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DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof
Science

DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof

Believing it blindly could put the wrong people in jail

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault
Pollution

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault

Species loss rate is 100 times greater than the expected rate

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”
Projects

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”

The Shaper, now reimagined by an ex-Google designer

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight
Aviation

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight

Airplane, heal thyself

Instagram Adds Trending Locations, Here’s How They Work
Social Media

Instagram Adds Trending Locations, Here’s How They Work

Making yourself #trend is harder than it looks

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Orbit A Comet For Nine Extra Months
Science

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Orbit A Comet For Nine Extra Months

It may use the time to try some risky maneuvers

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing
Diseases

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing

An antimicrobial peptide from Eurasian frogs can speed up tissue regeneration

Watch A Robotic Roach Learn To Tuck And Roll
Technology

Watch A Robotic Roach Learn To Tuck And Roll

By mimicking the real roach's ability to slip through cracks, robotic roaches could help save trapped disaster victims

Chinese Cargo Ships Get the Military Option
Military

Chinese Cargo Ships Get the Military Option

Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier
Health

Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier

But first they need to swab for them...

Mind-Reading Program Translates Thoughts Into Text
Health

Mind-Reading Program Translates Thoughts Into Text

Ever wished Siri could just read your mind?

The Hot Zone: This Little Fly Can Inflict Some Serious Pain
Insects

The Hot Zone: This Little Fly Can Inflict Some Serious Pain

As if Ebola workers didn’t have enough to worry about

NASA May Use Nukes To Defend Earth From Asteroids
Space

NASA May Use Nukes To Defend Earth From Asteroids

Cue Armageddon soundtrack

Device That Helps Blind People See With Their Tongues Just Won FDA Approval
Health

Device That Helps Blind People See With Their Tongues Just Won FDA Approval

Will more sensory substitution devices hit the market soon?

Zehnder Comfotube ventilation pipes in a house
Climate Change

SURE CONSTRUCTION: 07 MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION

The produce of an artificial neural network being asked to amplify and pull patterns out of white noise.
AI

These Are What the Google Artificial Intelligence’s Dreams Look Like

Spoiler alert: they're as weird as electric sheep

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?
Biology

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

Philly's Dock Street Brewery hopes so, but experts aren't swallowing it

China Builds the World’s Fastest Tank Gun, Then Tries to Hide It
Military

China Builds the World’s Fastest Tank Gun, Then Tries to Hide It

125mm Shells Go at Mach 6

There Might Be Active Volcanos On Venus
Solar System

There Might Be Active Volcanos On Venus

Hot new evidence

Laser Effector, Cropped
Technology

German Lasers Hit Moving Drone

Hitting a moving target is sort of an important thing for an anti-drone weapon