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Why Do We Care About Periods In Space?

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Sally Ride

Scientists should be worried about bigger issues facing space colonization

A new study surveys information for birth control options during extended space flight, but there are more pressing research needs before astronauts can colonize the…

Watch DARPA's VTOL Drone Perform Its First Vertical Take-Off

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Still From LightningStrike VTOL X-Plane’s First Flight

A very loose definition of "flight"

DARPA demos a VTOL drone in the works.

This Futuristic Ion Engine Could Carry Our Luggage To Mars

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ion thruster

But its first stop will likely be an asteroid

When the first astronauts get to Mars sometime, they're going to need more supplies than can fit in a backpack and rolling luggage. Their habitat, food, rovers, and…

Your Brain Stays Half Awake When You Sleep In A New Place

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Sleep

Sleep with one brain hemisphere open

When we spend the night in a new environment, our brains are actually in survival mode—only turning half off—with one hemisphere remaining more “awake” than the other.

Edward Snowden: The Internet Is Broken

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Edward Snowden

The activist talks to Popular Science about digital naïveté

An exclusive interview with Edward Snowden.

Hubble Catches A Star Blowing A Bubble

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Hubble Bubble

A beautiful new image of the aptly named Bubble Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 26 years old this Sunday, April 24.

Parachuting Humvees Crashed In Germany

Researchers Accidentally Make Batteries Last 400 Times Longer

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Gels and nanowires

Researchers Accidentally Make Batteries Last 400 Times Longer…

9 Technologies That Didn't Exist When The Queen Was Born

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Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 years old today

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926.

Skull Echoes Are The New Passwords

Video: Leonardo DiCaprio Urges United Nations To Take Paris Climate Agreement Seriously

Japan's New Stealth Fighter Just Took Its First Flight

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X-2 In Flight

Stealth Defense Forces

Japan's stealth fighter took its first flight.

15 Years Of Google's Earth Day Doodles

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We've come a long way since 2001

Fifteen Years Of Google's Earth Day Doodles…

How Bacteria Create Their Own Ice

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*Pseudomonas syringae*

Interactions at the tiniest scale can change the world

Researchers have looked at the specific proteins in the cell membrane to understand how it creates ice.

Capitol Hill Gyrocopter Pilot Gets Four Months In Prison


Artificial Intelligence Fights Wildlife Poaching

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Poacher hunters follow a path created by PAWS, an AI-driven app.

The National Science Foundation unleashes A.I. against criminals

Artificial intelligence helps rangers monitor wild spaces to stop poachers and illegal logging.

Stanford Builds A Wind Tunnel For Birds And Drones

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A goldfinch bird in flight

Learning from how birds handle turbulence

A new, high-tech wind tunnel at Stanford could lead to better drone design in the future…

A Sun Spot, A Moon Tentacle, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

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Plus, the Prince Nebula

10 of our favorite images from this week in science and tech news.

Suitsat Might Be The Creepiest Satellite Ever

10 Environmental Losses To Start Fixing This Earth Day

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