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The Mechanism Of Microbial Memory
Diseases

The Mechanism Of Microbial Memory

Bacteria can learn how to survive in an environment

Will Gardeners Buy A Color-Changing GMO Petunia?
Diseases

Will Gardeners Buy A Color-Changing GMO Petunia?

Vienna Is Going To Build A 25-Story Skyscraper Out Of Wood
Environment

Vienna Is Going To Build A 25-Story Skyscraper Out Of Wood

Why the idea isn't as crazy as it sounds

World Health Organization: Limit Headphone Time To An Hour Per Day
Health

World Health Organization: Limit Headphone Time To An Hour Per Day

Turned-up audio players and noisy locales are putting millions of young ears at risk

Here’s What Methane-Based Life On Titan Could Look Like
Moons

Here’s What Methane-Based Life On Titan Could Look Like

What if water isn't essential for life to exist?

Light Photographed As A Wave And A Particle For The First Time
Physics

Light Photographed As A Wave And A Particle For The First Time

Seeing is believing

This Robotic Flight Simulator Is A New Tool For Training Pilots
Aviation

This Robotic Flight Simulator Is A New Tool For Training Pilots

Like a 4D movie, but without the water squirters (we hope)

From The Archives: Designing Products For Aliens
Engineering

From The Archives: Designing Products For Aliens

More than 60 years ago, MIT students got the coolest assignment of all time

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