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This short video explains why the US hasn't destroyed the final samples of smallpox

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Olympic Committee starts anti-doping proceedings against 31 athletes

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It turns out it’s really easy to mine sensitive data from call records

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First US penis transplant performed in Boston

Alessandra Potenza May 16, 2016 11:25 am05.16.2016 8

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first penis transplant in the US earlier this month, The New York Times reports. The groundbreaking procedure, underwent by a 64-year-old...

New hope for injured veterans

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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Behold the sharpest footage ever of Mercury's transit across the Sun

Loren Grush May 16, 2016 11:23 am05.16.2016

Last week, the planet Mercury put on a show for astronomers by trekking across the Sun for 7.5 hours. In what is known as a Mercury transit, the tiny planet passed between the Sun and Earth, appearing as a...

Taken by the Big Bear Solar Observatory

Nura headphones listen to your ears to optimize sound

Arielle Duhaime-Ross May 16, 2016 11:00 am05.16.2016

The human ear is tailored to capture the sounds that surround us. But a little known fact is that our ears also produce sounds of their own. These are called "otoacoustic emissions," and they happen when...

Over-ear headphones with an in-ear component
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Canada picks its next astronaut to go to the International Space Station

Loren Grush May 16, 2016 10:44 am05.16.2016

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be the next member of the Canadian Space Agency to go into space. Navdeep Bains, Canada's minister of innovation, science, and economic development, announced today that...

Saint-Jacques has been training to go to space for the past seven years

Ontario may require anti-vaxxers to attend an education course

Jacob Kastrenakes May 15, 2016 07:00 pm05.15.2016 19

Not getting your child vaccinated is dangerous and dumb, and the Ontario government wants to educate the parents who think otherwise. It introduced legislation this week that, if passed, would require...

Vaccine denial is a serious public health issue

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

SpaceX transports its landed Falcon 9 rocket to its temporary home in Florida

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Your breath changes when you’re watching a scary movie

Ashley Carman May 15, 2016 04:00 pm05.15.2016 9

The composition of theatergoers' breath fluctuates along with movie scenes, according to a study published this week in Nature’s Scientific Reports. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry...

Levels of isoprene and carbon dioxide fluctuate

SpaceX transports its landed Falcon 9 rocket to its temporary home in Florida

Loren Grush May 15, 2016 02:53 pm05.15.2016 10

SpaceX's recently landed Falcon 9 rocket was transported to its new home yesterday at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The vehicle, which landed on a floating drone ship on May 6th after launching into space, was...

Where it's quickly running out of room...

The Verge Review of Animals: the sea cucumber

Elizabeth Lopatto May 15, 2016 10:00 am05.15.2016

This column is part of 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...

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Pfizer to block its drugs from being used in lethal injections

Chris Welch May 13, 2016 05:22 pm05.13.2016

Pfizer, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, has announced that it will no longer allow its products to be used for lethal injections and the death penalty. Effective immediately, Pfizer...

Carrying out the death penalty is getting harder for states

Health expert recommends moving Rio Olympics due to Zika virus threat

Nick Statt May 13, 2016 01:31 pm05.13.2016 24

If the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro proceed as planned this summer, the threat of the mosquito-born Zika virus may substantially increase, according to Canadian professor and biologist Amir Attaran. Writing...

The games may speed up the spread of the virus
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