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Global Warming Could Be The Best Way To Terraform Mars

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Ancient Mars

Finally, a good use for climate change

In the absence of evidence of life, a not-so-new idea is gaining ground; if we can’t find life on Mars, maybe we could bring life to Mars. Not only that, but maybe we…

A Log Flume Into A Real Lake

The Latest Anti-Drone Weapon Is A Pumpkin Cannon

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Pumpkin Versus Drone

Watch a Halloween-themed target practice

Pumpkins fired at drones knock them out of the sky.

Bloodsucking Hookworms May Provide A Treatment For Asthma

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Parasitic soup that’s good for you

A few phase II and phase III clinical trials are already underway and showing improvement in celiac and inflammatory bowel disease in participants who volunteer to have…

There’s No Business Like Snow Business

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snow

This technology uses snowfall in the winter to keep you cool in the summer.

Several countries already are experimenting with storing excessive winter snow and using it later as a cooling agent during the summer.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: An EV For Everyone

A Shattered Mars Lander, An Iridescent Leaf, And More

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Cygnus spacecraft

Our 10 favorite images of the week

Our favorite images from this week in science, health, and technology news.

Stockpiles Of Winter Snow Could Provide Air Conditioning In Summertime


Interconnected Shared Memories May Be The Next Stage Of Humanity

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Future First Brain Modems

They could increase our understanding and sympathy

Popular Science and XPRIZE are teaming up to explore and explain technologies that make us say "The Future Is Now" in a video series called Future First.

Behold The Beauty That's Now Protected By The Ross Sea Reserve

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A new international agreement will protect these Antarctic waters teeming with life

It might seem like Antarctica is a dangerous, lifeless, frozen wasteland. But despite the hazards and the cold, there are parts of the continent and its surrounding…

Vintage Space is Moving!

How NASA Found The Lost ExoMars Lander So Quickly

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Europe's previous failed lander went missing for over a decade

These days, the HiRISE camera lets scientists sniff out evidence of a missing Mars lander before the trail goes cold. But other pieces of information—such as where a…

Bosch Reaxx Is The Safest Table Saw

The Quadsaw Is A Tool That Makes Square-shaped Holes

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A drill for squares

You can finally put a square-shaped hole in your wall easily with this tool.

What is Gluten?

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Why it makes some people sick and what food scientists are trying to do about it

Gluten is a grain protein found in a lot of breads, pastas, and cereals. It's completely benign for most of us. but for millions it is a intestinal time bomb and worse.

What Is The Dakota Access Pipeline?

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DAPL

A controversial connector

DAPL stands for the Dakota Access Pipeline, an underground pipeline that is currently under construction in North Dakota. A large contingent of protesters made up of…

The First A.I. Brewmaster

Virgin Galactic Calls Off SpaceShipTwo's Glide Test

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Unity And Eve In Flight

VSS Unity spends its flight clinging to its mothership due to high winds

SpaceShipTwo Unity had a successful flight but no glide test today.

Could A Black Hole Be Blocking The Light From That 'Alien Megastructure' Star?

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The top 7 explanations for the star’s weird behavior, ranked roughly in order of plausibility

We've rounded up our favorite explanations here, in rough order from least likely to most plausible.

Goggles With GPS For Open-Water Swimmers, And More

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