The rivalry between two billionaires is reducing the cost of space travel. Tom Standage climbs into the cockpit
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MOLD: The First Print Magazine About the Future of Food
April 3, 2017Why are there hundreds of food magazines but none about the future of food?
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Asteroid close encounter on April 2
April 2, 2017The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FU102 has a very close, but safe, encounter with Earth on April 2, 2017, sweeping to within just over half the moon’s distance.
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Floating Offshore Wind
April 2, 2017As floating wind nears commercialization, the technology’s potential role in reducing costs for projects in deep waters has become increasingly attractive in numerous markets.
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Food Waste: We are the Problem and the Solution
April 2, 2017It is difficult to picture mountains of food rotting in landfills across the country when one in six Americans is food insecure, living each day not knowing what their next…
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Should You Take Melatonin for Insomnia?
April 2, 2017Insomnia is a very common medical condition in today’s high-stress world. Aside from prescription drugs, you may have been curious about over-the-counter melatonin supplements. But do they work? Are they…
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Twelve automakers sacrifice the future by urging Pres. Trump to lower fuel-economy standards, which might be the single largest CO2 reduction in U.S. history
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Join Sky & Telescope Contributing Photographer Babak Tafreshi for a live webinar to learn the secrets of stunning Milky Way photography.
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Why 10 Daily Tons of Ant Poop Keep This Rainforest Thriving
March 23, 2017The soil in the rainforests of Barro Colorado is packed with nutrients, but where does it come from? The answer lies high up in the canopy, where a remarkable, prolific…
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Damage, design flaws in Oroville Dam spillway point to lengthy repairs, consultants say
March 23, 2017The main spillway at Oroville Dam is riddled with design flaws and so badly damaged that an independent panel of experts hired by the state has concluded it’s probably impossible…