Matthew Reitman

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Zealandia robin Iti shares a mealworm with his mate Aroha. (Victoria University)

Female Birds Communicate Their Needs to Males Much Like Humans Do

The Asteroid Redirect Vehicle conducts one of the 1 km fly-bys that are used to characterize and image the asteroid with a resolution of up to 1 cm.(NASA)

Why NASA’s Plan to Defend Earth from Asteroids Still Leaves Earth Vulnerable

Sections of the newly exposed bed of Kluane Lake contain small pinnacles. Wind has eroded sediments with a harder layer on top that forms a protective cap as the wind erodes softer and sandier sediment below. These pinnacles, just a few centimeters high, are small-scale versions of what are sometimes termed "hoodoos." (Jim Best/University of Illinois)

Climate Change Caused This River to Nearly Disappear in Just Four Days

(VR Physio)

VR Physical Therapy Helps Patients Recover Without a Trip to the Office

BOSTON - APRIL 15: Police officers with their guns drawn hear the second explosion down the street. The first explosion knocked down 78-year-old US marathon runner Bill Iffrig at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

How Security Technology Has Evolved With the Terror Threat Since the Boston Marathon Bombings

As Runners Get Set for Another Boston Marathon, Law Enforcement Continues to Work on Facial Recognition and Other Ways to Combat Would-Be Terrorists

Hanging Gardens of Babylon Reimagined With a Modern Twist for Apartment Building

(Haseef Rafiei/eVolo Skyscraper Competition)

‘Pod Vending Machine Skyscraper’ Concept for Tokyo 3D-Prints Apartments On Demand

Scientists Explain Why Your Shoelaces Always Wind Up Untied

(Amazon)

The Most Absurd Amazon Dash Buttons That Actually Exist

Ennead Architects Charging Tower

New ‘Charging Tower’ Envisioned as a Futuristic Gas Station of Electric Cars

Changing Seasons Recorded By Drone For Stunning Time-Lapse Video

Inmates Hacked Their Prison From Inside With Makeshift Computers

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Facebook Suspends 300,000 Fake Accounts Ahead of French Election

3D-Printing Used to Make Body Parts to Help Doctors Practice for Surgery

This May the Fourth, a Look at ‘Star Wars’ Tech Here on Earth

George Lucas didn't dream up cutting edge technology so much as inspire a legion of dreamers.

Sculpture Artist Casey Curran Makes Metal Plants Blossom with Movement