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Ancient jars hold clues about the intensity of Earth’s magnetic field

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Seal on a jar handle

These jars held more than just supplies

These jars actually recorded changes in the Earth's magnetic field…

DARPA's new drone wants to cover the sea with air support

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DARPA Tern Concept Video

Next step: making sure the TERN turns out okay

A drone funded by DARPA and ONR advances to phase III. Read on.

Yeah, good music kind of gets you high

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Headphones

Your favorite tunes activate the same brain systems that opioid drugs do

Music activates your brain's opioid reward system: It induces the same chemical responses that make food and drugs feel good. Read on.

Four easy ways to extend your phone's battery life

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iPhone battery

Never say die

Everything you can do on Android and iOS to make sure your smartphone is still going strong at the end of the day.

Crocodile's ancient cousin defied family norms, gave birth to live young

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"Go suck an egg"

This member of the Archosauromorpha family, which includes birds and crocodiles, was pregnant with live young.

This Valentine's Day, Elon Musk wants you to know that machines will take over the world and make you obsolete

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human faces envisioned as microchips

But the best solution might be a social change—not a technical one

In a world where artificial intelligence does most of the work, Elon Musk posits that brain-computer interfaces and universal basic income will help bridge the gap.

How NASA is planning to touch the sun

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A look behind the scenes of NASA's advanced solar probe

In 2018, NASA is going to bring a probe closer to the sun than ever before. Here's how they're preparing their little robot for a very warm welcome.

Happy Valentine's Day! Stop being dumb about STIs.

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Stigma doesn't help keep us healthy (but safer sex does)

You probably have herpes, you'll likely get a sexually transmitted infection at some point, and it's time to be smart about prevention.

We may finally know how Rorschach tests trick us into seeing things that aren't there

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Debunked as a tool for psychoanalysis, Rorschach inkblots might still harbor some secrets

We've known for a long time that Rorschach make us see things that aren't there. This study looks at why.

The United Arab Emirates wants to build a city on Mars

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Look out, Elon Musk

The UAE built Dubai. Now it has a vision to build an even crazier city—on Mars.

An LED-backlit gaming keyboard for 74 percent off? I'd buy it.

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KrBN LED Backlit Gaming Keyboard

Trash-talk in style—for $177 off.

Whether you are casting a spell, killing some ogres, or just typing up some office reports, do it with pizzazz. Read on.

Celebrate Valentine's Day by eating an actual heart (seriously)

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Beef heart

An ode to organ meats

Most aphrodisiacs don’t work. You know what does bump up your lover’s libido? Demonstrating your passion by showing how much you care about their nutrition. Feed them a…

U.S. science advisory committee supports genetic modification of human embryos

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Gene editing could be allowed soon—but only under very specific circumstances

This week, a panel of experts from the National Academy of Science in the United States, released a report that endorses this type of research, though a long list of…

How to get Wi-Fi to every corner of your house

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Death to dead zones

You've probably got more than one device in your home that relies on the internet. Here's how to make sure you're always getting a strong signal.

El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter

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California Coast

And climate change could make it worse

In January of last year, drones captured video of houses perched perilously on rapidly eroding cliffs along California’s coast. Those houses in Pacifica, California…

A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America's vanishing bees

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bee visiting a flower

Little habitats on the prairie to save our nation's pollinators

The nation's bees are in trouble, and a small city in Iowa is doing something about it.

NASA wants to put astronauts on the very first launch of its new mega-rocket

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The Space Launch System could carry astronauts as soon as 2019

NASA may change the SLS launch schedule in order to but humans onboard.

You can fake a healthy skin tone to look more attractive (without actually being healthier)

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Skin tone yellow

Beauty really is only skin deep

You don’t actually have to be healthier to seem attractive to people—you just have to look healthier. And also apparently we find yellow-ish skin attractive.

Aliens are probably out there, according to Winston Churchill

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A newly-investigated essay from 1939 reveals Churchill's thoughts on E.T.

In 1939, the year World War II broke out, Winston Churchill had aliens on his mind.

Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough

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But the vaccine has its limitations

This latest discovery may be a giant step forward in creating the long elusive malaria vaccine.
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