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Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?
Social Media

Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?

A _New Yorker _profile goes deep on the fake account the internet was ready to love.

Several Reasons Why Aircraft Carriers Are Super Dangerous
Military

Several Reasons Why Aircraft Carriers Are Super Dangerous

13 Things You Need To Know About Concussions
Health

13 Things You Need To Know About Concussions

Ahead of the Super Bowl, here’s the lowdown on brain damage in sports.

The Month In Plagues: Pigeon Poop In NYC Water Towers, Livestock Antibiotics Are Bad News, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Pigeon Poop In NYC Water Towers, Livestock Antibiotics Are Bad News, And More

Birth Of Memory: Why Kids Forget What Happened Before Age 7
Science

Birth Of Memory: Why Kids Forget What Happened Before Age 7

Childhood amnesia is a phenomenon that makes memories hard for kids to hold onto. But why?

The Week In Drones: The Sound Of Stealth, Clearing The Robot Smog, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: The Sound Of Stealth, Clearing The Robot Smog, And More

How To Find Our Planet’s Twin
Exoplanets

How To Find Our Planet’s Twin

What exactly constitutes an Earth doppelganger?

This Robotic Reading Suit Is The Best Worst Idea
Technology

This Robotic Reading Suit Is The Best Worst Idea

Wow, cool. But also: _Don't tell me how to feel. _

Lockheed Uses Robot Arm To Build F-35s
Aviation

Lockheed Uses Robot Arm To Build F-35s

Manufacturing machines for future fighters

Gallery: An Electric Porsche From 1898
Electric Vehicles

Gallery: An Electric Porsche From 1898

The first car designed by Ferdinand Porsche was actually an electric vehicle.

Watch Flying Snakes: They Don’t Need A Plane
Animals

Watch Flying Snakes: They Don’t Need A Plane

Researchers study flying snakes by using a 3-D printed model of their flight configuration.

Spaceflight Training Program Gets FAA Approval
Science

Spaceflight Training Program Gets FAA Approval

Waypoint 2 Space wants to teach you how to be an astronaut.

Beyond The Boom
Aviation

Beyond The Boom

How one company’s business jet could usher in a new age of supersonic air travel.

Building Design Influences Bacterial Growth
Diseases

Building Design Influences Bacterial Growth

How To Euthanize A Whale
Whales

How To Euthanize A Whale

Some beached whales can't be rescued. Four scientists have developed a humane way to end their suffering.

Did Ancient Aliens Build Giant Stone Boxes in Egypt?
Science

Did Ancient Aliens Build Giant Stone Boxes in Egypt?

Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds
Cancer

Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds

Doctors have long known that taking antioxidant supplements may actually increase the risk for cancer in some people. One new mouse study offers an explanation why.

Ask Anything: What Does Water Taste Like?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: What Does Water Taste Like?

H2-oh-so-tasty

Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs
Renewables

Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs

Visions of a sweet future

Rise Of The Insect Drones
Drones

Rise Of The Insect Drones

Nature spent millions of years perfecting flapping-wing flight. Now engineers can reproduce it with machines.