tomahawk cruise missile launch
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FYI: What Are Cruise Missiles, And How Do They Work?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why The U.S. Is Building A High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab In Kazakhstan
Health

Why The U.S. Is Building A High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab In Kazakhstan

By Alex Pasternack/ Motherboard

Gel-Based Super-Roomba Concept Is Improbable And Amazing
Technology

Gel-Based Super-Roomba Concept Is Improbable And Amazing

By Colin Lecher

NASA Tests Largest 3-D Printed Rocket Part Ever
Technology

NASA Tests Largest 3-D Printed Rocket Part Ever

By Lindsey Kratochwill

How It Works: Inside The Machine That Separates Your Recyclables
Technology

How It Works: Inside The Machine That Separates Your Recyclables

By Katie Peek

Watch A Professor Control Another Professor’s Mind From Across Campus
Technology

Watch A Professor Control Another Professor’s Mind From Across Campus

By Shaunacy Ferro

Sony Introduces Oddball $400 DSLR-Looking Camera Thing
Cameras

Sony Introduces Oddball $400 DSLR-Looking Camera Thing

By Dan Nosowitz

25 People Who Will Be ‘The Next Steve Jobs’
Technology

25 People Who Will Be ‘The Next Steve Jobs’

By Suzanne LaBarre

Pew Internet Survey: It’s Good To Be White, Male, Young, Rich, And Educated
Technology

Pew Internet Survey: It’s Good To Be White, Male, Young, Rich, And Educated

By Dan Nosowitz

John Kerry: The Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons
Technology

John Kerry: The Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Satellite Photos Reveal Construction At Iran’s Island Drone Base
Aviation

Satellite Photos Reveal Construction At Iran’s Island Drone Base

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Union Soldiers Fired This Primitive Machine Gun During The Civil War
Military

Union Soldiers Fired This Primitive Machine Gun During The Civil War

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Scientist Helped Quietly Save The World From Soviet Nukes
Military

This Scientist Helped Quietly Save The World From Soviet Nukes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

No One Wants To Be A Drone Pilot, U.S. Air Force Discovers
Air Force

No One Wants To Be A Drone Pilot, U.S. Air Force Discovers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Iran Teaches Students How To Hunt Drones
Aviation

Iran Teaches Students How To Hunt Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tech-Law Blog Groklaw Shuts Down, Citing Government Surveillance
Security

Tech-Law Blog Groklaw Shuts Down, Citing Government Surveillance

By Dan Nosowitz

DARPA Wants To Build A Computer That Mimics The Human Brain
Technology

DARPA Wants To Build A Computer That Mimics The Human Brain

By Shaunacy Ferro

Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?
Internet

Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An In-Ear Brain Monitor Could Watch For Seizures Discreetly
Health

An In-Ear Brain Monitor Could Watch For Seizures Discreetly

By Shaunacy Ferro

How North Dakota Plans To Become The Drone Capital Of America
Aviation

How North Dakota Plans To Become The Drone Capital Of America

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Original Sail Plans for America’s Oldest Warship
Military

The Original Sail Plans for America’s Oldest Warship

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Photographer Turns Water Into Ghostly Faces
Technology

Photographer Turns Water Into Ghostly Faces

By Colin Lecher

CIA Kept Area 51 Secret Because Rumors Cooler Than Reality
Military

CIA Kept Area 51 Secret Because Rumors Cooler Than Reality

By Kelsey D. Atherton

5 Body Parts Scientists Can 3-D Print
Health

5 Body Parts Scientists Can 3-D Print

By Steven Leckart

The Robotic Search For Lost World War II Airmen
Robots

The Robotic Search For Lost World War II Airmen

By Andy Isaacson

Exclusive: The Syrian Electronic Army Hacked The Washington Post Through Backdoor Phishing
Technology

Exclusive: The Syrian Electronic Army Hacked The Washington Post Through Backdoor Phishing

By Dan Nosowitz

How Dragonflies Could Help Scientists Build Better Robots
Robots

How Dragonflies Could Help Scientists Build Better Robots

By Shaunacy Ferro

Could Robot Aliens Exist?
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Could Robot Aliens Exist?

By Steven Dick (as told to Ker Than)

The Publicity And Flattery Economy Comes To NBC News
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The Publicity And Flattery Economy Comes To NBC News

By Dan Nosowitz

The 10 Weirdest Robots At This Year’s Drone Show
Aviation

The 10 Weirdest Robots At This Year’s Drone Show

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Electric Car Price Guide: Every 2013-2014 Plug-In Car, With Specs
Electric Vehicles

Electric Car Price Guide: Every 2013-2014 Plug-In Car, With Specs

By Antony Ingram/ Green Car Reports

Test Drive: The 2013 Audi RS5 Coupe Quattro S Tronic
Technology

Test Drive: The 2013 Audi RS5 Coupe Quattro S Tronic

By Jon Alain Guzik

This Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
Engineering

This Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop

By Colin Lecher

Secure Email Options for Message Privacy
Security

Secure Email Options for Message Privacy

By Dan Nosowitz

Watch A Homemade Coilgun Destroy A Laptop
Military

Watch A Homemade Coilgun Destroy A Laptop

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Farmers Rip Up Experimental Golden Rice Plants In The Philippines
Agriculture

Farmers Rip Up Experimental Golden Rice Plants In The Philippines

By Francie Diep

8 Cool Civil War Artifacts
Technology

8 Cool Civil War Artifacts

By Kelsey D. Atherton

5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans
Security

5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chipped Corn
Agriculture

What Elle Magazine Got Wrong In Its Shoddy Takedown Of Genetically Modified Corn

By Shaunacy Ferro

Crunching The Numbers On Mario Kart 64
Gaming

Crunching The Numbers On Mario Kart 64

By Colin Lecher

Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere
Security

Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere

By Francie Diep

Biggest Japanese Warship Since WWII Will Carry Helicopters, No Planes
Military

Biggest Japanese Warship Since WWII Will Carry Helicopters, No Planes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tracker Maps Reports Of Food Poisoning On Twitter
Health

Tracker Maps Reports Of Food Poisoning On Twitter

By Shaunacy Ferro

Satellite Photos Map The Destruction In Syria
Technology

Satellite Photos Map The Destruction In Syria

By Colin Lecher

Hiroshima Visualized
Military

Hiroshima Visualized

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Jeff Bezos
Technology

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post

By Dan Nosowitz

We’d Happily Break Our Wrist For This 3-D Printed Splint
Health

We’d Happily Break Our Wrist For This 3-D Printed Splint

By Joey Carmichael

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