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An Underwater Volcano Just Created A New Island
Environment

An Underwater Volcano Just Created A New Island

Easy come, easy go

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World
Global Warming

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World

Like a shrimp on the barbie

Researchers Discover An Ancient Replica Of Our Solar System
Solar System

Researchers Discover An Ancient Replica Of Our Solar System

The finding is good news for the search for intelligent alien life

Life And Death During Blizzards
Weather

Life And Death During Blizzards

We dig into two myths about how snowstorms affect human health

The Coldest, Snowiest, Iciest Places In Our Solar System
Moons

The Coldest, Snowiest, Iciest Places In Our Solar System

As you battle the blizzard, just be happy you don't live on Pluto

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap
Diseases

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap

How microbes make a universal trap for fruit flies almost impossible

China UAV drone artillery
Military

China Shows Off Cannon-Fired Drones

They can pick out enemy tanks for quick destruction by laser guided artillery

Questions Raised Over Whether Vesta Once Had Flowing Water
Science

Questions Raised Over Whether Vesta Once Had Flowing Water

The protoplanet may not be as dry as scientists thought

Blender
Science

This Is What Happens When You Put Magnetic Buckyballs In A Blender [Video]

You guessed it: Please don't try this at home

Pediatrician Group Recommends Decriminalizing Marijuana For Youngsters
Health

Pediatrician Group Recommends Decriminalizing Marijuana For Youngsters

Severe legal punishment does more harm than good, the group finds

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual
Life Skills

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual

Instructions not included: what the vanishing manual says about us

11 Ways Science and Technology Are Waging War on Winter
Global Warming

11 Ways Science and Technology Are Waging War on Winter

Fighting snow with sugar beet juice, snow-pooping robots, geoengineering and more

Makers Print Out Durable, Custom Prosthetic Hands For Needy Kids
Technology

Makers Print Out Durable, Custom Prosthetic Hands For Needy Kids

Anyone with a 3D printer can lend a hand

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration
NASA

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration

The Dawn spacecraft could change the shape and scope of future missions

DARPA Wants Drones To Hunt In Packs
DARPA

DARPA Wants Drones To Hunt In Packs

Making fewer amounts of humans responsible for greater amounts of drones

Eggs
Science

Scientists Figure Out How To Unboil Eggs

Next step: Unscrambling

The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics
Robots

The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics

The biggest trends, good and bad, shaping robotics right now

Photon race rendering
Physics

Scientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air

"Faster than the speed of light” might be more of a relative statement now

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]
Robots

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]

Slithering snakebot will be let loose in Lake Geneva

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate
Physics

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate

Does the ideal gas law explain 11 deflated footballs?