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Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers
A newly published genome holds some spicy secrets.
Killing One Owl, To Save Another, Ruffles Feathers
Barred owls are being killed to save endangered spotted owls.
‘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.
A World Without The Winter Olympics
How climate change will make the Games impossible for certain cities.
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
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
Be all the cyberman you can be.
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?
The pseudonymous Isis the Scientist had her name revealed after a confrontation on Twitter.
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.
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
A new bill would make it illegal to wear Google's "extremely dangerous technology" while driving.