Rogue wave ahoy! New technique can predict surprise sea threat
Massive ocean waves that seem to come from nowhere endanger ships and oil platforms, but now there is a way to see them coming
Punk rock sea slug spotted in Australia
Some look like punks, others like clowns. A seasonal census is uncovering a wide variety of sea slug species in a biodiversity hotspot
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Bug Is Big as a Gerbil. Fortunately It Loves Carrots
Giant weta, for their monstrous size, are actually quite sweet. Not like cuddly sweet, though you’re welcome to try, but sweet nonetheless.
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Four countries are acting as safe havens for African elephants
Botswana, Gabon, Namibia and Uganda are bucking the trend of steep declines in elephant numbers, and their successes hint at good ways to protect the animals
‘Female Viagra’ to treat low libido gets go-ahead from FDA panel
A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has approved the drug, which will be given the brand name Addyi
How Will NASA Land Big Payloads on Mars? Inflatable Donuts
NASA will test the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator. What makes this landing system different from other landings?
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A Better Way for California to Water Its Farms
There's a limit to how much produce farmers can eke out of the soil with the water that CA Governor Jerry Brown has given them to work with. Or maybe there isn't.
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Feedback: When art intimates life
Legal depositions, inimitable bowel syndrome, top shelf science and more (full text available to subscribers)
Listening to meteorites hitting Mars will tell us what’s inside
NASA's InSight mission may be able to use seismic waves from meteorite strikes to probe the Red Planet's interior
Researchers Are Finally Studying the Other Chemical in Pot
The THC in weed gets you high, but the compound CBD might have all kinds of important medical uses.
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