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VW: 11 Million Diesels Had Cheating Software, $7.3 Billion Set Aside
Vehicles

VW: 11 Million Diesels Had Cheating Software, $7.3 Billion Set Aside

Criminal probe reported underway

Pizza Rat
Animals

Why Do Rats Love Pizza?

After NYC's Pizza Rat went viral, we turned to a rat expert for answers

Peanut CEO Gets Harshest Food Safety Penalty Ever
Food Safety

Peanut CEO Gets Harshest Food Safety Penalty Ever

28 years in prison for salmonella outbreak

Drones Grounded For Pope’s Visit
Drones

Drones Grounded For Pope’s Visit

Without the ban, even the Pope himself can’t supersede complex local laws

How We’ll Fly From Los Angeles To Tokyo In 30 Minutes
Space X

How We’ll Fly From Los Angeles To Tokyo In 30 Minutes

Aviation pioneer Dick Rutan explains his vision for hypersonic travel

The First Supermoon Eclipse In 32 Years Happens This Sunday
Moons

The First Supermoon Eclipse In 32 Years Happens This Sunday

It's not a sign of the apocalypse (we hope)

Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?
Mars

Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?

Piping hot Jupiter fries, please!

Shooting The Martian
Mars

Talking To The Martians

A conversation with NASA and the creators of The Martian

China J-31 Stealth Fighter PL-15 Missile
Military

Chinese Air-To-Air Missile Hits Targets, Spooks USAF General

PL-15 is China's best and baddest aerial weapon yet

Using Nanoparticles And Mussel Glue To Clean Up Oil Spills
Fossil Fuels

Using Nanoparticles And Mussel Glue To Clean Up Oil Spills

Harness marine life to save marine life

Google [X]’s Astro Teller Sees The Future
Self Driving

Google [X]’s Astro Teller Sees The Future

If only he'd tell us what it is

The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land
Fish

The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land

Indiana is the new ocean

Genetic Modification Could Make Food Healthier And Reduce Waste
Health

Genetic Modification Could Make Food Healthier And Reduce Waste

The non-bruising potato is here, but will consumers buy it?

Let The Robots And iPhones Tend The Crops
Agriculture

Let The Robots And iPhones Tend The Crops

Cheap, networked technology is transforming agriculture

How To Eat Without Food
Technology

How To Eat Without Food

Chewing is so old-fashioned

The Wikipedia Of Farming Is Here
Agriculture

The Wikipedia Of Farming Is Here

Open-source agriculture could help farmers grow healthier food

How We’ll Grow Food In The Future
Agriculture

How We’ll Grow Food In The Future

Traditional agriculture has bought the farm

To Catch A Bomb-Maker
Weapons

To Catch A Bomb-Maker

This is the story of a little-known FBI forensics lab and how it changed the war on terror

Inside Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab
AI

Inside Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab

Researchers are using our social posts to build thinking machines.

Meet the Gemini Radar Evaluation Pod
Space

Meet the Gemini Radar Evaluation Pod