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Bill Nye can't wait for more old people to die

Commentary: The Science Guy says in an interview that climate change deniers skew older, so climate science can only progress when they "age out."

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Science + music = perfect formula at geeky Bluedot festival

The delightful Bluedot festival, which combines music and science beneath a giant radio telescope, celebrates positivity and possibility.

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Got a stupid question for an astronaut? These are stupider

Houston, we have a hashtag: #StupidQuestionsForAstronauts shows that Twitter jokesters can truly rocket. And then a real astronaut decides to help out.

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Watch a drone get taken out by a soccer fan's toilet roll

Commentary: It takes just one long, strong toilet roll to bring down a drone at an Argentinian soccer match.

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T. rex couldn't run but it had a great excuse

The massive dinosaur with the tiny arms had a good reason for not running, researchers say.

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<p>NASA's Viking 1 and 2 orbiters checked out Mars in the 1970s. This dramatic picture of the <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/vom_mg01s306.html">Red Planet is a mosaic of about 100 VIking images</a>&nbsp;captured in 1980.&nbsp;</p><p>Mars is our most-explored planet beyond our own, which makes it feel larger than life. In reality, it's much smaller than Earth. One year on Mars takes 687 Earth days.&nbsp;</p>

Congressman asks NASA about ancient civilizations on Mars

A curious US congressman questions NASA about ancient civilizations on the Red Planet. A Mars rover scientist offers a sensible answer.

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Winemaking gets smart

Wineries in California are testing out how technology can help them make wine.

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Wine's newest bouquet has hints of berries — and data

You might not be able to detect notes of tech in your glass, but California winemakers are embracing cutting-edge techniques to create world-class vintages.

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Winemaking goes cutting edge

Palmaz Vineyards, two hours north of Silicon Valley, relies on an arsenal of tech goodies to get the best possible vintages.

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<p>Shawn Handran used Photoshop with Google Nik to add a nefarious edge of the Great Red Spot, giving it more of an "Eye of Sauron" feel.&nbsp;</p>

Space geeks tweak NASA images of Jupiter's red spot

NASA asks the public to tweak photos its Juno spacecraft sent back from a big flyby of one of the largest permanent storms roiling in our solar system.

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Robot cop found floating facedown in fountain

Commentary: One of the famed Knightscope security robots appears to have had a turn. In the wrong direction.

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Survive on this planet and you could live to be 150,000

Astronomers have located a second exoplanet where a year lasts less than the run time of half a season of "Game of Thrones."

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