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Have We Detected Megastructures Built By Aliens Around A Distant Star?
Exoplanets

Have We Detected Megastructures Built By Aliens Around A Distant Star?

Or just a cloud of comets? Scientists want to investigate further

At Army Exposition, We Tried On BAE’s Panoramic Camera System
Military

At Army Exposition, We Tried On BAE’s Panoramic Camera System

And peeped at some so-called "transparent armor"

Social Media Celebrates #AdaLovelaceDay
Technology

Social Media Celebrates #AdaLovelaceDay

Honoring the first computer programmer and all women in STEM

‘Steller Stories’ Wants To Bring Longform Storytelling To Social Media
Social Media

‘Steller Stories’ Wants To Bring Longform Storytelling To Social Media

Unlike Instagram or Facebook, the new app hopes to enable real world communities

You Can Now Use Google Street View In Virtual Reality
Technology

You Can Now Use Google Street View In Virtual Reality

By Way Of Google Cardboard

Theropod nest
Dinosaurs

Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? New Light Shed On Mystery

Ancient eggshells contain temperature clues

Jack Dorsey
Technology

Twitter Is Laying Off 336 Employees: How Will This Help?

8 percent of its total workforce

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning
Food Safety

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

Just another reason why candy corn is better

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