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Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies
Wildlife

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

Some dolphins were even trained to kill.

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Health

7 things parents should know about the measles outbreak

Medical professionals answer your biggest questions.

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals
Wildlife

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals

Volunteer wildlife nurses use household items to help their furry patients.

The US Army is still looking for its perfect quadcopter drone
Drones

The US Army is still looking for its perfect quadcopter drone

The Department of Defense awarded $11 million to six companies to make it happen.

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously
Diseases

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

Measles faces many more obstacles than the smallpox eradication effort did.

The world secretly runs on hippo poop
Animals

The world secretly runs on hippo poop

These legendary crappers play an important role in cycling silicon.

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature
Security

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature

It's on its way in 'the coming weeks.'

Are biodegradable bags better than plastic? It’s complicated.
Environment

Are biodegradable bags better than plastic? It’s complicated.

Misleading labels and life cycle studies make for a messy story.

blood transfusion
Health

Searching in vein: a history of artificial blood

For centuries scientists have sought an artificial substitute for blood. Equipped with modern nanotechnology and a humbler strategy, bioengineers think they’re closer than ever.

Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million
NASA

Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million

The manufacturer falsified tests and certifications.

The history—and future—of hitting the road
Engineering

The history—and future—of hitting the road

Our streets: past, present, and future.

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit
Environment

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit

There are other environmental issues at play.

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?
Ask Us Anything

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?

Thank millions of years of evolution. And your parents.

Android phone
Tech Hacks

How to sideload Android apps, and why you would want to

Expand your app reach.

African swine fever has killed a million pigs—and isn’t slowing down
Agriculture

African swine fever has killed a million pigs—and isn’t slowing down

The science behind the world’s deadliest swine disease.

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants
Cancer

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

Tap water contaminants could add over 15,000 additional cancer cases in California.

All the new features Facebook announced at the 2019 F8 conference
Social Media

All the new features Facebook announced at the 2019 F8 conference

Zuck is talking about privacy and Facebook's overall future.

Carbon capture could keep global warming in check—here’s how it works
Energy

Carbon capture could keep global warming in check—here’s how it works

Everything you need to know about CCS technology.

Tropical forests could soon lose their ‘enchanted mist’
Climate Change

Tropical forests could soon lose their ‘enchanted mist’

Global warming will deprive tropical mountain forests in Central and South America and the Caribbean of their iconic clouds.

This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer
NASA

This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer

Guardian of the galaxy.