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How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species
Bats

How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species

The perils of taxonomy in the age of genetics

FDA Approves Handheld Device That Reverses Painkiller Overdose
Science

FDA Approves Handheld Device That Reverses Painkiller Overdose

The treatment, known as Evzio, injects a drug called nalaxone that "rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose."

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life
Moons

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life

New gravity measurements determined Enceladus has a liquid water sea about as large as Lake Superior.

USAID Chief Defends ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program, Says It Had Congressional Approval
Technology

USAID Chief Defends ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program, Says It Had Congressional Approval

In an interview with Popular Science, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said a program to foment dissent in Cuba through a national social media channel was approved by Congress and was not a "covert" program.

NASA Is Severing Ties With Russia
Science

NASA Is Severing Ties With Russia

Apparently it won't affect work on the International Space Station

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death
Diseases

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death

How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage
Fish

How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage

It ain't easy.

3 New Ideas For Finding Lost Planes
Aviation

3 New Ideas For Finding Lost Planes

A floating black box and more

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Science

5 Science And Technology Claims That Should Be Jokes But Aren’t

We wish these were April Fools pranks.

Can You Verb Me Now?
Science

Can You Verb Me Now?

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs
Diseases

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real
Stem Cells

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real

Real cheating, no jokes

Why We Haven’t Built A Better Black Box
Aviation

Why We Haven’t Built A Better Black Box

The technology's here, but financial and ethical constraints keep pointing us in the wrong direction.

Japan Ordered To Stop Its Whaling Program
Science

Japan Ordered To Stop Its Whaling Program

The UN court said that the hunt was not for scientific purposes, as Japan had claimed.

Robots Seem More Thoughtful If They Glance Away While They Talk
Robots

Robots Seem More Thoughtful If They Glance Away While They Talk

Maybe you can use some of these tricks to impress your next date. (Plus, talking about robots is always impressive and sexy, non?)

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam
Security

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam

The future of cyber attacks is mildly annoying.

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More

Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?
Technology

Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time
Animals

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time

You had me at "seaweed."

Where Gravitational Waves Are Found: Behind The Scenes At BICEP2
Science

Where Gravitational Waves Are Found: Behind The Scenes At BICEP2

A scientist stationed in Antarctica tells about the biggest scientific discovery of the year, and how to have fun at the Pole.