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China's new ballistic missile submarine could change its prospects in nuclear war

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China Type 094A SSBN Nuclear Submarine Hainan
Blog: Eastern Arsenal

It's stealthier, with a range long enough to attack the United States from Chinese waters.

The Type 094A SSBN, in addition to being stealthier, can launch longer ranged nuclear missiles, safe within Chinese coastal waters.

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you're drunk

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Scientists gave some mice the drunchies

Why do I binge eat when I binge drink? New research might explain the connection between alcohol and hunger, thanks to mouse brains…

Certain kinds of vaginal bacteria can actually boost HIV risk

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The balance of microbes can change your susceptibility

Certain bacteria that dwell in the vagina can make a woman more vulnerable to HIV.

#DoesItFart is the burning science question you never knew you had

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Cow nose up close

And Twitter is here to answer it

A gassier, more informative version of “does it blend?”…

Could you walk to the moon in a lifetime?

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An amazing video shows you how, and David Bowie is there (for some amazing reason)

Amazing 360-video from NPR's Skunk Bear walks us to the moon with David Bowie…

This super-cheap paper centrifuge can spin 125,000 times per minute

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Paperfuge

The hand-powered device could help detect malaria

A paper centrifuge powered only by human hands could perform super-cheap blood tests.

The Pentagon's new drone swarm heralds a future of autonomous war machines

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Perdix drone in flight

Buzzkill.

The Pentagon tested an autonomous drone swarm in October.

This bumblebee is the first to become endangered—but it won't be the last

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rusty patched bumblebee

The rusty patched bumblebee joins the red list

Just a few decades ago, the rusty patched bumblebee pollinated crops and wildflowers in 28 states. Now, as of Tuesday, it lives on the endangered species list.

Is urine actually sterile?

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Just in case you were wondering

Urine: Is it sterile, and why?

Why are scientists so obsessed with studying zombies?

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Just because zombies aren’t real doesn’t mean we can’t learn from them

Zombies can help us understand how infectious diseases spread, teach us about math or neuroscience, and improve our efforts to prepare for real crises.

Please, please prescribe me gluten-free food

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Bread assortment

The U.K.’s prescription system might be confusing, but I want it anyway

Doctor’s convenience be damned, I’d love to not pay twice as much for my pasta.

The flooding in California won't end its three-year drought

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Deluge

We’ll have to wait and see

California usually drenched with sunlight but this week, they’re just drenched. The state has gotten a pummeling from a series of storms that have dropped vast amounts…

Want people to notice your climate research? Learn how to write.

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Book

Research with a narrative is shared more widely

A new study found that climate change papers written in a more narrative style — those that tell a story — were the most highly cited by other scientists, an important…

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

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Guinea baboons

These silly sounds are vowels, and that's a big deal

Baboon barks are more than just silly noises…

To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales

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Mother-daughter conflict could help explain why women live beyond child-bearing years

Why does menopause exist? For most animals, it doesn't. But by looking to some of the only other animals who live past their reproductive prime, we can find out…

Where did 'Planet Nine' come from?

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planet 9

New evidence suggests it could be a rogue planet captured by our sun

If it's out there, Planet Nine is expected to be 1,000 times farther from the sun than Earth. How did it get so far away?

Fiat Chrysler may have lied about toxic car emissions

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Dodge logo

So we’re still doing this secret software thing?

The EPA notified Fiat Chrysler that is has reason to believe the company used software to alter emissions systems in 104,000 cars.

China's new aircraft carrier hints at the future of its navy

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Liaoning aircraft carrier China

The Liaoning carried at least three helicopters, eight fighters, three destroyers, two frigates, and a refueling ship.

The aircraft carrier Liaoning is already making big waves. What's more, it's likely it'll be followed by even bigger carriers.

Tech found in your cell phone could cure motion-sickness and save lives

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stabilizing gyroscope for boats

At ease on unsteady seas

Until recently, gyroscopic stabilizers were monstrous machines weighing about 100 tons. Now they're small enough to go on 30-foot boats.

'Viral' stories can save the world

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Understanding Digital Virality

Stories that resonate can mobilize millions.

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.
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