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Sierra Nevada Snowpack Is At Its Lowest Level In 500 Years
Environment

Sierra Nevada Snowpack Is At Its Lowest Level In 500 Years

The California drought is going to get a bit tougher

DARPA Taps Into the Brain To Give Patients Robo-Touch and Better Memory
DARPA

DARPA Taps Into the Brain To Give Patients Robo-Touch and Better Memory

A report from DARPA's Wait, What? conference

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?
Diseases

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?

Ticks spread more than just Lyme disease. Knowing risks and symptoms could help you get better diagnosis—and treatment.

Uber Powerful: The Car Service’s Brazen Plan To Become A Robotic Superpower
Self Driving

Uber Powerful: The Car Service’s Brazen Plan To Become A Robotic Superpower

Should we be excited or afraid?

Dragon Dream With People
Aviation

Aeroscraft Shows Off Its Giant Airship

A second age of dirigibles is moving ahead

Are We Alone? Have We Always Been? How Do We Know?
DARPA

Are We Alone? Have We Always Been? How Do We Know?

A report from DARPA's Wait, What? conference

What Would Happen If We Burned All The Fossil Fuels On Earth?
Fossil Fuels

What Would Happen If We Burned All The Fossil Fuels On Earth?

We'll burn that bridge when we come to it

Yellowstone Is Replacing Asphalt With Paths Made From Old Tires
Environment

Yellowstone Is Replacing Asphalt With Paths Made From Old Tires

Spare tires can be a good thing

Still Of BB-8 From The Force Awakens Trailer
DIY

Three Epic Hollywood Props, Remixed

Taking DIY to the movies

Here’s How Disease Spreads In A Hospital Ward
Diseases

Here’s How Disease Spreads In A Hospital Ward

Maybe it’s worth splurging on that private hospital room

We Can Edit Genomes, Create Synthetic Life, and Remake the World. But Should We?
Technology

We Can Edit Genomes, Create Synthetic Life, and Remake the World. But Should We?

A report from DARPA's Wait, What? conference

Genetically Modified Plants Could Eliminate Food Poisoning
Engineering

Genetically Modified Plants Could Eliminate Food Poisoning

Producing antimicrobial proteins to kill E. coli

Can We Detect A Nuclear Weapon In Space?
Mars

Can We Detect A Nuclear Weapon In Space?

Maybe, but they're still a bad idea

Stem Cell Experts Support Using CRISPR In Human Embryos
Gene Editing

Stem Cell Experts Support Using CRISPR In Human Embryos

Attitudes toward gene editing research may be shifting

Sleepy Dormice Break Wild Hibernation Record At 11 Months
Animals

Sleepy Dormice Break Wild Hibernation Record At 11 Months

If they can’t have kids, they can’t be bothered to wake up

New Species On Human Family Tree Discovered In Ancient Mass Grave
Evolution

New Species On Human Family Tree Discovered In Ancient Mass Grave

Homo naledi had small brains but human-like traits, upending the fossil record

Are Vitamins And ‘Natural’ Supplements Good For You?
Nutrition

Are Vitamins And ‘Natural’ Supplements Good For You?

The NIH just pledged $35 million to find out—but it may not be enough

Russia Unveils Armored Bulldozer
Military

Russia Unveils Armored Bulldozer

Less “killdozer,” more “survivedozer”

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Technology

Apple Announces New iPhone 6S and 6S Plus Smartphones At Fall 2015 Event

3D Touch's iPhone debut

Madeline Gannon
Projects

The scientist who is making 3D printing more human

Madeline Gannon wants to unlock the designer in all of us.