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Safe from impact, safe from extreme temperatures, and just plain fun to watch Here is the non-scientific, fantasy explanation of what's going on in this video: Scientists have discovered a way to breed a ball bearing wit...

Yes, that sounds confusing. But really, it's just a new way to search for people or information about people, using Facebook's massive stock of data. Facebook held a big announcement this morning in California, and thoug...

Find out how temperatures are changing in your backyard with our interactive map of NASA's historical temperature record for the whole planet

Shine reached its goal of raising $100,000 in under ten hours.

The city's suffocating smog is not just bad for health - a new study reveals it also has a more potent effect on climate change than previously thought

Global talks may founder, but 32 of 33 major economies have now passed legislation to combat climate change or improve energy efficiency

The Navy's 'Upward Falling Payloads' could hide in the ocean depths until needed, then launch to quickly create a distributed presence across a maritime region. The U.S. military spends a good deal of money and energy on...

We're often creeped out by human-like robots or animated characters, but what they do to our minds is more complex than you might think (full text available to subscribers)

BylteLight uses invisibly flickering LED lightbulbs to send information to a smartphone's camera - locating you indoors with surprising accuracy

Without a wrecking ball or explosive in sight, a new technique for demolishing tall buildings makes them seem to vanish one floor at a time

A global treaty on mercury pollution will do more harm than good if it bans the vaccine preservative thiomersal, says medical anthropologist Heidi Larson