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Amateur astronomers capture the moment Jupiter gets smacked by a space rock

By Rich McCormick 2

Can Apple’s color-shifting screen really help you fall asleep faster?

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Airbnb will let two people sleep in an underwater bedroom surrounded by 35 sharks

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How bacteria, fungi, and mold are finding a home in high-end kitchens

Lindsey J. Smith March 29, 2016 04:00 am22 hours ago 3

We usually think of bacteria, molds, and fungi as unwelcome visitors in the kitchen, but in restaurants worldwide, chefs--famous and acclaimed ones at that--are using microbes to create new flavors, r...

Nomnomnom, bacteria!

Tracking the Zika outbreak in the Americas

Arielle Duhaime-Ross March 1, 2016 05:24 pm03.01.2016

An outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas has turned into a public health emergency, according to the World Health Organization. Though most cases of the virus are harmless, some health officials...

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Theranos isn’t as reliable as conventional labs — and that could be bad for patients

Arielle Duhaime-Ross March 28, 2016 04:49 pm03.28.2016

Theranos is more likely than conventional labs to return blood work with unusual numbers, according to the first comparison study between the Silicon Valley start-up and two well-known commercial labs. The...

Theranos says the study is flawed

Jimmyjane took vibrators from sleazy to chic — now, can it take them mainstream?

Lux Alptraum March 28, 2016 11:00 am03.28.2016 28

On Christmas Eve, 2013, Beyoncé and Jay Z hit a small SoHo boutique for a $6,000 shopping spree. Normally, this might not have been newsworthy. But the boutique in question was Babeland, an upscale sex toy...

Yves Béhar lent his talents, designing a series of three different vibrators
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Japan loses contact with its newest astronomy satellite, Hitomi

Loren Grush March 28, 2016 09:30 am03.28.2016

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is trying to establish communication with its new X-ray astronomy satellite, after the probe stayed silent over the weekend. The satellite, named Hitomi,...

Debris was spotted around the satellite

This female beetle uses unsexy pheromones to calm horny dudes

Arielle Duhaime-Ross March 26, 2016 03:25 pm03.26.2016 7

If a female burying beetle doesn’t want sex, none of the males around her can get turned on. That’s because she emits pheromones that nip a male's sexual desire in the bud — temporarily, at least.

These beetles also enjoy dragging rodent and bird cadavers underground

The Verge Review of Animals: the domestic cat

Elizabeth Lopatto July 12, 2015 11:00 am07.12.2015

This is the first column in a series, where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we've written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now...

Nature's version of Tony Sorpano

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The Tribeca Film Festival is screening an anti-vaccine documentary

Alessandra Potenza March 25, 2016 04:28 pm03.25.2016 4

Robert DeNiro, the actor and co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, defended the festival’s controversial decision to screen an anti-vaccine documentary, Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe. In a s...

Ouch

Women with Zika should wait eight weeks before trying to become pregnant

Arielle Duhaime-Ross March 25, 2016 03:16 pm03.25.2016

Women who have been diagnosed with Zika should wait eight weeks before trying to conceive, the US government announced today. It also said that men should wait at least six months after their symptoms...

"These are very complex, deeply personal decisions" CDC

How do you recover DNA from a crime scene like Brussels?

Alessandra Potenza March 25, 2016 01:55 pm03.25.2016

Just days after the terrorist attacks on Brussels, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that one of the bombers’ DNA was found in the Brussels airport where he blew himself up. That DNA was also found on...

DNA will burn

Scientist claims there's even more evidence of Planet Nine's existence

Loren Grush March 25, 2016 01:30 pm03.25.2016

More evidence is pointing toward a mysterious Neptune-sized planet lurking at the outer edges of our Solar System. One of the scientists who claimed in January to have found strong evidence for a ninth...

Still, no one has observed this planet directly

This blind, cave-dwelling fish can climb walls

Kaitlyn Tiffany March 25, 2016 01:07 pm03.25.2016

Scientists have long been trying to figure out how exactly our ancestors evolved from fish to land vertebrates some 375 million years ago. Now a tiny, eyeless fish that walks and climbs up waterfalls could...

This fish's pelvis is out of this world
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