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Beyond the Hype: What's the Future of Batteries
A "Hype Cycle" curve developed at Carnegie Mellon University shows us how far various technologies have to go before they can compete with lithium ion
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The Incredible Geology of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is returning some fabulous geology from tiny Pluto. Come explore!
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Tigers Have Just 1 Safe Habitat in Southeast Asia
Antipoaching efforts have helped the wild tiger population in Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary to nearly triple in size
Data Visualization Advice for Scientists
Dataviz engineer Robert Simmon demonstrates how adhering to a few best-practice design principles can make graphics easier to read
Healing the Wounds of War, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 19, 1916
Ripples of Love
A short poem, inspired by the detection of gravitational waves
The Incredible Geology of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is returning some fabulous geology from tiny Pluto. Come explore!
Why Don't People Manage Debt Better?
Psychology experiments show why even the financially savvy have a hard time following sensible strategies
Contemplating a Statinlike Drug to Prevent Alzheimer's
A Cambridge-led research team invents a method to look for drugs that could stop the leading cause of dementia at its earliest stages
The Data, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind
Interactive data visualization maps predicted wind speeds around the world
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Sleeping Sickness Parasite Secretes Strange String of Beads [Video]
A sinister string of beads made by the organisms that cause sleeping sickness helps the parasite both elude our defenses and make us sick
Stop Calling It False Memory "Syndrome"
The '90s called: they want their jargon back
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