But their research is still still insanely cool
But that doesn’t make the research any less amazing…
No, scientists didn’t turn mice into killer zombies
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Endangered bumblebees, babies' brains, and more amazing images of the week
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That 'alien megastructure' star might actually be a planet-eater
Starving stars are more common than intelligent life
Tabby’s star probably isn’t surrounded by an energy-sucking alien super-structure. But it may have eaten a nearby planet.
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ISIS is dropping bombs with drones in Iraq
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Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy
Solar and wind would be penalized under proposed law
Last week, Wyoming legislators filed a measure that would prevent utilities from selling residents electricity generated by wind or solar farms.
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James Bond has been teaching kids to smoke for over half a century
But with better intelligence, he's smoking less
Over the course of six decades, James Bond eluded thousands of enemy bullets, averted global wars and deactivated some potent bombs. But he may have also encouraged kids…
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3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria
A zap of electricity can make E. coli swim.
A gentle pulse of electricity can make bacteria dance (or rather, swim) to scientists’ tune.
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Hey look, Venus is smiling
A curved line marked the planet's surface for four days
A smile-shaped feature running through the atmosphere of Venus persisted for four days, despite 220-mph winds.
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A female shark had a bunch of babies without male contact
It's not the first time a female animal has taken matters into her own fins
A female shark had babies without any sperm, which isn't as weird as it sounds…
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A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida
Scientists aren't sure why they stranded themselves in the mangroves
Seventy-two false killer whales died of natural causes after being stranded in Everglades National Park. Another 10 were euthanized and 13 remain unaccounted for.
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Climate change might mean nicer weather in some places—but don't get too excited
Most parts of the country will want to spend less time outside
While numerous climate studies in recent years have examined the influence of global warming on extreme weather events , there has been little attention directed at the…
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A new study explains the origin of mysterious 'fairy circles' in the desert
These mystical rings may be created by termites
Yet another debunking, this time with complex computer modeling!
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This soft robot hugs your heart to help keep it pumping
It could help you survive heart failure
About 5.7 million Americans have heart failure, meaning their hearts don't pump blood as well as they should. A squishy, air-powered robot might be able to help.
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Here's a plan to turn bullfighting arenas into drone hubs
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Meet China's Sharp Sword, a stealth drone that can likely carry 2 tons of bombs
It just won a technology prize, so China's pretty proud of it.
The Sharp Sword won a big national technology award, showcasing China's secretive research into stealth drones.
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2016 was the hottest year on record
The temps trump all historical records
Climate data reveals that 2016 was the hottest year since we began keeping temperature records.
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From the archives: In 1999, Eugene Cernan knew we'd make it to Mars
In memory of "the last moonwalker"
In memory of Eugene Cernan, who passed away on January 16, 2017, we're republishing our 1999 Q&A with him—"The Last Moonwalker."…
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Watch a giant robot use 8-foot-long knives to chop veggies
MegaBots built a giant version of Simone Giertz's terrifying machine
To build a mega version of Simone Giertz's vegetable-chopping machine, MegaBots attached eight-foot-long knife arms to their giant robot.
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It's not in your head: The weather is weirder, and climate change is the reason why
But don’t point any fingers at one particular flood. Or drought. Or hurricane. Or heatwave.
If it seems like you’re regularly reading about devastating floods, droughts and storms, it’s because these extreme events are actually happening more frequently, so…
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This machine lets your smartphone analyze DNA
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