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A Hydraulic Press Makes Film Cameras More Compact

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camera crush

Don't try this with your DSLR

Ok, here's a math problem: if a picture is worth a thousand words, and a camera can take thousands of pictures, and a hydraulic press can shatter a camera into a…

Duck-Billed Dinosaur May Have Had Benign Tumor

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Hadrosaur, Duck-Billed Dinosaur, with a tumor

Dinosaurs, they’re just like us

Dinosaur bones can tell us a lot about the lives they lived and died. Some bones can show remnants of a violent attack, while others can show congenital problems. With…

See An Adorably British Rube Goldberg Machine Make Breakfast

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Tea, anyone?

The current state of politics in Britain is fraught, to say the least.

Could Vanishing Stars Be A Clue To Alien Life?

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder where you went

A team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden has proposed a new way to scan for advanced civilizations: by looking for disappearing stars or galaxies.

Modular Plane Concept Treats Passenger Cabin Like A Shipping Container

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Four Modular Airplane Concepts

All the efficiency of cargo!

Shipping concept for modular cargo.

Nettie Stevens, Discoverer Of Sex Chromosomes, Honored By Google

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Nettie Stevens Google Doodle

Happy 155th birthday to unsung female biologist

On her 155th birthday, Nettie Stevens is finally being honored with a Google Doodle, though it would have been nice for her to get a little more appreciation back in her…

A Bio-Hybrid Stingray Robot Powered By Rat Muscle

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Tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray.

Light-stimulated robot glides like the real thing

Researchers have developed a soft robot inspired by the physiology and propulsion of stingrays. These biohybrid robots are powered by rat heart cells, which flex when…

This Could Be The Strangest Exoplanet Found Yet

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Giant planet orbits three stars at once

Scientists observed a planet four times as heavy as Jupiter about as far as possible from its parent star in a triple star system.

Japan’s Air Force Will Include 100 Stealth Fighters

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X-2 In Flight

A small fleet, growing below the radar

Japan is working on a stealth fleet.

Google Maps Could Make Pokémon Go Even Better

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Pokémon Go x Google Maps

Two major changes that would improve the game's experience

Google is more involved with Pokémon Go than you may think…

How Typhoon Nepartak Got Its Supercharged Spin Cycle

Next Year, Biologists Will Be Able To Track Animals In Real Time Using The ISS

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The ISS and Endeavor

Monitoring migrations from space

Yes, it's true that we can see a lot from space.

China's largest space launch vehicle, the Long March 7 flies, with a Technological Triple Whammy

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China Long March 7 Space Rocket

Solves Space Trash, Empty Satellite Fuel Tanks and a Better Crew Capsule

China's newest rocket, the Long March 7, has a successful first flight, and tests a bunch of new Chinese space tech.

Three DIY Bug Traps That Actually Work

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A homemade stinkbug trap

Defend yourself against stink bugs, mosquitoes, and fruit flies

Popular Science interviewed bug experts to find three DIY traps that actually work.

A Rat Muscle Ray, A Room Full Of Tetris, And Other Amazing Images

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Our favorite science images of the week

These are the coolest images of the week.

Police Used Bomb Disposal Robot To Kill A Dallas Shooting Suspect

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Bomb Squad Robot Drives Up Ramp

Potentially the first use of a robot to kill in American policing

Police Used Bomb Disposal Robot To Kill A Dallas Shooting Suspect…

Philando Castile Video "Glitch" May Actually Have Been Police

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Justice for Philando

Minnesota cops may have removed the Facebook Live video of a man getting shot during a routine traffic stop

The Minnesota police may have been the real glitch that removed the Facebook Live video of Philando Castile’s death on Wednesday…

'Super Sniffer' Mice Engineered For Ultra-Powerful Sense of Smell

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Designed to sniff out explosives or disease

“Super sniffer” mice have extra sensors for certain smells, and could one day sniff out explosives, smuggled cargo, or illness.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Continues Its Beautiful Flow

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Heading towards the sea

Lava from Kilauea is making slow and steady progress towards the ocean.

Clouds Of Water Detected Outside The Solar System

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In the vicinity of the coldest known object out there

Astronomers have located clouds in the coldest-known object outside the solar system, a brown dwarf 7.2 light-years from Earth.
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