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A concrete camden bench
Technology

When Design Is Hostile On Purpose

Intentionally unpleasant structures are intended to shape human behavior

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Dinosaurs

We Asked An Extinct Tyrannosaurus Rex The Hard Questions

Interview with a dinosaur

How scientists are bringing people back from the dead
Health

How scientists are bringing people back from the dead

Pressing pause could mean the difference between life and death.

Matt Damon leans against a rover
Deep Space

Deep Space Radiation May Cause Heart Problems In Future Mars Explorers

A lesson from the Apollo missions

Is Climate Too Complex to Model or Predict?
Climate Change

Is Climate Too Complex to Model or Predict?

Scientists say no

Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two
Biology

Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two

Fungi and a photosynthetic partner also work with fungal yeast

How Would The Nation Of Rationalia Defend Itself?
Science

How Would The Nation Of Rationalia Defend Itself?

A fictional story of a fictional nation at war

The SESAME Ring
Physics

SESAME Hopes To Transcend Borders With Groundbreaking Science

A Middle East synchrotron experiment is looking for proposals

Researchers tricked algorithms into misidentifying images, even when the picture was taken with a regular smartphone camera.
AI

Researchers Have Successfully Tricked A.I. Into Seeing The Wrong Things

And here’s why that could be very bad for the future

New ‘Dragon’ Ant Species Are Named After Game Of Thrones Characters
Animals

New ‘Dragon’ Ant Species Are Named After Game Of Thrones Characters

Don't expect them to breathe fire

The Delicious Taste Of Struggle
Animals

The Delicious Taste Of Struggle

Why the hardest-working animals, plants, and microbes taste the best

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean
Whales

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean

A story of a corpse, a Japanese legend, and misidentified displays

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors
Aviation

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors

A rideable multicopter

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Gene Editing

Most Americans Are Still Wary Of Becoming Superhumans

Gene editing, brain implants, and synthetic blood transfusions all raise concerns in a new poll

Nintendo’s Newest Console Allows At-Home And On-The-Go Gaming
Gear

Nintendo’s Newest Console Allows At-Home And On-The-Go Gaming

What’s NX-t for Nintendo?

Can Body Tracking Tech Find The Next Steph Curry?
Technology

Can Body Tracking Tech Find The Next Steph Curry?

More colleges and high schools are putting wearable sensors on athletes

This Is What Humans Would Look Like If We Could Withstand Car Wrecks
Evolution

This Is What Humans Would Look Like If We Could Withstand Car Wrecks

We talked to the artist who created the car wreck survivalist, Graham

A Sweet (Smelling) Bed Bug Control Option
Diseases

A Sweet (Smelling) Bed Bug Control Option

There may be a way to trap bed bugs using their own pheromones

Roach Milk: The Next Superfood?
Insects

Roach Milk: The Next Superfood?

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard and it's like, made from roaches

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Military

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Is A War Story In A Universe Without War

Violence on the edge of utopia