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A meteorite impacting the earth under a grazing angle of incidence can do a lot of damage; it may travel a long way, carving a trench into the ground until it finally penetrates the surface. The impact site may be vapori...

While Amtrak is a perfectly fine way to travel, especially on the Eastern seaboard, the country's publicly owned rail company doesn't exactly have a high-tech reputation. That will change in the next few years, thanks to...

When it comes to telling the time, there are many different ways of doing so, although the sundial has been more or less out of fashion for quite a while already ever since the clock and watch have made their presence kn...

If you ask Russia, modern rockets are hindered by not just their engines, but their fuel -- the chemicals just aren't powerful enough to carry increasingly heavier loads and keep costs in check. To that end, the country'...

Being overweight increases the chances of premature death . This statement is backed by a four-continent effort involving 239 studies and data from 10.6 million people. The study -- one of the largest to date -- runs cou...

Automatic external defibrillators fail to save lives when the public does not have basic life support education, according to new research. The study found that public access defibrillation programs are unevenly deployed...

 History repeats herself, but she mumbles. Most of the time we can only in retrospect discern what she was trying to say. Sometimes, though, history’s intent is clear. That’s where we stand with the state of connect...

Astronaut Megan McArthur spent 16 days aboard the underwater Aquarius Reef Base, conducting research in an environment that simulates space exploration. The post This Aquanaut Is Defining the Next Era of Spaceflight appe...

Wildlife habitats close to airports pose a serious risk to safety at takeoff and landing. Thanks to ESA, a new service lets airports use satellites to identify and manage these areas.

Just because it's smokeless doesn't mean chewing tobacco is safer. Researchers have discovered that smokeless tobacco products can harbor bacteria that can cause infections and other health concerns.

What’s the best deal you’ve ever gotten in a photo gear trade? Whatever it is, it’s probably not better than British photographer John Swannell‘s best trade. He managed to turn a cheap thrift store camera bag int...

Atrial fibrillation is a serious arrhythmic condition that puts individuals at high risk of strokes. Now, researchers have discovered a simpler way to detect it, using just a smartphone app to check for the condition.

(European Society of Cardiology) In patients with high-risk coronary artery disease, an active strategy of detecting and treating asymptomatic multisite artery disease combined with intensive medical therapy did not impr...

People with diabetes need vision screening every year to prevent blindness. What if the eye doctor came to them?

It's finally here - convenient and portable 3D printer is now achievable with the Ultimaker 2 Go 3D Printer Backpack. Easily transporting the Ultimaker 2, this carrier is super lightweight and surrounds the entire printe...

The Fitbit Flex 2 is waterproof

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Scientists report that a specialized drug screen test using lab-grown human cells has revealed two classes of compounds already in the pharmaceutical arsenal that may work against mosquito-borne ...

(European Society of Cardiology) An invasive imaging technique called optical coherence tomography can visualize the coronary arteries in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and lead to better ou...

Sometimes scientists make discovers where they least expect them but, from the get-go, astrophysicist Shawn Bishop of the Technical University in Munich was confident his supernova was somewhere on the ocean floor. The p...

There is nothing quite like the right kind of music to perk you up — as music is well known to sooth the soul, or perhaps provide the right kind of inspiration. Well, if you think that you would not want to enjoy your ...

Pokemon GO has a big dilemma on its hands as the Eevee evolution trick stops working for one massive amount of users. What's going on? It's quite simple. We'll be running down the reasons why things have changed, and wha...

You're already accepting some level of risk when you climb aboard any carnival ride, from the Ferris Wheel to the bumper cars, and for little payoff. So if you're going endanger yourself for some cheap thrills, why not g...