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This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science
Birds

This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science

There are also lasers

NASA’s new satellite will circle the globe repairing broken space robots
NASA

NASA’s new satellite will circle the globe repairing broken space robots

Restore-L could fix broken satellites and clean up space junk

DAPL
Army

There will be #NoDAPL at Lake Oahe. What now?

The future of the Dakota Access Pipeline is unclear

Looking for silicon-based alien life? Don’t hold your breath.
Biology

Looking for silicon-based alien life? Don’t hold your breath.

Bacteria have bonded carbon and silicon for the first time. What can they teach us?

Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades
Climate Change

Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades

Harder wetter faster stronger

Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?
Health

Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?

Is there any reason to freeze your body after death?

Hawaii snow
Weather

Why is it snowing in Hawaii?

The island chain isn't immune to winter storms

Amazon Go Shopper
Technology

The Amazon Go store will replace checkout lines with advanced sensors

A completely frictionless (and perhaps somewhat dystopian) shopping experience.

Could underwater farming feed the world?
Agriculture

Could underwater farming feed the world?

Ocean-bound entrepreneur envisions ecological restoration and economic revival.

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease
Health

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease

A mouse study suggests the brain disease may have ties to the gut

No one really knows how to name exoplanets
Exoplanets

No one really knows how to name exoplanets

Naming new worlds is a confusing mess

Office workers talking
Psychology

Don’t think you’re sexist? Sorry, we all are.

You might think you support equality, but your subconscious has other ideas

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter
AI

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter

Who says AI can’t spot fake news?

Tornado outbreaks in the United States are on the rise
Environment

Tornado outbreaks in the United States are on the rise

But there’s a twist

Magic mushrooms help cancer patients deal with depression
Mental Health

Magic mushrooms help cancer patients deal with depression

The hallucinogen helped patients accept death and embrace life

Why wildfires are suddenly ravaging the Southeast
Environment

Why wildfires are suddenly ravaging the Southeast

Get used to fires in the Great Smoky Mountains

To find drugs and explosives, scientists take cues from dog noses
Dogs

To find drugs and explosives, scientists take cues from dog noses

Sniffing like a dog gives chemical detectors a boost

Less wastewater injected into the ground means less shaking in Oklahoma
Energy

Less wastewater injected into the ground means less shaking in Oklahoma

But earthquakes remain a danger

MDMA could be on the market legally by 2021
Health

MDMA could be on the market legally by 2021

Medical ecstasy isn't far off

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees
Archaeology

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees

Paleontologists have long argued over the question