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Is Your Pee The Right Color? [Infographic]
Medicine

Is Your Pee The Right Color? [Infographic]

A helpful guide to urine appearance

Better Know a Plague: Bed Bugs
Diseases

Better Know a Plague: Bed Bugs

How Bars Are Using High-Tech Equipment To Make Better Drinks
Projects

How Bars Are Using High-Tech Equipment To Make Better Drinks

Cocktail engineers on the cutting edge are borrowing tools from laboratories and industry.

Why Amazon’s Plan For Delivery Drones Isn’t Quite Realistic
Drones

Why Amazon’s Plan For Delivery Drones Isn’t Quite Realistic

Jeff Bezos says Amazon Prime Air could launch as early as 2015. He should aim for 2020.

Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds
Biology

Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds

Scientists calculate a trophic level for humans.

Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear
Robots

Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear

Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains
Vehicles

Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains

Close Up On Gun Turrets
Navy

How A Battleship Works [Vintage Infographic]

From 1943, a very detailed look at an obsolete war machine

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover
Projects

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover

You can barely tell the difference between it and the real thing.

Grapes on the Vine
Animals

Spiders In Your Fruit: A Good Thing

Trae Menard leans out of a helicopter with a paintball gun over a patch of healthy Australian tree ferns
Diseases

Zapping Invasive Plants from a Helicopter

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work
Medicine

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

Leeches, lobotomies, and more

Defining a New ‘Business As Usual’ in Sci Comm
Health

Defining a New ‘Business As Usual’ in Sci Comm

FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?
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FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?

Even a double dose of the morning-after contraception isn't likely to work.

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy
Diseases

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy

Can Red Wine Really Heal Cancer And Prolong Your Life?
Health

Can Red Wine Really Heal Cancer And Prolong Your Life?

Well, how much can you drink? (It better be a lot.)

Fecal Containment Systems
Space

The Trouble With Fecal Containment Systems

This Adorable Turtle Bot Will Help Underwater Archeologists
Technology

This Adorable Turtle Bot Will Help Underwater Archeologists

Look at his little fins!

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought
Engineering

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?
Energy

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?

One engineer tried 31 types of distortions.