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Using DNA Forensics To Track Elephant Poachers
New methods to track and trace ivory's origins
The Week In Drones: Pepper Spray Paintballs, Celebrity Selfies, And More
Keeping up with the droneses
Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers
China's planned buildings combine amazing height with green technologies that seem almost too good to be true.
What Are Your Picks For The Best In Cli-Fi?
Nominate the best in pop culture about global warming for a "climate fiction" award.
Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?
The science shows that fish use tools, feel pain, have long memories, and deserve better treatment from us.
The Newest, Strictest Test Of A Quantum Computer Yet
…finds it's no faster than conventional computers. But scientists have some ideas for finding quantum speed-up in the future.
Russia Just Finished A Submarine It Has Spent 20 Years Building
The 1990s are back, and they're nuclear.
Lockheed’s Vision: Autonomous Drones With Lasers
"A weapon that operates at Mach a million—that’s game-changing," CTO Ray Johnson tells us.
Obama Announces Expanded Marine Sanctuary, Efforts Against Fraudulent Seafood
New rules under the sea and on the plate
How To Set Up Your Endangered Leopard On A Date
Plus, a gallery of endangered zoo babies born this year. Squee!
Is this a model of China’s next aircraft carrier?
A scale model at a Chinese naval exhibit gives us clues about the China’s next carrier class.
Q&A: To Solve The Water Problem, We Need To Solve Energy
Answers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Michael Knotekon on the "water-energy nexus"