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NASA's New Space Suits Will Fit Men and Women Alike (for...
Seven months after a debacle in which the agency ran short on space suits for women, NASA is showing off a new, more flexible design.
A New Gene Helps Explain Why Some People Need Less Sleep
The lucky devils who thrive on just a few hours’ sleep may be benefiting from a gene mutation that increases wakefulness and keeps...
Archaeologists Found the World’s Oldest Leftovers
Unearthed Tupperware from the Stone Age shows that humans had “doggy bags” before we had dogs.
UC Berkeley Was About to Launch a Satellite. Then PG&E...
To lower the risk of fire during a wind event, the utility cut power across Northern California. Here’s how scientists launched a...
Tips for Puking in Microgravity and Staying Healthy in...
To avoid medical debacles in orbit, don’t forget your quarantine or daily trips to the ISS’s zero-g gym.
The Power of Wrong Answers in Science Education
The best way to teach physics? Rig your experiments to confound students’ predictions.
Ancestry Branches Out Into Genetic Health Screening
AncestryHealth offers a test for hereditary conditions such as breast cancer or heart disease, building on the company’s tools for...
A Trove of Mouse Data Points Toward Brain-Computer Interfaces
Some 850 gigabytes of mouse brain data just got released. That's great for reading the minds of mice now, and for building brain-controlled...
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Robot Rocket Printers, 'Fornite' Disappears, and More News
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How Eliud Kipchoge Pulled Off His Epic, Sub-2-Hour Marathon
Sports physiologist Michael Joyner breaks down what it takes to run a marathon in less than two hours—and how it could happen again.
