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Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’
Space

Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’

But does it come with a complementary breakfast?

This Is What It Looked Like the First Time We Saw Mars
Space

This Is What It Looked Like the First Time We Saw Mars

It's been 50 years since we got the first images of Mars. Now we're about to get the first images of Pluto.

NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System
NASA

NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System

Raise the e-sail

Can You Get A Smell Stuck In Your Head?
Ask Us Anything

Can You Get A Smell Stuck In Your Head?

Short answer: Sort of. Call it a noseworm.

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots
Moons

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots

The robots shall inherit the moon

The Microbes In Your Home Could Save Your Life
Health

The Microbes In Your Home Could Save Your Life

We live in fear of the bacteria that inhabit our homes and buildings. But our health may depend on preserving theirs.

Huge, Alien-Hunting Telescope Could Become Hubble’s Successor
Exoplanets

Huge, Alien-Hunting Telescope Could Become Hubble’s Successor

Introducing the High-Definition Space Telescope

Hyped Up: Startups Race To Bring The Hyperloop To Life
Technology

Hyped Up: Startups Race To Bring The Hyperloop To Life

The audacious plan to build a train that travels 760 mph

A New Frontier For Statins
Diseases

A New Frontier For Statins

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help prevent yeast infections

You Can Now Crowdsource Your Medical Diagnoses, But Should You?
Medicine

You Can Now Crowdsource Your Medical Diagnoses, But Should You?

The hive mind is no substitute for a doctor

Making All Cars Driverless Would Reduce Emissions By 90 Percent
Electric Vehicles

Making All Cars Driverless Would Reduce Emissions By 90 Percent

The green argument for driverless cars

Team IHMC's Running Man humanoid robot falls at the DRC
DARPA

The DARPA Robotics Challenge Was A Bust

Why DARPA Needs To Stage Another Bot Contest, With Even More Pratfalls

Now You Can Turn Your Photos Into Computerized Nightmares With ‘Deep Dream’
AI

Now You Can Turn Your Photos Into Computerized Nightmares With ‘Deep Dream’

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The Trouble With Nobel Prizes
Science

The Trouble With Nobel Prizes

They're not magic medals of blamelessness

Brains Fold Just Like Paper
Health

Brains Fold Just Like Paper

Organami

Why Are There More Blue-Eyed Alcoholics?
Mental Health

Why Are There More Blue-Eyed Alcoholics?

It’s a matter of correlation, not causation

You Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of That Killer Volkswagen Robot
Robots

You Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of That Killer Volkswagen Robot

Robolaw expert Ryan Calo says to stop worrying and love the machine

Microbes In The Weight Room
Diseases

Microbes In The Weight Room

A new study uncovers the bacterial population in athletic facilities

The Search For A Better Lethal Injection
Medicine

The Search For A Better Lethal Injection

Midazolam was just approved for executions, but science still has a lot of questions about how it works.

Weird Bed Bug Gets Weirder: Genetics Edition
Diseases

Weird Bed Bug Gets Weirder: Genetics Edition

The bloodsuckers may inherit mitochondrial DNA from both mothers and fathers