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New Evidence Suggests the Moon’s Interior

Could Hold Lots of Water

New Evidence Suggests the

Moon’s Interior Could

Hold Lots of Water

Health

90 Percent of Men in the US May Be ‘Overfat’

A team of health researchers argue that focusing on weight misses the point because the real health concern is excessive body fat.

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Behavior

To Friend or Unfriend? How Your Relationship Style Plays Out in Social Networks

Tech

Butterfly Wing Optics Help to Cheaply Create Bright, Realistic Holograms

Conservation

We've Made 9.1 Billion Tons of Plastic and Have Recycled Almost None of It

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VR

The Occupation of Alcatraz That Sparked an

American Revolution

The Occupation of Alcatraz

That Sparked an American

Revolution

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Standing in the Flames of a Prescribed Burn

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

VR

This Could Be the Death of Urban Astronomy

City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories.

VR

Plunging Down An Ice Track At 80mph

Experience what it's like to go down an ice luge at high speeds and with no ability to see what's in front of you.

Energy

Stretchy Batteries Are Coming... Here's How

They Work

Stretchy Batteries Are

Coming... Here's How They

Work

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Medicine

The Hunt for Patient Zero Is Important But Almost Impossible

Space

A Tenth Planet Could Be Warping Our Outer Solar System

Animals

The Flies on a Dead Body Can Help Solve a Murder

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Astronomy

The Total Solar Eclipse Could Provoke a

Logistical ‘Zombie Apocalypse’

The Total Solar Eclipse

Could Provoke a Logistical

‘Zombie Apocalypse’

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Astronomy

Astronomers Identify the Origin of Peculiar Signals From Nearby Red Dwarf Star

Distant satellite interference, not alien communication, was the source of signals emanating from Ross 128, a dim star located 11 light-years from Earth.

Space

Explore Mars With NASA Images and Data Visualization of the Red Planet

OpenSpace software allows viewers to swoop over Martian mountain ranges and iconic landscapes like the Valles Marineris canyon.

Exploration

Elon Musk Says a Moon Base Would Help Continue the Dream of the Apollo Program

Speaking in Washington, DC, the SpaceX founder and CEO also said he would soon provide an update on the company’s reusable rocket-spaceship, the Interplanetary Transport System.

Earth

Volcanic Whispers Are Helping Scientists

Predict Eruptions

Volcanic Whispers Are

Helping Scientists Predict

Eruptions

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Materials

New Condom-Coating Technology Could Improve Your Sex Life

A combination of materials from MIT researchers shows the benefits of hydrogel paired with rubber, forming a product that is at once both comfortable and impermeable.

Robotics

Advanced Vision Algorithm Helps Robots Learn to See in 3D

Researchers are improving the ability of robots to identify three-dimensional objects even if their shape is partially obscured.

Mind

Making Music Using Only Your Brain Is Easy With the Encephalophone

A neurologist and amateur jazz musician has taken brain-powered music one step further with a device that instantly turns brain signals into synthesized tones.

Animals

Sex Can Be Complicated... For Snails With

Backward Organs

Sex Can Be Complicated...

For Snails With Backward

Organs

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Earth

The Search for MH370 Yields Detailed Images of Remote Indian Ocean

No trace of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was found during an extensive search, but the Indian Ocean is now among the most thoroughly mapped regions of the deep ocean.

Climate

The Enormous Larsen C Iceberg Is Beginning to Break Apart

As the Delaware-sized chunk of ice drifts out to sea, scientists are monitoring the edges of the Larsen C shelf for further signs of collapse.

Archaeology

5,000-Year-Long Tsunami Record Found in Guano-Encrusted Sumatran Cave

The discovery of sediment layers in a seaside cave represents the longest record of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, and the clearest record of tsunamis anywhere in the world.

Medicine

Swaziland Has Nearly Halved the Rate of New

HIV Infections

Swaziland Has Nearly

Halved the Rate of New HIV

Infections

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Health

Your Body Is Designed to Attack a New Organ, Now We Know Why

Scientists think they've found the molecular basis for organ transplant rejection. Now that we know its cause, could we prevent its effect?

Mind

Study Shows Just How Bad People Are at Spotting Fake Photos

Participants in the study spotted fake photos about 60 percent of the time, which is only slightly better than what is expected by chance.

Medicine

A New Gene-Altering Cancer Treatment Shows ‘Astonishing’ Rate of Success

A Food and Drug Administration panel has recommended approval of a leukemia treatment that rewires a patient’s immune cells to fight cancer.

Space

Apollo 11 Anniversary: Neil Armstrong

Spacesuit's ‘Reboot' Effort Kicks Into Gear

Apollo 11 Anniversary:

Neil Armstrong Spacesuit's

‘Reboot' Effort Kicks

Into Gear

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Culture

Scientists Are Corrupting Their Own Experiments, Here's How

The Observer Effect states that the very act of observation changes what we observe. If this is true, are their findings accurate?

Behavior

Trouble Sleeping? Restless Nights Evolved From Ancestors Avoiding Dangers

New research suggests that age-related sleep disorders are maybe not disorders at all but instead are legacies of our evolutionary past, when they were beneficial.

Mind

Happiness From Being Generous Has a Neural Basis Within the Brain

In a study on the psychology of giving, MRI scans revealed that an area of the brain linked to generosity triggered a response in another part related to happiness.