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Animals

Should Animals Have The Same Rights As People?

Humans have always seen themselves as distinct from other creatures, but science is forcing us to reconsider that position

How To Turn 4,000 Watts Of White Light Into A 45-Meter-Wide Rainbow
Technology

How To Turn 4,000 Watts Of White Light Into A 45-Meter-Wide Rainbow

An art project that requires astronomical physics

Ancestry.com Reconstructs Genomes Of 19th-Century Couples Using Customers’ DNA
Science

Ancestry.com Reconstructs Genomes Of 19th-Century Couples Using Customers’ DNA

When you have 26 children, your DNA will probably still be walking around 200 years later

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)
Diseases

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?
Diseases

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?

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Technology

We Know What You’ve Been Googling

We asked the mega search engine for its top science and tech terms of 2014

Radar image City of Rio de Janeiro
Ocean

This Is What A Shipwreck Looks Like After 113 Years

NOAA releases sonar images of the sunken SS City of Rio de Janeiro

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Environment

Magnetically Levitating Elevators Could Go Up, Down, And Sideways

Elevators: not just for elevating anymore

The Sounds Behind The Millennium Falcon’s Failing Hyperdrive
Science Fiction

The Sounds Behind The Millennium Falcon’s Failing Hyperdrive

"It's not my fault!"

weather patterns visualized on a 3-D computer model of Earth
Weather

3-D Map Of Earth Shows Real-Time Weather

One of our 15 favorite recent data visualizations

Fish Hide From Predators By Smelling Like Coral
Fish

Fish Hide From Predators By Smelling Like Coral

We could learn a lot from a reef-dweller

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech
Science

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech

a year's worth of a diabetic's glucose and activity levels
Diabetes

Diabetic Charts A Year’s Worth Of His Health Data

One of our 15 favorite recent data visualizations

Could A New Injectable Gel Save Lives On The Battlefield?
Military

Could A New Injectable Gel Save Lives On The Battlefield?

"There's always room for injectable hydrogel!"

How Did That Spiderweb Cross The Road?
Ask Us Anything

How Did That Spiderweb Cross The Road?

Short answer: It had help.

With Rocket Blown Up, Orbital Sciences Hitches A Ride To Space
Science

With Rocket Blown Up, Orbital Sciences Hitches A Ride To Space

While the Antares rocket is in the shop, the Atlas V will bring Orbital Sciences to the ISS

Proof Of Japan’s Kamikaze Typhoons Found In Ancient Rocks
Weather

Proof Of Japan’s Kamikaze Typhoons Found In Ancient Rocks

The Mongol army was no match for bad weather

Wenchang Space Launch China Hainan
Military

China Is Building One Of The World’s Largest Space Launch Vehicles

The Long March goes on

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?
Psychology

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?

Even if torture were condonable, it doesn't work, says a research psychologist. What does?

Real Swordsmen Weigh In On Star Wars’s Weird Triple Lightsaber
Science Fiction

Real Swordsmen Weigh In On Star Wars’s Weird Triple Lightsaber

Is it silly? Is it useful?