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Google Maps Moves The World’s Borders Depending On Who’s Looking
Technology

Google Maps Moves The World’s Borders Depending On Who’s Looking

A new paper looks at how the online service could foster international disputes

How To Live Long And Prosper
Health

How To Live Long And Prosper

Science, tech, and common sense can help

Nintendo Could Release The New NX Console This Year
Gear

Nintendo Could Release The New NX Console This Year

The Wii U's demise could pave the way for the new console

Skydio Is A Drone That Dances Around Obstacles
Technology

Skydio Is A Drone That Dances Around Obstacles

Flying like a bird, but not, like, a clumsy bird.

Sun-Powered Plane Will Resume Its Round-The-World Flight In April
Technology

Sun-Powered Plane Will Resume Its Round-The-World Flight In April

Solar Impulse 2, Part 2

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease
Diseases

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease

Researchers have shown bacteria may add to heart-related issues

Playstation VR’s Cheaper $399 Core Bundle Returns
Technology

Playstation VR’s Cheaper $399 Core Bundle Returns

Sony brings back headset-only option

Alton Brown and the Jet Cream
Science

Alton Brown’s Jet Cream

Carbonated ice cream in just 10 seconds

Apple's new iPhone SE.
Technology

FBI Moves To Postpone Apple Court Hearing

The agency has reportedly found another approach

Alton Brown’s secret workshop
Environment

Alton Brown’s secret workshop

Inside the mad (food) scientist's lair.

A Surprisingly Deep History Of Jet Engines And The Planes That Carried Them
Air Force

A Surprisingly Deep History Of Jet Engines And The Planes That Carried Them

The Big Book of X-Bombers and X-Fighters, reviewed

Standing desk
Health

There’s Not Much Evidence That Standing Desks Benefit Your Health

You probably end up sitting most of the day anyway

Why Did The Air Force Play With Cats In Space?
Space

Why Did The Air Force Play With Cats In Space?

Plus, 9 simple ways to move in zero gravity

scissors cutting ribbon
Gene Editing

Are We Ready for Designer Babies?

The debate on how to regulate CRISPR heats up

Why Nor’easters Can Be So Much Worse Than Normal Snowstorms
Weather

Why Nor’easters Can Be So Much Worse Than Normal Snowstorms

The storm’s complicated roots make it particularly difficult to track

Mark Zuckerberg Goes For Blissful ‘Smog Jog’ In Beijing
Pollution

Mark Zuckerberg Goes For Blissful ‘Smog Jog’ In Beijing

Amid hazardous levels of air pollution

What Five Seasons Of ‘Brain Games’ Taught Us About Our Brains
Science

What Five Seasons Of ‘Brain Games’ Taught Us About Our Brains

We spoke to Jason Silva, host of the National Geographic show

beam module attached to ISS
International Space Station

Inflatable Addition To The Space Station Will Launch In April

Bigelow Aerospace is sending up an expansion pack for the ISS

Sculpture at Juche Tower in Pyongyang
Military

North Korea Test-Launched Two Missiles Last Night

Mad, red, not quite nuclear.

Why This Piece Of Paper ‘Exploded’ In A Hydraulic Press
Technology

Why This Piece Of Paper ‘Exploded’ In A Hydraulic Press

Seventh time's the charm