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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?

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees
Energy

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees

Genetic engineers have coaxed bacteria to brew high-energy pinene biofuel.

The Navy Wants To Fire Its Ridiculously Strong Railgun From The Ocean
Navy

The Navy Wants To Fire Its Ridiculously Strong Railgun From The Ocean

They want to test firing it from a ship in 2016, and again in 2018.

Electric Stimulation To Spine Gets Paralyzed Patients Moving Again
Health

Electric Stimulation To Spine Gets Paralyzed Patients Moving Again

Four men who had been paralyzed for two years or more were able to move their legs, knees, ankles and toes.

Watch Rare Footage Of Living, Swimming Oarfish
Fish

Watch Rare Footage Of Living, Swimming Oarfish

The world's longest bony fish grows to more than 50 feet and is hardly ever seen alive.

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD
Psychology

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD

A link between affinity for a drug and susceptibility to a condition

Apollo food packs.
Space

When Bacon Flew to the Moon; or, #spacebacon

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Technology

How It Works: A Wiffle Ball Pitch

Take a whiff of that