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Elon Musk Claims ‘Verbal Approval’ to

Build Hyperloop From DC to NYC

Elon Musk Claims ‘Verbal

Approval’ to Build

Hyperloop From DC to NYC

Health

Thinking You're Less Active Than You Are Could Be Killing You

A study found that people who said that they weren't exercising as much as their peers were much more likely to live shorter lives, even if they get plenty of exercise.

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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

Archaeology

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

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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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Space

A Tenth Planet Could Be Warping Our Outer Solar System

Animals

The Flies on a Dead Body Can Help Solve a Murder

Medicine

This Vaccine Could Treat Heroin Addiction

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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.

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.

Planets

A Huge Asteroid Hitting Mars 4 Billion Years Ago May Have Shaped the Red Planet

A new study supports the idea that the sculpting of Mars and its two small moons was largely determined by a huge impact early in the solar system's history.

Earth

Volcanic Whispers Are Helping Scientists

Predict Eruptions

Volcanic Whispers Are

Helping Scientists Predict

Eruptions

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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.

Tech

After Silicon Valley: Magnetic Spintronics Could Bring Next-Gen Computing

Spin electronics joins a variety of new techniques for moving around binary data that could move beyond traditional silicon computer circuits entirely.

Animals

Sex Can Be Complicated... For Snails With

Backward Organs

Sex Can Be Complicated...

For Snails With Backward

Organs

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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.

Animals

Vietnam Agrees to Shut Down Illegal Bear Bile Farms

The government and a non-profit animal welfare organization agreed to rescue more than 1,000 bears from facilities that harvest bear bile, which is used in traditional medicine.

Animals

This Strange Deep-Sea Tubeworm Is Among the Planet's Longest-Lived Species

A new study of Escarpia laminata highlights the complex relationship between depth, metabolism, and mortality.

Mind

Study Shows Just How Bad People Are at

Spotting Fake Photos

Study Shows Just How Bad

People Are at Spotting

Fake Photos

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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.

Health

A New Test for Pee in the Pool Looks at the Water's Sweetness

Researchers are focusing on levels of an artificial sweetener that is excreted in urine, which was up to 571 times greater in pools and hot tubs than what tests found in tap water.

Medicine

The Hunt for Patient Zero Is Important But Almost Impossible

Finding the source of a disease outbreak requires intensive detective work from health experts. But is finding Patient Zero even possible?

Culture

Scientists Are Corrupting Their Own

Experiments, Here's How

Scientists Are Corrupting

Their Own Experiments,

Here's How

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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.

Behavior

Here's Why You Talk to Your Dog Like It's a Baby

New findings show that the high, sing-song voice that is characteristic of pet-directed speech makes dogs pay more attention to us.