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Boeing
Aviation

This new box full of sensors could help more flying machines get off the ground

But in aviation, systems must be redundant and completely reliable.

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm
Pluto

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm

Gas might keep the dwarf planet’s subsurface ocean from freezing.

Oculus
Technology

Oculus Quest brings your real-world motion into VR. Here’s what that’s like.

The next-gen headset is totally self-contained.

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
Birds

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

Tiger shark barf reveals sparrows and woodpeckers are on the menu.

The Maya dealt with a form of climate change, too. Here’s how they survived.
Climate Change

The Maya dealt with a form of climate change, too. Here’s how they survived.

The Classic civilization could only respond to their changing climate. We can do far more if we choose to.

Scientists want to limit climate change by releasing more CO2
Climate Change

Scientists want to limit climate change by releasing more CO2

Converting methane to carbon dioxide could help.

All the buzz about NASA’s new fleet of space bees
International Space Station

All the buzz about NASA’s new fleet of space bees

Astrobees could help free up astronauts' schedules.

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you
Vaccines

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you

Researchers are beginning to understand how to talk to parents who are concerned about vaccines.

Can AI escape our control and destroy us?
AI

Can AI escape our control and destroy us?

Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn bankrolls efforts to keep superintelligent AI under control.

Will Earth’s shifting magnetic poles push the Northern Lights too?
Science

Will Earth’s shifting magnetic poles push the Northern Lights too?

Scientists are studying the aurora's every move.

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer
Technology

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer

Play along with our game show podcast and learn about the latest tech news.

How to raise money for charity on your phone
Tech Hacks

How to raise money for charity on your phone

Get people to give on the go.

Earthrise
Moons

The White House is giving NASA another $1.6 billion to go to the moon. It won’t be enough.

A 2024 mission is pretty unlikely.

Processed food really does make you gain weight
Nutrition

Processed food really does make you gain weight

It took a comprehensive experiment to get proof.

Muscle stiffness can be an athletic superpower
Fitness & Exercise

Muscle stiffness can be an athletic superpower

Elite basketball players benefit from having less stretch.

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Ocean

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

Leachates are toxic to the most numerous photosynthesizing organisms in the world.

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data
Climate Change

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data

Hear the world burn.

Watch this electric air taxi take off vertically, thanks to 36 swiveling ‘jet’ engines
Aviation

Watch this electric air taxi take off vertically, thanks to 36 swiveling ‘jet’ engines

It has a range of 186 miles and is optimized to cruise.

Here’s exactly how restricting abortion harms public health
Health

Here’s exactly how restricting abortion harms public health

The recent abortion bills don't align with what health experts know about abortion safety.

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?
Science

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

This rosy treat remains shrouded in mystery.