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The Apollo 13 crew the day before launch
Space

How Quickly Did the Crew of Apollo 13 Know They Had Lost the Moon?

4 Reasons Rocket Launch Giant ULA Is Having A Bad Month
Private Space Flight

4 Reasons Rocket Launch Giant ULA Is Having A Bad Month

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Huawei VR Brings More Virtual Reality Options To Android
Technology

Huawei VR Brings More Virtual Reality Options To Android

Huawei's Samsung Gear VR Competitor

The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars
Mars

The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars

Before Breakthrough Starshot goes interstellar, let's test the laser sails

James Cameron Confirms Four Avatar Sequels
Science

James Cameron Confirms Four Avatar Sequels

But the director didn't change his mind because of a tweet

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind
Projects

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind

Using an open-source brain-computer interface

Is Amazon’s Dome Headquarters The Workspace Of The Future?
Technology

Is Amazon’s Dome Headquarters The Workspace Of The Future?

Trees and sunshine for better productivity

Do Jet Hand Dryers Really Spread More Germs Than Paper Towels?
Health

Do Jet Hand Dryers Really Spread More Germs Than Paper Towels?

Why the mystery persists, despite recent scientific papers

Ultrasound Data Transmission Through Meat Is Fast Enough To Stream Movies
Internet

Ultrasound Data Transmission Through Meat Is Fast Enough To Stream Movies

Netflix and grill

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns
Ocean

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns

Dramatic die-off

Bearcat
Bears

Why Binturongs’ Pee Smells Like Buttery Popcorn

Isaac Hayes's "Hot Buttered Soul" is actually about the urine of this bearcat

vulture flies around falcon 9
Space X

This Is How SpaceX Unloads A 15-Story Rocket Off A Drone Ship

Photos from Port Canaveral

Facebook is starting to teach their algorithms to watch videos and identify the people inside.
AI

Facebook Wants Its Artificial Intelligence To Watch All Your Live Videos

So it can recommend the best ones

Bed bugs!
Insects

Bed Bugs Beat Insecticides With Thick Skin

In order to get under ours

We Might Be Rid Of Polio Very Soon
Health

We Might Be Rid Of Polio Very Soon

There have only been nine cases reported this year

Field Mustard
Climate Change

California Drought Caused Plants To Evolve In Just Seven Years

They grow up so fast

Two of the 17 cameras face downward, so Facebook's software can automatically remove the supporting pole from the shot.
Internet

This Is Facebook’s Next Gadget To Blanket Every City In Wireless Internet

Tests to begin in San Jose later this year

Ian Burkhart
Health

For The First Time, Scientists Restore Finger Movements In Paralyzed Man

With two sets of electrodes that create a "neural bypass"

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets
NASA

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets

Rise Of The Rocket Girls gives the untold story of the women behind the space race

An End To Cold Sores Forever
Science Fiction

An End To Cold Sores Forever

What if an anti-herpes cream worked much better than expected?