It's stealthier, with a range long enough to attack the United States from Chinese waters.
China's new ballistic missile submarine could change its prospects in nuclear war
New research might explain why you get so hungry when you're drunk
Scientists gave some mice the drunchies
Certain kinds of vaginal bacteria can actually boost HIV risk
The balance of microbes can change your susceptibility
#DoesItFart is the burning science question you never knew you had
Could you walk to the moon in a lifetime?
An amazing video shows you how, and David Bowie is there (for some amazing reason)
This super-cheap paper centrifuge can spin 125,000 times per minute
The hand-powered device could help detect malaria
The Pentagon's new drone swarm heralds a future of autonomous war machines
This bumblebee is the first to become endangered—but it won't be the last
The rusty patched bumblebee joins the red list
Is urine actually sterile?
Why are scientists so obsessed with studying zombies?
Just because zombies aren’t real doesn’t mean we can’t learn from them
Please, please prescribe me gluten-free food
The U.K.’s prescription system might be confusing, but I want it anyway
The flooding in California won't end its three-year drought
We’ll have to wait and see
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These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech
These silly sounds are vowels, and that's a big deal
To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales
Mother-daughter conflict could help explain why women live beyond child-bearing years
Where did 'Planet Nine' come from?
New evidence suggests it could be a rogue planet captured by our sun
Fiat Chrysler may have lied about toxic car emissions
So we’re still doing this secret software thing?
China's new aircraft carrier hints at the future of its navy
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