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Flying Further To Avoid Contrails Might Help With Global Warming
Global Warming

Flying Further To Avoid Contrails Might Help With Global Warming

Avoiding routes where condensation clouds form behind airplanes could reduce aviation's climate impacts

CDC Maps Show Which States Prescribe The Most Opioids
Health

CDC Maps Show Which States Prescribe The Most Opioids

The highest-prescribing states give out almost three times as many opioid scripts as the lowest-prescribing ones.

This Squirrel Breaks Record For Tail Size… And May Eat Deer’s Hearts
Animals

This Squirrel Breaks Record For Tail Size… And May Eat Deer’s Hearts

It usually eats fruits and seeds, but it has been said to have a taste for blood.

Collaborative Algorithm Lets Autonomous Robots Team Up And Learn From Each Other
Robots

Collaborative Algorithm Lets Autonomous Robots Team Up And Learn From Each Other

FAA May Never Figure Out Drone Rules
Drones

FAA May Never Figure Out Drone Rules

Both technology and regulation lag behind the FAA's own goals.

Car battery arc welder
Projects

How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]

Makeshift tools for the post-apocalypse

Donated Livers Last Three Times Longer When Supercooled
Science

Donated Livers Last Three Times Longer When Supercooled

At least rat livers do.

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More

This Robot Learns By Asking Strangers On The Internet
Technology

This Robot Learns By Asking Strangers On The Internet

It was assigned to build shapes out of blocks. When it wants to learn new shapes, it asks the internet.

The Week In Drones: Cameras That Follow You, Retro Police Copters, And More
Drones

The Week In Drones: Cameras That Follow You, Retro Police Copters, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Wild Contraception: Behind Bars
Health

Wild Contraception: Behind Bars

First Exoskeleton Gets FDA Approval For U.S. Sales
Robots

First Exoskeleton Gets FDA Approval For U.S. Sales

The ReWalk exoskeleton helps people with spinal-cord injuries sit, stand, and walk.

Ask Anything: Would Cannibalism Make You Fat?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Would Cannibalism Make You Fat?

Short answer: It all comes down to portion control.

Why The Supreme Court Thinks Streaming Is Cable TV
Internet

Why The Supreme Court Thinks Streaming Is Cable TV

To decide ABC v. Aereo the Supreme Court leaned on history, as any court should. But most justices picked the weirdest, dustiest parts of the law.

Software Identifies The Most Exciting Parts Of Your Home Video, Edits Out The Boring Moments
Technology

Software Identifies The Most Exciting Parts Of Your Home Video, Edits Out The Boring Moments

You know it's not that interesting to sit through the whole thing.

How To Help Bats Taking A Dip In Our Backyard Pools
Animals

How To Help Bats Taking A Dip In Our Backyard Pools

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Health

Wild Contraception: Beyond a Happy Ending

Harley-Davidson Has A Real LiveWire, Also Known As Its First Electric Motorcycle
Vehicles

Harley-Davidson Has A Real LiveWire, Also Known As Its First Electric Motorcycle

2014: Will It Be The Hottest Year Ever?
Environment

2014: Will It Be The Hottest Year Ever?

Last month was the warmest May in recorded history—and if El Nino gets its way in late 2014, this year could be the balmiest ever.

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases
Diseases

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases

A new data-mining project analyzes Danish health records to chart the trajectory of diseases throughout a life.