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We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence
Self Driving

We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence

Toddler smarts will drive AI innovation.

mummified fetus
Science

DNA proved this tiny skeleton wasn’t an alien—and opened up an ethical debate about testing human remains

Who owns the bones?

atlantic puffin
Birds

Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science

The eyewear can help us understand the puffin perspective.

MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently
AI

MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently

It's like having Siri listen to your internal commands.

Tornadoes are a little different when they happen on the sun
Sun

Tornadoes are a little different when they happen on the sun

Also in space: A neighborhood of black holes, a new (and old) reason to study Venus' clouds, and the end of the Lunar XPrize.

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing
Health

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing

Forget the retail therapy. It’s time for some real talk.

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use
Renewables

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

Instead of storing carbon, researchers want to convert it into fuel.

These seafaring robots will search for life across the solar system
Moons

These seafaring robots will search for life across the solar system

Submarines and rovers will go for a dive on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)
Engineering

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

One of the many amazing inventions that came about by accident.

One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words
Dinosaurs

One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words

Dinosaurs stomped all over this remote Scottish island and left the prints to prove it.

The first Antarctic greenhouse harvest may lettuce go to Mars
Agriculture

The first Antarctic greenhouse harvest may lettuce go to Mars

Think keeping a desk plant alive is tough? Try farming in Antarctica.

air pollution
Pollution

Air pollution might be the new lead

Scientists now think it might put young brains at risk.

Appalachians are slow to adopt new technology for a surprising (and refreshing) reason
Technology

Appalachians are slow to adopt new technology for a surprising (and refreshing) reason

We have a lot to learn from folks who resist the latest gadgets.

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world
Conservation

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world

How do we enjoy nature without destroying it?

Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mine
Environment

Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mine

A ray of hope in our losing battle against electronic waste.

Electric aircraft could soon become an industry standard
Hybrid Cars

Electric aircraft could soon become an industry standard

The aviation industry is on the verge of a major shift in propulsion, experts say.

I’m a scientist who’s suing the EPA. Here’s why.
Environment

I’m a scientist who’s suing the EPA. Here’s why.

The EPA is broken, but we still have a chance to fix it.

You don’t need to be a pro to sell your photos online
Tech Hacks

You don’t need to be a pro to sell your photos online

Earn a little cash from stock photography websites.

California needs to stop saying everything causes cancer
Health

California needs to stop saying everything causes cancer

Coffee is just the beginning.

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car
Self Driving

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car

Maybe you could fight zombies from a self-driving vehicle, too.