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The Science Behind The Summer’s Biggest Blockbusters
Science

The Science Behind The Summer’s Biggest Blockbusters

The answers to the most nagging, fascinating, and bizarre questions of the summer movie season.

How To Turn A Match Into A Tiny Rocket [VIDEO]
Projects

How To Turn A Match Into A Tiny Rocket [VIDEO]

Blast off!

Nanoparticle Device Kills Germs With Sunlight
Health

Nanoparticle Device Kills Germs With Sunlight

The solarclave could sterilize medical devices in areas without reliable electricity.

Big Pic: A Monster Waterspout Spins Over Florida
Environment

Big Pic: A Monster Waterspout Spins Over Florida

The water tornado touched down in Tampa Bay this week, and some brave soul got video.

The World’s Largest Building Is Open For Business
Technology

The World’s Largest Building Is Open For Business

It could fit 20 Sydney Opera Houses inside it and has its own artificial sun.

How I Tried Turning My Off-The-Shelf Drone Into A Weapon
Drones

How I Tried Turning My Off-The-Shelf Drone Into A Weapon

The unregulated, slightly terrifying frontier of personal flight

The Periodic Table Of Humanity’s Worst Vices [Infographic]
Science

The Periodic Table Of Humanity’s Worst Vices [Infographic]

The science of how much we suck

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought
Evolution

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

New research suggests our Neanderthal cousins might have been super chatty.

Device Trains Blind People To ‘See’ By Listening
Technology

Device Trains Blind People To ‘See’ By Listening

Seeing without sight

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed
Evolution

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

Have we reached peak lemur?

True Color Of An Exoplanet Discovered For The First Time
Exoplanets

True Color Of An Exoplanet Discovered For The First Time

Looks a bit like home!

This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California
Ocean

This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California

It's got a three-foot bell and a whopping 20-foot-long body. Eeeep.

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Look For Past Life
Technology

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Look For Past Life

It'll store and collect samples to (hopefully) one day return to Earth.

How Drones Would’ve Altered The Course Of The Civil War
Drones

How Drones Would’ve Altered The Course Of The Civil War

We ask the experts how today's technology would've influenced the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War itself.

The Major Flaw In Brain Training Studies
Science

The Major Flaw In Brain Training Studies

People in the control group always realize they're just playing Tetris for hours.

How Better Plane Design Is Making Crashes Less Deadly
Aviation

How Better Plane Design Is Making Crashes Less Deadly

How the decades-old concept of "crashworthiness" saves lives

Why Deaf People Don’t Achoo When They Sneeze
Science

Why Deaf People Don’t Achoo When They Sneeze

You may not know it, but peer pressure influences what you sound like when you sneeze.

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old
Dinosaurs

This Preserved Lizard Is 23 Million Years Old

It might well be related to a very common modern lizard--except it's teeny-tiny.

Thousands Of Species Found In Lake Vostok Ice
Science

Thousands Of Species Found In Lake Vostok Ice

In one of the most isolated places on Earth, sealed off for 15 million years, life teems. Some of it may be animal life.

What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?
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What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?

Asking for a friend.