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How To Extract Your Own DNA
Projects

How To Extract Your Own DNA

Using basic kitchen supplies

Clostridium difficile Is More Common Than You Think
Diseases

Clostridium difficile Is More Common Than You Think

Researchers have revealed how many of us could be carrying this potentially deadly pathogen

Facebook's new automatic alternative text uses artificial intelligence to recognize objects and people in photos.
AI

How Artificial Intelligence Will Translate Facebook Photos For The Blind

The machine helps the users, and the users help the machine

In A New State Of Matter, Electrons Can Break Into Pieces
Physics

In A New State Of Matter, Electrons Can Break Into Pieces

And here you thought there were just solids, liquids, and gases

Lab Girl
Science

A Scientific Memoir That’s Beautifully Human

Hope Jahren's Lab Girl plants seeds

new shepard rocket coming in for a landing
Science

Watch Blue Origin Land Its Reusable Rocket For The Third Time

To the edge of space and back again

blood donation bag and volunteer
Ask Us Anything

Does Giving Blood Harm Your Immune System?

Short answer: No.

You’ve Been Looking at Amazon Dash All Wrong
Technology

You’ve Been Looking at Amazon Dash All Wrong

Amazon’s push-button technology is about augmenting your appliances and your life

Command-Service Module Separation
Space

How Did the Apollo Command and Service Modules Separate?

Explore The Millennium Falcon’s Cockpit In 360-Degree Video
Science Fiction

Explore The Millennium Falcon’s Cockpit In 360-Degree Video

Like you've never seen it before!

Math Reveals The Most Important ‘Game of Thrones’ Character
Science

Math Reveals The Most Important ‘Game of Thrones’ Character

According to mathematicians, Sansa Stark is the linchpin

Sand castles in the sand
Mars

Mile-High Mountains In Middle Of Mars Craters Were Built By Wind

Mystery solved, thanks to a sand box in a wind tunnel

X-Wings
Air Force

Air Force Proposes X-Wings As A-10 Replacement

Yes, it's an April Fool's joke, but we'll take it over the F-35

NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications
Drones

NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications

Spying in plain sight

LD-2000 China
Military

The South China Sea Arsenal: These Are The Chinese Weapons Deployed On Disputed Islands

Long range missiles and gatling cannons

What You Missed If You Missed the Tesla Model 3 Reveal
Technology

What You Missed If You Missed the Tesla Model 3 Reveal

A recap for anyone who didn't stay up for the online streaming event

Tesla Model 3 line in London
Technology

Tesla Model 3 Orders Start As Buyers Wait In Line Outside Stores

The hype is strong

This Homemade Cannon Spits Hot Fire
Weapons

This Homemade Cannon Spits Hot Fire

Well, launches hot metal, but that's roughly the same.

lotus seed pod
Psychology

Could Trypophobia Be Caused By Math Hurting Our Brains?

One theory as to why these clustered holes cause fear and disgust

The Emperor’s Love of Slime Mold
Biology

The Emperor’s Love of Slime Mold

The forest dweller may look like schmutz but it has fascinated emperors and sparked revelations about how we define intelligence