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How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings
Space

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut
Biology

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut

A small step towards effective prescription probiotics

Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population
Endangered Species

Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population

This humble bombus is in danger of going extinct

Calling Food ‘Healthy’ Doesn’t Really Mean Anything
Nutrition

Calling Food ‘Healthy’ Doesn’t Really Mean Anything

Nutritionists and food policy experts say the word is nothing more than a marketing term

Why It’s Too Soon To Say HIV Has Been Cured
Diseases

Why It’s Too Soon To Say HIV Has Been Cured

News of a "breakthrough" treatment may be over-hyped

Maybe Alien Life Runs On Cosmic Rays Instead Of Sunlight
Space

Maybe Alien Life Runs On Cosmic Rays Instead Of Sunlight

Deadly radiation could be breakfast for microbes on rogue planets, comets, and more

Kuaizhou 1 China Expace space Launch
Private Space Flight

China’s Private Space Industry Prepares To Compete With Spacex And Blue Origin

Satellites and space tourists

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar
Projects

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar

A custom chopper-pontoon-racecar

Hurricane Matthew
Science

Space Station Watches As Hurricane Matthew Closes In On Florida

Winds up to 140 mph

Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk
Environment

Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk

Dry times ahead for the Southwest

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It
Bees

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It

Its fragrance mimics honeybee alarm pheromones

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment
Projects

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment

Credit goes to Snell's Law

Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies
Space Telescope

Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies

A big, beautiful mirror turns around to say hello

Thermobaric Bombs And Other Nightmare Weapons Of The Syrian Civil War
Weapons

Thermobaric Bombs And Other Nightmare Weapons Of The Syrian Civil War

A dismal science

What If the Neighbors Are Watching?
Climate Change

What If the Neighbors Are Watching?

How peer pressure can be used to lower energy bills

See Hurricane Matthew Through The Eyes Of People Experiencing It
Environment

See Hurricane Matthew Through The Eyes Of People Experiencing It

Emerging photos and videos show devastation in the Caribbean and empty shelves in Florida

This “Just Add Water” Chemistry Kit Can Create On-Demand Drugs And Vaccines
Health

This “Just Add Water” Chemistry Kit Can Create On-Demand Drugs And Vaccines

To help save this world and the next

Teens Have An Edge When Learning From Rewards
Science

Teens Have An Edge When Learning From Rewards

The adolescent brain is setting the stage for adulthood

Airbag For Your Head May Work Better Than A Bike Helmet
Health

Airbag For Your Head May Work Better Than A Bike Helmet

Lab tests show the idea is not just hot air

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film
Ocean

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

“I had the opportunity to witness climate change firsthand and it changed my life.”