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The Most Important Scientific Discoveries Of 2015

Science has made some huge advances in 2015 — how many of these discoveries have you heard about? From bionic eyes to 3D-printed implantable bones, science has made some incredible progress this year. Here are some highlights of the year in science in case you were too busy to keep...

By Erin Kelly • Dec 27, 2015

The Most Important Scientific Discoveries Of 2015

Science has made some huge advances in 2015 — how many of these discoveries have you heard about? From bionic eyes to 3D-printed implantable bones, science has made some incredible progress this year. Here are some highlights of the year in science in case you were too busy to keep...

By Erin Kelly • December 27, 2015

Biohacking: How DIY Scientists Are Upgrading Their Bodies To Gain Superhuman Abilities

Eyedrops that give you superhuman night vision. Pills that raise your IQ. Thanks to biohacking, we can now practically create superheroes. But should we? Amateurs tinkering with human biology and genetics. Sounds dangerous, right? Biohacking—which probably sounds even more dangerous—is a relatively new term that encompasses all manner of amateur...

By Briana Jones • Dec 20, 2015

Biohacking: How DIY Scientists Are Upgrading Their Bodies To Gain Superhuman Abilities

Eyedrops that give you superhuman night vision. Pills that raise your IQ. Thanks to biohacking, we can now practically create superheroes. But should we? Amateurs tinkering with human biology and genetics. Sounds dangerous, right? Biohacking—which probably sounds even more dangerous—is a relatively new term that encompasses all manner of amateur...

By Briana Jones • December 20, 2015

Inventing The Undead: How The Definition Of Death Has Changed Over Time

How medical technology, the legal system, and public opinion have changed the very definition of death itself. What is death? Death is one of the very few aspects of life that every human being shares with every other living organism. And, as common and inevitable as it is, we greet...

By Callie Stewart • Dec 15, 2015

Inventing The Undead: How The Definition Of Death Has Changed Over Time

How medical technology, the legal system, and public opinion have changed the very definition of death itself. What is death? Death is one of the very few aspects of life that every human being shares with every other living organism. And, as common and inevitable as it is, we greet...

By Callie Stewart • December 15, 2015

The World’s Unlikeliest Astronaut Shows Us What It’s Like To Be In Space

Feel what it's like to be in space as Helen Sharman, the world's most unlikeliest astronaut, shares her beautiful space dreams in this stunning video.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 12, 2015

The World’s Unlikeliest Astronaut Shows Us What It’s Like To Be In Space

Feel what it's like to be in space as Helen Sharman, the world's most unlikeliest astronaut, shares her beautiful space dreams in this stunning video.

By All That's Interesting • December 12, 2015

Six Extraordinary Female Nobel Prize Winners Who Changed The World

These female Nobel Prize winners' momentous, diverse achievements have impacted the world far more than we realize.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 10, 2015

Six Extraordinary Female Nobel Prize Winners Who Changed The World

These female Nobel Prize winners' momentous, diverse achievements have impacted the world far more than we realize.

By All That's Interesting • December 10, 2015

Why We Kiss And Hug: The Answers Are Far More Complex — And Gross — Than You Think

The reasons why we kiss and hug might seem simple and self-evident, but 64% of the world's cultures don't even kiss at all. And those that do don't even really know why they do it.

By Callie Stewart • Dec 8, 2015

Why We Kiss And Hug: The Answers Are Far More Complex — And Gross — Than You Think

The reasons why we kiss and hug might seem simple and self-evident, but 64% of the world's cultures don't even kiss at all. And those that do don't even really know why they do it.

By Callie Stewart • December 8, 2015

Photo Of The Day: The Last Man On The Moon

Apollo 17 launched 43 years ago with the crew of the last men to land on the Moon. Their legacy, and the future of Moon missions, is still being written.

By Nickolaus Hines • Dec 7, 2015

Photo Of The Day: The Last Man On The Moon

Apollo 17 launched 43 years ago with the crew of the last men to land on the Moon. Their legacy, and the future of Moon missions, is still being written.

By Nickolaus Hines • December 7, 2015

Your World This Week, Dec. 6 – 12

This week in technology: Google’s new blood-sucking invention, a truly washable smartphone, biometric tattoos and tech’s importance in fighting ISIS. Google Files Patent For Wearable Blood-Sucking Device Naturally, the Internet is now abuzz with the news of Google’s vampiric new project. Of course, the sober truth is that Google’s blood-drawing...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 7, 2015

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Your World This Week, Dec. 6 – 12

This week in technology: Google’s new blood-sucking invention, a truly washable smartphone, biometric tattoos and tech’s importance in fighting ISIS. Google Files Patent For Wearable Blood-Sucking Device Naturally, the Internet is now abuzz with the news of Google’s vampiric new project. Of course, the sober truth is that Google’s blood-drawing...

By All That's Interesting • December 7, 2015

Killer Fish And Man-Eating Snakes: Nine Invasive Species That Are Destroying America

From the killer fish that can live on dry land to the thousand-pound wild pigs with teeth to match, here are nine of the most terrifying invasive species that are threatening American wildlife--and humans.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 2, 2015

Killer Fish And Man-Eating Snakes: Nine Invasive Species That Are Destroying America

From the killer fish that can live on dry land to the thousand-pound wild pigs with teeth to match, here are nine of the most terrifying invasive species that are threatening American wildlife--and humans.

By All That's Interesting • December 2, 2015

9 Vaccine Myths That Refuse To Die — And The Facts Debunking Them

The Internet is filled with half truths and flat-out falsehoods about vaccines — here's nine of the most pervasive vaccine myths and the facts behind them.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 2, 2015

9 Vaccine Myths That Refuse To Die — And The Facts Debunking Them

The Internet is filled with half truths and flat-out falsehoods about vaccines — here's nine of the most pervasive vaccine myths and the facts behind them.

By Erin Kelly • December 2, 2015