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Evolution

Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution

We’re shaping the distant future of biodiversity, as well as the present.

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future
Aviation

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future

Archer just revealed a craft called Maker, and someday a version of it could fly you around a city.

Keystone XL is officially dead
Fossil Fuels

Keystone XL is officially dead

The pipeline's developer has pulled the plug on the controversial project at last.

wet street market selling fish
COVID-19

New data shows Wuhan markets were ripe for diseases to jump from animals to people

Multiple species known to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 were sold there, both legally and illegally.

Portuguese F-16 fighter plane with orange tiger design
Aviation

European fighter jets are making a diplomatic statement with their tiger print

The Portuguese F-16 Fighting Falcon is just one member of a historic squadron.

What actually happens to the clothes you donate depends on where you live
Environment

What actually happens to the clothes you donate depends on where you live

It depends on where you live, but many thrift stores and other donation programs can divert even the most tattered items from the landfill.

The world now has a fifth ocean
Ocean

The world now has a fifth ocean

The Southern Ocean joins the club.

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?
COVID-19

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?

The Earth may have hit a new three-million-year record.

Salt marshes keep score on humanity’s plastic problem
Health

Salt marshes keep score on humanity’s plastic problem

Microplastics have been piling up in many areas since the 1950s.

These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air
Army

These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air

Meet the Pegasus family of drones.

man sitting in an airplane seat under linear acceleration
Aviation

Bodies In Motion: Exploring the Human Limits of Future Travel

The limits of travel are defined not by what vehicles can do, but by what vehicles can do to us. So how much can we take?

Dyson's hair styling tool
Best of What's New

2019’s most exciting personal care products

They’re the Best of What’s New.

How will Formula One reckon with electric cars?
Electric Vehicles

How will Formula One reckon with electric cars?

A noisy debate about the world's fastest and most popular motorsport.

The Todoist app on an iPhone.
Tech Hacks

How to set phone reminders for anything

Outsource your memory.

Australotitan dinosaur compared to an excavator (c)Eroman Museum
Dinosaurs

This Australian behemoth is officially the largest dinosaur on the continent

The wait—and weight—was worth it.

Watch a fighter jet and drone make ‘wet contact’ for the first time
Drones

Watch a fighter jet and drone make ‘wet contact’ for the first time

The F/A-18 Super Hornet received fuel from the Navy's Stingray drone in a key initial test.

Frozen Siberian microbes just woke up from a 24,000-year nap—and immediately got busy
Environment

Frozen Siberian microbes just woke up from a 24,000-year nap—and immediately got busy

The microscopic organisms wasted no time cloning themselves.

Smart Tech Paraglides Tons of Airdropped Cargo From High Altitudes to Meter-Sized Targets
Drones

Smart Tech Paraglides Tons of Airdropped Cargo From High Altitudes to Meter-Sized Targets

The Army's Precision Airdrop System aims to save lives

Hack A Teddy Bear To Say Anything
Projects

Hack A Teddy Bear To Say Anything

Bringing Teddy Ruxpin back

comic book flip phone
Projects

Build A Keyless Car Unlocker Out of a Cellphone

Locked your keys in the car again? No problem— now you can open the doors using your phone