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DevBot Brings Roborace One Lap Closer to Real

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DevBot for Roborace

The experimental car makes its public debut at Formula E practice

DevBot is the experimental test car for the all-electric, entirely autonomous Roborace series set to begin during the 2016-17 Formula E season.

Glitches Are The Number One Cause of Airline Delays

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Outdated tech is slowing air travel down

Congress has found out something about the cause of airline delays that will be completely unsurprising to regular flyers: most of the delays come from glitches in…

Montana Shut Down Over 150 Miles Of River Because Of A Fish-Killing Parasite

Space Dust Could Destroy Our Best Shot At Getting To Proxima Centauri

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starshot

When you're traveling this fast, every little speck counts

When you're flinging a tiny circuit board 25 trillion miles through the universe, it's bound to hit some stuff. And when you're moving at 59,958,491 miles per second,…

What To Do About The Potentially Big Storm Brewing In The Atlantic

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Invest 99-L satellite image

We don't know yet what will happen to the storm named 'Invest 99L', but here's how to stay prepared

Meteorology is an imperfect science.

Now You Can Explore The National Parks In Ranger-Guided 360 Degree Tours

Poop Reveals How Lobsters Can Safely Eat Stinging Jellyfish

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Special packaging protects the digestive tract from venom

To protect themselves from the stinging jellyfish they dine on, young lobsters swath their poop in a special membrane.

Join President Obama On A Virtual Reality Trip To Yosemite

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A new video honors the National Park Service’s centennial

You can now take a virtual reality tour of Yosemite narrated by President Obama.

You Need To Update Your iPhone Right Now

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Researchers found spyware that secretly records almost all your data

No matter who you are, if you have an iPhone running an older version of software, it's vulnerable to this specific spyware, so you should update as soon as possible.

How We Could See The New 'Earth-Like' Planet Up Close

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We need tiny spaceships. Lots of 'em.

One way to protect these probes would be to streamline them to needle-like shapes...

Interactive Map Shows How Animals Will Migrate In Response To Climate Change

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Scientists have predicted where nearly 3,000 species will travel

A beautiful but troubling new map predicts how animals will migrate in response to climate change…

Astronaut Jeff Williams Celebrates The National Parks On The ISS

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An out of this world birthday tribute

Jeff Williams' father was a seasonal Park Ranger with the National Park Service.

Urban Pumping Raises Arsenic Risk in Southeast Asia

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Hanoi

River water is seeping into aquifers through contaminated sediment.

In many parts of Southeast Asia, river water is seeping into aquifers through contaminated sediment.

If People Were Cockroaches, Adapting to Climate Change Would Be Easy

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Cockroach

Short lives and frequent mutations give them an evolutionary edge

The cockroach is among the most adaptable animals on the planet. Will it weather climate change unfazed?

Bill Nye On Climate Change In Our National Parks

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Jason Lederman and Bill Nye

We caught up with the NPS Centennial Ambassador in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Popular Science caught up with National Park SErvice Centennial Ambassador Bill Nye to discuss how climate change is affecting public lands and their inhabitants, and how to…

Pass The Tissues: Allergy Season Is Getting Worse, Thanks To Climate Change

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cedar tree pollen

Hay fever to double by 2050

Climate change is coming for our sinuses: If it continues at this rate, hay fever could double in the next 35 years, according to new research…

Russian Armored Car Is Now Remote-Controllable

Squishy Robots, T-Rex Skulls, Neighboring Worlds, And More Images Of The Week

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Our 10 favorite science pics

Our 10 favorite images of the week…

All Donated U.S. Blood Should Be Tested For Zika, FDA Advises

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Blood transfusion

Not just in Zika hot spots

The FDA now recommends that all blood donations throughout the United States be screened for Zika Virus. Zika, which can be spread by mosquitos and sexual contact, has…

Pentagon Study Scrutinizes The Future Of Autonomous Robot War

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