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How Mountains In Our Solar System Compare [Infographic]
Space

How Mountains In Our Solar System Compare [Infographic]

Good luck scaling Olympus Mons on Mars

IBM’s Watson Can Now Argue For You
Technology

IBM’s Watson Can Now Argue For You

The supercomputer has been programmed to lay out the pros and cons of an argument. Thanksgiving is saved!

Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter
Science

Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter

There’s still a chance to make up for your not-so-intelligent first name.

Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood’s Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery
Robots

Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood’s Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery

CDC Confirms First Case of MERS Within U.S.
Health

CDC Confirms First Case of MERS Within U.S.

Chemtrail Conspiracy Theory Finally Exposed
Science

Chemtrail Conspiracy Theory Finally Exposed

The Week In Drones: Protecting Tigers, Chasing Storms, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Protecting Tigers, Chasing Storms, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

A Visit To An Elephant Orphanage
Environment

A Visit To An Elephant Orphanage

How a trust in Nairobi is rescuing and cuddling these giant babies

Jumping Spiders Are the Cutest, and You Can Catch Your Own
Animals

Jumping Spiders Are the Cutest, and You Can Catch Your Own

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]
Engineering

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]

An estimated 50,000 gallons of crude oil are "missing."

Volvo Puts Autonomous Cars In The Hands Of Consumers
Technology

Volvo Puts Autonomous Cars In The Hands Of Consumers

We Might Never Find Alien Life With Current Technology
Technology

We Might Never Find Alien Life With Current Technology

The search for aliens could remain fruitless, a new study finds.

Learning More About China’s New Massive Warship Plan (055 Cruiser)
Technology

Learning More About China’s New Massive Warship Plan (055 Cruiser)

The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears
Cancer

The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears

The concept for Pap smears has been around for almost 100 years. Now a new test could replace it as a first-line screen for cervical cancer, but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

Cosmic Daze
Science

Cosmic Daze

The Month In Plagues: A Deadly Fungus, Genetically-Engineered Mosquitoes, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: A Deadly Fungus, Genetically-Engineered Mosquitoes, And More

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Science

Do All Babies Look the Same? Depends on Who You Are.

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way
Engineering

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

One lab baboon has had a pig heart in its body for more than a year now.

Why Is There No Pill For ‘Asian Glow’?
Health

Why Is There No Pill For ‘Asian Glow’?

Plus, why Esquire's consequence-free drinking method sounds like total bunk.

The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition
Diseases

The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition