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Pretty Space Pics: A Rocket Arcs Across the Northern Lights
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Pretty Space Pics: A Rocket Arcs Across the Northern Lights

FYI: Do Competitive Eaters Have Unusual Stomachs?
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FYI: Do Competitive Eaters Have Unusual Stomachs?

This Week in the Future, February 13-17, 2012
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This Week in the Future, February 13-17, 2012

The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, February 13-17, 2012
Science

The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, February 13-17, 2012

A Wirelessly Controlled Pharmacy Dispenses Drugs From Within Your Abdomen
Medicine

A Wirelessly Controlled Pharmacy Dispenses Drugs From Within Your Abdomen

Future pharmacies will be inside our bodies

How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole
Technology

How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole

First, build a telescope the size of planet Earth

FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?
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FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?

Video: The Swiss are Developing a Family of Small Satellites to Tidy Up Junk in Orbit
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Video: The Swiss are Developing a Family of Small Satellites to Tidy Up Junk in Orbit

Compound Reinvigorates Classic Antibiotics In Fight Against New Superbacteria
Health

Compound Reinvigorates Classic Antibiotics In Fight Against New Superbacteria

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine
Science

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine

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In Midst of Budget Woes, NASA Contemplates a Manned Waypoint In Orbit Near the Moon
Technology

In Midst of Budget Woes, NASA Contemplates a Manned Waypoint In Orbit Near the Moon

Frozen Fruit Flies Come Back to Life
Science

Frozen Fruit Flies Come Back to Life

Feeding flies a "cryoprotectant" can save them from the cold

Today’s NASA Budget: ‘Irrational’ Cuts to Planetary Science Mean Mars Missions Get the Axe
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Today’s NASA Budget: ‘Irrational’ Cuts to Planetary Science Mean Mars Missions Get the Axe

Free To a Good Home: One Space Telescope, Still In Orbit
Technology

Free To a Good Home: One Space Telescope, Still In Orbit

The All-Electric BMW Active E
Electric Vehicles

The All-Electric BMW Active E

You'll need to rethink the way you drive, literally

This Week in the Future, February 6-10, 2012
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This Week in the Future, February 6-10, 2012

The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, February 6-10, 2012
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The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, February 6-10, 2012

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play
Projects

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play

Build a robot that plays Angry Birds for you

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training
Projects

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

LEGO's Master Builder class teaches you to see those little blocks in a totally new way--though that's not easy

Can Treating Your Life As a Game Make You a Better Person?
Health

Can Treating Your Life As a Game Make You a Better Person?

One full week of keeping track of absolutely everything, to see if gamification can net you a win in the game of life