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Technology

Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks—for now

New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the 'technosphere.'

A colorized microscope image of Nipah virus (blue) emerging from a cell (purple/pink). An antibody treatment for the virus is awaiting animal testing at the BSL-4 lab in Pune.
Science

As biolabs multiply globally, some experts worry about oversight

India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up?

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Tech Hacks

Where to find Meta AI in Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram—and what you can do with it

AI assistance is never far away in Meta's apps (whether you like it or not).

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Ocean

13 dramatic photos that capture the beauty of marine sanctuaries

Be in awe of our National Marine Sanctuary System.

A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ocean

Here’s what scientists know about consciousness of octopuses

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier.

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Tech Hacks

How to read text from images on Windows

Pick out text from scanned signs, receipts, documents, and more.

Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like mud and wet snow.
Engineering

Dog robots can trek through mud using moose-inspired hooves

Silicone booties sped up a machine's journey through the Estonian woods by as much as 55 percent.

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Archaeology

Researchers make brandy in replica of disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old tomb distillery

China's distillation history may be 1,000 years older than previously thought.

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Land

Sniffing dogs join the fight against invasive spotted lanternflies

Trained canines can locate pesky egg masses.

An illustration of the Resilience lander and rover on the lunar surface.
Space X

These are the exciting space missions to expect in 2025

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations.

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AI

Creepy robot toddler can mimic human expressions

‘Dynamic arousal expression’ treats physicality as waveforms.

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Endangered Species

Endangered baby monkey found clinging to driver of speeding Rolls Royce

‘Definitely can’t have them here in California.’

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Physics

Scientists identify the perfect hula hoop ‘body type’

Gyrating robots were involved.

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Wildlife

New ‘Hades’ moray eel discovered by accident

The dark brown snake moray really does not like sunlight.

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Tech Hacks

Everything you can do with Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant on Windows

Microsoft's artificial intelligence assistant is built right into Windows.

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Deep Space

When everything in the universe changed

The revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and next-gen radio telescopes are probing what’s known as the epoch of reionization. It holds clues to the first stars and galaxies, and perhaps the nature of dark matter.

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Vehicles

Inside the company ripping apart classic Porsche 911s to restore them with impeccable detail

With a combination of high tech, modern science, and old-fashioned handwork, Singer Vehicle Design reimagines cars with an eye on perfection. 

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Space

January stargazing: Ring in 2025 with a meteor shower, ‘planet parade,’ and best chance to spot Mars

Don't miss the first meteor shower of the year.

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Science

A study of 11,000 twins shows how to make America walkable again

New research shows what happens when cities add sidewalks and take other pedestrian-friendly steps.

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Aviation

5 aerospace breakthroughs of 2024

From a trip to Jupiter to the first commercial spacewalk in history.