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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?

Snake hunt
Animals

Snake hunt

Stalking pythons in Florida with a team of cold-blooded killers.

Neandertal vs human skulls
Archaeology

Our Neanderthal DNA May Help Scientists Understand Depression And Addiction

Early human interbreeding had some lasting effects on our DNA

Unmanned Little Bird Helicopter
DARPA

How DARPA Is Prepping For The Next Cyberwar

The quest to protect a rapidly expanding domain

Liftoff of a spaceship
Space

An Apollo Lunar Landing Told Through Vintage Art

These vintage NASA drawings show phases of a lunar mission that we've never seen in photographs.

Future Astronauts May Need To Eat A Lot Of Prunes
Space

Future Astronauts May Need To Eat A Lot Of Prunes

Not for the reasons you might expect

Power Plant
Environment

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Obama’s Clean Power Plan

A dirty move

Google’s Driverless Cars Will Be Legally Treated Like Human Drivers
Self Driving

Google’s Driverless Cars Will Be Legally Treated Like Human Drivers

The NHTSA says autonomous cars will be considered human, for legal purposes

The Warship To End All Battles
Navy

The Warship To End All Battles

Britain's naval elite design their ideal stealth ship

Primary Truth
Vaccines

Primary Truth

How the presidential candidates get science wrong

twitter bird
Social Media

Can Twitter’s New Trust & Safety Council Curb Online Abuse?

To make sure ‘anyone, anywhere can express themselves safely and confidently’

Researchers Have Preserved An Entire Rabbit Brain
Science

Researchers Have Preserved An Entire Rabbit Brain

The five-year race to preserve every neuron in the brain has come to a successful close

Clapper: America’s Greatest Threat Is The Internet of Things
Military

Clapper: America’s Greatest Threat Is The Internet of Things

Encrypt toasters and win the cyberwar