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Engineers from the University of Glasgow and BAE Systems, a defense company, think that "within this century" we could chemically "grow" drones in labs. Whatever you say, guys, whatever you say.

A cloudy day here on Earth might be a sign for gloom, but elsewhere in the universe, to behold one is a scientific achievement.

The biggest regret of my life right now is not being as smart as these two geniuses, who battled out Roman candle fireworks with lightsabers like they were Jedi knights. Sure, I'd totally get lit up and smoked and would ...

If you're located in a nation where Pokemon GO hasn't yet launched and you're chomping at the bit to get access, we've got some bad news for you: the game's international rollout has been 'paused' for now so that the gam...

While we wait for the FCC and cable companies to work out a plan for the future of TV, Silicon Dust has a way for you to experience cable with as few boxes as possible. This week the company detailed the ability of Samsu...

Dallas police used a "bomb robot" today to a kill a suspected gunman involved in the murder of five police officers and the wounding of seven others. The decision to kill the suspect using a robot armed with an explosive...

In the wake of the shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Shervin Pishevar, a prominent investor in Silicon Valley, came up with an idea: a mobile app. The app, as he describes it ...

This week Ben Bajarin, Jan Dawson, and Carolina Milanesi discuss social media’s impact on our times. With current events and major global events seemingly occurring more and more every day, social media is changing how...

Investigations are already underway regarding the role of Autopilot in the fatal Tesla Model S crash on May 7th, but the National Transportation Safety Board wants to take things one step further. It's launching its own ...

Molly Macauley, a researcher who published frequently on climate-change and public policy, was fatally stabbed Friday night in Baltimore while walking her dogs.

Resplendently menacing in battleship gray, the 2016 Audi TTS Coupe hides its horsepower upgrade over the regular TT with little more than some red badging to signify the difference. The third-generation TT looks great, r...

By Cat DiStasio Biomimicry is an incredible field that seeks to unlock nature's deepest, darkest secrets and then use them to solve human problems. Many of the scientific breakthroughs in biomimicry have far-reaching app...

A new test developed by scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico can potentially alter what we know about the nuclear tests done as a part of the Manhattan Project.

The X-men spinoff film starring everyone's favorite card-throwing Cajun has been in the works for a while and has changed hands so many times that it's been unclear as to where it is in the development process. It was su...

If you spend a considerable amount of time reading J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's writings on better cooking through science, you'll come across his sous vide steak guide. I've read what Lopez-Alt and others have to say about the ...

In 2011, a university student in Poland named Paweł Zadrożniak hooked up two floppy disk drives and started making music. Five years later, he's assembled a full symphony.

Hit indie game Kerbal Space Program will be released on the PlayStation 4 on July 12th, the developer has announced. If you've never heard of it, KSP is an odd-ball simulator that tasks players with designing and buildin...

Accidents happen. And if you're more prone to accidents than most (like me), your phone's probably taken more than its fair share of beatings. Since 2013, the AT&T-exclusive Galaxy S Active line has taken Samsung's flags...

If you have any expensive items on your Amazon wishlist, buying them lightly used from Amazon Warehouse is a great way to save some cash, and today only, Prime members can save an extra 20% on anything you find.

Being able to play music is a gift, but learning to play an instrument is morass of frustration--especially teaching yourself the guitar. Hands have to be bent in uncomfortable positions, uncalloused fingers get sore, an...

Tomb Raider was once one of the biggest series in gaming, and that lead to two big Hollywood movies -- 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and 2003's The Cradle of Life, both staring Angelina Jolie. But the series began to l...

Everything is dangerous. Sitting too much is bad , washing machines are infestation sites for E. coli, and now the simple act of sniffing can infect you with a bacteria that has a 50 percent chance of killing you.