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Hack-'O-Lantern
Projects

Create A Smoking Pumpkin With An E-Cigarette

How to hack your jack-o'-lantern

What New Chinese Weapons Will We See at This Year’s Zhuhai Air Show?
Military

What New Chinese Weapons Will We See at This Year’s Zhuhai Air Show?

Is The Human Species Still Evolving?
Evolution

Is The Human Species Still Evolving?

Bill Nye The Science Guy speculates on the future of mankind

How To Give A Mouse Ebola
Health

How To Give A Mouse Ebola

...and what mouse Ebola can tell us about human infections

Researchers May Have Found A Fragment of Amelia Earhart’s Plane
Aviation

Researchers May Have Found A Fragment of Amelia Earhart’s Plane

A patch of aluminum discovered in 1991 has been identified as part of the long lost aircraft.

What NASA Should Do Instead Of An Asteroid Retrieval Mission
Science

What NASA Should Do Instead Of An Asteroid Retrieval Mission

One professor says an asteroid survey would be a better use of NASA’s time and money.

How Sneeze Particles Travel Inside An Airplane
Aviation

How Sneeze Particles Travel Inside An Airplane

Simulation technology shows why you should sit very far behind a sick passenger.

Feast Your Eyes On The Best Microscope Images Of The Year
Animals

Feast Your Eyes On The Best Microscope Images Of The Year

From cricket tongues to DVD circuitry, an amazing world awaits under the microscope.

How Benedict Cumberbatch Became A Dragon [Video]
Technology

How Benedict Cumberbatch Became A Dragon [Video]

The surprisingly difficult art of cross-species motion capture

Two Comics that Teach You About the Wide World of Bugs
Science

Two Comics that Teach You About the Wide World of Bugs

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions
NASA

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions

Yesterday's Antares failure was not exactly unprecedented.

What Makes A Child Prodigy?
Science

What Makes A Child Prodigy?

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More

Shipping Containers Could Relay Quantum Information Across Oceans
Physics

Shipping Containers Could Relay Quantum Information Across Oceans

Like a ‘Pony Express’ for entangled particles

Robot Reality Check: The Truth About Ebola Bots And Iron Man Suits
Robots

Robot Reality Check: The Truth About Ebola Bots And Iron Man Suits

Interstellar Travel Won’t Look Anything Like The Movie
Science Fiction

Interstellar Travel Won’t Look Anything Like The Movie

The astronaut leading humankind's journey to the stars says if we want to get to another Earth, we'll have to expand our thinking.

Bionic Boot
Projects

Video: Bionic Boots That Let You Run Up To 25 MPH

At Maker Faire 2014, inventor Keahi Seymour shows how his ostrich-inspired robotic boots give him a speed boost

Why Does My Dog Kick When I Scratch His Belly?
Ask Us Anything

Why Does My Dog Kick When I Scratch His Belly?

Short answer: It's an adorable means of self-protection.

Rocking A Rocket: The Saturn 500F Shake Test
Space

Rocking A Rocket: The Saturn 500F Shake Test

What is a Wormhole and Will Wormhole Travel Ever be Possible?
Science Fiction

What is a Wormhole and Will Wormhole Travel Ever be Possible?

Science fiction's favorite method for exploring the universe, most recently in the movie Interstellar, won't be easy.