What's Needed for Self-Flying Taxis and Delivery Drones to Really Take Off

Whether carting pizzas or passengers, small autonomous aircraft like the ones Amazon, Uber and others are testing need sophisticated traffic management to prevent collisions | Continue reading


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Does Parkinson's Begin in the Gut?

A growing body of evidence links the neurodegenerative disease to the gastrointestinal tract, opening new possibilities for treatment | Continue reading


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Carbon Capture Test Facility Opens in Wyoming

In a coal-dependent state, a Republican governor wants to focus on solutions to limit CO2 emissions | Continue reading


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How to Grow Stronger Without Lifting Weights (2014)

A study finds improvement from pretending to move muscles | Continue reading


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Can Humans Live Well Without Pillaging the Planet?

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Nuclear Bomb Test Moved North Korea Mountain

A new analysis of a seismic signal suggests the entire mountain didn’t collapse | Continue reading


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Climate Science Can Be More Transparent, Researchers Say

Making data more publicly available is complicated by the large volume | Continue reading


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The Science of Altering Consciousness

In a new book, bestselling author Michael Pollan explores psychedelics and the mind | Continue reading


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NASA Will Send a Helicopter to Mars in 2020

The autonomous rotorcraft will fly to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover | Continue reading


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Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains (2012)

The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought | Continue reading


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Obamacare Calorie Count Rules Ushered In

Menu label requirements go into effect Monday | Continue reading


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The Pentagon’s Seek-And-Destroy Mission for Counterfeit Electronics (2017)

DARPA is developing microscopic chips to help crack down on knockoff parts destined for weapons and satellite systems | Continue reading


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Can Major Carbon Sinks Be Restored by Rewetting the World's Drained Bogs? (2008)

Bogs, swamps and mires help keep 500 billion metric tons of carbon out of the atmosphere, so preserving peatlands is emerging as a new priority | Continue reading


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