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USS Zumwalt

Introducing the USS Zumwalt, the Stealth Destroyer

Set to be christened in 2013, this new naval warship will amaze, leaving almost no wake in the open seas
October 2012 | By Mark Strauss

Smith electric delivery van

Forget the Volt, Make Way for Electric Trucks

Smith trucks are powered by batteries, not diesel, which could make a big difference in the fight against climate change
October 2012 | By Jerry Adler

Fossil Finding Goes High Tech

A new high tech approach to digging in the dirt is helping paleontologists dig smarter: artificial intelligence
September 28, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

The Race for Element 113 Might Be Won

After a nine year experiment, scientists in Japan might have created a third atom of the element that would be 113
September 28, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

New York City Wants to Build the World’s Largest Ferris Wheel

The big apple is building the world's tallest ferris wheel
September 28, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

The Right Dashboard Font Could Make Driving Safer

MIT’s AgeLab (better known for their age empathy suit) worked with text and graphic company Monotype Imaging to figure out what worked and what didn’t when it comes to fonts used in car displays, like GPS
September 27, 2012 | By Mary Beth Griggs

The Silence that Preceded China’s Great Leap into Famine

Mao Zedong encouraged critics of his government—and then betrayed them just when their advice might have prevented a calamity
September 26, 2012 | By Gilbert King

Track a Great White Shark from Your Computer

Where in the world are Genie and Mary Lee? Two tagged great whites are teaching us about how these giant fish live in the deep
September 25, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Facebook Snuck Into the World of Basic Cell Phones And Took Over

How Facebook is reaching those without smart phones
September 25, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

If We Had Followed This Plan, We’d Be Living on Mars By Now

If you think Curiosity is exciting, imagine where we could have been if someone had put these guys in charge
September 25, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

New iPad App Lets You Noodle Around Einstein’s Noggin

iPad app sees Einstein's autopsied brain digitized
September 25, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Next Year, We Start to Run Out of Bacon

This year's US drought is rippling through globalized agriculture. Next on the chopping block? Bacon
September 25, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Trains of Tomorrow, After the War

The wartime inconveniences of traveling by train prompted the promise for "the finest transportation the world has ever seen"
September 21, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Top 5 “Science Done Right” Moments in Movies

Directors take note: scientist and author David Kirby commends the accuracy in these popular films
September 21, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

This Robot Is Made Entirely of Paper And It Can Walk

This guy built a whole robot out of paper, and it actually works
September 20, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Honey Was the Wonder Food That Fueled Human Evolution (And Now It’s Disappearing)

Energy-rich honey could have been the food that let humans get so brainy
September 20, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Six Things to Do and Places to See Before Climate Change Swamps the Party

Get out and view a wild polar bear and visit Tuvalu and other low-lying islands while you have a chance
September 20, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

50 Years of the Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters

Although it was on the air for only one season, The Jetsons remains our most popular point of reference when discussing the future.
September 19, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Top 5 “Science Done Wrong” Moments in Movies

From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist David Kirby weighs in
September 19, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

The Real World Versions of Revolution’s Dystopian Cities

A new TV show looks very dystopian, but there are places that resemble Revolution's landscape in the world today
September 18, 2012 | By Mary Beth Griggs


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