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Japan's singing, self-cleaning toilets are conquering the West

Environment

Japan's singing, self-cleaning toilets are conquering the West

Jack Needham

Scientists Avoid Bias When They Know They're Being Tested

Ars Technica

Scientists Avoid Bias When They Know They're Being Tested

John Timmer, Ars Technica

Humans and Neanderthals Kept Breeding—and Breeding—for Ages

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Humans and Neanderthals Kept Breeding—and Breeding—for Ages

Jordana Cepelewicz

Don’t write lithium off yet – more efficient batteries are on the way

Energy

Don’t write lithium off yet – more efficient batteries are on the way

Chris Stokel-Walker

Space Photos of the Week: Tune Into Neptune

Gallery

Space Photos of the Week: Tune Into Neptune

Shannon Stirone

The EPA Says Methane Rules Are Bad for Industry—It's Wrong

hot air

The EPA Says Methane Rules Are Bad for Industry—It's Wrong

Eric Niiler

This DIY Implant Lets You Stream Movies From Inside Your Leg

biohackers

This DIY Implant Lets You Stream Movies From Inside Your Leg

Daniel Oberhaus

Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat

burning up

Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat

Sara Harrison

A Scientist’s Quest to Bring DNA Sequencing to Every Sick Kid

Backchannel

A Scientist’s Quest to Bring DNA Sequencing to Every Sick Kid

Sarah Elizabeth Richards

How America's Spooks Seek to Spy on Distant Satellites

eagle eyes

How America's Spooks Seek to Spy on Distant Satellites

Sarah Scoles

Fitbit wants £8 a month to make your health and fitness data useful

Wearables

Fitbit wants £8 a month to make your health and fitness data useful

Lee Bell

Is vaping actually bad for your health? It's complicated

Health

Is vaping actually bad for your health? It's complicated

Sabrina Weiss

Capitalism Burns the Amazon, Lawsuits Burn YouTube, and More

Tech in Two

Capitalism Burns the Amazon, Lawsuits Burn YouTube, and More

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Behold the Firenado's Twisting, Infernal Column of Flames

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Behold the Firenado's Twisting, Infernal Column of Flames

Robbie Gonzalez

Flint, Newark, and the Persistent Crisis of Lead in Water

Poison on Tap

Flint, Newark, and the Persistent Crisis of Lead in Water

Molly Enking

Big Ag Is Sabotaging Progress on Climate Change

Opinion

Big Ag Is Sabotaging Progress on Climate Change

Timothy A. Wise

Who's Burning the Amazon? Rampant Capitalism

Environment

Who's Burning the Amazon? Rampant Capitalism

Matt Simon

China's private space industry is rapidly gaining ground on SpaceX

Space

China's private space industry is rapidly gaining ground on SpaceX

Abigail Beall

What on Earth Is Water Doing in Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano?

lake of fire

What on Earth Is Water Doing in Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano?

Matt Simon

You're Racing Toward a Wall. Should You Brake Hard—or Swerve?

SPEED’S LIMIT

You're Racing Toward a Wall. Should You Brake Hard—or Swerve?

Rhett Allain