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FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?
As the international community debates what should be done with Syria's chemical weapons program, here is a look at what chemical weapons are, and what it takes to safely dispose of them.
Why You Love Your Parents’ Music
We have a "reminiscence bump" for the music our parents liked in their 20s--which they probably played around the house when we were kids.
Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show
Sufferers of the "Truman Show" syndrome imagine a world where everyone is watching them. And they're just barely wrong.
The Next Space Shuttle: Hybrid Engines Make Runway-To-Orbit Missions A Reality
A new type of engine could usher in an era of affordable spaceplanes
The Crazy Tech Behind The 2013 America’s Cup
8 awesome facts about the world's fastest sailing yachts
Chemical Analysis Finds A Whiskey’s Unique Fingerprint
How to tell different whiskeys apart scientifically
6 of the most important drug milestones of all time
From arsenic to Prozac to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
A Quick Primer On America’s Spaceports
Everything you need to know about U.S. portals to space
Did I Participate In A Pyramid Scheme?
How college students like me get recruited into multi-level marketing, which seems to defy the laws of mathematics
Why Futurama Was The Greatest Show About The Future Ever Aired
R.I.P. Futurama, we'll miss ya
These Spiky Shoes Literally Put A Spring In Your Step
The Adidas Springblade uses springs to give athletes better verticality
The World’s Tallest Skyscrapers Have A Dirty Little Secret
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Bank of America tower in New York count among the worst offenders