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SpaceX Is Sending Its First Crew-Ready Capsule to the ISS

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SpaceX Is Sending Its First Crew-Ready Capsule to the ISS

Amy Thompson

Gene Editing Is Trickier Than Expected—but Fixes Are in Sight

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Gene Editing Is Trickier Than Expected—but Fixes Are in Sight

Megan Molteni

How Many Times Do You Have to Slap a Chicken to Cook It?

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How Many Times Do You Have to Slap a Chicken to Cook It?

Rhett Allain

Post-Apocalyptic Insurers Try Out a New 'Make it Rain' Strategy

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Post-Apocalyptic Insurers Try Out a New 'Make it Rain' Strategy

Adam Rogers

Matt Hancock's plan to purge NHS pagers is pretty dumb. Here's why

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Matt Hancock's plan to purge NHS pagers is pretty dumb. Here's why

Nicole Kobie

What Is an Atmospheric River?

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What Is an Atmospheric River?

Adam Rogers

Forget Growing Weed—Make Yeast Spit Out CBD and THC Instead

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Forget Growing Weed—Make Yeast Spit Out CBD and THC Instead

Matt Simon

Since China’s Ban, Recycling in the US Has Gone Up in Flames

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Since China’s Ban, Recycling in the US Has Gone Up in Flames

Oliver Milman

Chris Hadfield: Astronaut Life Is Much More Than a Spacewalk

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Chris Hadfield: Astronaut Life Is Much More Than a Spacewalk

Robbie Gonzalez

Calorie counting apps help weight loss even if you barely use them

Health

Calorie counting apps help weight loss even if you barely use them

Will Bedingfield

Calculate How Fast Quicksilver Is Moving in X-Men Apocalypse

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Calculate How Fast Quicksilver Is Moving in X-Men Apocalypse

Rhett Allain

Why it's hard to pin the UK's oddly warm February on climate change

Weather

Why it's hard to pin the UK's oddly warm February on climate change

James Temperton

This Viral Therapy Could Help Us Survive the Superbug Era

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This Viral Therapy Could Help Us Survive the Superbug Era

Megan Molteni

Polio Is Nearly Wiped Out—Unless Some Lab Tech Screws Up

Epidemics

Polio Is Nearly Wiped Out—Unless Some Lab Tech Screws Up

Sarah Scoles

Astronauts arriving on Mars won’t be able to walk. VR may save them

Space

Astronauts arriving on Mars won’t be able to walk. VR may save them

Katia Moskvitch

Your Weather Tweets Are Showing Your Climate Amnesia

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Your Weather Tweets Are Showing Your Climate Amnesia

Adam Rogers

Hey, Donald Trump: countries with more climate change policies are better at reducing emissions

Environment

Hey, Donald Trump: countries with more climate change policies are better at reducing emissions

Sanjana Varghese

Think Facebook has an anti-vaxxer problem? You should see Amazon

Health

Think Facebook has an anti-vaxxer problem? You should see Amazon

Matt Reynolds

Clever space algae could be the key to getting humans to Mars

Space

Clever space algae could be the key to getting humans to Mars

Abigail Beall

Is the Universe a Hologram? Maybe! This Math Trick Shows How

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Is the Universe a Hologram? Maybe! This Math Trick Shows How

Natalie Wolchover