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How Apollo 13 Launched With a Bomb on Board
Space

How Apollo 13 Launched With a Bomb on Board

Apollo 13 was famously crippled by an explosion on its way to the Moon, but how did it launch with a faulty oxygen tank in the first place?

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Technology

3 Things You Probably Didn’t Know A Printer Could Do

Really, is there anything they can't do?

Colorado Lake Hosts Thousands of Invasive Goldfish
Animals

Colorado Lake Hosts Thousands of Invasive Goldfish

And it's all thanks to us dumb humans

The U.S. Is Still Far From Legalizing Three-Parent Babies
Health

The U.S. Is Still Far From Legalizing Three-Parent Babies

We have the technology, but we lag behind the Brits. What do they know that we don’t?

How It Works: The Polaris Slingshot Three-Wheeled Supercar
Vehicles

How It Works: The Polaris Slingshot Three-Wheeled Supercar

It's like a hybrid between a motorcycle and a Ferrari

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating
Sharks

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating

They don't want to bite you

150 Years After the Civil War: Reflections on Medical Care
Diseases

150 Years After the Civil War: Reflections on Medical Care

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain
Projects

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain

Never get caught in a surprise shower again

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years
NASA

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

The truth is out there

Tracking Tag Uses Cell Towers Instead Of GPS To Find Your Stuff
Technology

Tracking Tag Uses Cell Towers Instead Of GPS To Find Your Stuff

Suggested music for the TV ad: Daft Punk's "Around the World"

Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]
Drones

Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]

Complex machines mimic simple beings

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back
Dinosaurs

The Brontosaurus Is Real And Getting Its Name Back

We've missed you, buddy

Healthcare-Associated Infections: Is Weather Partly To Blame?
Health

Healthcare-Associated Infections: Is Weather Partly To Blame?

When the temperature goes up, so do the numbers of healthcare infections.

Should You Trust Big Pharma With Your DNA?
Medicine

Should You Trust Big Pharma With Your DNA?

Privacy may be a small price to pay for personalized medicine

The Hot Zone: The Future Of Ebola Treatment Facilities
Health

The Hot Zone: The Future Of Ebola Treatment Facilities

Going beyond the frontline defense

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’
Climate Change

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’

Helping clients, architects, engineers and builders 'get on the same page'

A Typing Test To Diagnose Parkinson’s
Health

A Typing Test To Diagnose Parkinson’s

It’s all in the timing

Robin's Egg
Birds

Laid Pretty: Five Bird Eggs That Are Beautiful Even Without Dye

Decorated by nature

Non-Newtonian Fluid
Military

Poland Developing Liquid Body Armor

Oobleck versus bullets

A Perfume That Makes You Smell Better The More You Sweat
Health

A Perfume That Makes You Smell Better The More You Sweat

Say no mo’ to B.O.