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Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?
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Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?

Audi: Carbon Fiber Too Expensive; Future Is In Mixing Materials
Vehicles

Audi: Carbon Fiber Too Expensive; Future Is In Mixing Materials

Audi is looking beyond carbon fiber for stronger, lighter cars.

A $1,000 Ikea House For Refugees
Technology

A $1,000 Ikea House For Refugees

Mundane business know-how combats gut-wrenching human tragedy.

Bees

How Robo-Bees Could Save America’s Crops

Tiny robotic pollinators could save crops that rely on bees.

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?
NASA

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible
Psychology

Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible

A new study says people act more selfishly when dealing with wide-faced men.

The Big Bang May Not Have Spawned The Universe After All
Science

The Big Bang May Not Have Spawned The Universe After All

Our universe might actually be the result of the collapse of a four-dimensional star.

How To Make A Beach Clean Itself
Pollution

How To Make A Beach Clean Itself

Redirecting runoff underground could make for a much more pleasant day at the beach

Neuroscience May Help Us Understand Financial Bubbles
Science

Neuroscience May Help Us Understand Financial Bubbles

New research published in the journal Neuron suggests that market bubbles are in fact driven by a biological impulse to try to predict how others behave.

Is Red Bull Downplaying Research On The Harms Of Mixing Alcohol And Energy Drinks?
Health

Is Red Bull Downplaying Research On The Harms Of Mixing Alcohol And Energy Drinks?

A piece in a prominent medical journal accuses the energy drink industry of using its financial power to sway research on the harms of using Red Bull as a mixer.

Gear

Somebody Modded A Piano To Play The Game ‘Doom’ [Video]

Do you hear that, friends? It is the sweet, atonal sound of classic gaming.

Google driving uses lasers to identify moving objects like pedestrians.
Self Driving

Google’s Self-Driving Cars: A Quest for Acceptance

Robots can already outdrive humans. Now everyone needs to get out of their way.

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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Drones

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.