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A Tour Of The Space Shuttle Enterprise, With A Shuttle Astronaut
Space

A Tour Of The Space Shuttle Enterprise, With A Shuttle Astronaut

Mike Massimino shows me around

Want To Be An Astronaut? Your Chariots Await
Private Space Flight

Want To Be An Astronaut? Your Chariots Await

7 vehicles that will carry humanity into orbit and beyond very soon

Necktie-Wearing Robot Learns Sidewalk Etiquette
Technology

Necktie-Wearing Robot Learns Sidewalk Etiquette

Big bot on campus

Why Does Sunlight Lighten Hair But Darken Skin?
Sun

Why Does Sunlight Lighten Hair But Darken Skin?

Short answer: Skin protects itself, hair doesn't.

What Was the Mir Space Station?
Space

What Was the Mir Space Station?

Warm, flat, minty Coke
Projects

The ‘Diet Coke And Mentos’ Guys Are Still At It 10 Years Later

Explosive success

Bolder Fish Have Svelter Shapes
Environment

Bolder Fish Have Svelter Shapes

Scientists find a link between personality and body type

A big red stop button.
AI

Google Considers Making A “Big Red Button” To Stop Dangerous A.I. In An Emergency

In conjunction with A.I. doomsayer Nick Bostrom's research institution

It May Be Harder For Women To Stop Smoking At Certain Times of the Month
Health

It May Be Harder For Women To Stop Smoking At Certain Times of the Month

It's a bad time for a bad habit

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers
Renewables

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

Energy officials are working to bring companies into the fold

Why Did King Tut Have A Knife Made Out Of Meteorite?
Archaeology

Why Did King Tut Have A Knife Made Out Of Meteorite?

It's not as weird as you'd think

Software Now To Blame For 15 Percent Of Car Recalls
Vehicles

Software Now To Blame For 15 Percent Of Car Recalls

You can't just hold the home and lock buttons to solve this one

VSCO’s Photo Editing App Adds More Social Features
Social Media

VSCO’s Photo Editing App Adds More Social Features

Watch out, Instagram

Internet of Things Project Allows Quadriplegic Driver to Race
Technology

Internet of Things Project Allows Quadriplegic Driver to Race

Arrow's SAM 3.0 project is piloted by former Indy driver Sam Schmidt

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?
AI

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?

Google's Magenta project is the latest in a long line of creative A.I.

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Space

Controversy Flares Over ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

An astronomer's scathing blog post explains why a flurry of comets is not a likely explanation for this star's weird behavior

If Planet Nine Exists, We Might Have Stolen It
Science

If Planet Nine Exists, We Might Have Stolen It

Where can I find a planet like that?

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change
Renewables

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change

Going green

Can Science Build A Fake Wine That’s Just As Good As The Real Thing?
Science

Can Science Build A Fake Wine That’s Just As Good As The Real Thing?

Vino without veritas

China Coast Guard Type 818 "46301"
Military

China’s Coast Guard Arms Up With a New Warship

Type 054A Frigate Becomes Type 818 Cutter