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Newly Found Gonorrhea Superbug Resists All Existing Antibiotics
Health

Newly Found Gonorrhea Superbug Resists All Existing Antibiotics

American Soccer Robots Dominate at the World RoboCup 2011
Robots

American Soccer Robots Dominate at the World RoboCup 2011

USA! USA!

In Which We Examine the Value of Trains and Cars
Technology

In Which We Examine the Value of Trains and Cars

PopSci Q+A: The Power Couple of Pyrotechnics Explains the Perfect “Wall of Fire”
Aviation

PopSci Q+A: The Power Couple of Pyrotechnics Explains the Perfect “Wall of Fire”

How a couple of Army-educated explosives engineers built a business around blowing stuff up

In Which We Discover the Nuances of Efficient Driving
Technology

In Which We Discover the Nuances of Efficient Driving

Always remember to check tire pressure. ALWAYS

Dear NASA: Please Keep the Promise of Human Spaceflight Alive
Technology

Dear NASA: Please Keep the Promise of Human Spaceflight Alive

Or, perhaps more accurately: Dear Congress: please fund NASA sufficiently. After witnessing first-hand the extraordinary act of putting humans into space this Friday, I've realized that the importance of our manned exploration of space transcends budgets and politics

How We Determined the Ten Biggest Science Projects
Science

How We Determined the Ten Biggest Science Projects

NASA Says Space Debris Could Approach the Shuttle for the Very Last Time on Tuesday
International Space Station

NASA Says Space Debris Could Approach the Shuttle for the Very Last Time on Tuesday

Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts
NASA

Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts

Tech designed for the space shuttle program have permeated just about every aspect of our lives. Here are ten you may not know about

As Humans Take Leave of Space, Robot Explorers Will Go Farther and Look Closer Than Ever
Space

As Humans Take Leave of Space, Robot Explorers Will Go Farther and Look Closer Than Ever

Reflections on the passing of one era, and the dawning of another

Using a Lab-Grown Trachea, Surgeons Conduct the World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant
Stem Cells

Using a Lab-Grown Trachea, Surgeons Conduct the World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole
DIY

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole

Chemicals can turn any tree stump into virtual gunpowder

Spray-Can Cooling Foams Keep Japan Comfortably Chilled in This Summer Heat
Health

Spray-Can Cooling Foams Keep Japan Comfortably Chilled in This Summer Heat

FYI: What is the Hottest Pepper in the World?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: What is the Hottest Pepper in the World?

Or, which pepper will make the most hilarious YouTube video when you film yourself eating it?

Is American Foot-Dragging Pushing the Future Elsewhere?
Particle Physics

Is American Foot-Dragging Pushing the Future Elsewhere?

I'm ready for my Sputnik moment now

House Subcommittee’s Budget Bill Puts Most Powerful Space Telescope on the Chopping Block
Science

House Subcommittee’s Budget Bill Puts Most Powerful Space Telescope on the Chopping Block

Terrafugia’s ‘Roadable Aircraft’ Receives Regulatory Clearance Again, This Time for the Road
Technology

Terrafugia’s ‘Roadable Aircraft’ Receives Regulatory Clearance Again, This Time for the Road

With the help of a few key exemptions

Massive Undersea Discovery of Rare Earth Elements May Break Chinese Monopoly
Military

Massive Undersea Discovery of Rare Earth Elements May Break Chinese Monopoly

The Science of Gaydar: How Ovulation and Sexy Stories Sharpen Sexual Perception
Science

The Science of Gaydar: How Ovulation and Sexy Stories Sharpen Sexual Perception

Madam, your gaydar is beeping

Science

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