Trapped after an earthquake? A cockroach might just save your life.
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Roaches Wearing Tiny Backpacks Could One Day Rescue Disaster Survivors
It Took 18 Hours to Pour San Francisco’s Biggest-Ever Concrete Foundation
When it's complete, Salesforce Tower will be the tallest building in San Francisco. For now, it's a big hole in the ground.
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The Physics of the Star Wars Trailer’s TIE Fighter Formation
Another Star Wars trailer brings another physics analysis. Can we estimate the formation of TIE fighters from one image?
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Intrexon’s Billionaire CEO Is Betting on the Most Controversial GMOs
At a time of when public opinion against GMOs has gathered enough momentum to pass GMO-labeling laws, Intrexon is making bold business moves.
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California Is Finally Getting Rain. Now if It Could Just Hold on to It
New rules and a nice El Niño may let the Golden State recharge its aquifers.
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No, Mount St. Helens Doesn’t Have New Magma Chambers
Contrary to what you might have read in the media, St. Helens doesn't have "new" magma chambers and it isn't any closer to an eruption.
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Pluto’s Would-Be Ice Volcanoes Get a Close Look
New Horizons found the dwarf planet's very own Mordor.
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Behind the Scenes at the Breakthrough Prizes, the Glitzy Oscars for Science
Where scientists on the red carpet can talk about peeing in space.
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These Birds Aren’t in Trouble—It’s Just Science in Action
Todd R. Forsgren's images may be shocking, but they are actually an important and necessary part of conservation.
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What Computational Physics Is Really About
Often people will say that there are three ways of doing science: experiment, theory, and computational. These people are wrong. Here's why.
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