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Meet the 2013 astronaut class that NASA may send to Mars
Chris Gayomali | 12:55pm ESTIn a historical first, four of the eight are women
Could the 'lung on a chip' help end animal testing?
Carmel Lobello | 12:00pm ESTMerck & Co may use an inspired microchip to help test its new asthma drugs
Why whales can hold their breath for a long time — and you can't
Chris Gayomali | June 14, 2013It's not only because they have huge lungs
How Prozac turns fish into killers
Jon Terbush | June 14, 2013Trace amounts of the drug can make minnows go bad
Sorry, you can't patent your genes
Chris Gayomali | June 13, 2013The Supreme Court unanimously rules that "separating [a] gene from its surrounding genetic material is not an act of invention"
WATCH: Cheetahs will kill you with their agility, not speed
Jon Terbush | June 12, 2013Scientists say the fastest land animal relies more on its reflexes and acceleration to catch prey
How humans could theoretically look like anime characters in 100,000 years
Chris Gayomali | June 11, 2013While living in space colonies and communicating through giant contact lenses
What this tiny galaxy can tell us about the universe
Chris Gayomali | June 11, 2013Say hi to Segue 2 — the smallest galaxy yet discovered
The mystery of the bird's missing penis
Chris Gayomali | June 6, 201397 percent of avian males don't have a phallus
This is what Antarctica looks like without ice
Chris Gayomali | June 6, 2013Introducing Bedmap2, a virtual model of the continent's bedrock
This invisibility cloak creates a hole in time
Chris Gayomali | June 6, 2013By speeding up the front of a wavelength and slowing down the other end, scientists can create a little temporal pocket to hide information
WATCH: The helicopter controlled entirely by the human brain
Harold Maass | June 5, 2013Engineers hope the technology might ultimately help paralyzed people live more independently
Why the Navy wants to harness the piercing noise of cicadas
Jon Terbush | June 3, 2013The small bug with the big sound could provide insight into new underwater technology
How to use chemistry to age whiskey in days instead of years
Chris Gayomali | June 3, 2013A Cleveland-based start-up is condensing the process to about a week
The asteroid flying by Earth has its own baby moon
Chris Gayomali | May 31, 2013Meet 1998 QE2
8 drugs that exist in nature
Therese Oneill | May 29, 2013Aspirin comes from willow bark. Heroin is made from poppy buds. And more!
Take a look at NASA's new solar-powered ion propulsion engine
Chris Gayomali | May 28, 2013Ain't it pretty?
Where is that cicada invasion, anyway?
Chris Gayomali | May 28, 2013The 17-year brood II apex is supposed to be upon us. And yet...
5 fascinating reasons cockroaches will outlive us all
Chris Gayomali | May 24, 2013Virgin births, radiation-resistant DNA, plus the ability to survive decapitation for weeks on end? We don't stand a chance
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- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- 5 takeaways from Obama's sit-down with Charlie Rose
- The last telegram ever is about to be sent
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- Can fetuses masturbate?
- The 10-cent revolution: Everything you need to know about Brazil's massive protests
- New Snowden leak: NSA, Britain's GCHQ, eavesdropped on foreign leaders
- Is the momentum for gay marriage real, or just media hype?
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- Why are Japanese teenagers licking each other's eyeballs?
- Sarah Palin's Fox return proves conservative media outlets don't care about conservatism
- The week's best photojournalism
- Where are the honest atheists?
- Scientists discover an entirely new human body part… in the eye
- Girls on Film: Of course we need more female directors!
- Why conservatives can't whitewater Obama
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