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A Tour of Ukraine's 'Mad Max' Tank Factory
In the outskirts of Kyiv, a small team of engineers and one “crazy professor” are making the ultimate tank from scrap metal and old tractor parts.
Space Elevators Are Totally Possible (If Someone Will Just Pay for It)
“This would of course all go a lot faster if we had, you know, money.”
It's Surprisingly Simple to Hack a Satellite
Hackers Sec and schneider demonstrate how to eavesdrop on Iridium satellite pager traffic using rad1o badges.
California Gold: The Uni Dynasty of Mendocino County
Uni, or sea urchin gonads, are the very essence of the ocean, but not an easy sell in the US. That’s changing.
The Search for Greenland's Missing Ice
Greenland is melting faster than ever, and researchers are racing to find out why.
The Robots That Dare to Explore Antarctica's Frozen Ocean
In 2008, Stacy Kim arrived in Antarctica to search for life in one of the most inaccessible places on the planet: under the continent's permanent ice shelves.
Cisco's Tactical Operations Group Brings the Internet When No One Else Can
When the worst happens, communication saves lives.
I Had My Personality Tested by Scientologists
A well-dressed man with glasses in a suit. Tom Cruise. Kidnapping. These are the images I associate with Scientology.
How Will Our Perception of Bodies Change as We Augment Them?
"Bodies are socially created entities."
To Salvage or Sever: What Happens When Your Own Limb Is Almost Good Enough?
Doctors have gotten so good at salvaging limbs that patients are left with a tougher choice between amputation and keeping a leg that doesn't work well.
What Japan's First Robot Wedding Was Like
If a robot can become part of your family, why can’t a robot start its own too?
The Plan to Hunt for Alien Life on the Most Promising Moon in the Solar System
If Enceladus has life, we will find it.