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atmosphere
Global Warming

Cement might not be as bad for the planet as we thought

Three new studies show promise for carbon capture.

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics
Health

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics

5 strategies for beating antibiotic resistance

Bluebirds’ poop proves their value to California vineyards
Animals

Bluebirds’ poop proves their value to California vineyards

Putting birds to work on the farm

The Pentagon won’t say why its targeting manual was released online
Military

The Pentagon won’t say why its targeting manual was released online

It's an unredacted look into the bureaucracy of war.

Flooding In Baton Rouge
Climate Change

Trump’s plan to defund NASA’s climate research is … yikes

Climate change doesn’t care about politics

purple and orange carrots
Nutrition

WTF are purple carrots and where did they come from?

Our favorite new Thanksgiving food

China is testing a new long-range, air-to-air missile that could thwart U.S. plans for air warfare
Military

China is testing a new long-range, air-to-air missile that could thwart U.S. plans for air warfare

The hypersonic missile reaches can take down aircraft from 200 miles.

lab mouse
Health

No, teenage blood won’t make you young and beautiful

New research makes it clear that young blood is no anti-aging drug

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones
Drones

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones

Overcoming the biggest obstacle for small drones

How scientists will use artificial intelligence to find aliens
AI

How scientists will use artificial intelligence to find aliens

To find habitable worlds in a sea of space data, we need computers that can think fast

toxic masculinity in a facial expression
Mental Health

Sexism may be bad for men’s mental health

(Gasp)

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields
Agriculture

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields

Pump up the yams

Cryogenic freezers
Cancer

Teenage cancer victim wins the right to be cryogenically preserved

It’s a historic ruling, but there’s still no science to back it up

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land
Ocean

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

This looks totally alien (but it's also totally ordinary)

China X-ray Pulsar navigation XPNAV-1
Military

China’s deep spacecraft will be guided by X-ray pulses from distant stars

The country is launching the first satellite in the world that won't be guided from Earth.

golden poison arrow frog
Animals

Scientists just synthesized the deadly toxin of an adorable frog

Death in a test tube

CRISPR
Gene Editing

Human patient treated with CRISPR gene editing for the first time

Chinese researchers hope the tool will help fight cancer

How a rainstorm killed 61,000 reindeer
Animals

How a rainstorm killed 61,000 reindeer

Climate change will only make this more common

Front of recreated Jaguar XKSS
Vehicles

How Jaguar cloned a legendary supercar from 1957

How to recreate auto tech from 60 years ago.

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AI

This chatbot will deal with Comcast customer service for you

Trim wants to save you money—and potentially hours of despair