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This Is What The Internet Looks Like
Internet

This Is What The Internet Looks Like

Zoom around the world's networks with a new 3-D visualization app.

Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week
Engineering

Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week

Just sit back and enjoy the carnage.

License to Print: 3-D Gunmaker Defense Distributed Now Open For Business (Sorta)
Technology

License to Print: 3-D Gunmaker Defense Distributed Now Open For Business (Sorta)

Smartphone Tech Measures Your Pulse By Looking At Your Face
Technology

Smartphone Tech Measures Your Pulse By Looking At Your Face

A Japanese company is working on the technology, which it says it'll have ready by the end of the year.

Yes, You Can Tell From His Face What Your Dog Is Feeling
Dogs

Yes, You Can Tell From His Face What Your Dog Is Feeling

People can correctly identify a wide range of dog emotions by sight.

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?
Evolution

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

It's a phobia, but other phobias don't give you that same woozy feeling.

Using Graphene, Lockheed Martin Wants To Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water
Technology

Using Graphene, Lockheed Martin Wants To Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water

A new Lockheed Martin project promises to cheaply and easily turn seawater into drinking water.

How Winter Woes Inspired A Nanotech Fix For Everything From Cold Necks To Knee Pain
Technology

How Winter Woes Inspired A Nanotech Fix For Everything From Cold Necks To Knee Pain

Kranthi Kiran Vistakula developed technology that can keep your body comfortable in outside temperatures that range from -50 to 50 degrees Celsius.

Scientists Resurrect Bonkers Extinct Frog That Gives Birth Through Its Mouth
Animals

Scientists Resurrect Bonkers Extinct Frog That Gives Birth Through Its Mouth

It's been gone since 1983, but the Lazarus Project has brought it back to life.

Megapixels: Monkeys Take A Ride On The World’s Largest Rodent
Animals

Megapixels: Monkeys Take A Ride On The World’s Largest Rodent

Wheeeeeeee!

BeerSci: Are Hops Addictive?
Science

BeerSci: Are Hops Addictive?

It certainly looks that way if you hang around beer people.

Watch This Absolutely Beautiful Animated Explanation Of DNA
Science

Watch This Absolutely Beautiful Animated Explanation Of DNA

A brief history of the foundation of life, distilled to its foundation.

Your Complete Guide To Chocolate Flavors [Infographic]
Science

Your Complete Guide To Chocolate Flavors [Infographic]

All your vital questions about the world's single-origin chocolate flavors, answered

Cockatoos Forgo A Treat Now For Future Rewards
Environment

Cockatoos Forgo A Treat Now For Future Rewards

Do you have as much self-control as a Goffin cockatoo?

Should Kickstarter Be Collecting Your Money For Hollywood Movie Studios?
Technology

Should Kickstarter Be Collecting Your Money For Hollywood Movie Studios?

The long-awaited Veronica Mars movie just appeared on Kickstarter, making tons of money. But where's that money going?

Wait, Is There Life In Lake Vostok? Researcher Still Says Yes
Science

Wait, Is There Life In Lake Vostok? Researcher Still Says Yes

The bacterium found last week was an undiscovered lifeform. No, it was a contaminant. No! Yes!

Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs
Science

Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs

And more disturbing stats from a biennial report on women and minorities in science and engineering. Though it's not all bad!

ALMA, Earth’s Largest Telescope, Is Officially Open For Business
Technology

ALMA, Earth’s Largest Telescope, Is Officially Open For Business

The next 30 years of observations will revolutionize astronomy.

15 Incredible Images Of Futuristic Skyscrapers
Energy

15 Incredible Images Of Futuristic Skyscrapers

Architects design buildings for rebuilding after the apocalypse, terraforming Mars, and more.

NSFW: A Survey Of Global Porn Searches [Infographic]
Internet

NSFW: A Survey Of Global Porn Searches [Infographic]

What kind of porn are New Yorkers searching for? How about Nigerians? Palestinians? Portuguese?