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Celebrating Apollo 13’s Anniversary in Style
Space

Celebrating Apollo 13’s Anniversary in Style

DARPA’s Response to Mounting Robophobia is Adorable
Technology

DARPA’s Response to Mounting Robophobia is Adorable

It's called Robots4Us, and it's smarter than it sounds

Eschew Glue: Make Your Own Sticky Liquid Glass Instead [Video]
Projects

Eschew Glue: Make Your Own Sticky Liquid Glass Instead [Video]

Hackett demonstrates how to create the bonding agent sodium silicate

Sheep
Animals

6 vegetarian animals we never suspected would have a taste for blood

Not so cute and cuddly after all

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?
Mental Health

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?

Probing the pilot mind

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science
International Space Station

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science

A unique study will measure how the human body reacts to a year in space

Do Insects Get Stressed?
Diseases

Do Insects Get Stressed?

Harmful Blooms Of Algae Could Be Turned Into Biofuel
Energy

Harmful Blooms Of Algae Could Be Turned Into Biofuel

One waterway's trash could be humanity's treasure

China’s Endangered ‘Magic Rabbit’ Photographed For The First Time In 20 Years
Endangered Species

China’s Endangered ‘Magic Rabbit’ Photographed For The First Time In 20 Years

Someone save this tiny pika

How An Airbus Cockpit Locking Mechanism Works [Video]
Aviation

How An Airbus Cockpit Locking Mechanism Works [Video]

Post-9/11 plane tech points to a disturbing cause behind the Germanwings crash

5 Possible Causes Of The Germanwings Jetliner Crash [Updated]
Aviation

5 Possible Causes Of The Germanwings Jetliner Crash [Updated]

A former FAA and NTSB accident investigator weighs in

ARM mission illustration
Mars

NASA Aims To Capture And Bring Back An Asteroid Boulder By 2025

In 10 years, our Moon may get a tiny new moon

Amazon, Eager To Get Drones In The Air, Hates FAA’s Regulations
Technology

Amazon, Eager To Get Drones In The Air, Hates FAA’s Regulations

Slow U.S. approval process is pushing drone innovation abroad

Alien Spaceships Traveling At Near Light Speeds Will Still Be Visible
Physics

Alien Spaceships Traveling At Near Light Speeds Will Still Be Visible

So at least we'll see them coming

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars
Mars

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars

Why ship hardware to space when we can just culture it on arrival?

Cook Rice Differently To Reduce Its Calories
Nutrition

Cook Rice Differently To Reduce Its Calories

Researchers say it can curb obesity in countries where rice is a staple

Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Spliced Into Elephant Cells
Gene Editing

Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Spliced Into Elephant Cells

But don’t expect mammoth clones anytime soon

This Wind-Powered Commuter Ferry Is Built Like A Racing Boat
Renewables

This Wind-Powered Commuter Ferry Is Built Like A Racing Boat

Its high-tech wings cut dirty diesel consumption by 40 percent

The Candida Cold War
Diseases

The Candida Cold War

How Candida albicans tells our immune system to stand down

What’s Next For The Dawn Mission?
Space

What’s Next For The Dawn Mission?

An interview with Keri Bean, NASA engineer and R2D2's best friend