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Birds

Watch A Crow Solve A Complex Puzzle

How smart are crows? They are so smart!

Hugh Latimer Dryden
Space

Should NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Centre be Renamed for Neil Armstrong?

The Week In Drones: Car With Built-In Quadcopter, Fighter Jet Crash In New Mexico, And More
Concept Cars

The Week In Drones: Car With Built-In Quadcopter, Fighter Jet Crash In New Mexico, And More

Many Promising Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Ensnared In Legal Loophole
Stem Cells

Many Promising Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Ensnared In Legal Loophole

Rules from two U.S. federal agencies, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, have created a strange impasse.

Like Darwin’s Finches, But Weirder, Bat Faces Showcase Amazing Adaptations
Animals

Like Darwin’s Finches, But Weirder, Bat Faces Showcase Amazing Adaptations

Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella
Diseases

Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella

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Dinosaurs

Chickens Wear Prosthetic Dinosaur Tails, For Science

Simulating ancient gaits with barnyard fowl

Let This Robot Write An Employee Farewell Letter For You
Robots

Let This Robot Write An Employee Farewell Letter For You

"P.S. Alvaro, you still owe me a drink for that thing, okay?"

Why Robot Trucks Could Be Headed To Afghanistan (And Everywhere Else)
Robots

Why Robot Trucks Could Be Headed To Afghanistan (And Everywhere Else)

The World’s Most Advanced Building Material Is… Wood
Technology

The World’s Most Advanced Building Material Is… Wood

And it’s going to remake the skyline

Three Ways To End Life On Earth, According To 1962
Technology

Three Ways To End Life On Earth, According To 1962

A disturbing thought experiment (with diagrams) by Cold War-era scientists

Science Confirms The Obvious: Being Shot In The Face Is Bad
Military

Science Confirms The Obvious: Being Shot In The Face Is Bad

Like, really bad.

Engineering The Ideal Olympian: Sochi’s Snow Strategy
Technology

Engineering The Ideal Olympian: Sochi’s Snow Strategy

How to put a subtropical climate on ice

A Mind-Controlled Robotic Hand With A Sense Of Touch
Robots

A Mind-Controlled Robotic Hand With A Sense Of Touch

Getting closer to lifelike

Salvadoran Newspaper Sends Drone To Cover Presidential Election
Technology

Salvadoran Newspaper Sends Drone To Cover Presidential Election

El drone took photos and video of voters.

Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month
Diseases

Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month

The Scientific Explanation Behind Underwater ‘Fairy Circles’
Environment

The Scientific Explanation Behind Underwater ‘Fairy Circles’

Hint: the circles are not created by fairies.

California V. Robots: The Fear and Loathing Behind Landmark Anti-Drone Legislation
Technology

California V. Robots: The Fear and Loathing Behind Landmark Anti-Drone Legislation

Ants Playing Chess Find New Solutions To Old Problem
Science

Ants Playing Chess Find New Solutions To Old Problem

Step aside, Bobby Fischer.

How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds
Military

How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds

An Oregon startup has developed a pocket-size device that uses tiny sponges to stop bleeding fast.