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Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83
Science Fiction

Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83

Remembering him with the science of the TV show

The Science Of Why No One Can Agree On The Color Of That Dress
Science

The Science Of Why No One Can Agree On The Color Of That Dress

Color constancy makes it perfectly ambiguous to the brain

A Delicate Chameleon Displays Vivid Colors Under The Microscope
Animals

A Delicate Chameleon Displays Vivid Colors Under The Microscope

One of 10 award-winning visualizations from the 2015 Vizzies

This Is One Seriously Big Wels Catfish
Animals

This Is One Seriously Big Wels Catfish

Weighing in at 280 pounds, it’s big, but in good company

No, Human Head Transplants Will Not Be Possible By 2017
Health

No, Human Head Transplants Will Not Be Possible By 2017

Cancel your cryogenic head-freezing appointment

Networking
Internet

FCC Approves Major Net Neutrality Rules

No fast lanes, no special treatment

Hammerhead Drone Makes First Flight
Drones

Hammerhead Drone Makes First Flight

Look at this weird plane

How Big Would A Meteorite Have To Be To Wipe Out All Human Life?
Ask Us Anything

How Big Would A Meteorite Have To Be To Wipe Out All Human Life?

Short answer: 60 miles wide, give or take

The Safer, Faster, More Efficient Commute Of The Future
Vehicles

The Safer, Faster, More Efficient Commute Of The Future

Wouldn’t it be nice if your car and the road just got along?

4 Acidic Ocean ‘Hot Zones’ That Threaten Oyster And Clam Populations
Climate Change

4 Acidic Ocean ‘Hot Zones’ That Threaten Oyster And Clam Populations

The heat is on shellfish, and not in a good way

Found: Early Black Hole 12 Billion Times More Massive Than Our Sun
Black Holes

Found: Early Black Hole 12 Billion Times More Massive Than Our Sun

Gulp

Boeing’s Satellite Launcher Gives Rockets A ‘Butt Boop’
Space

Boeing’s Satellite Launcher Gives Rockets A ‘Butt Boop’

A cheap, adorable way of getting into space

Pluto And Ceres May Become Planets Again Soon
Pluto

Pluto And Ceres May Become Planets Again Soon

This year's missions to the outer solar system are set to shake up the planetary family tree

Canadian ‘Freezeway’ Will Let Commuters Ice Skate To Work
Technology

Canadian ‘Freezeway’ Will Let Commuters Ice Skate To Work

This isn't like Ice Town at all...

Turkey Designs New Armored Scout For Chemical Warfare
Weapons

Turkey Designs New Armored Scout For Chemical Warfare

A mobile lab cleverly disguised as a mini tank

Alligator Antimicrobials May Help Us In A Post-Antibiotic Era
Diseases

Alligator Antimicrobials May Help Us In A Post-Antibiotic Era

Scientists are zeroing in on two promising compounds found in 'gator blood

China anti-submarine Y-8Q Y-8GX6
Military

China’s Submarine Hunting Plane Has A Giant Stinger

The Y-8Q joins the mile-high sub-hunting club

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe
Diseases

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

The Butter-flea Effect?

View of an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia, at night
Health

The Hot Zone: How I’m Fighting Ebola In West Africa

The first in a series of dispatches from the front lines in the battle against Ebola

Learning to Hear With Their Brains
Science

Learning to Hear With Their Brains