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Controversial Ideas: Does Semen Act As an Antidepressant to the Recipient?
Health

Controversial Ideas: Does Semen Act As an Antidepressant to the Recipient?

The saga of "Semengate"

Saving the Seas: Fixing the Water Cycle Is the Key
Ocean

Saving the Seas: Fixing the Water Cycle Is the Key

Atmospheric warming is causing saltier oceans and nastier storms

The Helicopter That Crashed in the Bin Laden Raid Was a Secret Stealth Helicopter
Aviation

The Helicopter That Crashed in the Bin Laden Raid Was a Secret Stealth Helicopter

Saving the Seas: Bleaching Threatens Coral, But Phage Therapy Could Prevent “Ghostly” Reefs
Ocean

Saving the Seas: Bleaching Threatens Coral, But Phage Therapy Could Prevent “Ghostly” Reefs

A mysteriously healthy patch of coral reefs in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf might provide scientists with ways to protect the rest of the reefs

Now You Can Buy the Smallest Atomic Clock Ever Made
Technology

Now You Can Buy the Smallest Atomic Clock Ever Made

The new clock, precise to a millionth of a second, is 100 times smaller than its predecessor

Before the Raid, SEALs Rehearsed in a Full-Scale Replica of the Bin Laden Compound
Navy

Before the Raid, SEALs Rehearsed in a Full-Scale Replica of the Bin Laden Compound

The anonymous team behind the assassination, and how it went down

Girl Scout Team Patents Prosthetic Hand Device, Helping a Toddler Write For the First Time
Robots

Girl Scout Team Patents Prosthetic Hand Device, Helping a Toddler Write For the First Time

For the First Time, Humans See Quantum Entanglement With the Naked Eye
Physics

For the First Time, Humans See Quantum Entanglement With the Naked Eye

Cell Phone Radiation Could Interact With Human Tissues in a Never-Before-Considered Way
Health

Cell Phone Radiation Could Interact With Human Tissues in a Never-Before-Considered Way

Hundreds of Miles of Wind Farms, Networked Under the Sea
Technology

Hundreds of Miles of Wind Farms, Networked Under the Sea

Atlantic Wind Connection would link wind farms over hundreds of miles

The World’s Biggest Space Experiment Launches Tomorrow, Ready to Find Dark Matter and Alternate Universes
International Space Station

The World’s Biggest Space Experiment Launches Tomorrow, Ready to Find Dark Matter and Alternate Universes

The ultra-sensitive Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will hunt for the nature of matter

“Heart Plungers” Keep Air Flowing During CPR
Medicine

“Heart Plungers” Keep Air Flowing During CPR

Government Says Biotech Companies Can Be Their Own Safety Testers
Technology

Government Says Biotech Companies Can Be Their Own Safety Testers

Letting the fox guard the henhouse?

2020 Vision: A Look Forward To The Promises of a Truly Amazing Year
Aviation

2020 Vision: A Look Forward To The Promises of a Truly Amazing Year

Get ready for the first complete synthetic human brain, moon mining, and much more

Apple Denies Tracking iPhone Users, Will Issue Software Update to Discontinue Tracking iPhone Users
Gear

Apple Denies Tracking iPhone Users, Will Issue Software Update to Discontinue Tracking iPhone Users

China Announces Plan to Build a Manned Space Station of its Own Within Ten Years
Space

China Announces Plan to Build a Manned Space Station of its Own Within Ten Years

ARPA-E’s PETRO Program Plans to Create Better Biofuel Crops, Cutting Costs in Half
Environment

ARPA-E’s PETRO Program Plans to Create Better Biofuel Crops, Cutting Costs in Half

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To
Projects

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To

A change to heat-resistant glass has had explosive effects

New Bill Directs NASA Back to the Moon By 2022, With Permanent Habitation In Mind
Moons

New Bill Directs NASA Back to the Moon By 2022, With Permanent Habitation In Mind

Bee Hackers Help Hives With Unconventional Tools
Bees

Bee Hackers Help Hives With Unconventional Tools