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What Does A Navy Do?
Military

What Does A Navy Do?

The Hand Tool Family Tree [Infographic]
Tech Hacks

The Hand Tool Family Tree [Infographic]

For any kind of caliper you want

Why You Still Can’t Sell Me A Car
Self Driving

Why You Still Can’t Sell Me A Car

A millennial responds to his automobile-loving, autonomy-wary critics

Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll
Technology

Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll

Colorful oil could help viewers learn just how tough pro bowling really is.

This Sculpture Turns Movement Into Music
DIY

This Sculpture Turns Movement Into Music

Meet the Treequencer.

Unpacking Privilege in Science Communication
Health

Unpacking Privilege in Science Communication

Forget Prozac, Psychobiotics Are the Future of Psychiatry
Diseases

Forget Prozac, Psychobiotics Are the Future of Psychiatry

Science

Allow Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA To Rap To You About The Big Bang

It's as amazing as you suspect.

How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts
Technology

How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts

Researchers still have more to learn from the 150-year-old documents.

Wind Turbines Kill More Than 600,000 Bats A Year. What Should We Do?
Animals

Wind Turbines Kill More Than 600,000 Bats A Year. What Should We Do?

Engineering The Sour
Projects

Engineering The Sour

One cocktail to rule them all

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?
Evolution

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?

A new study finds that natural selection selected for flexibility in one bacteria species.

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives
Engineering

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

FYI: Could A Virgin Birth Ever Happen?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: Could A Virgin Birth Ever Happen?

If you’re a mammal, no. But if you're not...

Everything You Need To Know About Today’s MAVEN Mission To Mars
Mars

Everything You Need To Know About Today’s MAVEN Mission To Mars

The newest NASA probe will sniff the Martian sky.

Can artificial meat save the world?
Environment

Can artificial meat save the world?

Traditional chicken, beef, and pork production devours resources and creates waste. Meat-free meat might be the solution.

Scientists Identify The Most Irreplaceable Places On Earth
Endangered Species

Scientists Identify The Most Irreplaceable Places On Earth

Saving species by saving their environments

Genetics In The Caribbean Show Marks Of Atlantic Slave Trade
Health

Genetics In The Caribbean Show Marks Of Atlantic Slave Trade

A new study examines how indigenous South Americans, Africans and Europeans all left a little bit of themselves in the Caribbean basin.

Which Animals Can Have The Most Babies? [Infographic]
Animals

Which Animals Can Have The Most Babies? [Infographic]

Step it up, humans!

The Week in Plagues: Invasive Cane Toads, A Sand Flea Living in a Scientist’s Foot, And More
Health

The Week in Plagues: Invasive Cane Toads, A Sand Flea Living in a Scientist’s Foot, And More