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Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?
Deep Space

Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?

Pluto is just the beginning

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?
Ask Us Anything

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?

Short answer: It’s easy to learn and hard to master

Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission
Space

Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?
Internet

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?

We wondered

Self-Aware Robot Shows Progress of AI
AI

Self-Aware Robot Shows Progress of AI

A Small Self-Aware Robot Showed Minimal Intelligence During a Test

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?
Technology

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?

Researcher models bacteria-controlled robots

Saving The Planet Could Save Your Life
Health

Saving The Planet Could Save Your Life

'Planetary health' could mean the difference between millions living or dying

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond
Diseases

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond

A new study reveals bacteria can survive atmospheric entry

Does Hitting The Snooze Button Help Or Hurt?
Ask Us Anything

Does Hitting The Snooze Button Help Or Hurt?

Short answer: Depends on when you hit it

A Two-Million-Dollar Race To Track The Changing Oceans
Global Warming

A Two-Million-Dollar Race To Track The Changing Oceans

May the best chemistry nerds win

Concept Rocking Chair Could Power Your Phone
Energy

Concept Rocking Chair Could Power Your Phone

Rock out

A Black Leopard
Wildlife

The Black Leopard Has Secret Spots

And scientists are using them to spot the cats

Sound Waves Could Speed Up Wound Healing
Health

Sound Waves Could Speed Up Wound Healing

Sounds good to us

App Shows You Which Surgeons Are The Most Dangerous
Health

App Shows You Which Surgeons Are The Most Dangerous

ProPublica's new software allows users to view surgeons' complication rates

Humans Aren’t Special: Carl Safina’s ‘Beyond Words’ Delves Deep Into Animal Minds
Animals

Humans Aren’t Special: Carl Safina’s ‘Beyond Words’ Delves Deep Into Animal Minds

We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?
Pluto

We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?

Stranger worlds to come

What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far
Pluto

What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far

So. Many. Things.

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)
Diseases

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)

High-tech systems filter pathogens and drugs, help conserve water

smart trash cans on a NYC street
Internet

New York’s Garbage Cans Will Turn Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Soon everything will have internet

Dispatches From The Future
Science Fiction

Dispatches From The Future

Ten of the brightest minds in science fiction imagine how we will live—on Earth and beyond—in the decades and centuries to come