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Getting Smart About Melanoma
Cancer

Getting Smart About Melanoma

Future tech could help you determine when to build mountains out of molehills

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?
Diseases

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?

New research suggests we may be closer to a global cholera outbreak than once believed

LM-5 CZ-5 Long March 5 rocket payload
Military

China Showcases Plans To Become The Leading Space Power

New center, rockets, and navigation satellites

Where do trans fats come from, and why are they so bad?
Nutrition

Where do trans fats come from, and why are they so bad?

Will somebody please tell me why my cookies are evil?

Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life
Science

Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life

This Mars-sized exoplanet is a big deal

If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice
Black Holes

If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice

That's the latest theory, at least

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot
Space

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot

After A 14-Year Wait, Fans Fund Shenmue Sequel Overnight
Console Gaming

After A 14-Year Wait, Fans Fund Shenmue Sequel Overnight

With $2.4 million and rising, the game is on track to be Kickstarter's most funded

This Cosmetics Company Is Ready To Cover Your Body In Electronics
Health

This Cosmetics Company Is Ready To Cover Your Body In Electronics

Flexible electronic patches are the next big thing for better skin and beyond

Dreaming Big Leads To Greater Innovation
Technology

Dreaming Big Leads To Greater Innovation

Elon Musk's hyperloop is audacious and maybe impossible, but we love it anyway

Making Sci-Fi Movies True To Reality
Science Fiction

Making Sci-Fi Movies True To Reality

A Q&A with physicist Spiros Michalakis

New Pentagon War Law Manual Is Totally Cool With CIA-Style Drone Attacks
Technology

New Pentagon War Law Manual Is Totally Cool With CIA-Style Drone Attacks

More okay than poisonous gas and herbicide

New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet
Pluto

New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet

And he thinks the upcoming flyby will prove it

SURE HOUSE under construction
Climate Change

SURE Construction: 06 Insulating

Robots Are Using Dragonfly Eyes To Better Track Moving Objects
Robots

Robots Are Using Dragonfly Eyes To Better Track Moving Objects

The tiny insects see in low-res, but are masters of motion tracking

The space plane that wasn’t: everything you never needed to know about Dyna-Soar
Space

The space plane that wasn’t: everything you never needed to know about Dyna-Soar

Scientists Are Crowdfunding Spacecraft To Blast Asteroids Out Of The Sky
Space

Scientists Are Crowdfunding Spacecraft To Blast Asteroids Out Of The Sky

With near Earth space filled with numerous 'city killer' asteroids, we don't wanna miss a thing

In Five Years, Your Car Will Prevent You From Driving Drunk
Technology

In Five Years, Your Car Will Prevent You From Driving Drunk

Automatically saving lives

Federal Government Hack Much Bigger Than Feared
Technology

Federal Government Hack Much Bigger Than Feared

Social Security numbers and former employees affected

The Human Eye Can See Individual Particles Of Light
Health

The Human Eye Can See Individual Particles Of Light

A minimum of three, to be exact