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FYI: Can We Make Mars Habitable By Pumping the Atmosphere Full of Oxygen?
Mars

FYI: Can We Make Mars Habitable By Pumping the Atmosphere Full of Oxygen?

Video: Remote-Controlled Car That Runs on Aluminum Soda Can Tabs
Technology

Video: Remote-Controlled Car That Runs on Aluminum Soda Can Tabs

Video: Robots Finally Enter Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactor, Find High Radiation Levels
Technology

Video: Robots Finally Enter Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactor, Find High Radiation Levels

PackBots enter areas where workers cannot safely go

Hydrocarbons Could Form Deep In the Earth From Methane, Not Animal Remains
Dinosaurs

Hydrocarbons Could Form Deep In the Earth From Methane, Not Animal Remains

Study lends credence to abiogenic petroleum theory, which means there may be more oil in our future than we thought

With the Space Shuttles Retiring, Mankind is Slowing Down For The First Time in Centuries
Technology

With the Space Shuttles Retiring, Mankind is Slowing Down For The First Time in Centuries

New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes
Security

New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes

Even the ones that accidentally end up in your bag

Blending Wool and Kevlar Could Make Better, Lighter Body Armor
Military

Blending Wool and Kevlar Could Make Better, Lighter Body Armor

The power of natural fibers

With a Massive Hardware Hack, Libyan Rebels Hijack Disabled Cell Phone Network
Military

With a Massive Hardware Hack, Libyan Rebels Hijack Disabled Cell Phone Network

World Health Officials Debate Whether To Destroy Last Existing Samples of Smallpox
Health

World Health Officials Debate Whether To Destroy Last Existing Samples of Smallpox

The X-47B in Flight
Navy

The Navy’s X-47B Will Be So Autonomous, You Can Steer It With Mouse Clicks

MIT Uses Your Phone’s Sensors to Predict Its Movement And Keep Your Network Connection Steady
Technology

MIT Uses Your Phone’s Sensors to Predict Its Movement And Keep Your Network Connection Steady

Florida, California, Washington D.C. and New York City to Receive Retired Space Shuttles
Space

Florida, California, Washington D.C. and New York City to Receive Retired Space Shuttles

Houston snubbed, but Kennedy Space Center in Florida gets a shuttle

Space Debris Solution du Jour: Launching a Cloud of Tungsten Dust Into Orbit
Space

Space Debris Solution du Jour: Launching a Cloud of Tungsten Dust Into Orbit

The Secrets of Yuri Gagarin, Fifty Years Later
Space

The Secrets of Yuri Gagarin, Fifty Years Later

Today we celebrate five decades of secrets, lies, and half-truths from space agencies

Video: Powerful Magnets Pointed At British Editor’s Head Prevent Him From Reciting A Nursery Rhyme
Technology

Video: Powerful Magnets Pointed At British Editor’s Head Prevent Him From Reciting A Nursery Rhyme

Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?
Black Holes

Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?

Maybe that’s why we can’t seem to find them

Putting a Price on Carbon Could Slow Oceans’ Acidification
Ocean

Putting a Price on Carbon Could Slow Oceans’ Acidification

A carbon tax would make companies think harder about using fossil fuels, which spur rising acidity in the seas

Video: In Roiling Seas, Navy Laser Sets a Ship On Fire
Technology

Video: In Roiling Seas, Navy Laser Sets a Ship On Fire

Spending that military budget

Archive Gallery: Revisiting the Golden Age of Zeppelins
Aviation

Archive Gallery: Revisiting the Golden Age of Zeppelins

We comb our archives for the most majestic airships of the 1920s

Unprecedented Cosmic Explosion Spawns an Intergalactic Mystery
Technology

Unprecedented Cosmic Explosion Spawns an Intergalactic Mystery