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As belugas disappear, so does irreplaceable cultural knowledge
Whales

As belugas disappear, so does irreplaceable cultural knowledge

Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt.

traversable wormhole illustration
AI

Scientists modeled a tiny wormhole on a quantum computer

It’s not a real rip in spacetime, but it’s still cool.

Collage of Disney's artificially aged portraits
AI

Disney built a neural network to automatically change an actor’s age

Disney Research Studios' Face Re-Aging Network can dramatically reduce artists' workloads and is ready for film and TV.

EVO ICL lens implanted in the diagram of an eye with yellow, pink, and blue Best of What's New 2022 Health design on right
Best of What's New

The most powerful health innovations of 2022

A clever way to grow a human ear, permanent lenses to correct vision, and more health innovations are the Best of What's New.

Toilet paper rolls on a yellow background to represent IBS causes
Health

Gravity could be bringing you down with IBS

It's your GI tract versus the forces of nature.

A series of brain scans
Mental Health

Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic

What this means for development and mental health is still unknown.

A full moon rises over snowy hills.
Moons

Fireballs, bright Mars, and a big moon will dazzle in December’s night sky

The Winter Solstice is only one of many things to watch in the sky this month.

Elon Musk hopes humans will be testing Neuralink brain implants in the next six months
Technology

Elon Musk hopes humans will be testing Neuralink brain implants in the next six months

Experts argue for caution as FDA approval still looms in the distance.

The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022
Best of What's New

The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022

Solar-powered consumer gadgets, an AI that can generate images from text, and more ground-breaking tech are the Best of What’s New.

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022
Army

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

Game-changing new developments in space, a “Parallel Reality” on the ground, and more innovations are the Best of What’s New.

A futuristic x-ray developed by the US army as an illustration
Military

An inside look at the radiation-sensing material that’s on the Pentagon’s radar

Novskite can detect and identify radiation—and be used in medical imaging, too. The Department of Defense is interested in that vision.

A brown rooster perched on a DIY chicken swing inside a chicken coop yard.
Projects

Why you should build a swing for your chickens

Your birds will absolutely love this project.

HIV/AIDS activists in India holding up "no discrimination" signs and red AIDS ribbons
COVID-19

Dr. Fauci on fighting stigmas on infectious diseases, from AIDS to COVID

Almost 40 years after HIV/AIDS was named, stigma still haunts people living with it, despite scientific progress toward treatments and cures.

The seafloor holds a history of hurricanes—and could map out their future
Climate Change

The seafloor holds a history of hurricanes—and could map out their future

Two thousand years of this evidence indicates that the Atlantic has a stormy past.

Can airplane engines run on hydrogen? A recent ground test showed good results.
Aviation

Can airplane engines run on hydrogen? A recent ground test showed good results.

Rolls-Royce and easyJet carried out the experiment with hydrogen, which comes with its own challenges as fuel.

A child receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Diseases

COVID-19 vaccines are still essential in preventing death in children and teens

The study of more than 800,000 patients reinforces the importance of vaccinating youth.

The best gifts under $50
Gift Guides

50+ gifts $50 and under

Whether for cooks, coffee lovers, cat people, kids, etc., great presents don't have to cost more than a few bucks. Here are some of the best gifts $50 and under.

Deep Space Network giant NASA antenna at night
Moons

60 years of moonshots, made possible by the Deep Space Network

NASA's powerful communications system is humanity’s unseen mission control. 

Cluster of new Milky Way stars in hot and cold gas captured in X-ray and infrared by space telescopes
Space Telescope

Young star clusters know when it’s time to stop growing

A colorful X-ray and infrared image shows new members of the Milky Way exerting 'self control.'

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third
AI

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third

Quantum computing, machine learning, and contact lens polymers combined to dramatically reduce energy costs.