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Young farmers are challenging convention to improve sustainability
Agriculture

Young farmers are challenging convention to improve sustainability

“When the paradigm shifts past a certain point, they will all follow.”

What to know about the software issue that delayed major airlines today
Aviation

What to know about the software issue that delayed major airlines today

Plus, why “slack” matters in the airline industry.

Everything you need to know about male hormonal birth control
Health

Everything you need to know about male hormonal birth control

There are several promising options in the works.

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year
Birds

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year

Windows pose a lethal threat to migrating birds. But humans can help.

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog
Animals

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog

The week's amphibian photos have been truly ...ribbeting.

quantum teleportation illustration
Physics

Quantum teleportation is real, but it’s not what you think

A commute so quick you could just die.

Dual rotors could make the Defiant one of the world’s fastest helicopters
Aviation

Dual rotors could make the Defiant one of the world’s fastest helicopters

This machine will challenge the way you think about chopper design.

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
Ocean

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere

Even if it's not stony coral tissue loss disease, the reefs are in trouble.

Last week in tech: New Apple services, a super-strong robotic ostrich, and more
Technology

Last week in tech: New Apple services, a super-strong robotic ostrich, and more

This isn't just content—it's content plus.

Four food pranks for office life on April 1
Projects

Four food pranks for office life on April 1

Be amusing, not irritating.

The FDA is finally updating its decades-old mammogram standards
Health

The FDA is finally updating its decades-old mammogram standards

Radiologists must now report a patient's breast density, which can complicate diagnosis.

Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus
Animals

Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus

The international pet trade has helped a fungal infection spread to 501 species of amphibians.

The president wants NASA back on the moon by 2024—a risky and unrealistic request
Moons

The president wants NASA back on the moon by 2024—a risky and unrealistic request

We'll need more money, more time, or both.

Rising temperatures will help mosquitos infect a billion more people
Climate Change

Rising temperatures will help mosquitos infect a billion more people

"Plain and simple, climate change is going to kill a lot of people."

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety
Health

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety

Her case could help researchers find new ways to alleviate depression.

The extra lenses in your smartphone’s camera, explained
Tech Hacks

The extra lenses in your smartphone’s camera, explained

Dual-lens? Triple-lens? Do more lenses matter?

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street
Self Driving

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

They're coming—but are we ready to let a computer take the wheel?

Grabbing hold and letting go: The exploding bolts that bring us to space
Space

Grabbing hold and letting go: The exploding bolts that bring us to space

The story of heroic fasteners that will get us to the moon and back.

Your skin’s melanin can conduct electricity
Health

Your skin’s melanin can conduct electricity

The pigment could coat electronic implants.

The truth about the nut-brain connection
Nutrition

The truth about the nut-brain connection

Does eating a few almonds really boost your cognitive function?