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Introducing Our First Sci-Fi Special Issue For The iPad
Science Fiction

Introducing Our First Sci-Fi Special Issue For The iPad

Dispatches From The Future contains more than 100 pages of mind-bending science fiction, including a first-ever animated graphic novel adapted from Isaac Asimov's legendary short story, "Nightfall." Download a copy today.

101-Year-Old Citizen Scientist Has Called In Weather Observations Every Day For 84 Years
Environment

101-Year-Old Citizen Scientist Has Called In Weather Observations Every Day For 84 Years

The U.S. National Weather Service is naming a whole new award after him.

American Concept Art Of Soviet Laser
Weapons

Could Lasers Be The Future Of Anti-Missile Weapons?

It's possible, but don't expect airliners to start firing lasers tomorrow.

photo of large, round, white biogas plants
Global Warming

U.K. Supermarket To Run On Electricity Made From Its Own Rotting Food

The joys of anaerobic digestion

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins
Diseases

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist
Projects

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist

Awesome tools for a digital dissection

Proof we landed on the Moon is in the dust
Space

Proof we landed on the Moon is in the dust

A less common reply against Moon hoax theorists: the way dust behaves in Apollo videos is proof we landed on the Moon.

Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?
Evolution

Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?

Short answer: It’s up for debate.

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs
Diseases

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs

The Week In Drones: Wedding Photographers, Prison Guards, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Wedding Photographers, Prison Guards, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Rogue Geoengineering Project May Have Increased Salmon Numbers
Environment

Rogue Geoengineering Project May Have Increased Salmon Numbers

The salmon population in an area dosed with iron has doubled.

Computer Models Show What Exactly Would Happen To Earth After A Nuclear War
Climate Change

Computer Models Show What Exactly Would Happen To Earth After A Nuclear War

Cheery happy times

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold
Dinosaurs

You Can Own The Longest Piece Of Fossilized Feces Ever Sold

An "eye-watering" 40-inch coprolite

What Sort Of Weapon Shot Down Flight MH-17?
Weapons

What Sort Of Weapon Shot Down Flight MH-17?

It's unlikely it was a portable missile launcher.

Photos Emerge of China’s 4th New Stealth Fighter
Military

Photos Emerge of China’s 4th New Stealth Fighter

Marines Prepare For Future War With Robot Horses And Swimming Trucks
DARPA

Marines Prepare For Future War With Robot Horses And Swimming Trucks

Robots bring lunch to the battlefields of tomorrow.

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?
Pollution

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?

Marine scientists have serious questions about a crowdfunded project to scoop up marine plastic debris.

Friends Who Are Unrelated Share A Surprising Amount Of DNA
Science

Friends Who Are Unrelated Share A Surprising Amount Of DNA

Friends really are the family you choose

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?
Science

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?

Cyberbullies Can’t Be Stopped. But They Could Be Quarantined.
Internet

Cyberbullies Can’t Be Stopped. But They Could Be Quarantined.

Tracking when bullying happens on the Internet