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Intel Shooting Star Drones Form American Flag
Drones

Lady Gaga’s halftime drones are a sign of the coming swarm

First as gimmick, then as advertising

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Of all the ways to vote, the U.S. presidential election is the worst
Science

Of all the ways to vote, the U.S. presidential election is the worst

We need weirder math in the voting booth

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Lost continent
Environment

Scientists may have actually found a lost continent

No, it’s not a silly Atlantis myth

By Mark D. Kaufman

How to make eggs without any chickens
Agriculture

How to make eggs without any chickens

The future of food doesn't have to involve animals

By Jason Lederman

Exactly how bad is antibiotic resistance right now?
Health

Exactly how bad is antibiotic resistance right now?

A woman in the US recently died from a superbug that no antibiotics could treat

By Kate Baggaley

Want to fix your sleep schedule? Go camping this weekend.
Health

Want to fix your sleep schedule? Go camping this weekend.

Research suggests that even a winter week under the stars can help reset sleep

By Rachel Feltman

North Korea could test an intercontinental missile this year
Military

North Korea could test an intercontinental missile this year

It's the when, not the what, that's Kim Jong-unknown

By Kelsey D. Atherton

*Lybia leptochelis*
Animals

Boxer crabs go to crazy lengths to keep a pair of pom-poms

They keep their friends close and their anemones closer

By Mary Beth Griggs

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals
Health

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals

A third of fast food wrappers test positive for chemicals linked to negative health effects

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

*Ovatiovermis cribratus*
Science

Scientists just found a 500-million-year-old worm with legs

A standing ovation

By Mary Beth Griggs

If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?
International Space Station

If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?

It’s a matter of perspective

By Mary Beth Griggs

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey
Animals

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

Check out these spitting images

By Eleanor Cummins

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate
Health

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

It can tell whether a completely paralyzed person is thinking “yes” or “no”

By Kate Baggaley

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn
Science

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn

A new study looks at the power of practicing well beyond mastery.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA
Environment

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

An internal email encourages EPA staff to ignore the press

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?
NASA

What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?

Not much can be said yet of the differences between the identical twins’ genetic makeup

By Claire Maldarelli

Qian Xuesen
Military

Take it from history: Visa bans make us less secure

When fear trumps science and security, everybody loses

By P.W. Singer

This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor
Environment

This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor

Say hello to great-great-great-great … grandpa

By Sarah Fecht

Life on Earth exploded, but meteorites didn’t start the party
Evolution

Life on Earth exploded, but meteorites didn’t start the party

Sometimes life just finds a way

By Mark D. Kaufman

apollo 1 spacecraft
Space

Without Apollo 1, we might have never made it to the moon

Three astronauts made the ultimate sacrifice, but they didn't die in vain

By Amy Thompson