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Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?
Moons

Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?

A linguist looks into the missing 'a.'

Chevrolet’s first mid-engine Corvette is a $60,000 supercar
Engineering

Chevrolet’s first mid-engine Corvette is a $60,000 supercar

The 2020 Corvette Stingray puts the power behind the driver.

Brain interfaces aren’t nearly as easy as Elon Musk makes them seem
Health

Brain interfaces aren’t nearly as easy as Elon Musk makes them seem

We don’t know enough about the brain for you to control your smartphone with yours.

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates
Moons

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates

This is what happened with the three men's tickers during critical moments of the journey.

Designer plants could help you do your laundry
Engineering

Designer plants could help you do your laundry

The tobacco plant could make cheap detergent instead of cigarettes.

Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison
Technology

Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison

El Chapo may soon reside in the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”

These six big moon mysteries remain unsolved
Moons

These six big moon mysteries remain unsolved

Even 50 years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

Island trees can’t run from climate change
Climate Change

Island trees can’t run from climate change

“If these species are left to fend for themselves, climate change will eventually drive them extinct.”

Florida is a preview of our climate change future
Climate Change

Florida is a preview of our climate change future

Four fresh-squeezed horror stories

Your state probably isn’t prepared for droughts or floods
Climate Change

Your state probably isn’t prepared for droughts or floods

And climate change will only make people more vulnerable.

Plans to build a massive telescope on sacred Hawaiian land have sparked protests—and arrests
Space

Plans to build a massive telescope on sacred Hawaiian land have sparked protests—and arrests

Breaking down the Mauna Kea controversy.

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online
AI

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online

The hottest app of the moment collects your data, but they're certainly not alone.

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube
AI

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube

There are 43 quintillion ways to scramble a cube. This AI can solve it in seconds.

The history of science is for sale
Space

The history of science is for sale

From auction houses to eBay, this is how people buy up Nobel Prizes and space rocks.

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates
Cancer

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

Delay in treatment during natural disasters can be detrimental for certain cancer patients.

Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet?
Moons

Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet?

Solar storms, sharp sand, and near-weightlessness are just the tip of the iceberg.

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought
Mental Health

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought

A genetic study argues for a more nuanced view of the disorder.

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars
Self Driving

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

Autonomous vehicles offer a promise of independence.

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note
Technology

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

The country only recently pardoned him for criminal charges of homosexuality, for which he was chemically castrated.