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The Future Of The DNA Hard Drive
Diseases

The Future Of The DNA Hard Drive

One day we may look to biological rather than physical storage of data...just not yet.

Matt Damon leans against a rover
Mars

5 Exciting Technologies NASA’s Developing So We Can Make It To Mars And Back

If you can make it here, you'll make it anywhere

Why Is Alaska’s Governor Looking To Oil To Cover Climate Change Costs?
Environment

Why Is Alaska’s Governor Looking To Oil To Cover Climate Change Costs?

Same old story

Watch Beautiful Videos Of NASA’s Apollo Missions
Science

Watch Beautiful Videos Of NASA’s Apollo Missions

Archives set to music

bitter beer
Psychology

Love Beer And Coffee? You Might Be A Psychopath

A new study associates taste preferences with personality traits

Aston Martin’s DB10 Is A Menacing Supercar
Vehicles

Aston Martin’s DB10 Is A Menacing Supercar

Tailor-made for a secret agent

As Clouds Grow Darker Over Volkswagen, What’s Next For The Automotive Giant?
Vehicles

As Clouds Grow Darker Over Volkswagen, What’s Next For The Automotive Giant?

Authorities’ evidence over diesel emissions scandal mounts, while the beleaguered carmaker rolls out a protracted plan for fixing cars

Man Wearing PolyEyes 2.0 Headset
Technology

PolyEyes 2.0 Can Turn Normal Human Vision Into That Of Clumsy Chameleons

Look like a cyberpunk hammerhead, but see like a panoramic camera.

British Companies Build Jamming System To Take Down Drones
Drones

British Companies Build Jamming System To Take Down Drones

Security through good cameras and bad signals

Poop-Imitating Seeds, Virtual Brains, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Science

Poop-Imitating Seeds, Virtual Brains, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

Plus, a Lexus sedan made of cardboard

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars
International Space Station

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars

To Instagram and beyond

This Simulated Rat Brain Is Amazing, But Won’t Solve Brain’s Mysteries
Health

This Simulated Rat Brain Is Amazing, But Won’t Solve Brain’s Mysteries

First big milestone for project that aims to simulate human brain

Allie Johnson, a patient at St. Jude
Cancer

Learning from the Children

WE ARE ASTONISHINGLY GOOD AT CURING CHILDHOOD CANCER. WHY?

I Played The ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Beta, And Died Repeatedly
Science Fiction

I Played The ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Beta, And Died Repeatedly

TIE fighters are very hard to fly

Mussels Inspire New Flame Retardant
Animals

Mussels Inspire New Flame Retardant

A 'strong' alternative to the toxic kind

You Can Find An Organ Donor On Social Media
Social Media

You Can Find An Organ Donor On Social Media

Yet another somewhat illegal use for the Internet

Ancient Mars Crater Had Huge Lakes
Mars

Ancient Mars Crater Had Huge Lakes

They were good while they lasted

To Your Brain, A Runner’s High Looks A Lot Like Smoking Weed
Fitness & Exercise

To Your Brain, A Runner’s High Looks A Lot Like Smoking Weed

Endorphins have nothing to do with it

China Hypersonic Plane
Military

Chinese Hypersonic Engine Wins Award, Reshapes Speed Race?

China starts flying at Mach 5

Adult Black Fly (Simulium yahense) with (Onchocerca volvulus) emerging from the insect’s antenna.
Diseases

Better Know A Plague: Nobel Prize Edition

This year’s award for medicine honors scientists who discovered anti-parasite drugs