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Welcome to Eek Squad
Animals

Welcome to Eek Squad

The World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car Finally Comes To The U.S.
Hybrid Cars

The World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car Finally Comes To The U.S.

The Volkswagen XL1, which gets the equivalent of 209 miles per gallon, debuted this morning in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Physics

Watch This Droplet ‘Walk’ On Liquid [Video]

FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?

It would burn a hole through you—and then some.

A DIY Submarine That Can Dive 30 Feet
Projects

A DIY Submarine That Can Dive 30 Feet

It's even got a skylight.

What Is Ohio State Doing With This Insane Military Vehicle?
Military

What Is Ohio State Doing With This Insane Military Vehicle?

M! R! A! P!

Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought
Psychology

Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought

A new study finds more eye contact makes people less likely to agree with a persuasive argument, especially if they're already skeptical.

Introducing: Our Modern Plagues
Diseases

Introducing: Our Modern Plagues

The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad
Science

The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad

Goodbye, BB. Thanks for the education. (Don't worry—there are no final-season spoilers here!)

Neurons
Health

The Government Shutdown Has Halted Obama’s $100M BRAIN Initiative

"If this stoppage is protracted, the start of the BRAIN project in 2014 will definitely be at risk."

How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases
Health

How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases

By comparing diseases from then and now, researchers can learn how they spread. Maybe they can learn how to stop them, too.

You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This
Science

You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This

Nerdfeast!

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook
Social Media

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook

Word clouds from the Facebook messages of 75,000 volunteers

How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories
Space

How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories

No More Panda Cam: How The Government Shutdown Will Affect Things We Care About
Science

No More Panda Cam: How The Government Shutdown Will Affect Things We Care About

What happens to science and technology when we shut it all down?

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change
Global Warming

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change

The latest assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released in full online today, details what we can and cannot predict about global warming.

How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids
Technology

How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids

A newly approved procedure lets scientists gather DNA from three people, then use it for in vitro fertilization.

How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?
Robots

How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?

That depends on who you are, and what the robot's for.

Health

A Closer Look at our Relationship with Germs

Technology

Trippy Video: A Train Ride Recorded With A Handheld 3-D Scanner

Probably one of the top five weirdest things you will associate with public transportation.