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Butterfly Wing Optics Help

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Apollo 11 Anniversary: Neil Armstrong Spacesuit's ‘Reboot' Effort Kicks Into Gear

The National Air and Space Museum is restoring the suit as part of “Destination Moon,” an exhibit that is scheduled to open in time for the moon landing's 50th anniver...

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Conservation

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

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

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New Condom-Coating Technology Could Improve Your Sex Life

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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.

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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

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A Tenth Planet Could Be Warping Our Outer Solar System

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The Flies on a Dead Body Can Help Solve a Murder

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This Vaccine Could Treat Heroin Addiction

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Explore Mars With NASA Images and Data

Visualization of the Red Planet

Explore Mars With NASA

Images and Data

Visualization of the Red

Planet

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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.

Astronomy

‘Peculiar’ Radio Signals Were Detected Emanating From a Nearby Red Dwarf Star

Researchers have several leading hypotheses for what’s generating the signals — and alien communication isn’t among them.

Exploration

Future Space Colony? Maybe We Should Look Beyond Mars to Saturn's Titan Moon

Instead of just sending humans on a one-shot mission to look for life on the surface, a new paper envisions a future outpost on Titan that could generate power for years.

Earth

Volcanic Whispers Are Helping Scientists

Predict Eruptions

Volcanic Whispers Are

Helping Scientists Predict

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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

Vietnam Agrees to Shut Down Illegal Bear Bile

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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.

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?

Climate

Here’s What Scientists Know About the Risk of a Massive Global Methane Release

Rising global temperatures are melting areas of permafrost that hold enormous stores of planet warming gases — but the risk of a doomsday methane bomb remains low.

Mind

Study Shows Just How Bad People Are at

Spotting Fake Photos

Study Shows Just How Bad

People Are at Spotting

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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?

Behavior

Trouble Sleeping? Restless Nights Evolved

From Ancestors Avoiding Dangers

Trouble Sleeping? Restless

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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.

Archaeology

An Ancient ‘Skull Cult’ in Turkey Practiced Rituals With Bones of the Dead

Three carved human skulls found in southeastern Turkey provide evidence of reverential — or sinister — rituals tied to what was previously thought to be a typical hunter-gatherer society.