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Researchers Make Vocal Cords In The Lab
Health

Researchers Make Vocal Cords In The Lab

They could someday help millions get their voices back

What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby
Best of What's New

What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby

Cathy Olkin talks about what New Horizons has seen and where it's going next

Jaunt VR Takes You Up A Mountain
Gear

Jaunt VR Takes You Up A Mountain

Inside a high-powered 3D video platform that lures users into virtual reality

Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time
Exoplanets

Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time

They grow up so fast

NYPD Tweet Claims That ‘Hoverboards’ Are Illegal
Technology

NYPD Tweet Claims That ‘Hoverboards’ Are Illegal

Marty McGrounded?

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs
Biology

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs

Artist Jaden Hastings used her own blood to hack an Industrial Revolution-era printing technique

Ancient Tooth Yields Up DNA Of Ancient Human Cousins, The Denisovans
Archaeology

Ancient Tooth Yields Up DNA Of Ancient Human Cousins, The Denisovans

Giving archaeologists something to chew on

Here’s What Happens To Your Body If You Eat 10 McRib Sandwiches
Nutrition

Here’s What Happens To Your Body If You Eat 10 McRib Sandwiches

This is one viral video you may not want to imitate

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress
Space

Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress

Now it's up to President Obama to decide whether Earth businesses can own pieces of asteroids

IBM Watson: Team Up With A Supercomputer
Technology

IBM Watson Can Now Help You With Your Christmas Shopping

Big data to the rescue!

Latest Star Wars Trailer Features Millennium Firepower
Science

Latest Star Wars Trailer Features Millennium Firepower

Ominous Sith and scrappy smugglers, oh my

What Happens If the Curiosity Rover Finds Life on Mars?
Mars

What Happens If the Curiosity Rover Finds Life on Mars?

A deep-dive on whether we can handle the implications of such a discovery

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology
Diseases

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology

Research suggests the use of chemical dispersants hinders oceanic microbes responsible for natural cleanup

Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?
Ask Us Anything

Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?

Short answer: It's the thought that counts

The Fight For The Fastest Supercomputer
Technology

The Fight For The Fastest Supercomputer

Who will get to exascale first—China or the U.S.?

How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Language
Technology

How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Language

A Q&A with linguist John McWhorter. Spoiler alert: He likes emoji!

Google Life Sciences And American Heart Association Grant $50 Million To Cure Heart Disease
Heart Disease

Google Life Sciences And American Heart Association Grant $50 Million To Cure Heart Disease

Can Google’s moonshot approach work for medicine?

Why Does A Fly Landing On Your Arm Make You Itch?
Health

Why Does A Fly Landing On Your Arm Make You Itch?

It's due to special receptors in your skin, and the discovery could lead to a cure to chronic itchiness

Safe Beyond screenshot
Technology

This New App Sends Notes From Beyond the Grave

SafeBeyond allows a person to leave a virtual legacy after they’ve passed

Vector Hawk Folded
Drones

Counter-Terror Office Funds Tube-Launched Drone

Lockheed and loaded