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Best Way to Learn to Ride a Bike
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Two centuries of bikes, and we’re still debating the best way to learn to ride one.
How to Build Your Dragon
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Game of Thrones got us thinking — what would a real dragon look like?
Unboxing the Universe
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What if everything in the universe came to your doorstep...in a box?!
Why Worry About ICBMs?
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What are intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and why are they hard to shoot down?
New Kind of Astrophysics is Born
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Scientists saw and “heard” a dramatic cosmic explosion simultaneously for the first time.
Why Home Runs Are on the Rise
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What’s behind the recent surge in home runs in baseball?
What's Inside the Great Pyramid?
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Cosmic particles reveal a previously hidden void in the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt.
How Much Does a Thought Weigh?
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Even in your mind, energy goes with it—bottle up that energy and it has mass.
NOVA’s Big Ideas of 2017
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Take a look back with us at the biggest science stories of 2017.
How to Prevent Train Crashes
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Could a safety technology have prevented a train crash in Washington that killed three?
Can Meditation Prevent Suicide?
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A high school experienced several suicides so meditation was used to lower student stress.
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A unique method to fight erosion saved the Montauk Point Lighthouse from disaster.
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