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The massive, record-breaking Hurricane Irma is on its way to Florida
Weather

The massive, record-breaking Hurricane Irma is on its way to Florida

Here's the latest forecast for the formidable storm.

DIY iphone headphone jack
Projects

This engineer spent 4 months installing a headphone jack on an iPhone 7

Pushing the limits of DIY in Shenzhen, China.

Hurricane flood waters
Weather

Predicting a hurricane’s intensity is only going to get harder

Better forecasts mean fewer deaths.

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot
Bats

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot

Our glass and metal buildings might pose a threat.

The biological proof that humans are still evolving
Evolution

The biological proof that humans are still evolving

Even more evidence that we’re continuing to change.

Before trying robot judges, let’s learn from robot referees
Robots

Before trying robot judges, let’s learn from robot referees

Automated rulings in sports can help inform the development of criminal justice tech.

Los Angeles
Climate Change

To guard against climate change, Los Angeles is painting its streets white

They plan to lower the temperature by 3 degrees over the next 20 years.

Kim Jong-un inspects what appears to be a thermonuclear warhead
Weapons

North Korea wants the world to know it has a working thermonuclear bomb

North Korea's latest test was the roll-out campaign for a modern nuclear arsenal

Space weather may be killing sperm whales
Whales

Space weather may be killing sperm whales

A stellar suspect in the mysterious beachings.

African wild dogs vote with sneezes on important pack issues
Dogs

African wild dogs vote with sneezes on important pack issues

Dog democracy.

How to publish your own ebook
Life Skills

How to publish your own ebook

Your literary empire starts here.

PETA thinks vegans should donate their poop to those in need
Nutrition

PETA thinks vegans should donate their poop to those in need

There's just one problem with this plan.

Pod People
Mars

How we’ll nap our way to Mars

This is what real suspended animation will look like.

Which Way
Science

Time is understood very differently across cultures

Is the future forward or backward? Left or right?

Hurricane Irma threatens the United States with power rarely seen
Weather

Hurricane Irma threatens the United States with power rarely seen

Florida residents should prepare for the worst.

High fat diets may make mice live longer—but you (probably) shouldn’t live on butter
Nutrition

High fat diets may make mice live longer—but you (probably) shouldn’t live on butter

They stay stronger, faster, and smarter too.

Android Oreo
Tech Hacks

How to install Android Oreo on your phone right now

Jump to the front of the line.

Want to know how to save the bees?
Bees

Want to know how to save the bees?

Plus some bee-utiful photography.

This spacecraft is thinner than a human hair and can capture space debris
Space

This spacecraft is thinner than a human hair and can capture space debris

Earth’s orbit is becoming dangerously crowded with space junk.

Plesiosaurs probably took over the world using all four flippers
Animals

Plesiosaurs probably took over the world using all four flippers

A debate about dinosaur movement.