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New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Showcases An Uneasy Alliance
Technology

New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Showcases An Uneasy Alliance

Dying is easy, winning is harder.

Shyam Gollakota
Internet

The Man Who Powers Devices With Wi-Fi

Shyam Gollakota is one of the 10 most brilliant people of 2016

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training
Health

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training

Therapeutic device could be effective treatment for paralysis

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory
Technology

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory

It helps to know the road before you go

Medical marijuana
Medicine

Is The U.S. Government About To Re-Classify Marijuana?

A reported DEA email suggests it might on Thursday

Newly Discovered Feature Of HIV Could Inspire Future Treatments
Health

Newly Discovered Feature Of HIV Could Inspire Future Treatments

Pores in the virus’s shell allow it to hide and get fuel

Amazon’s Drone Future Is A Lot Like Its Online Present
Drones

Amazon’s Drone Future Is A Lot Like Its Online Present

The company is building itself like infrastructure

The Next Leather Jacket Will Be Made From Mushrooms
Biology

The Next Leather Jacket Will Be Made From Mushrooms

How an artist took the cow out of leather and replaced it with ‘shroom skins

‘Stranger Things,’ Parallel Universes, And The State Of String Theory
Physics

‘Stranger Things,’ Parallel Universes, And The State Of String Theory

A conversation with theoretical physicist Brian Greene

Person Dies In Car Crash After Police Pursue Suspected Drone Pilots
Technology

Person Dies In Car Crash After Police Pursue Suspected Drone Pilots

Drone activity around UK prisons continues to rise

The NYC Subway Will Help You Convert Fahrenheit To Celsius
Science

The NYC Subway Will Help You Convert Fahrenheit To Celsius

Just follow the 6 train to Harlem

Bryan Fuller Hints At Alien Characters In ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
Technology

Bryan Fuller Hints At Alien Characters In ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

Andorians, anyone?

Now Might Be a Good Time to Go Kosher
Environment

Now Might Be a Good Time to Go Kosher

Warmer waters are spurring the growth of a deadly bacteria found in shellfish.

Ghost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed
Particle Physics

Ghost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed

The sad case of the missing neutrino

Elon Musk at the Tesla Model 3 unveiling event
Physics

Elon Musk Still Believes We’re Living In A Simulation, Others Aren’t So Sure

The Simulated Multiverse is a theory; we asked a theoretical physicist how real is it

This Is What The World Looks Like From a Squirrel’s Point Of View
Animals

This Is What The World Looks Like From a Squirrel’s Point Of View

Tree climbing experts

Inuit woman photographed from behind, circa 1921
Archaeology

Neanderthals’ Clothing Could Have Killed Them

Possibly without fur-lined parkas, colder temps may have led to demise

Black Holes

Scientists Are Using Wormholes To Make Black Holes Less Weird

Warping space to fight infinities

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta
Birds

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta

The bug stops here

The Search of the Perfect Antiviral Has Taken A New Step Forward
Diseases

The Search of the Perfect Antiviral Has Taken A New Step Forward

Researchers have developed an antiviral polymer with a wide spectrum