Science and reality
Philae's bumpy landing has importance for asteroid mining companies eager to excavate small bodies in space.
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When scientists talk about the sixth extinction, there's one example that stands out above all others: amphibians.
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The Dawn probe is circling in on Ceres and returning new topographic images of its pockmarked surface.
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Let me use this episode to explain some basic scientific ideas.
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The currents of the Indian Ocean are way too complicated to backtrack where MH370 crashed.
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Amateur sleuthing aside, authorities are already applying a bunch of analytics to find out if the washed-up plane fragment does belong to MH370.
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What can be done to prepare Naples for the volcano in their midst?
The post The World’s Most Dangerous Volcano May Kill Another City appeared first on WIRED.
Despite graphene’s impressive resume, no one has quite figured out what the stuff is good for.
The post We Finally Know What Graphene Is Good For: Origami appeared first on WIRED.
While the Central Valley's farm economy reels under the strain of drought, farms in the Salinas Valley are operating on all cylinders.
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Researchers put these ants to a sniff test.
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