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The Recipe for Apollo 13’s Disaster
Space

The Recipe for Apollo 13’s Disaster

Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space
Health

Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space

Something seems a little off here…

Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers
Science

Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers

A newly published genome holds some spicy secrets.

Killing One Owl, To Save Another, Ruffles Feathers
Birds

Killing One Owl, To Save Another, Ruffles Feathers

Barred owls are being killed to save endangered spotted owls.

‘Placebo Sleep’ Can Improve Cognitive Skills
Health

‘Placebo Sleep’ Can Improve Cognitive Skills

If you tell people they slept better than they did, they are likely to perform better on math and word association tests.

Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake
Science

Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake

A World Without The Winter Olympics
Climate Change

A World Without The Winter Olympics

How climate change will make the Games impossible for certain cities.

Google Rumored to be Pulling its Team From the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Technology

Google Rumored to be Pulling its Team From the DARPA Robotics Challenge

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?

Taking a look at the disease in greenery

Put On This Virtual Reality Helmet, Then Swap Your Gender
Psychology

Put On This Virtual Reality Helmet, Then Swap Your Gender

Could virtual reality help us step into the shoes of someone else?

The Maker King
Technology

The Maker King

How Carl Bass, the CEO of Autodesk, is shaping the maker movement—from his garage.

Robots May Replace One-Fourth Of U.S. Combat Soldiers By 2030, Says General
Army

Robots May Replace One-Fourth Of U.S. Combat Soldiers By 2030, Says General

Be all the cyberman you can be.

Sloth Fur Might Yield New Drugs
Health

Sloth Fur Might Yield New Drugs

Microbes living in the beasts' coats could be deadly to malaria and cancer cells.

Why Did This Top Science Journal Editor Expose A Blogger’s Pen Name?
Science

Why Did This Top Science Journal Editor Expose A Blogger’s Pen Name?

The pseudonymous Isis the Scientist had her name revealed after a confrontation on Twitter.

Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow
Diseases

Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow

Mushrooms Are Helping Purify Dirty Waters
Environment

Mushrooms Are Helping Purify Dirty Waters

Shroom-cleaning

Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon
Moons

Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon

The Lunar Lion is designed to land and then take off again across the surface of the moon.

On the Probability of Aliens Dressed as Nuns Visiting Las Vegas
Science

On the Probability of Aliens Dressed as Nuns Visiting Las Vegas

Obama Announces Changes To NSA’s Phone Metadata Collection, Defends NSA Activity As Legal
Technology

Obama Announces Changes To NSA’s Phone Metadata Collection, Defends NSA Activity As Legal

Half a year after Edward Snowden first leaked details about the U.S.' surveillance programs, President Obama announces his plans for change.

New York May Nix Google Glass For Drivers
Vehicles

New York May Nix Google Glass For Drivers

A new bill would make it illegal to wear Google's "extremely dangerous technology" while driving.