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You don’t need to buy a new Echo to get Alexa’s best new feature

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Amazon Echo

Multi-Room Music is making its way to almost every Echo device new and old.

If you bought into Amazon's Echo smart home speakers, you can now rig up a makeshift Sonos system.

NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here's why.

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Deep Space Gateway

We all like having options.

Representatives of NASA and Roscosmos announced an agreement to work together on venturing into deep space—but we'll start pretty close to home.

Bad news: Bed bugs like the smell of your dirty laundry

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dogs in pile of dirty laundry

And other horrifying facts.

Bed bugs are tiny, flightless creatures that live only in crevices, but that have somehow managed to spread around almost the entire planet.

No one wants another H-bomb test in the Pacific

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North Korean Missile Flies Upward

To avoid reliving the worst of the Cold War, the United States needs to relearn deterrence

North Korea raised the possibility of testing a nuclear weapon in the Pacific, which is a risk no one wants to accept.

30 percent off an Amazon TV and Dot and other good deals happening today

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Amazon Devices

A quick guide to getting the goods for cheaper.

PopSci is always on the lookout for today's best deals. Our lists will be updated throughout the day, so check back to see if stumbled upon any awesome new discounts.

Tons of animals have floated from Japan to Oregon on plastic junk

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A researcher looks at a piece of Japanese debris in Washington.

Trash is the new Titanic.

The 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan launched hundreds of tons of plastic into the ocean. More than 300 species colonized the debris.

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high. But why?

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a doctor talks to her patient

The CDC's report is troubling, but not for the reasons you might think.

The United States' rise in STD diagnoses isn't a sign of moral decline, it's a public health failure of epic proportions.

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters

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Putting all our options on the table.

Bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics, driven in part by antibiotic use in animal feed.

Why three gravitational wave detectors are so much better than two

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Virgo observatory

Virgo will help LIGO locate colossal cosmic collisions.

For the first time, three gravitational wave observatories have all detected the same signal, produced when two black holes collided 1.76 billion years ago.

This hurricane season has been brutal—but it's not over yet. What's coming next?

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the earth from space

At least we've passed the peak.

We’re finally past the peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. But what comes next?

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

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A mosquito bites an arm.

Scientists spent ten years developing the special bug.

Scientists have created a strain of the bacteria that blocks the malarial parasite. And as a critical bonus, it can spread by itself through mosquito populations.

To make space exploration easier, China will launch rockets from freighters and planes

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China Jilin Spy Satellite

The country wants to become a space superpower.

To increase space access, China is adapting its space launch vehicles to launch from freighters, and be dropped from planes.

Meet the Martian hopefuls: Elon Musk and all the other people trying to get to Mars

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Mars orbiter and landers

Ready set go.

Elon Musk still really wants to put people in a canister, set off a controlled explosion underneath them, and shoot them out of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Scientists are trying to figure out how parents’ first decisions might change a baby’s health

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What makes a healthy baby gut?

Breastfeeding, cesarean section births, and antibiotics early in life can apparently influence an infant's chances of developing certain diseases and food allergies.

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work

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Don’t worry: there are no gross pictures here.

It's possible to get a "safe" sclera tattoo...it's just not likely.

Five rad and random coffee mugs I found this week

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The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 25.

Five rad and random coffee mugs I found this week. The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 25.

SpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets

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spacex on Mars

One rocket to rule them all.

Just how far can that rocket take you? SpaceX founder Elon Musk hopes that his new venture could breeze between planets—and hop from country to country.

20 essential Windows keyboard shortcuts to save you a click

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Windows keyboard

Let your fingertips fly.

Computers offer keyboard-based commands to help you navigate faster, avoid mistakes, and unlock hidden features. We collected the best shortcuts for Windows.

Sylvania Smart+ Multicolor LEDs Review: Simple smart bulbs for HomeKit users

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sylvania Smart+ Light Bulbs

If you're already using Apple's smart home platform, these bulbs are a breeze.

If you're already using Apple's HomeKit, you don't need extra hardware to use these smart bulbs.

Make your life paperless with these apps and gadgets

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Document scanner

The best ways to digitize everything.

Go paperless—it empties your filing cabinet, cuts down on clutter, and lets you find documents more easily. These apps and gadgets make the switch pain-free.
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