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A Wildfire Vaccine, Elon's New *Starship*, and More News
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What's the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It's Complicated
Is it the 7-10 Split? The Greek Church? The Big Four? The answer depends on whom you ask, but many bowlers agree: The 7-10 split deserves...
This Clever Gel Works Like a Vaccine for Wildfires
Spray the flame-retardant goo on vegetation, and it’ll protect the plants from igniting for months.
A Big Question About Prime Numbers Gets a Partial Answer
The twin primes conjecture has bedeviled mathematicians for more than a century. Now there's a solution for one version of it.
Elon Musk Just Unveiled Starship, SpaceX's Human-Carrying...
After years of speculation and hype, the SpaceX CEO finally explained how Starship will carry humans to the moon and eventually to...
NASA's Nuclear Idea, an Unfixable Apple Flaw, and More...
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What to Expect From the 2019 World Track Championships
Editor in Chief Nick Thompson and running expert Knox Robinson break down the highlights of the IAAF World Athletics Championships...
Three Simple Tests Might Help Prevent Athletes’ Injuries
Coaches in the NFL and elsewhere are using software that claims to identify a player’s weak spots. All it takes is a force plate—and...
Three Simple Tests Might Help Prevent Athletes' Injuries
Coaches in the NFL and elsewhere are using software that claims to identify a player's weak spots. All it takes is a force plate—and...
NASA Wants to Send Nuclear Rockets to the Moon and Mars
It’s baaaack: Nuclear propulsion, first floated in the ’60s, is hot again. President Trump’s Mars ambitions might even hinge on it.