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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

Gliding Algorithm Lets Drones Surf The Winds For Hours
Drones

Gliding Algorithm Lets Drones Surf The Winds For Hours

No fuel needed

Coal Byproducts Are A Great Source Of Rare Earth Elements
Energy

Coal Byproducts Are A Great Source Of Rare Earth Elements

The vital ingredients for your next smartphone could come from energy waste

Why immunotherapy could be the cure to cancer we have all been waiting for
Cancer

Why immunotherapy could be the cure to cancer we have all been waiting for

Cancer research leader Carl June on how targeting immune cells could provide potentially lifelong protection

Global Agreement Reroutes Airline Industry
Aviation

Global Agreement Reroutes Airline Industry

Clear skies ahead

EpiPens Versus Dissolvable Tablets
Medicine

Forget The EpiPen—It’s Time For An Epi-Pill

A tablet that dissolves under the tongue could replace expensive auto-injectors

What is Replication Crisis?
Science

What is Replication Crisis?

And what can be done to fix it?

Deep Space Travel Could Damage Astronauts’ Brains
Deep Space

Deep Space Travel Could Damage Astronauts’ Brains

Rodents suffer from cognitive problems months after encountering space-like radiation

The World’s Most Stable Currency Is Backed by Carbon
Climate Change

The World’s Most Stable Currency Is Backed by Carbon

Meet the man behind the eco-friendly digital dollar.

Historic Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet Linked to CO2 Spike
Global Warming

Historic Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet Linked to CO2 Spike

First evidence found in ancient, fossilized leaves

How Will Robots Learn?
AI

How Will Robots Learn?

A.I. experts Andrew Ng and Eric Horvitz discuss the future of artificial intelligence

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Mars

Can We Predict Global Dust Storms On Mars?

Future astronauts may depend on it, and a new forecast is about to be put to the test

The Founding Of The First Space Nation Today Doesn’t Really Mean Anything
Space

The Founding Of The First Space Nation Today Doesn’t Really Mean Anything

Asgardia might become a legit state, but don't count on it

The White House Sizes Up The Future Of Artificial Intelligence
AI

The White House Sizes Up The Future Of Artificial Intelligence

How we can keep jobs for humans in an age of thinking machines

In Europe, You Can Now Order A Microsoft HoloLens
Gear

In Europe, You Can Now Order A Microsoft HoloLens

The augmented reality headset comes to the EU first

Hurricane Matthew
Weather

Hurricane Matthew Was Deceptively Powerful

What hurricane categories don’t tell you

What Do You Do With 34 Metric Tons Of Weapons-Grade Plutonium?
Military

What Do You Do With 34 Metric Tons Of Weapons-Grade Plutonium?

Russia backed out of a deal to dispose of it. Now what?

Democratizing Science
Science

Democratizing Science

How regular people can contribute to scientific research