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“Jarno Smeets” and the Physics of True Human Flight
Physics

“Jarno Smeets” and the Physics of True Human Flight

Resident physics dude Adam Weiner shows us what it would really take to lift a human body off the ground, bird-style

Video: At 800 Pounds and 45 Feet Long, The Largest-Ever Paper Airplane Takes Flight
Aviation

Video: At 800 Pounds and 45 Feet Long, The Largest-Ever Paper Airplane Takes Flight

This Week in the Future, March 19-23, 2012
Technology

This Week in the Future, March 19-23, 2012

Climate Experts Weigh In on Our Record Heat Wave
Climate Change

Climate Experts Weigh In on Our Record Heat Wave

A Mouse Made Just For You Will Model Your Medical Problems
Cancer

A Mouse Made Just For You Will Model Your Medical Problems

Book Review: Can Science Determine Which Foods Taste Best Together?
Science

Book Review: Can Science Determine Which Foods Taste Best Together?

In Taste Buds And Molecules, François Chartier concocts some unexpected pairings

Video: Dutchman Flaps His Arms And Flies
Aviation

Video: Dutchman Flaps His Arms And Flies

A Taste of Exotic Meats at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner
Animals

A Taste of Exotic Meats at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner

The Supersonic Jet of the Future Will Be a Biplane
Aviation

The Supersonic Jet of the Future Will Be a Biplane

Too Much Monkey Business Leads to Monkey Vasectomies
Wildlife

Too Much Monkey Business Leads to Monkey Vasectomies

Q&A: Creating the Mars of John Carter
Science Fiction

Q&A: Creating the Mars of John Carter

Director Andrew Stanton and production designer Nathan Crowley talk about Mars, John Carter, and building a 100-year-old science fiction universe

The Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase
Technology

The Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase

The transition from novelty to normality

Video: The First Living Animal Ever Imaged With a Scanning Electron Microscope
Biology

Video: The First Living Animal Ever Imaged With a Scanning Electron Microscope

Bombarded with electrons and sealed in a vacuum, the noble tick survived the ordeal

For the First Time, a Message Sent With Neutrinos
Particle Physics

For the First Time, a Message Sent With Neutrinos

Straight through 780 feet of rock

Video: Robot Squirrel Confuses a Snake
Robots

Video: Robot Squirrel Confuses a Snake

An Ocean of Data: Looking for Sunken Treasure in a New Way
Archaeology

An Ocean of Data: Looking for Sunken Treasure in a New Way

Can Brendan Foley and an army of shipwreck-seeking robots transform maritime archaeology?

FYI: Why Do Kids Hate Brussels Sprouts?
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FYI: Why Do Kids Hate Brussels Sprouts?

DARPA Wants Swarms of Cheap, Disposable Satellites That Take Pictures on Demand
DARPA

DARPA Wants Swarms of Cheap, Disposable Satellites That Take Pictures on Demand

MIT Laser Fibers Could Be Woven Together to Make 3-D Display Screens
Environment

MIT Laser Fibers Could Be Woven Together to Make 3-D Display Screens

The Mars Experiment
Mars

The Mars Experiment

NASA's newest Mars project is the most ambitious of its kind ever undertaken