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What’s Falling From The Sky In Harrison, Michigan?
Environment

What’s Falling From The Sky In Harrison, Michigan?

Strange skies

Proposed Drone Rule Is Good News For Tiny Aircraft
Drones

Proposed Drone Rule Is Good News For Tiny Aircraft

Micro machines

Are The New Generation Of Streetcars A Solution Or Just A Novelty?
Technology

Are The New Generation Of Streetcars A Solution Or Just A Novelty?

Seattle's latest streetcars are environmentally friendly, quiet, and charming. But can they handle the traffic load of a modern American city?

New Drug Could Prevent Impaired Memory In Schizophrenia Sufferers
Mental Health

New Drug Could Prevent Impaired Memory In Schizophrenia Sufferers

Tracing genes to behavior

The World Is Rapidly Becoming More Nearsighted
Health

The World Is Rapidly Becoming More Nearsighted

Nearly 5 billion people will be myopic by 2050

James Clapper Believes The Earth Is Round And The CIA Is Transparent
Military

James Clapper Believes The Earth Is Round And The CIA Is Transparent

Highlights from the the Director of National Intelligence's Tumblr Q&A session

Your Exposome Is The Sum Of Every Place You’ve Ever Been
Health

Your Exposome Is The Sum Of Every Place You’ve Ever Been

Environments have a bigger impact on your health than you may realize

This Lab Can Create Category 5 Hurricanes
Fossil Fuels

This Lab Can Create Category 5 Hurricanes

And it aims to make our coastal cities and structures more resilient

America Built A Cyber Weapon To Preempt Nuclear War With Iran
Military

America Built A Cyber Weapon To Preempt Nuclear War With Iran

War by other means

Here’s Why Scientists Are Shocked By The Results Of This Cancer Treatment Trial
Cancer

Here’s Why Scientists Are Shocked By The Results Of This Cancer Treatment Trial

It's not perfect, but it could make immunotherapy a “pillar” of cancer treatment, researcher says

Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data
Drones

Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data

Good thing they’re disposable

Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?
Ask Us Anything

Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?

Short answer: Yes

Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices
Security

Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices

San Bernardino order may set 'A Dangerous Precedent' says CEO Tim Cook

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Space

This is what Downtime Looked Like Going to the Moon

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?
Diseases

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?

Using bacteria to control mosquito populations may reduce the risk of infection

Can The NSA’s Machines Recognize A Terrorist?
Military

Can The NSA’s Machines Recognize A Terrorist?

The big problem with little data

How Scientists Could Safely And Quickly Test A Zika Vaccine
Vaccines

How Scientists Could Safely And Quickly Test A Zika Vaccine

Lessons from the Ebola outbreak could help in the fight against Zika

RC snow plow
Projects

Build a mini remote-controlled snowplow

Scoop snow from the comfort of home.

Is ‘Hamilton’ The Musical The Most Addicting Album Ever?
Science

Is ‘Hamilton’ The Musical The Most Addicting Album Ever?

Why you can't get the show tunes out of your head

How the Apollo lunar modules were smashed for science
Space

How the Apollo lunar modules were smashed for science

Each Apollo lunar module cost about $149,000,000. So why were they unceremoniously smashed into the Moon?