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Why are the measles coming back?
Vaccines

Why are the measles coming back?

And what’s a few measly measles anyway?

China’s first robot cargo spaceship just went into orbit
Military

China’s first robot cargo spaceship just went into orbit

Tianzhou 1 is expected to be China's most prolific spacecraft.

Warning: Do NOT get into a breath-holding contest with a naked mole rat
Animals

Warning: Do NOT get into a breath-holding contest with a naked mole rat

They can basically survive without oxygen

four supernovas
Space Telescope

A warp in space-time just gave us four views of one exploding star

Astronomers catch a galaxy magnifying and splitting the light from a supernova

1929Merchant Express
Vehicles

The evolution of the great American pickup truck, from 1925 to today

Keep on truckin’.

Is bicycling a cancer-fighting miracle? Probably not.
Diseases

Is bicycling a cancer-fighting miracle? Probably not.

No more than regular exercise, anyway

Scientists discover yet another rocky planet that could (maybe) host alien life
Exoplanets

Scientists discover yet another rocky planet that could (maybe) host alien life

A sky full of super-Earths

orange spiky sea cucumber in the water
Ocean

Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower

It looks like a diseased pickle, but looks can be deceiving

The new Google Earth lacks some important tools for researchers
Environment

The new Google Earth lacks some important tools for researchers

Fortunately, Google says it will keep the classic desktop app up to date

Antarctica is leaking from the inside out
Climate Change

Antarctica is leaking from the inside out

The Antarctic Ice Sheet is draining huge quantities of water out to sea.

illustration of the protostellar disk of HH212
Space

Cosmic ‘hamburger’ gives scientists a rare view of a newborn solar system

It could help us learn more about how stars and planets form

Salt might actually make you hungry, not thirsty
Health

Salt might actually make you hungry, not thirsty

Bodies are weird

Why Bill Nye is set to march on Washington
Technology

Why Bill Nye is set to march on Washington

Sometimes science should be political

Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy
Animals

Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy

New research on the teeth of lions who've hunted humans

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility
Military

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility

It can build four subs at a time.

How to become a Lego master builder
Projects

How to become a Lego master builder

The guy Lego pays to play

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality
AI

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality

See the world through Facebook's eyes.

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon
Technology

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon

What an ambitious test tells us about the state of remote guidance for the visually impaired

Running might be kind of contagious
Fitness & Exercise

Running might be kind of contagious

Are you working out today because your friend went jogging yesterday?

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water
Environment

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water

A timeline of all the reasons we've gone to battle over the H2O.