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A Dying Star's Explosive ‘Fireball' Blast

Aimed a Beam of Gamma Rays at Earth

A Dying Star's Explosive

‘Fireball' Blast Aimed a

Beam of Gamma Rays at

Earth

Behavior

‘Buying Time’ Can Provide a Path to Happiness

Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts overall happiness, according to new research, but shockingly few of us do it.

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Medicine

How Cow Antibodies Are Helping Scientists Develop an HIV Vaccine

Space

Detecting Alien Life Will Likely Be a Protracted Process, Not a Eureka Moment

Space

The Moon’s Interior Contains Lots of Water, New Evidence Suggests

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VR

Standing in the Flames of a Prescribed Burn

Standing in the Flames of

a Prescribed Burn

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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.

VR

The Occupation of Alcatraz That Sparked an American Revolution

This VR experience takes you on a historical journey from The Rock to Standing Rock

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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Astrophysics

As Much as Half of the Milky Way Likely Came

From Distant Galaxies

As Much as Half of the

Milky Way Likely Came From

Distant Galaxies

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Exploration

This Is How Many People Have Died In Space

It's probably less than you think.

Planets

Giant ‘Rogue’ Planets Are Less Common Than Scientists Thought

A new analysis of astronomical observations suggests the Milky Way hosts a maximum of one Jupiter-like rogue planet for every four “normal” stars.

Astronomy

The Total Solar Eclipse Could Provoke a Logistical ‘Zombie Apocalypse’

With two-thirds of Americans living within a day’s drive of the path of the August 21 eclipse, roads, grocery stores, restaurants, and gas stations are likely to be hubs of unusually high activity.

Transport

Britain Proposes Ban on Gas and Diesel

Vehicles by 2040

Britain Proposes Ban on

Gas and Diesel Vehicles by

2040

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg’s Understanding of AI Risks as ‘Limited’

The Tesla and SpaceX founder has raised alarms over advanced machine intelligence, a concern that Zuckerberg said is “really negative” and “pretty irresponsible.”

Transport

NASA Posts Archive of Flight Test Videos on YouTube

The space agency is celebrating 70 years of aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old videos showing X-planes, lunar landers, and various space shuttles.

Transport

Elon Musk Claims ‘Verbal Approval’ to Build Hyperloop From DC to NYC

But the cities Musk says he plans to connect with an ultra-fast underground transportation system say they haven’t heard anything from him about the project.

Climate

Antarctica's Meltdown May Be Worsening Due to

Shifting Wind Patterns

Antarctica's Meltdown May

Be Worsening Due to

Shifting Wind Patterns

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Animals

Sex Can Be Complicated... For Snails With Backward Organs

Snails with situs inversus, the asymmetrical mirroring of parts inside the body, are extremely unlucky when it comes to sex.

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.

Earth

Volcanic Whispers Are Helping Scientists Predict Eruptions

Scientists are using seismic noise interferometry to predict volcanic eruptions. Can these "volcanic whispers" help prevent future ruin?

Health

John McCain's Brain Cancer: Here's What You

Need to Know

John McCain's Brain

Cancer: Here's What You

Need to Know

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Medicine

Swaziland Has Nearly Halved the Rate of New HIV Infections

Almost a third of adults in the southern African nation were HIV positive in 2011, but greater access to anti-retroviral treatment dramatically reduced the rate of infection, officials reported during the International AIDS Society conference in Paris.

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.

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?

Behavior

To Friend or Unfriend? How Your Relationship

Style Plays Out in Social Networks

To Friend or Unfriend? How

Your Relationship Style

Plays Out in Social

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Space

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

The Smithsonian has scanned the suit and designed a special, nearly 360-degree view case for visitors to admire it in time for the moon landing's 50th anniversary in 2019.

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.

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?