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  1. Do we need a tech boom for the elderly?

    Tech has been for the young, but a new book argues that’s about to change.

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  2. Does a lower “total cost of ownership” boost electric car sales?

    How car buyers respond to economics can help craft policy.

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  3. Oh snap: How a shrimp closes its claws fast enough to vaporize water

    Understanding their evolution shows how small changes can make a huge difference.

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  4. Gigawatts of planned natural gas plants despite low electricity prices

    Especially in the northeast, shale proximity balances out low electricity prices.

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  5. Bacteria under pressure run reaction in reverse to sequester carbon

    An enzyme that normally digests formic acid will happily make it.

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  6. People who know how the news is made resist conspiratorial thinking

    It's not clear why, but it even works for partisan conspiracies.

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  7. Shocker: “Yeti” poo, bones not actually from yeti

    DNA sequencing strikes again.

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  8. Rethinking how the US grows beef

    We could free up an area the size of France.

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  9. Where did Mars’ water go? Maybe into the planet’s interior

    Lots lost to space, but Mars’ rocks might have done something Earth’s didn’t.

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  10. Here are the intriguing toxins that spice up our favorite holiday dishes

    There’s little risk and the FDA is on it—but it’s food for (morbid) thought.

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  11. Hunting for the reason why the Western US has so darn many odd volcanoes

    Eruptions across several states might all be related to the same sub-surface forces.

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  12. How Google, porn, and the birth of Jesus may explain human reproduction cycles

    At Christmas, we’re happy and Googling porn—9 months later, there’s an uptick in births.

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  1. Video: See our full interview with Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich

    NASA's newest deep space capsule shares a lot with the proven designs of Apollo.

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  2. Georgia regulators say dramatically over-budget nuclear plant can move forward

    After Summer plant discontinuation, the future of nuclear was in question.

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  3. This Game of Thrones climate model is what’s been missing from your life

    “Samwell Tarly’s” tongue-in-cheek paper takes a swing at why winter is coming.

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  4. Video: See our full interview with Apollo EECOM controller Rod Loe

    But for a twist of fate, Loe would have been on console during the Apollo 1 fire.

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  5. Making molecules glow bright in a metal frame

    Glowing organic molecules hold position, glow brighter when encased in plastic.

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  6. Interstellar visitor might be a comet covered in carbonaceous crud

    That could explain why the object discovered in October went for a no-tail look.

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  7. FDA plans crackdown on dangerous homeopathy; homeopaths say: bring it

    FDA continues to find safety problems. Homeopaths “hopeful” FDA won’t impede access.

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  8. Unruly Antarctica could change sea-level outlook without much warning

    These sea-level rise scenarios aren’t new, but they are food for thought.

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  9. After firestorm, CDC director says terms like “science-based” are not banned

    Friday night report set off an uproar, but officials say it was “mischaracterization.”

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  10. Hurricane Harvey studies: Yesterday’s 100-year storm is today’s 30-year storm

    Something like 15 percent more rain fell because we’ve warmed the place.

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  11. Photosynthesis before oxygen may have kept the early Earth warm

    Knowing how early life influenced the atmosphere may helps us find signs elsewhere.

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  12. Local Roots: Farm-in-a-box coming to a distribution center near you

    Ars checks out shipping-container farming that’s said to have price parity with farms.

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  1. California: Here’s how to handle unfounded fears of cell phone cancer

    There’s still no solid evidence that cell phones pose any risk.

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  2. ISS astronauts will get their own Star Wars premiere—in space

    Astronauts will get to see the latest Star Wars film soon, says NASA.

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  3. New discovery pushes star Kepler-90’s menagerie to eight planets

    NASA machine-learning venture with Google digs up two new exoplanets.

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  4. NASA is trying to make the Space Launch System rocket more affordable

    Deadline to reply for upper-stage engine RFI came on Friday.

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  5. World Health Organization clashes with DEA on marijuana compound CBD

    Preliminary report on CBD finds no evidence of abuse but hints at medical use.

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  6. SpaceX has now successfully landed 20 rockets [Updated]

    This is also the company's 13th supply mission to the International Space Station.

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  7. Teaser: Coming next Tuesday, our Apollo celebration lands on the Moon

    We took risks, we had guts—and, one day in 1969, it all paid off.

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  8. Video: See our full interview with EVA flight controller Grier Wilt

    Lessons learned outside spacecraft in the 1960s shape how we do spacewalks today.

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  9. Video: See our full interview with NASA astronaut Victor Glover

    The Naval aviator with two master’s degrees talks to us about NASA’s past—and future.

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  10. Just 20 percent of e-waste is being recycled

    Each year, the world tosses a million tons of chargers alone.

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  11. SB WUZ HERE: Surgeon pleads guilty to burning initials into patients’ organs

    Dr. Simon Bramhall admitted to using argon beam to etch “SB” onto livers.

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  12. Video: See our full interview with NASA propulsion engineer Norman Chaffee

    We talk to the man who made the engines that landed on the Moon.

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