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FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?
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FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?

After decades of research we (mostly) know the answer

What Our Eyes Say About Our Sexual Preferences
Science

What Our Eyes Say About Our Sexual Preferences

Women are more flexible in their desires than men, study suggests

Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?
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Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

We've all wondered: really, guys, can cannabis help you win Olympic gold?

The Fully Electronic, Futuristic Starting Gun That Eliminates Advantages in Races
Technology

The Fully Electronic, Futuristic Starting Gun That Eliminates Advantages in Races

And that can be carried on a plane without the hassle, too

How NFC Radios Will Help the Visually Impaired to See
Health

How NFC Radios Will Help the Visually Impaired to See

Watching Curiosity’s Mars Landing Live on a 53-Foot Screen in Times Square
Mars

Watching Curiosity’s Mars Landing Live on a 53-Foot Screen in Times Square

The craziest space moment of the year, in one of the craziest places on Earth

Building Artificial Islands That Rise With the Sea
Global Warming

Building Artificial Islands That Rise With the Sea

NASA Has Plenty to Celebrate After Mars Rover Curiosity’s Perfect Landing
Mars

NASA Has Plenty to Celebrate After Mars Rover Curiosity’s Perfect Landing

Obama calls it a proud moment for the space program and the country

Mars Rover Curiosity Lands Successfully on Mars After Incredible Effort
Mars

Mars Rover Curiosity Lands Successfully on Mars After Incredible Effort

After cruising through space for eight months, and plummeting through the Martian atmosphere for seven minutes, the rover reports success

Science

Mars Rover Curiosity: Watch The Landing Right Here

All human eyes are glued to "seven minutes of terror" live from Mars

The Scene at NASA’s Mars Rover Landing Watch: Peanuts, Playoff Beards and Other Curiosities
Mars

The Scene at NASA’s Mars Rover Landing Watch: Peanuts, Playoff Beards and Other Curiosities

Scientists are not immune to superstitions -- they need lucky legumes

Why the Mars Rover Curiosity’s Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn’t So Crazy After All
Mars

Why the Mars Rover Curiosity’s Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn’t So Crazy After All

Intricate, untested sky crane airdrop is better than airbags, according to NASA

The Many Ways Mars Rover Curiosity Might Phone Home
Science

The Many Ways Mars Rover Curiosity Might Phone Home

Call us, maybe

NASA Invests $1.1 Billion in Manned Commercial Trips to Space
Technology

NASA Invests $1.1 Billion in Manned Commercial Trips to Space

SpaceX, Boeing, and Sierra Nevada chosen to take Americans into orbit

How The Largest Health Surveillance System Ever Created Is Preventing An Olympic-Size Pandemic
Health

How The Largest Health Surveillance System Ever Created Is Preventing An Olympic-Size Pandemic

How do you tell if a flu is dangerous enough to bring down the Olympics? Map diseases in real-time, throughout the entire country

Russian Robotic Spacecraft Completes First Same-Day Docking at ISS, Just Six Hours After Launch
Technology

Russian Robotic Spacecraft Completes First Same-Day Docking at ISS, Just Six Hours After Launch

Navy Experimental Rail Gun to Fire GPS-Guided Projectiles
Navy

Navy Experimental Rail Gun to Fire GPS-Guided Projectiles

Why Is It So Hard to Land On Mars?
Science

Why Is It So Hard to Land On Mars?

As Mars rover Curiosity approaches its terrifying landing, we have to face the fact that ‘Mars wins most of the time’

The Next Generation of Mars Rovers Could Be Smaller Than Grains of Sand
Mars

The Next Generation of Mars Rovers Could Be Smaller Than Grains of Sand

Why send truck-sized rovers when you can send nanobots?

Video: Google Street View Adds Space Shuttles, Launch Pads and More At Kennedy Space Center
Space

Video: Google Street View Adds Space Shuttles, Launch Pads and More At Kennedy Space Center