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In extreme situations, it's all about creative thinking

In extreme situations, it's all about creative thinking

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Are we alone? Tiny spacecraft will head to Alpha Centauri to find out

Are we alone? Tiny spacecraft will head to Alpha Centauri to find out

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National parks want you to stop picking them clean

National parks want you to stop picking them clean

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Drones and sensors could help us escape volcanoes' destructive power

Eruptions happen. Science can help us get out of the way.
Sci-Tech by 1 day ago

Volcanic eruptions get new early warning systems

Lidar, drones and advanced sensors help scientists better predict when a mountain is about to blow its top.
Sci-Tech by 1 day ago
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A bomb shelter for every home?

An inside look at the booming business of nuclear bunkers
Sci-Tech by 2 days ago

Nuclear bunkers are the new real estate craze

If things go nuclear, break the bank for a bunker.
Sci-Tech by 4 days ago

Kelly Slater creates the perfect wave in the middle of nowhere

Sport and Outdoors by Sep 7, 2018

Kelly Slater made the perfect wave... in a desert

Slater knows what surfers want, so he built a pool that creates the ultimate wave. It's one way to get ready for the 2020 Olympics.
Sport and Outdoors by Sep 7, 2018

Ice, wind and lightning: How Mount Washington's weather watchers survive

The Northeast's tallest peak is an unforgiving environment for people and gadgets.
Sci-Tech by Sep 4, 2018
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On Mount Washington, weather watching is risky business

You try walking in a 100-mph winter wind sometime. And bring a crowbar for the ice.
Sci-Tech by Sep 4, 2018
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Welcome to Mount Washington, home of the 'world's worst weather'

The New Hampshire peak regularly gets hit with hurricane-force winds and socked in by fog, snow and ice. Some people actually work there.
Sci-Tech by Sep 4, 2018

Meet Robert Whittaker, the UFC champ who uses Microsoft Excel to smash opponents

Culture by Aug 31, 2018