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Of Squirrels and Men: How We Moved Squirrels Into Our Cities
Health

Of Squirrels and Men: How We Moved Squirrels Into Our Cities

This Dog Thought-To-Speech Translator Is Bogus
Dogs

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.

European Garden Spider
Animals

Would You Like Flies With That?

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments
Science

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments

Animals

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
Projects

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
Science

6 Bright Microscopic Images Of Life

Here are the winners of the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition.

Why Do We Blame The Obese For Their Obesity?
Health

Why Do We Blame The Obese For Their Obesity?

Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles
Physics

Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles

Each little guy is just trying to maintain an optimal distance from his neighbors.

The Wright Brothers And The Birth Of The Airplane
Aviation

The Wright Brothers And The Birth Of The Airplane

The fateful flight took place 110 years ago today.

egg nog
Diseases

Why You Shouldn’t Fear The Eggnog

Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second
Physics

Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second

A new trick of science could trigger some interesting chemical reactions.

bat
Animals

‘Blind As A Bat’ Isn’t Blind At All

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street
Engineering

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

Big Pic: Mammalian Noses, Hot And Cold
Animals

Big Pic: Mammalian Noses, Hot And Cold

These infrared images show some mammals keep their noses cool, while others maintain a warm snout.

Aldrin inside the LM Eagle
Space

Seeing Inside The Apollo Lunar Module

Infants With Pets Look To Where The Action Happens
Science

Infants With Pets Look To Where The Action Happens

Cassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas
Technology

Cassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas

The Cassini space probe, exploring Saturn and her moons, has revealed extraordinary lakes and seas of liquid methane around the north pole of Titan.

How Facebook’s New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos
AI

How Facebook’s New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos

Facebook poaches an NYU machine learning star to start a new AI lab that may very well end up knowing more about your social life than you do.

reindeer
Climate Change

Fewer Reindeer, More Wildfires: Welcome To The Arctic In 2013

The Arctic's "new normal" includes more plants, less snow