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Tech

Iran’s Fake Coronavirus Detector Is the Same as a Fake ‘Bomb Detector’

04.20.20

By Matthew Gault
Food

Scientists Just Figured Out How to Turn Spinach Into a Bomb Detector

11.01.16

By Phoebe Hurst
Tech

Nanotech Breakthrough Promises Super-Accurate Handheld Bomb Detectors

07.21.14

By Brian Merchant

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Life

A Sunken Nuclear Submarine Is Leaking Radiation Into the Ocean. How Worried Should We Be?

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By Luis Prada
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Life

A Fireball Dropped Meteorites Over Texas, and One Punched Through Someone’s Roof

The fallen meteorites sparked a city-wide trasure hunt.

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By Luis Prada
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Life

The Exact Number of Times You Can Clone a Clone Before Things Go Horribly Wrong

For all of its sci-fi promise, cloning, whether it be for agricultural or biotech, may have a ceiling.

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By Luis Prada
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Give your relationship (or situationship) a spicy upgrade.

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Music

Sublime’s First Album in 30 Years Is on the Way and Drummer Bud Gaugh Told Us About It

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