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The devastating effects of childhood lead exposure could last a lifetime
Pollution

The devastating effects of childhood lead exposure could last a lifetime

Even moderate exposure might lower IQ

mosquito
Insects

We may finally know how mosquitoes fly

But we're still not sure why

This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously for a second
Space

This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously for a second

Welcome to the Analemma tower and its half hour elevator rides

Samsung’s new digital assistant, Bixby, tries to push past voice recognition toward true AI
AI

Samsung’s new digital assistant, Bixby, tries to push past voice recognition toward true AI

The Galaxy S8 smartphone can see, listen, and learn.

Human brain illustration | Vizzies winner
Science

The 10 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year

These are the 2017 winners of the Vizzies Challenge.

China’s Marine Corps is getting bigger and stronger
Military

China’s Marine Corps is getting bigger and stronger

A reorganization and expansion brings the program from 20,000 to 100,000 Marines.

Sauroprint giant footprint
Dinosaurs

To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

Australia has always had the market cornered on enormous animals trying to kill you

The entire female menstrual cycle can now be replicated in a Petri dish
Health

The entire female menstrual cycle can now be replicated in a Petri dish

Providing researchers with a platform to study drugs and diseases influenced by these hormones

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive
Environment

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive

Small but mighty, distant dust packs a powerful punch

Here’s how China is battling drones
Military

Here’s how China is battling drones

There’s no shortage of targets.

What the frack is in fracking fluid?
Energy

What the frack is in fracking fluid?

Most of the ingredients are unknown

AI and deep learning can now help you be more popular on Twitter
AI

AI and deep learning can now help you be more popular on Twitter

Post Intelligence is a project by two ex-Google execs to help you know what and when to Tweet.

Living with a lynx—for science
Wildlife

Living with a lynx—for science

Book Excerpt: Inner Life of Cats

Titan
Moons

Electrically charged sands on Titan would make seriously sturdy sandcastles

No water required

Spinach leaves
Engineering

How to turn a spinach leaf into a human heart

Step one: detergent

No one knows what to do with the International Space Station
International Space Station

No one knows what to do with the International Space Station

Congress has only approved funding through 2024. What happens then?

The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit
Life Skills

The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit

How to deal with everything from sluggishness to constipation

Coral reefs might be in more trouble than we thought
Global Warming

Coral reefs might be in more trouble than we thought

A giant die-off suggests our predictions are overly-optimistic

ducklings
Animals

Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck

Enough with this quackery

Keystone XL pipeline image
Fossil Fuels

Everything you need to know about the Keystone XL pipeline

Guess who’s back?