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Why moving rigs to the seafloor could make Arctic drilling less risky.

An airline pilot spotted an unmanned flying object dangerously close to his plane in Brooklyn yesterday. What can we learn from this?

Welcome to a future in which big data helps law enforcement predict and punish crime before it happens.

Brown University researchers invented a small, rechargeable implant that can let subjects move freely.

New research tries to measure the impact of streetscapes on our mental health.

Coffitivity gives you the ambient noise of a coffeeshop, wherever you are. I wrote this post while using the service to test it out.

Never get lost in your own metabolic processes again!

They produce only water as exhaust.

Early treatment answers some questions, raises others

A new White House strategy to counter IEDs takes a surprisingly holistic approach.

The GPS-stabilized Phantom isn't exactly a toy, but that doesn't stop it from being serious fun.

New nominations for energy secretary and EPA head will probably face uphill battles in the Senate.

The arms race between bacteria and viruses just got a microscopic bit hotter.

This screen aspect ratio makes no sense. Embrace the squarer display!

Could you use a few thousand hairs? This robot can find them.

Anheuser-Busch is being sued for watering down their beer, but there's a way to test for that.

It turns out we seriously underestimated the central nervous system.

Like people choosing which path to take from the grocery store, bats develop preferred routes and remember them.

US copyright holders like the RIAA and MPAA have a new weapon to battle piracy. Read on to find out what it is, how it works, and whether you should be scared to snag a torrent of this week's episode of Justified.