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The Women That Should Have Been Astronauts

A new Netflix documentary profiles 13 women were excellent candidates for spaceflight—except that they were women

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Hundreds of unidentified cephalopods were found nursing their eggs near a deep-sea vent

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Sequencing the DNA of more than 10,000 birds could reveal how best to conserve our feathery friends—and when they evolved from dinosaurs

'Exploding Ant' Sacrifices Itself to Defend Nest

It's the ultimate act of self-sacrifice

Could This Futuristic Vest Give Us a Sixth Sense?

For starters, the new technology—appearing on 'Westworld' before hitting the market—could help the deaf parse speech and ambient noise

Look at Elon Musk-Funded Mars Simulation Project

Billionaire Elon Musk has donated money to the Mars Society in Utah. Its purpose is to help scientists prepare for the incredibly hostile conditions on the Red Planet

How to Talk With Evangelicals About Evolution

For two years, researchers from the Smithsonian traveled the country explaining the science of our shared origins

The Women That Should Have Been Astronauts — The Women That Should Have Been Astronauts

A new Netflix documentary profiles 13 women were excellent candidates for spaceflight—except that they were women

Colony of Beautiful, Doomed Purple Octopuses Found — Colony of Beautiful, Doomed Purple Octopuses Found

Hundreds of unidentified cephalopods were found nursing their eggs near a deep-sea vent

What We Can Learn From a New Bird Tree of Life — What We Can Learn From a New Bird Tree of Life

Sequencing the DNA of more than 10,000 birds could reveal how best to conserve our feathery friends—and when they evolved from dinosaurs

'Exploding Ant' Sacrifices Itself to Defend Nest — 'Exploding Ant' Sacrifices Itself to Defend Nest

It's the ultimate act of self-sacrifice

Could This Futuristic Vest Give Us a Sixth Sense? — Could This Futuristic Vest Give Us a Sixth Sense?

For starters, the new technology—appearing on 'Westworld' before hitting the market—could help the deaf parse speech and ambient noise

Look at Elon Musk-Funded Mars Simulation Project — Look at Elon Musk-Funded Mars Simulation Project

Billionaire Elon Musk has donated money to the Mars Society in Utah. Its purpose is to help scientists prepare for the incredibly hostile conditions on the Red Planet

How to Talk With Evangelicals About Evolution — How to Talk With Evangelicals About Evolution

For two years, researchers from the Smithsonian traveled the country explaining the science of our shared origins

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