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NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving
NASA

NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving

Terrestrial life is a huge risk for other planets

North Korea’s new ICBMs can reach most of the United States
Weapons

North Korea’s new ICBMs can reach most of the United States

This is a threat Russian ICBMs still pose today, as they have for decades.

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos
Gene Editing

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos

The effort was strictly for practice, but represent a major first step in its potential future clinical use.

Songs to sing your way through the 2017 eclipse
Science

Songs to sing your way through the 2017 eclipse

Your body is ready for our celestial bodies playlist.

Every sunset ends with a green flash. Why is it so hard to see?
Weather

Every sunset ends with a green flash. Why is it so hard to see?

Don't blink.

john day fossil bed
Space

Seven gorgeous national parks where you can watch the August eclipse

Chase the sun somewhere fun.

What’s really going on with sea level rise
Climate Change

What’s really going on with sea level rise

Even the best data can be presented in misleading ways.

USB computer
Projects

Build a portable computer on a USB stick

It's a PC that you can carry anywhere.

handful of pills
Nutrition

The three types of supplements you should never buy

An expert on vitamins tells us what to avoid.

China Hexacopters
Military

Come see China’s new hexacopters and self-detonating drones

What the People's Liberation Army has up its sleeve.

Four ways anyone can be a scientist during the solar eclipse
NASA

Four ways anyone can be a scientist during the solar eclipse

Citizen scientists, assemble.

Sunscreen made from DNA would last forever
Technology

Sunscreen made from DNA would last forever

Earth's yellow sun is the source of its power.

Smoke from ammunition depot explosion
Weapons

Something scarier than a grenade-toting drone

Ukrainian stockpile explosion highlights vulnerability of ammunition depots.

When you watch the eclipse, keep an eye out for diamonds in the sky
Space

When you watch the eclipse, keep an eye out for diamonds in the sky

It’s from a ray of sunshine peeking through a lunar valley.

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms
Animals

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms

“Worm therapy” has a mixed record in clinical trials.

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits
Evolution

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits

Even the cutest animals can be pests.

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer
Cancer

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer

Researchers plan to use it to develop new drugs.

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions
Health

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions

The adhesive is sticky even when wet with blood.

The world’s water quality might be in trouble
Climate Change

The world’s water quality might be in trouble

More precipitation, more problems.

Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool
Animals

Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool

The first rule of mouse fight club.