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Egg prices are hitting record highs, raising demand for substitutes

July 24, 2015

Two black rhinos, a mother and her calf, explore a watering hole at Etosha National Park in Namibia.

Cool Finds

Researchers are Fitting Rhinos With Hidden Horn Cameras

One non-profit wants to outfit the animals with cameras and heart rate monitors to save them

July 23, 2015

43 camps nationwide teach teens white hat hacking skills

July 23, 2015

Pets and livestock will soon travel in high style through JFK

July 22, 2015

More telescope time, better equipment could help scientists figure out what’s out there

July 21, 2015

Cool Finds

One Man Packed and Shipped Over 700 Pounds of Boston Snow This Year

But they refused to ship snow to anyone in Massachusetts

July 20, 2015

Bottling water divorces people from caring about keeping public water supply clean

July 16, 2015

Architects envision a rippling structure that takes a page from the singer’s famous look

July 16, 2015

Michael Fraley, a Vice President with Yulex Corporation, cuts a guayule plant that can be used to make natural rubber, in 2008

Cool Finds

Could This Shrub Overthrow the Mighty Rubber Tree?

Researchers are working to make a shrub found in southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico a viable natural rubber alternative

July 15, 2015

Companies like Hallmark are experiencing hard times as social media and ecards gain steam

July 13, 2015

Does she look like she would enjoy being jabbed with a needle? Conservationists have used assassin bugs to test the blood female Iberian lynx, like the mother picture above with her cubs, for pregnancy.

Cool Finds

How Do You Give an Iberian Lynx a Pregnancy Test? Use an Assassin Bug

Researchers used the insects to keep tabs on population growth in the threatened species

July 10, 2015

Trending Today

Cannabis is Being Used to Build Homes

“Hempcrete” turns weed into building materials

July 10, 2015

Cool Finds

Here’s How to Make a Record Out of a Tortilla

Yes, it’s edible

July 9, 2015

A rash of injuries while taking selfies prompted the new campaign

July 9, 2015

People Who Bring Their Own Grocery Bags are More Likely to Buy Junk Food

It’s all about perceived virtue

July 9, 2015

Cool Finds

This is What Happened When an Australian City Gave Trees Email Addresses

Trees get fan mail and even write back to Melburnian residents

July 8, 2015

Swiss researchers want to build a spacecraft to eat their tiny satellites after they stop working.

Cool Finds

This Pac-Man Spacecraft Will Devour a Satellite

Swiss researchers are designing a tiny satellite to eat their defunct cube satellite and clean up space junk

July 8, 2015

Cool Finds

Look Up: Clouds Could be the Next Movie Screens

An abandoned military strategy leads to the first “cloud movie”

July 8, 2015

New Research

Ultrasonic Fingerprint Readers Can Unlock Phones Even When Your Fingers are Gross and Sweaty

Experts say ultrasound fingerprint sensors are harder to hack

July 7, 2015

Cool Finds

Researchers Are Using Facial Recognition Software To Save Lions

Software algorithms offer a non-invasive way to track the big cats

July 7, 2015

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