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Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?
Diseases

Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?

Brown bat in flight.
Animals

How Hungry Bats Call Dibs On Dinner, And Warn Others to Back Off

Back. Off.

New York City Restaurant Inspectors May Be Issued Google Glass
Technology

New York City Restaurant Inspectors May Be Issued Google Glass

The future of health inspection

When Predators Bite Off More Than They Can Chew
Environment

When Predators Bite Off More Than They Can Chew

Featuring a snake whose centipede dinner tried to claw out of its body and other… interesting examples

Toyota i-Road Test Drive: Is This Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle The Answer To Urban Gridlock?
Vehicles

Toyota i-Road Test Drive: Is This Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle The Answer To Urban Gridlock?

Renewables

Finally, A Way To Harvest Hydroelectric Energy From Toilet Flushes

It's about time toilets start providing a useful function

How Carl Sagan Described Death To His Young Daughter
Space

How Carl Sagan Described Death To His Young Daughter

A new essay from Sasha Sagan shows how a great popularizer of science answered his own kid's big questions.

Drones

How Hard Is It To Shoot Down A Small Drone? [Video]

With just machine guns? Very.

Trolls In Their Natural Habitats: An Analysis Of Comments On TED Talks
Internet

Trolls In Their Natural Habitats: An Analysis Of Comments On TED Talks

Six percent of YouTube comments on TED talks are straight-up insults.

Cherry Trees That Flew To Space Bloom Six Years Early
Space

Cherry Trees That Flew To Space Bloom Six Years Early

And the flowers are not like Earth flowers

Big Pic: Robonaut Is Getting Legs
Technology

Big Pic: Robonaut Is Getting Legs

Its new limbs will be shipped to the International Space Station with a resupply mission.

car-impaling crossbow
Projects

A Homemade Crossbow Designed To Impale A Car Door [Video]

Watch out, Katniss

Atlas Stumbled: Why Humanoid Robots Are Still A Brilliant, Bumbling Mess
Robots

Atlas Stumbled: Why Humanoid Robots Are Still A Brilliant, Bumbling Mess

Software Shows What Children Will Look Like In 70 Years, With Unprecedented Accuracy
Technology

Software Shows What Children Will Look Like In 70 Years, With Unprecedented Accuracy

The tool draws on a database of 40,000 people

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought
Psychology

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought

A new study contradicts the common assumption that emotion-based facial expressions are recognized across cultures.

Babies Can Remember People They Only Met Once
Science

Babies Can Remember People They Only Met Once

‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle
Particle Physics

‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle

CERN physicists have made a particle that likely existed for just a microsecond after the Big Bang.

This Badger Fits Inside An Osprey
Military

This Badger Fits Inside An Osprey

Boeing's new truck solves a problem of Boeing's own making.

Prozac Alters Prawns’ Behavior, Reproduction, Even Their Color
Science

Prozac Alters Prawns’ Behavior, Reproduction, Even Their Color

Antidepressants aren't cheering up aquatic life

Why Do Spiders Apparently Like Cars So Much?
Animals

Why Do Spiders Apparently Like Cars So Much?