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Forget the “Yule Log,” Watch Particles Whiz Through Space Instead

Forget the “Yule Log,” Watch Particles Whiz Through Space Instead

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When a 20,000-Pound Minke Whale Becomes a Torpedo

When a 20,000-Pound Minke Whale Becomes a Torpedo

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The Physics of Starkiller Base: How Powerful is THE FORCE AWAKENS' Superweapon?

The Physics of Starkiller Base: How Powerful is THE FORCE AWAKENS' Superweapon?

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This is as Close to a Real Lightsaber as We're Going to Get

This is as Close to a Real Lightsaber as We're Going to Get

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The Science of Why Vader Breathes Like That

The Science of Why Vader Breathes Like That

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Why Kylo Ren's Lightsaber Design Makes Total Sense

Why Kylo Ren's Lightsaber Design Makes Total Sense

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This Octopus Transformer is More Than Meets the Eye

This Octopus Transformer is More Than Meets the Eye

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Pouring Molten Aluminum into

Pouring Molten Aluminum into "Water Balls" is Beautiful

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How Can You Tell if Turtles are Teenagers?

How Can You Tell if Turtles are Teenagers?

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Real-Life TIE Fighters are Flying Through Space Right Now

Real-Life TIE Fighters are Flying Through Space Right Now

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Superbug Named After THE PHANTOM MENACE is Also Terrible, on the Rise

Superbug Named After THE PHANTOM MENACE is Also Terrible, on the Rise

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Not Even Kevin Bacon Could Handle This Real-Life Graboid

Not Even Kevin Bacon Could Handle This Real-Life Graboid

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Video Q&A With THE MARTIAN’s Andy Weir and XKCD’s Randall Munroe

Video Q&A With THE MARTIAN’s Andy Weir and XKCD’s Randall Munroe

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How Fast Would SUPERMAN Have to Fly to Reverse the Earth's Spin?

How Fast Would SUPERMAN Have to Fly to Reverse the Earth's Spin?

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When Lava Meets Water it Makes Stone Bubbles

When Lava Meets Water it Makes Stone Bubbles

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Why Han Solo is Actually Older Than Obi-Wan Kenobi

Why Han Solo is Actually Older Than Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Watch Over 1,000 Exoplanets Move Around Their Stars in Orbit

Watch Over 1,000 Exoplanets Move Around Their Stars in Orbit

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10 Ways We Scienced the Sh** Out of the Universe in 2015

10 Ways We Scienced the Sh** Out of the Universe in 2015

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DRAGON BALL Z Definitively Explains How Hot Peppers Are

DRAGON BALL Z Definitively Explains How Hot Peppers Are

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Let the 10th Doctor Teach You About Space and Time

Let the 10th Doctor Teach You About Space and Time

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Cornea Implants See the Present, Look like the Future

Cornea Implants See the Present, Look like the Future

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Could Insects Ever Get FALLOUT-Sized?

Could Insects Ever Get FALLOUT-Sized?

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A Guide To Help You Celebrate Dinosaur Dissection Day (Thanksgiving)

A Guide To Help You Celebrate Dinosaur Dissection Day (Thanksgiving)

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Wearable Circuit Board Tattoos Could Save Lives

Wearable Circuit Board Tattoos Could Save Lives

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