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A study comparing mood-related words in U.S. and British books shows that Americans increasingly use emotional words more often.

Dial in the resistor you need and avoid digging through messy electronics bins.

The Triassic die-off is one of 5 mass extinctions on Earth in the past 542 million years.

And why their reasoning is not all that surprising

A future full of spy drones sounds pretty scary. Except it’s already here.

Hop in and let the Ropits chauffeur you. (But just you.)

Happy March Madness! Love, us. [UPDATE: Polls for round one close Friday, March 22, at 9 a.m.]

If you wanted better asteroid detection, maybe you should have provided some funding, NASA's chief told Congress.

The display beams 3-D objects a centimeter above or below.

The following is an excerpt from Adam Alter's new book Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, available on Amazon.

An Oregon startup wants to sell you peace of mind by messing with drones. Our guess? This is only the beginning of what could be a very lucrative market.

Short answer: the egg.

Earth's biggest astronomy machine, inaugurated last week, will see farther into the past than ever before.

Or, how to look like you're innovating while actually doing everything to keep the status quo.

Have you seen it at sunset yet?

How do we decide how rare an animal is? How do we figure out how long before it goes extinct? And how do we stop that from happening?

Is Google Maps just an excuse for Google employees to take off on adventures carrying cameras and call it work?

The science of the "vampire facial"