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What Happens When You Fill A Balloon With Liquid Nitrogen?
Science

What Happens When You Fill A Balloon With Liquid Nitrogen?

Spoiler alert: boom

April’s Temperatures Broke Records For The 12th Consecutive Month
Environment

April’s Temperatures Broke Records For The 12th Consecutive Month

And that's not all of the bad news

The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever In The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer
Technology

The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever In The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer

Warning: spoilers!

You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures
Science

You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures

The discoverers of the "most mysterious star in the universe" just launched a Kickstarter

Screenshot from Buzzfeed Facebook Live video of skin-tightening surgery
Social Media

Social Video Has Entered Its Body Horror Phase

But it's not directed by David Cronenberg — it's made by people like you

A Pill That Monitors Your Vital Signs
Medicine

A Pill That Monitors Your Vital Signs

One of 10 innovations to win a 2016 Invention Award

Concept drawing of the Mars Base Camp
Mars

Lockheed Martin Wants To Send Humans To Mars In 12 Years

Orbiting laboratory could pave the way for a landing party

Searching for a city in Snips brings up relevant contacts and locations.
AI

Meet ‘Snips,’ A Virtual Assistant That Doesn’t Talk Back

Outsource your brain

Fallout 4 Mods Allow Nature to Reclaim the Wasteland
Science

Fallout 4 Mods Allow Nature to Reclaim the Wasteland

Fallout 4: Resurrection shows players a more accurate apocalypse

These New LED Matches Are Half As Useful As, Well, Matches
Technology

These New LED Matches Are Half As Useful As, Well, Matches

That whole fire thing? It’s kind of important for people who use matches.

Mars500 crew
Mars

What’s It Like To Go To Mars And Back?

Mars500 crew members, in their own words

Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring
Space

Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring

Written in the stars

The Case of Sepsis And The Swarming Staph
Diseases

The Case of Sepsis And The Swarming Staph

Researchers have found how Staphylococcus aureus may spread in the body

Watch A Diamond Crack Under Pressure
Science

Watch A Diamond Crack Under Pressure

Hydraulic Bling

Don’t Blame The Solomon Islands Sinking All On Climate Change
Climate Change

Don’t Blame The Solomon Islands Sinking All On Climate Change

There are other factors at work, the study's author says

Infrared Radiation Can Fine-Tune The Taste Of Whiskey
Technology

Infrared Radiation Can Fine-Tune The Taste Of Whiskey

Just blast the barrels with the right wavelength of light

IBM Creates A Molecule That Could Destroy All Viruses
Vaccines

IBM Creates A Molecule That Could Destroy All Viruses

One macromolecule to rule them all, from Ebola to Zika and the flu

What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?
Space

What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?

Prepare for some timey-wimey...stuff

Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA’s Gemini Missions?
Space

Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA’s Gemini Missions?

NASA Invests In Suspended Animation, Growable Space Habitats, And More
Mars

NASA Invests In Suspended Animation, Growable Space Habitats, And More

To take us to Mars and beyond