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This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously
Self Driving

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously

The 35-foot-long boat will use computer vision and other tech to follow a predetermined path around Denmark.

Hairs and pores on a southern oak leaf
Animals

11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail

Our favorites from the 2021 Nikon's Small World awards.

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?
COVID-19

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?

The pandemic has pushed some to consider smaller classrooms and personalized learning.

Person watching TV and eating popcorn in bed
Tech Hacks

How to create and curate your watchlists on any streaming platform

Now what?

Rendering of mammoth in forest.
Gene Editing

This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

A new company co-founded by gene-editing pioneer George Church wants to disrupt climate change and conservation by resurrecting the woolly mammoth.

greenland seen from an airplane
Climate Change

Greenland is racking up historic climate events

Historic events are piling up in Greenland, and not in a good way.

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween
Vaccines

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween

All the COVID-19 news you need to know this week.

A meteor streaks across a night sky.
Space X

This meteor-tracking system could prevent a falling-rocket debris disaster

Camera networks built to track meteors could help address an emerging problem.

Beats Studio Buds in a hand
Earbuds

Beats Studio Buds review: The cure for Android’s AirPods envy?

Active noise cancellation and solid sound make the Beats Studio buds appealing for users on any platform.

OnePlus 9 Pro main screen
Phones

OnePlus 9 Pro review: A true flagship Android device

The OnePlus 9 Pro offers a beautiful screen, improved camera performance, and absurdly fast charging.

IE 900 on box with flowers
Headphones

Sennheiser IE 900 review: A one-driver wonder

The Sennheiser IE 900 earphones are a small miracle that leave a big impression.

Night owls can become early birds. Here’s how.
Health

Night owls can become early birds. Here’s how.

Fighting biology is hard.

The Mission R is an electric Porsche race car meant for livestreaming
Electric Vehicles

The Mission R is an electric Porsche race car meant for livestreaming

The concept vehicle, which will do 0 to 60 in under 2.5 seconds, has a steering wheel that will measure the driver's heart rate—and broadcast it.

satellite view of what remains of hurricane ida
Weather

Why Ida drenched the Northeast—and what that means for future storms

As the planet heats up, hurricanes will become more intense.

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California
Sustainability

Are ‘water positive’ pledges from tech companies just a new kind of greenwashing?

In response to historic droughts, Google and Facebook say they want to use less water at their data centers

Person chopping vegetables and putting them in lunch boxes
Projects

A guide to easy, healthy school lunches that kids will eat

Give them some variety.

broken bow water treatment facility
Environment

This EPA unit fights terrorism with science

It's not all about hugging trees

a statue of a firefighter sits with the One World Trade Center tower in the background
Health

What 20 years of screening 9/11 first responders for health risks has taught us

They were the first at the scene on 9/11. Twenty years later, they're helping us learn the long-term health consequences.

passenger plane security since 9/11
Aviation

The post-9/11 flight security changes you don’t see

A shift in attitude towards handling hijackings is just one of the many complex and often controversial changes instituted over the past 20 years.

To prevent catastrophic global warming, we need to leave fossils fuels in the ground
Fossil Fuels

To prevent catastrophic global warming, we need to leave fossils fuels in the ground

A majority of reserves must be left alone.