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What Does a Baby Find Cute?
Science

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

#Scikus: 12 Lovely Science Haikus From Popular Science Readers
Science

#Scikus: 12 Lovely Science Haikus From Popular Science Readers

On Friday we asked / For your best science haikus / The results were grand!

Can You Kelp Out?
DIY

Can You Kelp Out?

Scientists Turn Cigarette Butts Into Electrical Storage
Energy

Scientists Turn Cigarette Butts Into Electrical Storage

By burning them. No, really.

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Medicine

ZMapp: The Experimental Ebola Treatment Explained

How tobacco may help defeat one of the world’s deadliest viruses.

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think
Diseases

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think

It's not going to cause massive worldwide epidemics

The Week In Drones: Virtual Cities, Paparazzi, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Virtual Cities, Paparazzi, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations
Environment

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations

A paradoxical finding.

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense
Global Warming

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense

Yearly totals of twisters hold steady - but they’re coming more often in clusters

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First
Fossil Fuels

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First

Physicist Arden Warner's new process uses magnetism instead of toxic chemicals to mop up oil spills

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program
NASA

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program

And they're finally saying something about it.

From The Archives: Debating The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings
Weapons

From The Archives: Debating The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings

"By splitting the atom, man may have united the world."

Rosetta Finally Reaches ‘Rubber Ducky’ Comet
Science

Rosetta Finally Reaches ‘Rubber Ducky’ Comet

Now to figure out where to land…

Navigate Robotic Smog In City Of Drones
Technology

Navigate Robotic Smog In City Of Drones

A game/art exhibit that's all blade, no runners.

The Inconvenient Immigration of Chikungunya
Health

The Inconvenient Immigration of Chikungunya

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?
Agriculture

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?

Scientific opinion varies on the practicality of animal-free dairy.

How Spiders Spin Their Silk, and Why It Can Help Humans
Animals

How Spiders Spin Their Silk, and Why It Can Help Humans

When NASA Repurposed the Vehicle Assembly Building for Parachute Tests
Space

When NASA Repurposed the Vehicle Assembly Building for Parachute Tests

Satellite Navigation Was Created For Submarine Based Nuclear War
Military

Satellite Navigation Was Created For Submarine Based Nuclear War

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment
Diseases

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment

…and why no patients in Africa are going to get it.