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These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground

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A forest, as captured by a drone.

Startups are tapping into the business potential of ecosystem restoration.

Ecosystem restoration not only fights climate change, it is also an emerging business opportunity.

Last week in tech: Let’s get back to (post-CES) business

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Android Wear Watch $200,000

Nintendo has a new toy, a new camera captures 400-megapixel photos, and there's a $200,000 smartwatch.

Seriously, we want a Nintendo Labo.

This is what determines the price of Bitcoin

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Understanding the source of those crazy numbers.

Anyone who follows the price of Bitcoin is probably getting pretty tired. Here's where they actually come from.

10 pretty pictures from NASA to help you recover from the government shutdown

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Some science grinds to a halt when the government shuts down.

Parts of NASA were affected by the most recent government shutdown, and some remained unscathed.

The 'science' of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought

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Neuroscientists examine the dubious theory of phrenology.

Neuroscientists put the dubious theory of ‘phrenology’ through rigorous testing for the first time…

What do refrigeration, DNA synthesis, and Lycra have in common?

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National Inventors Hall of Fame

They're all getting inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

In 2018, the National Inventors Hall of Fame is adding the inventors who advanced refrigeration, OLEDs, DNA synthesis, and Lycra, among other innovations.

China's new drone company is building a UAV with a 20-ton payload

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Tengoen Super Cargo Drone

That's akin to a medium-sized manned cargo plane.

Among Tengoen's many projects: an eight-engine cargo drone with a payload akin to a medium-sized manned cargo plane.

Alaska's giant earthquake didn't have the moves to cause a tsunami

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warning times

The motion of the ocean(ic crust).

It started in the early hours of the morning, 31 minutes after midnight in Alaska.

DJI’s Mavic Air Drone uses more than a dozen sensors to keep it from crashing

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DJI Mavic Air

Cameras, IR sensors, gyroscopes, and more help prevent you from smashing this aircraft.

Take a look at the sensors DJI uses to keep its new Mavic Air drone in the sky and away from obstacles.

You can't squash Nike's springy new sneaker soles

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The Nike Epic React sneaker has higher energy return to push you forward as you run.

A luxurious running shoe that provides protection and support while also being lightweight and responsive. At $150, it falls on the pricier end, though it will not…

Your weight affects how long you live—but it's extremely complicated

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There's probably no perfect BMI.

How much should I weigh to be healthy as I get older—or in other words, what weight will keep me alive the longest?

How to train your Facebook News Feed to give you the info you want

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Feed the news need of the new Facebook News Feed.

Facebook has announced that, going forward, it will show you fewer posts from news sources. Here's how to train it so you can still stay up to date.

18 items for a perfect bedside table

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More like your best side table.

Make your bedside table the best side table. Essential items to wake up next to. Read on.

There's still a piece of Canada stuck to Australia

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An illustration from NASA shows the earth's major plates and how they are aligned today

It's hot down here, eh?

Researchers at Curtin University in Australia think this could help find out more about super old supercontinents.

E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start

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All aboard the nicotine train.

Ever since they came on the scene in 2006, electronic cigarettes, more commonly known as e-cigs or vapes, have been the subject of a rather lethargic debate.

U.S. Olympic skiers have been swooshing in VR to prep for the winter games

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Laurenne Ross VR

Digital practice for PyeongChang 2018.

U.S. Olympic athletes have been using footage from the men’s and women’s downhill ski events to practice the course in VR.

Exclusive: House Science Committee members say President Trump's lack of science advisers leaves us vulnerable to disaster

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The Office of Science and Technology Policy exists to provide the President with objective scientific advisement.

There's neither a director nor an official mandate in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy—not since President Donald Trump took office.

Watch SpaceX’s massive Falcon Heavy rocket pass an explosive milestone

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falcon heavy

27 engines all roaring and ready to go.

We’ve been waiting for so long. SpaceX has managed to keep anticipation high for its Falcon Heavy debut basically since it was first announced back in 2011.

The world's strongest athletes benefit from some extra body fat

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Strongest Man bodyfat

A belly isn't a big deal when you're eating 5,000 calories a day and lifting more than 1,000 pounds.

Bodybuilding and strength competitors look very different, and there's good reason.

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

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A phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.

“They work everywhere, any time.”

Scientists are using robots to better understand algae blooms in the fight against climate change.
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