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Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony
A private company hoping to populate Mars has narrowed its applicant pool by 99.5 percent. Here's a by-the-numbers look at the remaining 1,058 applicants.
New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History
More than 2 million plants are now online.
Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine
The mutant bacteria are not more dangerous than the originals, but changes found by the CDC could explain the resurgence of whooping cough in the U.S.
Reviewed: DJI Phantom 2 Vision Personal Drone
DJI's quadrotor flyer gets an onboard camera and smartphone integration.
This Dog Thought-To-Speech Translator Is Bogus
A new product making the rounds promises to make your dog's brain patterns into human speech. Uh, no.
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? To Create Optical Illusions
They look awesome. But mostly, they mean less being eaten by flies and lions.
Hack Your E-ZPass So It Alerts You Whenever It’s Scanned
Car tags like E-ZPass aren’t only read at tollbooths. Follow these instructions to sound the alarm whenever (and wherever) yours is scanned.
6 Bright Microscopic Images Of Life
Here are the winners of the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition.
Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles
Each little guy is just trying to maintain an optimal distance from his neighbors.