According to a paper, the Nepal earthquake may have made another quake even more likely.
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Nepal’s Quake May Have Primed the Area for Another Big One
Google’s Search Algorithm Could Steal the Presidency
The magical accuracy of search engine results may be the worst thing to happen to democracy since unfettered campaign donations.
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All These Fires Are Burning Through Firefighters’ Budgets
The whole west is freckled with fires, and firefighters are anxious that the money we're throwing at these fires is growing short.
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Airplane Poop Could Help Track Global Disease Outbreaks
Researchers can sequence DNA from airplane toilets to trace resistance genes and potential pathogens.
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How Hiroshima Survivors Are Leaving A Legacy For Science
The best data medical researchers have on radiation risk comes from long-term studies of the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But they might not be enough.
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Is Lexus’ Crazy Hoverboard Really Frictionless?
Is the Lexus hoverboard really frictionless? Does it interact with the ground?
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This Wasp Mind-Controls Spiders Into Building It Cozy Webs
A parasite wasp somehow mind-controls spiders into building a special web to protect it.
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Learning Physics Is Tough. Get Used to It
There is no shortcut to learning physics. It takes lots of work and difficult times. In the end, it's worth it.
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Animated Maps Illustrate the Hell of Bay Area Commuting
Your hellish commute has never looked so pretty. A new set of animated maps plots the commutes of 3.3 million Bay Area residents commuting to 110,000 destinations.
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How Obama’s Getting Americans to Care About Climate Change
A former Obama communications director explains how the president reframed his climate change messaging.
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