6 oddly mesmerizing live videos of lava gushing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
Though deadly, the lava flowing from Kilauea is also, dare we say it, beautiful.
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Oh hell no!
Scientists invented an electronic color-changing fabric that looks like it's from the future
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It's perfect for any season.
Spraying this material on desert sand will turn it into green, fertile land
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The treatment takes only a few hours to complete using traditional irrigation systems.
Zero Waste Daniel is taking on one of our biggest waste problems
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Can there be ethical consumerism?
These bricks are made out of desert sand, but are as strong as concrete
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A group of students created the composite material to help solve global sand shortage.
We ranked cloud types so you don't have to
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From cumulonimbus to arcus, these are the most interesting clouds you could possibly spot.
NASA launches its next mission to Mars on Saturday. Here's how to see it live.
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NASA's InSight mission could unlock the secrets of Mars.
Is cannabis a gateway drug?
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Is this just an old wives tale or something more?
Strong tornadoes are in the forecast for several states in the midwest
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Thar she blows!
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The final boss is Jeff Bezos.
NASA is attempting to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time
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Mars is getting its first proper chopper.
Scientists want you to help them find exploding stars
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Eyes on the skies, y'all.
The dark history of nostalgia, once a deadly mental illness
Written by Mark Kaufman
"It was once a medical disease that could end fatally."
Congressman thinks the seas are rising because of rocks. He's wrong.
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That's not exactly how this works.
Researchers find 128-year-old shipwreck by chance while mapping seafloor
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Just casually.
There's more tears left to cry: Researchers say pop music has been getting sadder
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But we still prefer happier songs.
Watching the world ripple with an earthquake seismologist in Alaska
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Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes? The answer is not so simple.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano just exploded
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And scientists were expecting it.
Is cannabis addictive?
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Join us as we clear the haze of confusion around many of the myths surrounding marijuana.
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The life changing benefits of a lie in.
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"The geology just isn’t right."
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Better experienced from space than on Earth.
Hawaii's destructive lava flows hit the ocean, making the Big Island bigger
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The lava has destroyed homes, but it's also adding new land.
Researchers use deep-diving seals to track melting ice sheets in Antarctica
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These seals go where humans can't.
Stunning helicopter footage shows Hawaii volcano's fast-moving lava flow
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Wow.
The first photo from NASA's planet-hunting TESS satellite is full of so many stars
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"My God, it's full of stars."
Hubble telescope creates awe-inspiring map of star formation in nearby galaxies
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Who knew gas and dust could look this good?
Bill Gates says he had to twice explain the difference between HIV and HPV to Trump
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Oh dear.
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"Brilliant cover. This one will be an icon."