How We Could Stop Any Asteroids Heading Our Way

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1. We could probably stop an asteroid hurtling toward Earth — if we were looking for it.

By Eric Berger in Ars Technica

2. There’s a better way to interrogate crime suspects.

By Christopher Moraff in Al Jazeera America

3. Your connected car might be a huge security risk.

By Conner Forrest in ZDNet

4. To find an answer for Zika virus, scientists grew a placenta in a lab.

By Anita Srikameswaran in Futurity

5. It’s time to be more thoughtful about expulsions.

By Emma Brown in the Washington Post

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