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Engineering

The truth about carbon capture technology

Buzz-worthy concepts for carbon removal have been met with both praise and controversy.

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Bees

These honeybees have a surprisingly fierce battle cry

The harsh, unpredictable sound shares features of mammal and bird alarm calls.

Crow over a green art illustration background
Birds

Even more proof that crows are terrifyingly smart

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

A rocky trail on the side of a steep, grassy mountain under a blue sky. It's the kind of hike you'd need to prepare for.
Life Skills

Hike farther and faster with these training tips

Hiking isn't just a long walk in the woods.

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Robots

MIT scientists taught robots how to sabotage each other

Understanding social robots could help psychology, the military, and more.

tomato and ketchup
Mars

Heinz’s new ‘Marz’ ketchup is kinda sorta made from Martian tomatoes

Ketchup giant Heinz unveils a condiment fit for Martian explorers

Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months
Black Holes

Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months

Ripples in spacetime hint at the evolution of our universe.

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Agriculture

Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas—and it’s time to pay attention to it

Climate events are going to make troubling N2O emissions even worse.

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Technology

Venmo and Amazon team up to streamline your checkout

The partnership will bring you more payment options in 2022.

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Tech Hacks

5 apps to edit photos right in your browser

You don't need dedicated software to get your photos looking fantastic.

an abstract image of light bending
Physics

When light flashes for a quintillionth of a second, things get weird

The shortest light pulses in the world come in pairs, and scientists can now control them.

Microbes could help us make rocket fuel on Mars
Mars

Microbes could help us make rocket fuel on Mars

For decades NASA’s been striving to clean microbes off of spacecraft, but one day they may power them.

A bird's eye view of white tanks containing gasoline at a refinery.
Fossil Fuels

The new infrastructure bill will fund pollution cleanup. But will it hold polluters accountable?

The $1 trillion infrastructure passed last week makes historic investments in cleaning up after polluting industries.

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COVID-19

Humans created an extra 8 million tons of plastic waste during the pandemic

Medical waste, PPE, and online shopping are driving a surge in ocean pollution.

wifi router indoors
Tech Hacks

How to fix 5 common WiFi problems

Have you tried turning it off and back on? 

ancient penis worm
Ocean

Ancient penis worms used protection on the seabed

The fleshy creatures were 'hermiting' even before hermit crabs.

A satellite image of forest with patches of cleared land.
Climate Change

World leaders promise to end deforestation. Is that even possible?

Protecting the world's forests is crucial for combating climate change, but agreeing on how to do so is tricky.

Watch a C-130 cargo plane grab a drone out of the sky
DARPA

Watch a C-130 cargo plane grab a drone out of the sky

Catching a drone with a large aircraft can help the military reuse these flying robots—and perhaps even someday deploy swarms of them.

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Insects

The protein that keeps worker ants in line can also make them queen

Ant royalty can be made with the flip of a genetic switch.

FCC broadband map
COVID-19

As more people work from home, internet speed requirements have become a critical issue

Millions of American students and employees lack the necessary connection.