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Radars of the Lost Arc
Military

Radars of the Lost Arc

The science of combining sensors to intercept the apocalypse

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet
Projects

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet

A wacky waving tube guy of your very own

Mosquitoes Can Pass Zika Along To Offspring
Health

Mosquitoes Can Pass Zika Along To Offspring

A new study indicates that the virus may persist through winter

Tasmanian devil
Evolution

Tasmanian Devils Might Be Evolving To Resist Contagious Cancer

Tiny pieces of their genome have changed since the disease arrived

The Man Who Lit The Dark Web
Internet

The Man Who Lit The Dark Web

Data-mining tools are helping cops bust open online human trafficking

What Will Happen To OSIRIS-REx’s Asteroid Sample?
Space

What Will Happen To OSIRIS-REx’s Asteroid Sample?

The journey from Bennu to Earth and the future

Coding Diversity Into Silicon Valley
Technology

Coding Diversity Into Silicon Valley

Our talk with Kimberly Bryant, CEO of Black Girls Code

EpiPen
Health

A More Cost-Friendly Generic EpiPen Is On The Way

But it's still pretty expensive

People Exiting The Hi-SEAS Habitat
Science

Year-Long ‘Mission To Mars’ Comes To An End In Hawaii

365 days of living in a Mars-like environment

DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter
Technology

FAA Clears The Way For Drone Businesses

Flying low over legislative hurdles

Apple’s Big iPhone Announcement Will Be On September 7
Gear

Apple’s Big iPhone Announcement Will Be On September 7

Camera-focused features and a new Apple Watch could be in store

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore
Insects

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

An excerpt from the book

What You Need To Know About The EpiPen
Health

What You Need To Know About The EpiPen

Why is everyone talking about an injector?

Pentagon Study Scrutinizes The Future Of Autonomous Robot War
Drones

Pentagon Study Scrutinizes The Future Of Autonomous Robot War

A potential minefield

All Donated U.S. Blood Should Be Tested For Zika, FDA Advises
Health

All Donated U.S. Blood Should Be Tested For Zika, FDA Advises

Not just in Zika hot spots

If People Were Cockroaches, Adapting to Climate Change Would Be Easy
Climate Change

If People Were Cockroaches, Adapting to Climate Change Would Be Easy

Short lives and frequent mutations give them an evolutionary edge

How We Could See The New ‘Earth-Like’ Planet Up Close
Exoplanets

How We Could See The New ‘Earth-Like’ Planet Up Close

We need tiny spaceships. Lots of 'em.

No longer lone, an adopted member of the Phantom Springs wolf pack stands tall in Grand Teton National Park. After an absence of about 70 years, wolves returned to the park in 1998, moving down from Y
Climate Change

Yellowstone: A Journey Through America’s Wild Heart

An excerpt from the new book

North Korean Missile Flies Upward
Technology

North Korea’s Latest Submarine Missile Launch Travels 300 Miles

The fourth such test since December appears to be a success

CIA Wants To Train A.I. To Understand Satellite Photos
AI

CIA Wants To Train A.I. To Understand Satellite Photos

Amazon, NVIDIA, and others on board to automatically map the world