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The World Experienced Record-Breaking Weather This August

Last month was the warmest August on record since record-keeping began

The US Is Trying to Expedite Sunscreen Innovation

Sunscreen is currently subject to an approval process similar to that of new pharmaceuticals

Australian Intelligence: ISIS Was Planning a Beheading in Sydney

In response, the Australian authorities conducted what they say is the country's largest counterterrorism raid ever

Law Enforcement Can Now Search for Faces, Not Just Fingerprints

The Next Generation Identification system is an upgrade from the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System used today

SpaceX's Dragon V2 crew capsule was unveiled in May

SpaceX and Boeing Will Be NASA Astronauts’ New Ride Come 2017

Commercial companies could take over as early as 2017

Why It Makes Sense to Send the US Military to Fight Ebola in Africa

The military may have capabilities others do not

Saudi Arabia Makes MERS Preparations for Hajj

MERS has killed over 300 people in the past two years

Half As Many Small Children Died Last Year As Did in 1990

The global mortality rate for children under five is continuing to drop

The primary landing site of Rosetta's Philae lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is marked with a cross.

This Is Where Rosetta's Lander Will Touch Down

The Philae lander will touch down at "Site J" In November

Russia Is Building a New Military Base in the Arctic

The cold war over the Arctic continues

Mine resistant ambush protected vehicles in their natural habitat.

How Many Left-Over Mine-Resistant Vehicles Did Your School Get From the Military?

School police forces also get used military gear

Eruption at the Holuhraun lava field near Bardarbunga Volcano, Iceland, September 2, 2014

Sinking At Icelandic Volcano Has Scientists Worried About Possible Eruption

Movement within Bardarbunga's caldera has researchers watching the volcano closely

A screenshot from the Metafilter discussion "Plane crashes in to the wor[l]d trade center."

This Is How the Internet Reacted to Two Planes Crashing Into the WTC on 9/11/01

The Metafilter page discussing 9/11 is still online

Crowns, Beheadings, Rebellions—Bone Up on the History of Scottish Independence Before Next Week's Referendum

A vote that could change the direction of Scotland's future is a little over a week away

Sir John Franklin’s Doomed Ship Just Turned Up in the Arctic After 170 Years

The two ships disappeared in 1846 during a British expedition trying to map the Northwest Passage

Enterovirus 68, a Rare Virus, Is Spreading Among Kids in the U.S.

The CDC reports that patients with the respiratory disease are showing up in hospitals across the country

The Keeling Curve Gets a Much-Needed Boost from Google's Schmidt

The long-running carbon dioxide monitoring program got a $500,000 grant from the Schmidts

Case Solved on Jack the Ripper? Not So Fast

An author and a scientist claim to have proven the identity of the notorious 19th century killer, but others say the evidence is lacking

Artist's rendering of Dreadnoughtus schrani

Meet Dreadnought, Largest Dinosaur In The World

Dreadnought is the largest dinosaur in the world to be scientifically described

Lego Is the Biggest Toy Company in the World

Lego overtook Mattel this year to become the world's most-profitable toy company

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