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The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates
Military

The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates

A stealth vessel and other technologies could protect ships in troubled waters--if only we'd deploy them

MIT Invention Turns Salt Water Into Drinking Water Using Solar Power
Environment

MIT Invention Turns Salt Water Into Drinking Water Using Solar Power

It could help farmers in developing countries

8 Disgusting Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet
Diseases

8 Disgusting Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet

How to prevent Fluffy from making you sick

Augmented Reality Glasses Are Coming To The Battlefield
Navy

Augmented Reality Glasses Are Coming To The Battlefield

Marines will control a head-up display with a gun-mounted mouse

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates
Dinosaurs

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

Size (and shape) matters

Drone Bombs Crops With Beneficial Bugs
Drones

Drone Bombs Crops With Beneficial Bugs

Paratrooping mites join the battle against farm pests

A Possible Probiotic For Bats
Diseases

A Possible Probiotic For Bats

Bacteria from bat skin may be the answer to White-Nose Syndrome

The Environmental Benefits Of Eating Crickets Vs. Chicken: It’s Complicated
Diseases

The Environmental Benefits Of Eating Crickets Vs. Chicken: It’s Complicated

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Space

Mysterious Radio Bursts Are Indeed Coming From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

New research clears the reputation of these distant signals

Money
Environment

The World Is Throwing Out Billions Of Dollars Along With Its Electronic Waste

All our hard-earned tech dollars are going straight into the trash

How It Works: Death By Black Hole
Black Holes

How It Works: Death By Black Hole

A quantum quandary

Teach Your Fish How To Walk
Projects

Teach Your Fish How To Walk

Recreate an ancient evolutionary milestone in your own home

Marine V-22 Osprey Shoots Kamikaze Drones Out Its Backside
DARPA

Marine V-22 Osprey Shoots Kamikaze Drones Out Its Backside

A deadly bird from any angle

Saudis Use Chinese-made Cannons in Yemen
Military

Saudis Use Chinese-made Cannons in Yemen

PLZ-45 Howitzers pound Houthis

Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body
Mental Health

Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body

A synopsis of science's pot-related findings, in honor of today's holiday

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Technology

‘Star Talk’: A Sneak Peek At Neil deGrasse Tyson’s New Late Night Show

Pop culture stars discuss the actual stars

A Birder’s Guide To The Future [Infographic]
Birds

A Birder’s Guide To The Future [Infographic]

Land use and climate change are turning some birds into winners, and others into losers

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Ask Us Anything

Ask Us Anything: Why Don’t Electric Eels Electrocute Themselves? [VIDEO]

Short answer: It's complicated

How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?
Mars

How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?

NASA is still trying to figure that out

China Jidong Island
Military

Chinese Shipyard Looks to Build Giant Floating Islands

1,000,000 ton battlestations