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These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.
Weather

These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.

A community goes back to nature.

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.
Evolution

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

People are a great and terrible influence on the world.

Pollution kills nine million people a year
Pollution

Pollution kills nine million people a year

This doesn't feel like progress.

a wave crashes into a city
Climate Change

‘Geostorm’ is a very silly movie that raises some very serious questions

Let's talk about hacking the climate.

blue marble Earth image
Moons

This entourage of weirdos hangs out in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood

Don’t you want to meet them?

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you
AI

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you

Tech demos from the Max convention show impressive tech, all driven by machine learning

You can now navigate Windows 10 by walking around a virtual mansion
Technology

You can now navigate Windows 10 by walking around a virtual mansion

The Fall Creators Update is here for Windows 10 and it's heavy on the Mixed Reality elements.

Your memories are less accurate than you think
Science

Your memories are less accurate than you think

How do police extract eyewitness accounts they can trust?

a butterfly sits on a frog
Bees

Bugs are buzzing off, and that’s very bad

Insect populations are on the decline.

Ubuntu
Tech Hacks

Why and how you should switch to Linux

It's time for a change.

Find out what winter has in store for your state this year
Environment

Find out what winter has in store for your state this year

And why the forecast involves a lot of waffling.

Stuck in
Animals

2017’s most awe-inspiring—and devastating—wildlife photos

These are 2017's big winners.

We might have better lab mice if we paid more attention to their guts
Health

We might have better lab mice if we paid more attention to their guts

Wild microbes are better than tame.

a gun and bullets
Weapons

Gun research could save lives, but America won’t fund it

It's almost impossible to study.

mosquito taking off
Insects

Mosquitoes evolved to fly away with a belly full of your blood—without you ever noticing

The secret is in their flight.

Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you
Evolution

Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you

Sometimes science confirms the obvious.

Smartphone
Tech Hacks

Save your money and your data by preparing your phone for travel

Make sure you're secure before leaving the house.

merging neutron stars
Space

Neutron star collisions may have created most of the gold in the universe

All that glitters is a neutron star collision.

California’s wildfires could make 2017 a very unusual wine vintage
Environment

California’s wildfires could make 2017 a very unusual wine vintage

The smoke will likely impact a few fancier grapes.

Where we’re going, we won’t need roads
Best of What's New

Where we’re going, we won’t need roads

Robo cars will force us off asphalt—and into the great out there.