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The Recipe for Apollo 13’s Disaster
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The Recipe for Apollo 13’s Disaster

By Amy Shira Teitel

Apollo 11's recovery.
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When Astronauts Set Sail Aboard Apollo Command Module 007

By Amy Shira Teitel

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science
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100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science

By Francie Diep

rocket
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The (Brief) Story of the Saturn IB Rocket

By Amy Shira Teitel

Earth sean from the moon
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Shaking the 8-Ball: Apollo 8’s Alternative Mission Profiles

By Amy Shira Teitel

The Wright Brothers And The Birth Of The Airplane
Technology

The Wright Brothers And The Birth Of The Airplane

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Aldrin inside the LM Eagle
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Seeing Inside The Apollo Lunar Module

By Amy Shira Teitel

Eisele
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How Donn Eisele Became “Whatshisname,” the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 7

By Amy Shira Teitel

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work
Health

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

By Mac Irvine

Fecal Containment Systems
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The Trouble With Fecal Containment Systems

By Amy Shira Teitel

Is Inspiration Enough to Launch Inspiration Mars?
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Is Inspiration Enough to Launch Inspiration Mars?

By Amy Shira Teitel

How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts
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How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts

By Mac Irvine

astronaut
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Like Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford Before Her, Lady Gaga Will Perform in Space

By Amy Shira Teitel

surface of the moon
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LUNEX: Another Way to the Moon

By Amy Shira Teitel

What Happened to Apollos 2 and 3?
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What Happened to Apollos 2 and 3?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea
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Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wally Schirra, Engineering Precision, and a Disastrous Head Cold
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Wally Schirra, Engineering Precision, and a Disastrous Head Cold

By Amy Shira Teitel

How Voyager Became a Grand Tour
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How Voyager Became a Grand Tour

By Amy Shira Teitel

Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding Aurora 7
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Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding Aurora 7

By Amy Shira Teitel

How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories
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How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories

By Amy Shira Teitel

7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings
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7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings

By Francie Diep

Let This Gorgeous Chart From 1944 Teach You About Electromagnetic Radiation
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Let This Gorgeous Chart From 1944 Teach You About Electromagnetic Radiation

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?
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FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

By Bjorn Carey

Neutron Radiograph
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Confirmed: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Was Made From Meteorites

By Colin Lecher

8 Cool Civil War Artifacts
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8 Cool Civil War Artifacts

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What Spying Looked Like In The 1960s
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What Spying Looked Like In The 1960s

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]
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What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Popular Science Guide To Neuroscience
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The Popular Science Guide To Neuroscience

By Joey Carmichael

How Drones Would’ve Altered The Course Of The Civil War
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How Drones Would’ve Altered The Course Of The Civil War

By Kelsey D. Atherton and Joey Carmichael

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots
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A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English
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American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English

By Shaunacy Ferro

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Copernicus
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Copernicus

By Francie Diep

A Computer Program Uncovers The Evolutionary History Of Words
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A Computer Program Uncovers The Evolutionary History Of Words

By Rebecca Boyle

King Richard III’s Bones Found Under English Parking Lot
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King Richard III’s Bones Found Under English Parking Lot

By Rebecca Boyle

Did Penicillin Kickstart The Sexual Revolution?
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Did Penicillin Kickstart The Sexual Revolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

A History Of Spacesuits, In Pictures
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A History Of Spacesuits, In Pictures

By Shaunacy Ferro

Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)
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Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)

By Colin Lecher

lake
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This Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past

By Rebecca Boyle

Innovations in Driving: How The Electric Starter Killed The Electric Car
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Innovations in Driving: How The Electric Starter Killed The Electric Car

By Preston Lerner

Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers
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Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: Headlights
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Headlights

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: Shock Absorbers
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Shock Absorbers

By Preston Lerner

Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths
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Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths

By Rebecca Boyle

Innovations in Driving: The Seat Belt
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Innovations in Driving: The Seat Belt

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: The Automatic Transmission
Technology

Innovations in Driving: The Automatic Transmission

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes

By Preston Lerner

November 1926: Why Men Will Always Be Better at Sports Than Women
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November 1926: Why Men Will Always Be Better at Sports Than Women

By Arthur Grahame

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?
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FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

By Daniel Engber

April 1956: Preserve Your Meat and Produce With Atomic Radiation
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April 1956: Preserve Your Meat and Produce With Atomic Radiation

By Darrell Huff

Book Review: The Transits of Venus Down The Centuries
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Book Review: The Transits of Venus Down The Centuries

By Rebecca Boyle

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?
Environment

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?
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FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?

By Amber Williams

Early Lives Of The Scientists: Teen Isaac Newton Admits to His Sins
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Early Lives Of The Scientists: Teen Isaac Newton Admits to His Sins

By Paul Adams

Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades
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Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades

By Julie Beck

The Greatest Data Thefts in History
Technology

The Greatest Data Thefts in History

By Dan Nosowitz

Bringing Biodiversity Data Online, One Leaf At A Time
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Bringing Biodiversity Data Online, One Leaf At A Time

By Rebecca Boyle

Recording A Century of Night Skies Through A Scanner Darkly
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Recording A Century of Night Skies Through A Scanner Darkly

By Rebecca Boyle

Archive Gallery: The Telephone
Gear

Archive Gallery: The Telephone

By Julie Beck

Thank You to Dennis Ritchie, Without Whom None of This Would Be Here
Technology

Thank You to Dennis Ritchie, Without Whom None of This Would Be Here

By Paul Adams

New NASA Photos Show Footprints on the Moon
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New NASA Photos Show Footprints on the Moon

By Paul Adams

The Secrets of Yuri Gagarin, Fifty Years Later
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The Secrets of Yuri Gagarin, Fifty Years Later

By Jim Oberg

Scientists Say They May Have Found Lost City of Atlantis Near Spain
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Scientists Say They May Have Found Lost City of Atlantis Near Spain

By Rebecca Boyle

A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax
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A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax

By Jason Daley