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William Gurstelle shoots bottle bazooka
Projects

I Defend My Backyard With A Bottle Bazooka

You should check your local laws and regulations before firing off your own

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Psychology

Facebook’s Long, Psychological Journey To Reactions

Augmenting the Like

Inflammation Is Likely The Most Lethal Part Of Scorpion Stings, Study Finds
Animals

Inflammation Is Likely The Most Lethal Part Of Scorpion Stings, Study Finds

It could lead to new ways to treat them

Turning To The Ocean To Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
Diseases

Turning To The Ocean To Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers have discovered a marine microbe may help inhibit pathogen biofilm formation

Feed Your 3D Printer Recycled Plastic
Technology

Feed Your 3D Printer Recycled Plastic

Turn old water bottles into filament

Fukushima: Five Years Later
Energy

Fukushima: Five Years Later

Japan is still cleaning up one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. Here's how far it has come—and how far it has yet to go.

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace
DIY

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace

There are 14 times as many makerspaces as there were a decade ago

How To Stay Young And Healthy
Health

How To Stay Young And Healthy

Scientists target cellular breakdown in the war against aging and disease

Our Solar System Has A Ninth Planet
Pluto

Our Solar System Has A Ninth Planet

And it's still not Pluto

illustration of seadragons with eggs
Animals

The Seadragon Life Cycle In One Beautiful Image

One of the 10 award-winning science visualizations from the 2016 Vizzies

Burn After Shooting: Army Employees Patent Self-Destructing Bullets
Weapons

Burn After Shooting: Army Employees Patent Self-Destructing Bullets

Limited range for limited wars

Earth May Be Unique In The Universe
Exoplanets

Earth May Be Unique In The Universe

What does that mean for the search for alien life?

Lasers Could Send A Wafer-Thin Spaceship To A Star
Space

Lasers Could Send A Wafer-Thin Spaceship To A Star

Directed energy may be the key to rapid interstellar travel

This Is The Defining Photo Of Virtual Reality (So Far)
Technology

This Is The Defining Photo Of Virtual Reality (So Far)

When Mark Zuckerberg walks through a forest of VR headsets, does anyone notice?

Artist Tattfoo Tan Uses Food Waste to Create Survival Supplies
Biology

Artist Tattfoo Tan Uses Food Waste to Create Survival Supplies

Junk food has a new meaning

Will Your Next Pet Be A Robotic Cat?
Robots

Will Your Next Pet Be A Robotic Cat?

Here’s how Hasbro’s purring pet simulator performed on the companionship test

Bitcoin: What It Is And How It Works
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin: What It Is And How It Works

Demystifying the cryptocurrency

Sony Xperia Ear, Projector And More Announced At MWC 2016
Technology

Sony Xperia Ear, Projector And More Announced At MWC 2016

Virtual Assistants Now Live In Your Ear

Facebook Made Detailed Maps Of 20 Countries For Its Internet Drones
Technology

Facebook Made Detailed Maps Of 20 Countries For Its Internet Drones

Mapping civilization with 5-meter precision

Companies Are Using Big Data To Track Employee Health And Pregnancies
Health

Companies Are Using Big Data To Track Employee Health And Pregnancies

With the help of outside firms