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10 Extraordinary Facts About Katherine Johnson, the Groundbreaking 'Human Computer'

10 Extraordinary Facts About Katherine Johnson, the Groundbreaking 'Human Computer'

Mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away February 24th at 101 years old.

Space Exploration

By Swapna Krishna & Kelsey Christine McConnell

Space Exploration

Buzz Aldrin's Memoir Reveals the Secret Struggles of a Space Race Hero

Buzz Aldrin's Memoir Reveals the Secret Struggles of a Space Race Hero

By Carolyn Cox

Space Exploration

9 Nonfiction Books About Space Travel

9 Nonfiction Books About Space Travel

By Sarah Mangiola

Octavia Butler

Mars Rover Touchdown Site Named 'Octavia E. Butler Landing' by NASA

Mars Rover Touchdown Site Named 'Octavia E. Butler Landing' by NASA

By Carolyn Cox

Science

14 Products You Need When Survival Prepping for Complete Peace of Mind

14 Products You Need When Survival Prepping for Complete Peace of Mind

By Carolyn Cox

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Science

Let’s Set the Record Straight About Endangered Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder

Let’s Set the Record Straight About Endangered Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder

Here's the good news: our honeybees aren't really in trouble. The bad news: we've got far bigger problems to worry about.

By L.W. Martin

5 Technologies from Science Fiction That Could Be Awesome in Real Life

5 Technologies from Science Fiction That Could Be Awesome in Real Life

We wish these were part of our reality, and a little less fictional.

By Terrence Dalton

Science

5 Bizarre Phenomena You Didn't Know Were Side Effects of Climate Change

5 Bizarre Phenomena You Didn't Know Were Side Effects of Climate Change

From shrinking sheep to hybrid bears, Global Warming has some strange — and scary — side effects.

By J.C. Breen

Science

5 Likely Ways the Apocalypse Could Happen According to Science

5 Likely Ways the Apocalypse Could Happen According to Science

Got your bunker prepped yet?

By Valerie Complex

“No Man’s Sky” is the Controversial Future of Virtual Tourism

“No Man’s Sky” is the Controversial Future of Virtual Tourism

Now that Hello Games has opened the door, it’s up to other developers to fully realize the possibilities.

By Mike Chen

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