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NASA Telescopes May Have Spotted the First ‘Exomoon'

Astronomers using the Kepler and Hubble telescopes have glimpsed what seems to be a colossal moon roughly 8,000 light-years away.

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Conservation

Ben Lecomte's Trans-Pacific Swim Breaks the 1,000-Mile Mark

Planets

Saturn's Rings Are Raining Organic Compounds, Cassini's Grand Finale Reveals

Artificial Intelligence

Seeing Isn't Believing: This New AI System Can Create “Deep Fake” Videos

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VR

Hang Gliding Above the Ocean

in 360º

Hang Gliding Above the

Ocean in 360º

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Riding Shotgun in a Fighter Jet

Grab a g-suit and experience what it’s like to fly in a jet aircraft

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Diving Underwater With Elusive Devil Rays

Devil rays are mysterious sea creatures that are rarely seen in the wild. With their population dwindling, biologists are racing to learn more about these rays before they disappear.

VR

Standing in the Flames of a Prescribed Burn

To prevent mega-wildfires from spiraling out of control, technicians set landscapes ablaze on purpose.

Astrophysics

How Do We Control Gravity in

Space? (Part 3 of 3)

How Do We Control Gravity

in Space? (Part 3 of 3)

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Earth

The World’s Largest Ocean Cleanup Has Begun

Earth

Ocean-Loving Pooch Retrieves Plastic Pollution

Earth

The Brutal Trade That Is Killing Sharks

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Space

Here's Everything You Need to

Know About Saturn's Iconic

Rings

Here's Everything You Need

to Know About Saturn's

Iconic Rings

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Space

The Evolution of How We’ve Handled Sh*t in Space

Space travel isn’t easy, especially where human waste is concerned. How do astronauts poop in space?

Space

How a Nazi Secret Weapon Launched the Space Race

WWII introduced the first missile capable of reaching space, and it ultimately led to a man on the moon.

Space

The Crazy Plan to Get to Alpha Centauri

Humans are attempting to achieve interstellar travel. Here’s why some of the world’s greatest minds believe a nanocraft is the best way to journey into deep space.

Tech

In the Future, Broken Devices

Could Heal Themselves

In the Future, Broken

Devices Could Heal

Themselves

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Mind

Meeting of the Minds: A Brain-to-Brain ‘Social Network' Shares Thoughts

Researchers have unveiled a new technology called BrainNet that connects brains using EEG, transcranial stimulation, and direct brain interfaces.

Tech

Why Do We Need a 23 Million Digit Prime Number?

Finding the biggest prime number might not only have applications in computing, it could also win you some serious money. Here’s how.

Tech

Is This New Super Carbon Better Than Graphene?

Scientists have been searching for schwarzites for decades, here’s how their discovery could change our world.

Earth

Fly With Hurricane Hunters as

They Enter the Eye of a Storm

Fly With Hurricane Hunters

as They Enter the Eye of a

Storm

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Earth

What’s A False Killer Whale?

False killer whales aren’t what you think they are.

Earth

How This Rare Natural Fission Reactor Could Solve Our Nuclear Waste Problem

Controlling fission reactions in modern nuclear plants is a complicated and dangerous process, yet nature managed to do the same thing all by itself 2 million years ago. Here’s how.

Earth

Keeping Animals Safe While Cleaning the Ocean

How this huge ocean cleanup device avoids killing animals.

Health

What Can Happen to the Human

Heart After Months of

Swimming?

What Can Happen to the

Human Heart After Months

of Swimming?

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Health

How Scientists Found a New Neuron Hiding in Our Brains

This never-before-seen neuron was just found in the human brain, and it might hold the secret to what separates us from other animals.

Health

What Happens When CRISPR Backfires?

CRISPR is touted as a gene editing technology to change the world, but recent studies show that it might actually be doing more harm than good.

Culture

The Science Nobel Prizes

Explained in 3 Minutes

The Science Nobel Prizes

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Culture

How Our Brains Reward Us When We See Someone Fail

Schadenfreude is enjoyment that’s derived from another person’s misfortune. It’s a complicated emotional response which feels good, but how much should it govern our decision making?

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How to Convince Someone That You’re Right (Even If You’re Not)

Most conversations online about ideology seem to be like a lame snowball fight, and you’re probably wondering “there has to be a better way!” Neuroscience says, There just might be.