Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?
Some say it’s a costly pipe dream; others say it’s part of the future.
Science // Science & Exploration
Researchers finally identify the ocean’s “mystery mollusk”
It's a nudibranch, but so distantly related that it gets its own phylogenetic family.
People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage”
People can tell it's not true, but if they're outraged by it, they'll share anyway.
Over the weekend, China debuted a new rocket on the nation’s path to the Moon
Depending on how you count them, China now has roughly 18 types of active space launchers.
Falcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the cost
The Falcon 9 rocket is truly delivering on the promise of rapid, reusable launch.
Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares
Their orbit periodically takes them through a cloud of gas, triggering flares.
How should we treat beings that might be sentient?
A book argues that we've not thought enough about things that might think.
Rocket Report: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability
Blue Origin is getting ready to test-fire its first fully integrated New Glenn rocket in Florida.
Man suffers chemical burn that lasted months after squeezing limes
The toxin is in more foods than you might think, including carrots, parsley, limes, and lemons.
What fossilized dino feces can tell us about their rise to dominance
Scientists studied trace fossils called bromalites to reconstruct critical food webs in late Triassic, early Jurassic.
Teaching a drone to fly without a vertical rudder
We can get a drone to fly like a pigeon, but we needed to use feathers to do it.
Licking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors
It produces nine flavors: Sugar, salt, citric acid, cherry, passion fruit, green tea, milk, durian, and grapefruit.
NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
This was the first time ULA's Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract.
Things aren’t looking good for infamous CEO of “health care terrorists”
Former Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre faces wide-ranging fraud and corruption probes.
Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports
One more reason drinking raw milk is a bad idea.
