Stop Calling it Bird Flu: World Health Organization Calls for More Care in Naming Diseases
New naming guidelines issued to avoid stigmatizing communities.
Alaska is Growing a Plant the Soviet Military Used in Secret Experiments
Golden root, or Rhodiola rosea, is also popular in Siberian folk medicine
This Company is Turning Holocaust Survivor Interviews into Holograms
Researchers are using new technology to keep Holocaust testimonies alive
How Snow Keeps the World’s Most Powerful Space Telescope Squeaky Clean
CO2 snowflakes are being tested for use with Hubble’s successor
Computers Are Learning About Art Faster than Art Historians
An algorithm took just a few months to draw connections between artists that scholars have been working on for years
New York State Forms Emergency Task Force to Protect Manicurists
State authorities spurred into action by New York Times expose uncovering health risks and wage theft in New York City’s nail salons
Starbucks Moves its Bottled Water Operations Out of California’s Drought
Bottling water in California might not be a great idea, but many companies still do it
It’s time to teach drones how to safely land in an emergency.
A Streak in the Sky: Photographer Captures an Incredible Time-lapse Image of the Moon
Janne Voutilainen’s photo took nearly 40 minutes to shoot
Here’s How NASA is Keeping The Satellites Around Mars From Running Into Each Other
NASA is beefing up traffic monitoring as more satellites enter orbit around the red planet.
The Very First Self-Driving Semi Truck Has Hit the Road
The Freightliner Inspiration is the first commercially-licensed autonomous truck
Department of Justice Says it’s Time to Reevaluate the Stingray Phone-Tracking System
New report says agency to take a look into cell phone snooping.
Journey to the Center of Earth
This African Plant Leads the Way to Diamond Deposits
A palm-like plant seems to grow only on top of diamond-rich deposits called kimberlite pipes
This is How Bombardier Beetles Fire Explosives From Their Butts
The beetls have a special chamber in their abdomens where they mix together chemicals to produce an explosive reaction
Meet the Group of Scientists That Keeps Lenin’s 90-Year-Old Corpse Fresh
90 years later, Vladimir Lenin’s body is still maintained by a Russian lab
Report Suggests Top Psychologists Worked With the C.I.A. on Torture Program
Newly-published emails reveal secret collaboration between the A.P.A. and Bush Administration
Here’s Why The Italian Army is Growing Weed
They want to lower the price of medicinal marijuana by growing their own
The U.S. Military Has Developed Self-Steering Bullets
Hi-tech bullets can help snipers hit moving targets
Have a Tattoo? The Apple Watch Might Not Work For You
Some people with wrist ink say the Apple Watch can’t detect their skin
This Is the View From Inside the Cockpit of a Solar-Powered Plane
There won’t be much sightseeing as the solar-powered airplane crosses the Pacific
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