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Robot arm assembling salad from ingredients
AI

This robot ‘chef’ can follow video instructions to make a very simple salad

It may not make it on 'Top Chef,' but the robot's learning abilities are still impressive.

A moth with wings extended outward lands on a flower.
Insects

This massively underrated pollinator needs your help

Moths likely pollinate and visit just as many plants as bees, but might be less resilient.

Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT.
Internet

Yale’s new research tool will lead you down a rabbit hole of knowledge

LUX is a digital platform that draws information from the university’s museums, libraries, and archives.

Feeling sad when your favorite show ends? It might be post-series depression.
Psychology

Feeling sad when your favorite show ends? It might be post-series depression.

If you're in a low mood when the credits roll, you're not alone.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.
Evolution

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

Scientists are increasingly seeing evidence of 'dark extinction' in museum and botanical garden collections.

Three people hiking in the rain wearing raincoats.
Life Skills

How to stay dry and safe while hiking in the rain

Don't let some scattered drops ruin your hiking plans.

It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.
Fossil Fuels

It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.

A recent study found that the cost of cleaning up California's onshore oil and gas industry will be triple the industry’s projected profits.

A person sitting in a dark room playing video games with a two-monitor computer set up.
Tech Hacks

4 Discord alternatives for work and play

The purple app is not the only platform where you can stay in touch with your friends.

8.3 million places in the US still lack broadband internet access
Internet

8.3 million places in the US still lack broadband internet access

Explore the FCC's newest map of high-speed internet availability in the United States and see what it reveals about your location.

The science behind being hangry
Nutrition

The science behind being hangry

Neuroscientists think a cluster of cells in the brain that stimulate appetite could be a target for eating disorder therapies.

Ephemeral exhibit at London Design Biennale
Sustainability

Bendy, eco-friendly wooden walls were inspired by guitar curves

Bendable wood could be used to rearrange home walls whenever you want.

Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Photon Source.
Physics

Physicists take first-ever X-rays of single atoms

This technique could help materials scientists control chemical reactions with better precision.

A lineup of the best portable grills on a white background
Outdoor Gear

The best portable grills

These portable grill can make your cookout more like takeout.

Person holding laptop and a white reusable water bottle.
Life Skills

You’re probably not washing your water bottle often enough

It's essential to learn how to wash your water bottle properly.

Honeybee with medical sensor attached to back
Technology

This bee’s tiny backpack could one day monitor human hearts

At a millimeter wide, the device could monitor blood pressure or tumors seamlessly in patients.

The Chaparral drone could help the Air Force carry supplies, with less risk
Air Force

The Chaparral drone could help the Air Force carry supplies, with less risk

This innovative drone from Elroy Air can take off and land vertically, and offers a way for the military to get stuff safely where it's needed.

A graphic rendering of the ESA's Mars Express orbiter. Mars Express lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz–Fregat rocket on June 2, 2003. It entered orbit around Mars on December 25, 2003 and reached its operational orbit in January 2004. The initial mission duration was one Martian year (687 Earth days), completed in September 2005.
Mars

Witness space history by tuning into the first almost-live stream from Mars

Live from the Red Planet, it’s Mars Express’ 20th birthday!

The adult gomphothere skull (foreground, tusk capped in white plaster) was separated from the main body (background, covered in plaster) prior to its preservation.
Wildlife

Elephants once roamed Florida—and scientists just stumbled on a graveyard full of them

The ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ find offers a window into prehistoric America and its megafauna.

The US doesn’t have a law mandating EV battery recycling. Should it?
Electric Vehicles

The US doesn’t have a law mandating EV battery recycling. Should it?

Recycling batteries could reduce the need to mine critical minerals—but only if the packs are properly recovered.

Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on sunny day
Engineering

Workers rely on medieval era tech to reconstruct the Notre Dame

Laborers are taking a decidedly old school approach to rebuilding the fire-ravaged cathedral.