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EPA are we better off?
Environment

From Kumbaya to Battleground: How’d the EPA get so political?

The EPA used to enjoy bipartisan support

Ferret
Animals

Just 63 amazing animal photos from the Department of the Interior’s archives

Nature is wild

Storing data on DNA may not be practical, but it’s possible—and it sure sounds cool
Technology

Storing data on DNA may not be practical, but it’s possible—and it sure sounds cool

Researchers stored an operating system and a short movie on DNA

cat sits next to scratching post
Projects

Keep your cat overlord happy with this easy DIY scratching post

It's cheaper and sturdier than the store-bought kind

Wild elephants will sleep when they’re dead
Animals

Wild elephants will sleep when they’re dead

They may get less shut-eye than any other mammal

Amazon’s owner wants to extend its delivery range—to the moon
Space X

Amazon’s owner wants to extend its delivery range—to the moon

Blue Origin could bring Bezos's shipping empire to deep space

A mystery with a shocking twist: Death by indoor lightning
Science

A mystery with a shocking twist: Death by indoor lightning

An illuminating study on a very strange demise

Amazon Echo in kitchen
Security

Amazon Echo and the internet of things that spy on you

An upcoming court case could determine the sanctity of what is said between a person and a bot in a home

A new opioid could provide pain relief—without causing addiction
Medicine

A new opioid could provide pain relief—without causing addiction

If it works in humans, anyway

The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think
Animals

The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think

Rest in peace, big guys

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?
Technology

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?

The power they would provide isn't worth the effort

simonkolleite
Archaeology

Is the Anthropocene really a thing? Minerals we’ve helped create rekindle the debate.

These 208 minerals were all caused by human activities

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal
Health

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal

It probably saved your life

scanned drugs
Health

Counterfeit drugs are putting the whole world at risk

Even if you don't buy the fake pharmaceuticals yourself

This bot-maker wants to make a thousand interconnected AIs out of your documents
AI

This bot-maker wants to make a thousand interconnected AIs out of your documents

Converting docs into virtual assistants isn't quite the singularity, yet

A Tesla charging station
Electric Vehicles

The worst thing about electric cars might not be an issue for much longer

Is "range anxiety" a thing of the past?

eccerobot
Robots

Let’s use humanoid robots to grow transplant organs

Bio-hybrid robots could make better lab-grown tissues

Man-made earthquakes will continue to shake the country
Environment

Man-made earthquakes will continue to shake the country

Oil and natural gas drilling is still shaking things up

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral
Psychology

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral

Even if you wouldn't share them yourself

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby
Animals

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby

Time to have the talk about the birds and the giraffe pee