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Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy
Animals

Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy

New research on the teeth of lions who've hunted humans

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility
Military

China is building the world’s largest nuclear submarine facility

It can build four subs at a time.

How to become a Lego master builder
Projects

How to become a Lego master builder

The guy Lego pays to play

book cover not a scientist
Technology

When politicians link immigrants to disease, the science just doesn’t add up

Book Excerpt: Not A Scientist

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality
AI

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality

See the world through Facebook's eyes.

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon
Technology

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon

What an ambitious test tells us about the state of remote guidance for the visually impaired

Running might be kind of contagious
Fitness & Exercise

Running might be kind of contagious

Are you working out today because your friend went jogging yesterday?

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water
Environment

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water

A timeline of all the reasons we've gone to battle over the H2O.

biologist with bird
Science

Most scientific studies only use male subjects. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.

It's birdbrained

clouds
Global Warming

Everything you need to know about geoengineering

Scientists may finally put some of the basic principles to the test in 2018—and not everyone is happy about that

China hypersonic aircraft
Military

A look at China’s most exciting hypersonic aerospace programs

The latest scramjets, near-space planes, and super wind tunnels.

A woman enjoys the natural light refracted by water in a bottle
Climate Change

How to turn used plastic bottles into skylights and street lamps

Let the sunshine in

Why basic biology is so important in biomedical research
Health

Why basic biology is so important in biomedical research

Excerpt: Rigor Mortis

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town
Space

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town

More exciting news about cold, dead rocks

What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?
Ask Us Anything

What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?

Are they really healthier raw?

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon
Ocean

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

Scientists are pretty happy about this, for some reason.

As sea levels rise, where will all the people go?
Climate Change

As sea levels rise, where will all the people go?

Climate change could do a number on inland cities

stockton rush and macklemore board the antipodes
Ocean

Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

Stockton Rush is kind of like the Jeff Bezos of the ocean

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming
Climate Change

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming

Yo-ho-ho and a melting glacier

The bunker-busting nuclear bomb that almost was
Weapons

The bunker-busting nuclear bomb that almost was

Terrible decisions in radioactive packages