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Satellite Photos Map The Destruction In Syria
Technology

Satellite Photos Map The Destruction In Syria

A new report on the city of Aleppo shows where the damage has hit--and it's anything but evenly distributed.

Technology

Super Simple 3-D-Printed Robot Can Inspect Power Lines For Cheap

Don't be surprised to see a few of these inching their way along cables above your head soon.

Fetal Pain Is A Lie: How Phony Science Took Over The Abortion Debate
Health

Fetal Pain Is A Lie: How Phony Science Took Over The Abortion Debate

New laws banning abortion after 20 weeks are based on pseudoscience -- and real research proves it conclusively.

Scientists To Make Deadlier Versions Of H7N9 Bird Flu In Lab
Environment

Scientists To Make Deadlier Versions Of H7N9 Bird Flu In Lab

The controversial studies are meant to help predict what the virus will do next.

The 5 Best Party Schools For Science Nerds
Science

The 5 Best Party Schools For Science Nerds

Do you measure tequila shots in an Erlenmeyer flask? Read on.

19-Year-Old Biotech Enthusiast Will Trade Coffee Beans for Lab Equipment
Projects

19-Year-Old Biotech Enthusiast Will Trade Coffee Beans for Lab Equipment

Avery Ashley wants to make a deal: his home-roasted coffee beans for lab equipment that'll let him grow his first batch of glowing bugs, so he can one day bioengineer yeast cells into inexpensive food.

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species
Sharks

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

Hiroshima Visualized
Weapons

Hiroshima Visualized

Even viewed as abstractions the data have a forceful impact.

Watching Fox News Increases Distrust In Climate Science
Environment

Watching Fox News Increases Distrust In Climate Science

Conservative media makes people distrust scientists, and in turn, doubt the existence of climate change.

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Animals

Costa Rica To Close Its Zoos And Release Animals Into The Wild

The silky anteater, shown here, could be climbing trees in its native forests soon.

FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?
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FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?

The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks
Sharks

The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks

Can a crew of scientists and volunteers armed with homemade trackers save sharks from extinction?

Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science
NASA

Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science

Looking back on the life of the late astronaut who was born Aug. 5, 1930

FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear It On A Recording?
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FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear It On A Recording?

What Spying Looked Like In The 1960s
Technology

What Spying Looked Like In The 1960s

Life magazine's cover story from 1966 gives us a glimpse of what privacy invasion used to mean.

The First Lab-Grown Hamburger Is Served
Technology

The First Lab-Grown Hamburger Is Served

Beef cells cultured without killing the animal

Who Would Take A One-Way Trip To Mars? This Woman.
Mars

Who Would Take A One-Way Trip To Mars? This Woman.

Katrina Wolfe, a 24-year-old video game designer, wants to live and die on Mars.

Big Pic: A Stunning View Of Phytoplankton From Space
Ocean

Big Pic: A Stunning View Of Phytoplankton From Space

A big population of little guys

To Make An Unbreakable Code, Use Quantum Physics
Security

To Make An Unbreakable Code, Use Quantum Physics

As soon as you try to crack it, the encryption changes.

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]
Evolution

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]