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NASA Needs To Harness The Genius Of Crowds
NASA

NASA Needs To Harness The Genius Of Crowds

What we learned at a space conference that puts inclusivity 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

Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction
Climate Change

Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction

An excerpt from the book

Pale Blue Dot
Exoplanets

‘Project Blue’ Aims To Take The First Snapshot Of A Twin Earth

Seeking a distant pale blue dot

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings
Space

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut
Biology

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut

A small step towards effective prescription probiotics

Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population
Endangered Species

Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population

This humble bombus is in danger of going extinct

Calling Food ‘Healthy’ Doesn’t Really Mean Anything
Nutrition

Calling Food ‘Healthy’ Doesn’t Really Mean Anything

Nutritionists and food policy experts say the word is nothing more than a marketing term

Why It’s Too Soon To Say HIV Has Been Cured
Diseases

Why It’s Too Soon To Say HIV Has Been Cured

News of a "breakthrough" treatment may be over-hyped

Maybe Alien Life Runs On Cosmic Rays Instead Of Sunlight
Space

Maybe Alien Life Runs On Cosmic Rays Instead Of Sunlight

Deadly radiation could be breakfast for microbes on rogue planets, comets, and more

Kuaizhou 1 China Expace space Launch
Private Space Flight

China’s Private Space Industry Prepares To Compete With Spacex And Blue Origin

Satellites and space tourists

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar
Projects

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar

A custom chopper-pontoon-racecar

Hurricane Matthew
Science

Space Station Watches As Hurricane Matthew Closes In On Florida

Winds up to 140 mph

Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk
Environment

Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk

Dry times ahead for the Southwest

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It
Bees

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It

Its fragrance mimics honeybee alarm pheromones

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment
Projects

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment

Credit goes to Snell's Law

Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies
Space Telescope

Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies

A big, beautiful mirror turns around to say hello

Thermobaric Bombs And Other Nightmare Weapons Of The Syrian Civil War
Weapons

Thermobaric Bombs And Other Nightmare Weapons Of The Syrian Civil War

A dismal science