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Hexarotor In The Sky
Technology

Mexican Meth-Smuggling Drone Crashes Near San Diego

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a drug mule

Can Intelligence Analysts Predict The Future?
Military

Can Intelligence Analysts Predict The Future?

Answer unclear, ask again later

Laser-Blasted Metal Forms A Self-Cleaning Non-Stick Surface
Technology

Laser-Blasted Metal Forms A Self-Cleaning Non-Stick Surface

The technique could make faster vehicles and improve sanitation in the developing world

Microsoft Wants You To Believe In Holograms
Technology

Microsoft Wants You To Believe In Holograms

And by "holograms," they mean "augmented reality"

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?
Renewables

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?

Look, ma, no wires!

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer
Engineering

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer

A new genetic engineering technique rewrites the language of life

Releasing A Large Brown Trout
Gear

Watch A Real 3D-Printed Reel Catch Trout

“It’ll handle any 10-15 inch trout on the planet”

Bubble-Propelled Microbots Zoom Around Inside Live Mice
Robots

Bubble-Propelled Microbots Zoom Around Inside Live Mice

Putting tiny robots to work

Have We Found Alien Life?
Space

Have We Found Alien Life?

Microbes that eat and breathe electricity have forced scientists to reimagine how life works—on this planet and others

Why Do People Sneeze in Twos and Threes?
Health

Why Do People Sneeze in Twos and Threes?

Why Do People Sneeze? Because Your Sneezes Are Wimpy

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles
Diabetes

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

Sweet news for diabetics

Evolution Didn’t Rob Snakes of Their Limbs – Other Animals Gained Them
Animals

Evolution Didn’t Rob Snakes of Their Limbs – Other Animals Gained Them

X-Ray Technique Helps Archaeologists Read Scrolls Preserved By Vesuvius Eruption
Archaeology

X-Ray Technique Helps Archaeologists Read Scrolls Preserved By Vesuvius Eruption

After being lost for centuries, a rare library of papyrus scrolls might get to be read

Marshland in New Jersey
Diseases

iChip: The Future of Antibiotic Discovery

From The Archives: Stealth Flight Comes Into View
Aviation

From The Archives: Stealth Flight Comes Into View

Looking back at the first invisible bombers

Has Measles Begun a Triumphant Return?
Health

Has Measles Begun a Triumphant Return?

Why the virus may have visited Disneyland

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?
Psychology

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?

Brain hacking and optical illusions can increase your empathy for other races

The Future Of The Past
DIY

The Future Of The Past

In a Fight Between a Pilot and his Aircraft, Sometimes the Rocket Plane Wins
Space

In a Fight Between a Pilot and his Aircraft, Sometimes the Rocket Plane Wins

NASA is About To Blast Some Rockets Through Alaska’s Northern Lights
Space

NASA is About To Blast Some Rockets Through Alaska’s Northern Lights

Unraveling the mysterious electrical currents of the aurora borealis