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Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up
It’s all about setting up psychological tripping blocks
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DARPA Wants Flying Drone Carriers
Retrofitting big bombers into drone carriers could make Cold War tech more useful for modern warfare
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Virgin Galactic’s Aggressive Plan to Get Back in the Air
The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Just Crashed in California
The private spaceflight company was testing a new fuel for their experimental spaceship
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Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Figure Out What Ails You
Microscopic particles will spy on the cells of your body and look for any disease, including cancer
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The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang
The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist
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How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn
Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics
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Finally, a Working (Though Limited) Hoverboard!
If you have a huge aluminum or copper sheet, this hoverboad looks pretty fun
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The Case for Sending Women to Mars
Because women are smaller than men, they’re cheaper to send into space
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This Umbrella Creates an Air “Force Field” to Keep Rain Away
The umbrellas are still in the testing phase but are expected to ship out by next December
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In an Effort to Stop Poaching, Namibia Will Remove All of Its Rhinos’ Horns
That extreme measure will likely not be enough to stop the killing, however, so the country is also bolstering its anti-poaching patrols
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All the Things a Hacker Can Find Out About You on Public Wifi
Your vacation, your job, your passwords
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Watch Adorable Meerkat And Otter Live Streams, Help Combat Poaching
Google and the London Zoo have teamed up to offer live streams of animals in an effort to test conservation tech
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Robot Ships And Pepper Spray—the Latest in Pirate-Fighting Tech
New technology developments are looking to combat piracy and terrorism on the high seas
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Instead of Growing Meat in a Lab, Why Not Make It Out of Plants?
“Plant blood” is the secret behind the I-can’t-believe-it-isn’t-meat company, Impossible Foods
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The Fake Story of a Blond Child Bride Made This the Most Visited Blog in Norway
The campaign is meant to increase awareness and also is seeking sponsors of individual girls
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To Detect Bombs Before They’re Used, Sweden Is Looking at Its Sewers
The EU’s Emphasis Project is designed to detect people manufacturing IED’s
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This Drone Could Live on Your Wrist And Help You Take Selfies
Holding a camera at arms length is so passe
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Movies and deliveries are moving on up, while fines and bans go into effect in parks
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