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Science Archive

Archives for September 2014

Neuroscience
Brain-to-brain communication is finally possible. It’s just very clunky.Brain-to-brain communication is finally possible. It’s just very clunky.
Neuroscience

It’s technically telepathy, it’s really slow, and it requires some serious technical gear.

By Susannah Locke
Space
An asteroid just missed Earth. We won’t always be so luckyAn asteroid just missed Earth. We won’t always be so lucky
Space

We need to use this near-miss to wake us from our species-wide slumber.

By Joseph Stromberg
Neuroscience
What we know about football and the brainWhat we know about football and the brain
Neuroscience

The NFL’s concussion crisis, explained

By Joseph Stromberg
Life
Why do humans sleep?Why do humans sleep?
Life

Researchers are beginning to figure out what all those hours of slumber are actually for.

By Susannah Locke
Space
Our space telescopes are getting absurdly largeOur space telescopes are getting absurdly large
Space

One telescope under construction will be nearly four times larger than any in existence.

By Joseph Stromberg
Science of Everyday Life
Can a plant on your desk make you more productive?Can a plant on your desk make you more productive?
Science of Everyday Life

A new study suggests it might.

By Joseph Stromberg
Space
19 amazing photos of the Earth taken from space19 amazing photos of the Earth taken from space
Space

Some of American astronaut Reid Wiseman’s best photos from the International Space Station.

By Max Fisher

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