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8-Year-Old Boy Receives Double Hand Transplant
Health

8-Year-Old Boy Receives Double Hand Transplant

Soon he’ll be able to throw a football just as he’s always dreamed

How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Drugs Better and Faster
AI

How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Drugs Better and Faster

Existing genetic analyses just aren’t powerful enough

Cancer-Fighting Compound Found In Wine Is More Effective At Smaller Doses
Cancer

Cancer-Fighting Compound Found In Wine Is More Effective At Smaller Doses

Bad news for those of us looking to drink lots of it for "medical purposes"

This is our best image of Pluto yet
Pluto

Pluto Has An Atmosphere, Moons, And Maybe Geological Activity. Can We Call It A Planet Now?

Short answer: It depends who you ask

This Is Why Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashed, According To The NTSB
Private Space Flight

This Is Why Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashed, According To The NTSB

The deadly crash killed co-pilot Michael Alsbury and cast a pall over commercial spaceflight

Terminator-Like Vision Could Help Robots Do Our Dishes
Robots

Terminator-Like Vision Could Help Robots Do Our Dishes

Hasta la vista

On The Farm, Algae May Be The New Corn
Diseases

On The Farm, Algae May Be The New Corn

As corn supplies dry up, green stuff from the sea could feed livestock

Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food
Diseases

Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food

A new study shows that informed individual ants help guide larger groups

Sarcasm May Make You More Creative
Science

Sarcasm May Make You More Creative

Practice with close friends only

Uber Delivers Ice Cream By Drone In Shenzhen
Technology

Uber Delivers Ice Cream By Drone In Shenzhen

Clever gimmicks, done for kicks

Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud
Space

Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud

Because aliens like podcasts too

Finding Out How Boa Constrictors Kill (It’s Not How You Think)
Animals

Finding Out How Boa Constrictors Kill (It’s Not How You Think)

China Zubr Tank ZTZ-96
Military

China Practices Pacific D-Days With Tanks And Hovercraft

High tech giant hovercraft storm a beach, capping off a giant operation of warships, helicopters, artillery and marine infantry

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Takes Another Step Forward
Vaccines

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Takes Another Step Forward

It's far from a miracle drug, though

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run
Science

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run

Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side
Pluto

Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side

A total eclipse of the heart

Just One All-Nighter Can Alter Your Genes, Possibly For Years To Come
Health

Just One All-Nighter Can Alter Your Genes, Possibly For Years To Come

So go to bed, now

Could We Give Criminals Corrective Brain Implants?
Health

Could We Give Criminals Corrective Brain Implants?

Instead of the death penalty

How Volvo Plans To End All Traffic Fatalities By 2020
Vehicles

How Volvo Plans To End All Traffic Fatalities By 2020

The XC90 SUV is crown jewel of Volvo's audacious pledge

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants
Ocean

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants

Absorbing more heavy metal than Scandinavia