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A brewing storm with dark clouds and a lighthouse in Michigan.
Global Warming

The average hurricane season is officially more intense

The oceans are warming and the hurricanes are coming.

Local honey might help your allergies—but only if you believe it will
Bees

Local honey might help your allergies—but only if you believe it will

Eating allergens seems like it should reduce sneezes. In practice? Not so much.

A F/A-18 Super Hornet is refueled the traditional way: by an aircraft with humans on board.
Navy

This drone will refuel Naval fighter jets by 2024

The MQ-25A Stingray will take off and land from aircraft carriers and is critical to the Navy's future vision.

A robotic dog and its handler.
Air Force

The Air Force’s new guard dogs are robots

The bots, which can hit a top speed of 4.5 mph, will patrol a base in Florida.

Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones
Drones

Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones

The S-70 Okhotnik may be operational by 2024.

A military drone deploys a smaller drone in flight.
Drones

The future of air combat is drones launching more drones

A Valkyrie just launched its own little UAV.

Soldiers wearing augmented reality headsets while sitting in a vehicle.
Army

These augmented-reality goggles let soldiers see through vehicle walls

The US Army's latest investment in Microsoft HoloLens tech, explained.

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above
Army

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above

The new mine could also be disarmed from miles away to allow friendly forces to travel safely.

Stars seen from a cave.
DARPA

DARPA wants cave robots that can scout ahead for threats or missing people

The program is called the Subterranean Challenge.

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen
Navy

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen

We now know that it stayed aloft for at least 24 hours in a flight last year.

A bomber is refueled behind a tanker airplane.
Air Force

Refueling B-52s in the sky is hard, so the Air Force is trying VR simulators

A new project aims to accurately model some very complex aerodynamics.

An F-15EX arrives at Eglin Air Force Base.
Air Force

Everything to know about the Air Force’s new fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II

It's a complex flying machine with a long history of air-to-air combat.

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent
Climate Change

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent

A coat of paint can passively cool down buildings in increasingly hot cities.

Bowling lane and bowling pin on sea green background
Sustainability

Meet the matchmaker pairing commercial waste with companies ready to reuse it

Damon Carson can find a new home for everything from old conveyors to street-sweeping bristles.

trash falling into a volcano under the ask us anything logo
Ask Us Anything

Ask Us Anything: Why can’t we burn our trash in volcanoes?

They aren't the perfect incinerator.

A woman leaning over a laptop computer, annoyed, with her hand on her forehead.
Tech Hacks

Take control of your computer’s annoying pop-up notifications

Save your productivity. And your sanity.

Dinosaur bones in museum.
Dinosaurs

The T. rex ‘dynasty’ reigned for more than 125,000 generations

Only 20,000 lived at any given time, though.

An unlocked iPhone X on a faded blue-green surface.
Tech Hacks

24 iPhone settings that feel like secrets

Dig deeper into iOS.

person getting a vaccine
Vaccines

Everyone over 16 can now get the COVID vaccine. How do we make sure they get it?

There is no single approach to helping those hesitant to vaccines make an informed decision.

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change
Climate Change

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change

Andean forests sequester a significant amount of carbon from the atmosphere.