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How An Attack On A Company You’ve Never Heard Of Shut Down The Internet
Internet

How An Attack On A Company You’ve Never Heard Of Shut Down The Internet

And how you can get your Netflix to stream again

How Rats Got From Mongolia To New York City Subway Tunnels
Animals

How Rats Got From Mongolia To New York City Subway Tunnels

Geneticists trace the brown rat's path to world domination

New NASA Photos Show ExoMars Lander May Have Exploded On Impact
Science

New NASA Photos Show ExoMars Lander May Have Exploded On Impact

Cratered hopes

Koalas
Endangered Species

Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

Could private markets give koalas a new lease on life?

China Type 055 destroyer cruiser
Military

China’s Largest Surface Warship Takes Shape

The first Type 055 destroyer is getting ready for launch next year

Iron Man Would Wear These Sunglasses That Slide Into Place
Gear

Iron Man Would Wear These Sunglasses That Slide Into Place

Deal with it

Gene Editing Shifts Food Possibilities Forward
Climate Change

Gene Editing Shifts Food Possibilities Forward

How to win a race against time

Japanese Projector Displays Smooth Video On A Wriggling, Dancing Surface
Gear

Japanese Projector Displays Smooth Video On A Wriggling, Dancing Surface

Only in a lab, so far

exomars landed
Mars

Update: One Win, One Big Maybe For Europe’s Mars Mission

Mars is hard

facial nerve
Medicine

A Mysterious Nerve Condition Paralyzed Half My Face

I’d never heard of Bell’s Palsy until I got it

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli Separation
Mars

What Will The ExoMars Lander Do?

The importance of today's landing

Estwing Al-Pro Framing Hammer
Best of What's New

The 10 Greatest Home Innovations Of The Year

These are the Best Of What's New

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year
Best of What's New

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year

These are the Best Of What's New

Alptransit Gotthard Base Tunnel
Best of What's New

The 11 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2016

These are the Best Of What's New

China Space Program Taikonaut Shenzhou 11 Tiangong 2
Military

China Launches Taikonauts For Month-Long Stay On The Tiangong-2 Space Station

The country's longest manned mission is part of their plan for a permanent orbital outpost

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?
Ask Us Anything

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

Short answer: It's automated

Nanotech Wafer Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
Technology

Nanotech Wafer Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol

Technique to create alcohol from thin air has applications in renewable energy

What Caused This Baffling Epidemic Of Hallucinations?
Mental Health

What Caused This Baffling Epidemic Of Hallucinations?

Just in time for Halloween, a tale of pathogens and madness

Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Garlic Breath?
Ask Us Anything

Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Garlic Breath?

Short answer: It's volatile

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage
Climate Change

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage

Warmer water and increased carbon dioxide fuel a population boom