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Your weight affects how long you live—but it’s extremely complicated
Nutrition

Your weight affects how long you live—but it’s extremely complicated

There’s probably no perfect BMI.

warning times
Environment

Alaska’s giant earthquake didn’t have the moves to cause a large tsunami

The motion of the ocean(ic crust).

Tengoen Super Cargo Drone
Military

China’s new drone company is building a UAV with a 20-ton payload

That’s akin to a medium-sized manned cargo plane.

What do refrigeration, DNA synthesis, and Lycra have in common?
Projects

What do refrigeration, DNA synthesis, and Lycra have in common?

They're all getting inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

The ‘science’ of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought
Health

The ‘science’ of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought

Neuroscientists examine the dubious theory of phrenology.

Juno image
Space X

10 pretty pictures from NASA to help you recover from the government shutdown

Some science grinds to a halt when the government shuts down.

This is what determines the price of Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency

This is what determines the price of Bitcoin

Understanding the source of those crazy numbers.

These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground
Drones

These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground

Startups are tapping into the business potential of ecosystem restoration.

This is why cutting weight is so dangerous for professional fighters
Health

This is why cutting weight is so dangerous for professional fighters

Hospital trips and deaths aren’t uncommon in pro combat sports.

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it
Health

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it

Fat, I wish I knew how to quit you.

Compact fiber-optic hubs
Renewables

In photos: updating New York’s vast and fragile telecom backbone

The cables that keep information flowing through the Big Apple are undergoing a transformation, from aging copper to strong and fast fiber.

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem
Cancer

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

Opinions vary among medical professionals.

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune
Climate Change

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune

Birdsongs may hold invaluable climate clues.

Using your smartphone is better with a stylus
Tech Hacks

Using your smartphone is better with a stylus

We're bringing stylus back (yeah).

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements
Mars

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements

Small, but mighty.

TK evergreen Bitcoin cryptocurrency price article blog post
Cryptocurrency

TK evergreen Bitcoin cryptocurrency price article blog post

Crypto currency prices change too fast for real blogging. Here's a template to get that crypto content out quickly.

Hackers are attacking the electric grid
Energy

Hackers are attacking the electric grid

And computer scientists are trying to stop them.

Courts use algorithms to help determine sentencing, but random people get the same results
Science

Courts use algorithms to help determine sentencing, but random people get the same results

Numbers aren’t always as impartial as they appear.

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Ocean

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

The world’s only omnivorous shark doesn’t just poop grass for fun.

These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change
Climate Change

These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change

Is it a breakthrough, or just a buzzword?