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How Many Gun Bills Pass After Mass Shootings?
Weapons

How Many Gun Bills Pass After Mass Shootings?

Very few.

How To See Tomorrow’s Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch To The Space Station
International Space Station

How To See Tomorrow’s Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch To The Space Station

Never seen a rocket launch before? Here's where to look!

The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
Science

The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain

A team of European researchers finds the genetic mutation responsible for a subject's inability to feel pain.

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Before FEMA Arrived, Private Drone Mapped Colorado Flooding [Updated]

An 8-foot drone did what larger aircraft couldn't in the wake of devastating rains.

FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?
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FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?

How Often Do Mass Shooters Die In Their Attacks?
Weapons

How Often Do Mass Shooters Die In Their Attacks?

Almost half of mass shooters die during the attack, but certain factors raise the likelihood of that happening.

FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?
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FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?

About as strong as a cough

Small Animals See The World In Slow Motion
Animals

Small Animals See The World In Slow Motion

This is why it's so hard to catch a fly bare-handed.

2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure
Health

2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sums up the scene for bacterial infections that should be curable with antibiotics—but aren't.

How Imagination Works
Psychology

How Imagination Works

A small new study images the brain's "mental workspace."

FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?
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FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?

Mmm, books

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1
NASA

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1

Voyager 1 has officially entered interstellar space. How long will the spacecraft have power? When might it reach another star? The NASA team answered these questions and more on Reddit.

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome
Projects

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome

These videos will make you smile.

Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus
Birds

Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus

Not necessarily harmful! But just so you know.

Where Do Dreams Come From?
Science

Where Do Dreams Come From?

Dreamland might not require so much imagination after all.

How Common Are Sadists?
Psychology

How Common Are Sadists?

People who enjoy being cruel are scarily prevalent, new research says.

The 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes: Drunk People Feel Sexy, And More Of The Year’s Silliest Science
Science

The 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes: Drunk People Feel Sexy, And More Of The Year’s Silliest Science

The Ig Nobel Prizes are in! Here are the winners of the strangest science awards of the year.

FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?
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FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?

Watch The Ig Nobel Prizes Live Here
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Watch The Ig Nobel Prizes Live Here

The annual celebration of the year's silliest science starts at 5:40 p.m.

Dogs Are Perfectly Happy To Socialize With Robots
Robots

Dogs Are Perfectly Happy To Socialize With Robots

Dogs will interact with social machines. But will dogs assist the robots in taking over the world?