Most vehicle-crash safety tests use a female dummy that's 4-foot-11 and 108 pounds. But she's still based on the male body type, and she isn't put in the driver's seat for front-impact starred-safety tests. ...read more
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If all goes well, NASA will land the most sophisticated rover ever on Mars this week. Why is it a good spot to look for the signs of past life? ...read more
Do inanimate objects have a mental life? Probably not, but the question isn’t quite as absurd as it sounds. ...read more
Our planet gets a little warmer every year. But the extent of global warming is still up to us to decide. ...read more
Most Americans don’t talk about climate change. But many experts think that getting communities involved in climate science is the best path forward. ...read more
The plants in your backyard aren't just nice to look at. Some may also hold some surprising medicinal uses. ...read more
Veena Sahajwalla launched a new way to recycle electronic waste that skips tons of transit and re-forms materials on-site. She’s since added plastics to the mix, and is expanding her microfactories across Australia. ...read more
I look at one of the most remarkable articles in the history of psychology ...read more