Meet The People Keeping Your Home Safe From Fires
To study fire, these researchers build homes just to torch them.
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May Your Holiday Cheer Be Bright (But Not Overloaded)
Tips for keeping your holiday lights safe this season.
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The Best Science Books Of 2017
From Oliver Sacks to graphic novels, Maria Popova and Deborah Blum discuss their favorite science books of the year.
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Super Strong Robot ‘Muscles’ Inspired By Origami
The flexible muscles have a skeleton inspired from the delicate paper folds of origami—and they can lift objects a thousand times their own weight.
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Life In The Internet Slow Lane
The internet grew for decades without 2015’s net neutrality rules. So what happens if the FCC repeals them?
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From Cat Rheology To Operatic Incompetence
The 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes saluted the strange and silly in scientific studies.
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After Cassini, A Mission To Icy Planets Full Of Diamond Rain?
Researchers want to see what a closer look at Uranus and Neptune could tell us about our pale blue dot.
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Could Tweaking The Atmosphere Help Us Fight Climate Change?
A controversial technique for combating climate change has caught the Congress’ eye.
Just ‘Topia:’ Moving Beyond The Tropes Of Dystopia
Three science fiction and fantasy writers share their thoughts on the risks and rewards of building “other worlds.”
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Should Facebook Have A Seat At The Geopolitical Table?
Large tech companies wield the power of a large country—but without the same regulations.