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As the arctic warms, it alters weather patterns leading to more frigid winters in North America. US Department of State In the winter of 2015, New York City’s Hudson River froze—a rare occurrence. Prior to the 2000s, the record shows that the Hudson

The first Tesla Model 3 off the line will be headed into Elon Musk's garage. Tesla With the Independence Day holiday happening last week, we can’t blame you for not keeping meticulous tabs on the wonderful world of tech. Luckily, we have condensed so

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Airbus Helicopters unveiled the high-speed Racer, or Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft, at the Paris Air Show. Airbus This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com. Airbus Helicopters unveiled a model of the high-speed demonstrator it is developi

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Sea spiders—giant weirdos of the ocean—can grow up to three feet wide, with extra appendages to boot. Now scientists have discovered they also use their digestive tracts in a unique way. Timothy R. Dwyer (PolarTREC 2016), Courtesy of ARCUS Many of us

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A material's albedo tells us how well it reflects the sun's energy. Valerio Pellegrini If you’ve ever made the mistake of wearing a black shirt on a sweltering day, you know that dark colors absorb the sun’s heat, while light colors reflect it. Our p

I'm not going to say something like "these aren't your grandma's candy dishes" because I don't know your grandma. For all I know she loves Star Wars. So instead I'll say: these candy dishes are cool. Think Geek My job is to find cool stuff. Throughou

Cloud seeding is just the beginning. Below, a handful of pie-in-the-sky ideas for controlling the weather. Stuart Patience Lightning is pretty. But near airports, it can threaten ground crews, sending them indoors and delaying flights. Around power s

The "moonshot" gets closer. Pixabay What if curing cancer was as easy as getting an injection? That’s just what a pair of studies published this week in Nature tried to figure out. The two teams of researchers conducted independent Phase I trials of

Identifying the various parts of a baseplate compass A: Straight Edge B: Direction-of-Travel Arrow C: Bearing Guide D: Rotating Housing E: Orienting Arrow F: Magnetic Needle Dan Saelinger This story originally appeared on fieldandstream.com. In the m

For many of us, space putty was a childhood obsession. It was weird and fascinating in equal measure. Now, the stretchy stuff is back with an added twist. Stack Commerce For many of us, space putty was a childhood obsession. It was weird and fascinat

Means to a lens. Sam Kaplan Almost any pair of sunglasses, even those cheap gas-station shades, can make you instantly look cooler. Decidedly uncool are the benefits that single-digit spectacles can’t afford—like cutting down on glare on sunny or sno

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Straightforward measures will protect your computer. Negative Space There was a time when anti-virus software was the height of computer security, especially if you were a Windows user. But the landscape of threats has changed, and we live in an era

After 14 days in drought conditions, only the plants treated with acetic acid (in the middle column) survived. RIKEN With the threat of climate change looming, farmers and scientists alike are realizing that crops have become more resistant to events

Google Play Music can stream songs from the web as well as play your local music library. David Nield/Popular Science Google's streaming music service doesn't get the same attention as some of its other offerings, like Gmail or Maps, but this Spotify

Cockatoos are quite the musicians, making their own instrument and keeping a steady beat for up to 30 minutes. Pixabay Apparently, humans aren’t the only creatures to get down to a sick beat. A recent study shows that some male cockatoos create their

Barium clouds like this help scientists track the motion of Earth's upper atmosphere. These same chemicals are often used to give fireworks their bright colors. NASA Edit—6/30/17: After no less than 11 scrubbed launch attempts, NASA finally filled th

Jellyfish are beautiful, but they pack a serious sting. Here's how they deliver their punch. Pexels Sting is far too delicate a word for the sudden agony of an unexpected close encounter with a jellyfish. The pain slices into you like a razor, and yo

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North Americans have been eating potatoes for 10,000 years. Agence Producteurs Locaux Damien Kühn Samwise Gamgee may have preferred to boil them, mash them, and stick them in a stew, but a cursory glance of a restaurant menu suggests Americans enjoy

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