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Science Archive

Archives for September 2014

Space
The Aral Sea has shrunk to its lowest extent ever. These NASA photos tell the tale.The Aral Sea has shrunk to its lowest extent ever. These NASA photos tell the tale.
Space

Some incredible before/after pictures from NASA’s Earth Observatory.

By Brad Plumer
Space
India’s mission to Mars cost less than the movie GravityIndia’s mission to Mars cost less than the movie Gravity
Space

How India just reached Mars on a shoestring

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
Is Martian soil actually good for farming?Is Martian soil actually good for farming?
Space

A new study suggests it’s better than we thought.

By Joseph Stromberg
Science of Everyday Life
Loud headphones are making us prematurely deafLoud headphones are making us prematurely deaf
Science of Everyday Life

You really shouldn’t listen with the volume all the way up. Here’s why.

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
NASA picked the two private spacecraft to replace the Space ShuttleNASA picked the two private spacecraft to replace the Space Shuttle
Space

The SpaceX Dragon and Boeing CST-100 will being ferrying astronauts to the space station in 2017.

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
NASA is supposed to spot 90% of dangerous asteroids by 2020. It’s at 10%NASA is supposed to spot 90% of dangerous asteroids by 2020. It’s at 10%
Space

Reminder: we’re still not taking the proper precautions to deal with the threat of asteroids.

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
The Curiosity rover is finally nearing its main destination on MarsThe Curiosity rover is finally nearing its main destination on Mars
Space

The 18,000-foot mountain could tell us a lot about Mars’ history — and whether it was ever home to life.

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
Watch this amazing livestream of the view from the International Space StationWatch this amazing livestream of the view from the International Space Station
Space

Earth looks awesome in this space livestream.

By Susannah Locke
Neuroscience
This woman is living without a cerebellum. How is that possible?This woman is living without a cerebellum. How is that possible?
Neuroscience

Missing half her neurons didn’t stop this woman from living a normal life.

By Susannah Locke
Space
Is asteroid mining legal? Congress wants to make it so.Is asteroid mining legal? Congress wants to make it so.
Space

Here’s why Congress is discussing a law about asteroid mining

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
Iceland’s volcanic eruption looks absolutely stunning from spaceIceland’s volcanic eruption looks absolutely stunning from space
Space

Aerial views from NASA’s Earth Observatory.

By Brad Plumer
Space
A beginner’s guide to DC Comics’s multiverseA beginner’s guide to DC Comics’s multiverse
Space

The comics giant’s Multiversity — a comic eight years in the making, that’s as much superhero action as it is quantum theory — is, according to critics, easily one of the best stories to come out of comics in the past year.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Genetics
With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorceWith genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce
Genetics

One biologist’s story of how genetic testing broke his family apart.

By George Doe
Neuroscience
Do subliminal messages actually work?Do subliminal messages actually work?
Neuroscience

The real science about how advertisers might mess with your mind.

By Susannah Locke
Space
These calculators let you see what would happen if a big asteroid hit EarthThese calculators let you see what would happen if a big asteroid hit Earth
Space

Pick your space object and send it to your target of choice.

By Susannah Locke