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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?

China Type 1130 CIWS Gatling Cannon
Military

China Launches Three Warships In One Day, Setting A New Record

For comparison, the U.S. Navy commissioned only four warships in all of 2014.

dawn arrives at Ceres
Pluto

We’re About To Visit A Tiny Planet In The Asteroid Belt For The First Time

The Dawn spacecraft arrives at Ceres this March, and it could be the most surprising space mission in decades

5 Cool Things We Just Learned About Rosetta’s Rubber Ducky Comet
Space

5 Cool Things We Just Learned About Rosetta’s Rubber Ducky Comet

Even with a missing lander, the mission is sending back primo info

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted
Diseases

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

What happened to those 1.4 million Ebola infections the CDC forecasted for mid-January?

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food
Bats

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food