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Come look at China’s coolest new missiles
Military

Come look at China’s coolest new missiles

Rocket launchers, supersonic cruise missiles, and more.

Arguing About Politics Online Might Not Actually Be A Bad Idea
Technology

Arguing About Politics Online Might Not Actually Be A Bad Idea

How to see more diverse opinions on your timelines

NASA's Satellite Juno at Jupiter
Science

Juno Is Still Stuck In The Wrong Orbit Around Jupiter

Problems with the spacecraft's engines are preventing it from entering a new orbit for observations

ISIS Drone Spotted In Mosul
Drones

What We Know About ISIS’s Scratch-built Drones

Clues from an abandoned drone workshop in Iraq

A double shark embryo
Wildlife

You (Probably) Don’t Have To Worry About Two-Headed Shark Attacks

Are mutant double sharks on the rise? Eh.

Why The Heck Do Animals Live In Our Houses?
Evolution

Why The Heck Do Animals Live In Our Houses?

How did a dog get on my bed?

SpaceX
Space X

SpaceX Finally Knows What Caused its Falcon 9 Rocket to Explode

Elon Musk says the problem has "never been encountered before in the history of rocketry.”

Laser-Eyed Device Could Speed Up NASA’s Search For Life On Mars
Mars

Laser-Eyed Device Could Speed Up NASA’s Search For Life On Mars

BILI is like radar for biomolecules

authagraph map
Science

Why Are We Still Using Bad Maps?

Some of the most common maps don't accurately depict Earth's surface. But it's not for lack of trying.

Detail of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) on the USS Ponce. The laser gun is a white cylinder on top of a gray ship.
Drones

Drones Fight Back Against Laser Weapons

And they might be winning

China launched the Long March 5, its largest-ever rocket
Military

China launched the Long March 5, its largest-ever rocket

The 879-ton rocket flew an experimental satellite into space.

Stealing A Password
Security

Password Managers Just Got A Lot More Accessible

LastPass expanding free password manager service to multiple devices could protect us from the internet of things

Cloud Shadow UAV drone China Zhuhai 2016
Military

China’s New Fleet Of Drones: Airshow Displays The Future Of Chinese Warbots And Swarms

Zhuhai 2016 surprises with new drones, like the stealthy Cloud Shadow attack drone, helicopter-launched mini drones, a preview of a massive drone swarm

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted
Climate Change

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted

The explorer’s maps from 1778 show some big changes

Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.
Health

Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.

The internet is freaking out over male birth control for all the wrong reasons.

After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope
Space Telescope

After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope

Now it's ready for the final tests before launch in 2018

FBI Now Investigating Its Own Bad Tweets
Technology

FBI Now Investigating Its Own Bad Tweets

Did the agency, against its own rules, publicly support a presidential candidate?

10 Disgusting Ways Your Body Betrays You In Space
International Space Station

10 Disgusting Ways Your Body Betrays You In Space

Sudden peeing, sweat balls, and so much more

Albert Einstein Now Has His Own Emoji Keyboard
Internet

Albert Einstein Now Has His Own Emoji Keyboard

How the late famed physicist became an icon on your phone

This May Be The First Dinosaur Brain Ever Studied. What Can It Teach Us?
Dinosaurs

This May Be The First Dinosaur Brain Ever Studied. What Can It Teach Us?

The new fossil is intriguing, but paleontologists have better ways of judging a dinosaur's smarts