dna Scientists accidentally made Pac-man ghosts out of DNA Origami Thom Dunn

Science Mifepristone, drug Republicans want to ban because it ends pregnancies, has anti-aging effects Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists make temporarily transparent mice Jennifer Sandlin

longevity Drug extends animal lifespan by a whopping 25% Allan Rose Hill

NASA Do you have the right stuff? Apply to be an astronaut Gail Sherman

Space Sex in space is serious business, scientists report David Pescovitz

robots Scientists create new biohybrid robots that are definitely not cyborg zombie mice Thom Dunn

Technology Scientists invent first "Vagina-on-a-Chip" David Pescovitz

CIA The CIA's venture capital firm just backed Woolly Mammoth cloning Thom Dunn

dupe Making concrete on Mars by blending local dust with astronaut blood Clive Thompson

Boing Boing Gadgets 15 items that are guaranteed to satisfy the neediest dog or cat Boing Boing's Shop

game theory How "God Makes God" is a 1993 CD-ROM about probability, game theory, genetic algorithms, and evolutionary strategies Mark Frauenfelder

Engineering "Smellicopter" uses amputated moth antenna to navigate towards smells Clive Thompson

Science Programmable, 3D-printed fabric that can "remember" its original shape and transform into new ones David Pescovitz

3d printing KFC has teamed up with a Russian biotech company to 3D-print chicken nuggets Thom Dunn

health Indiana's oldest state employee retiring at 102 Xeni Jardin

3d printing Robot millipede printed by 3D printer that can spew out multiple materials David Pescovitz

surveillance This robot tuna could become a swimming surveillance system David Pescovitz

music Neil Young hates what the internet has done to music Xeni Jardin

robotics Exoskeleton shorts that amplify running and walking David Pescovitz