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Body, heal thyself
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Body, heal thyself

The frontier of science is looking inward to fix what ails us.

Jane Poynter wants to send you to the edge of space in a very big balloon
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Jane Poynter wants to send you to the edge of space in a very big balloon

Eyes on the skies.

Ibex Tactix Folding Skis
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The top 11 innovations in recreation this year

Skis that fold in half, wool that glows, and a smokeless fire.

The 12 most important health innovations of the year
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The 12 most important health innovations of the year

One might change the way we treat cancer for good.

The year’s most important innovations in security
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The year’s most important innovations in security

A botnet vaccine, a harder drive, and 3-D bag scanner.

The most ingenious gadgets of 2017
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The most ingenious gadgets of 2017

Robots, smartphones, computational cameras, and a true pop culture phenomenon round out the list.

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering
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This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

From one-rail roller coasters to a fax machine for DNA, these are modern marvels of industry and design.

The year’s 10 most incredible aerospace inventions
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The year’s 10 most incredible aerospace inventions

Drone swarms, a flying luxury car, and a rocket to the moon.

The 10 most important automotive technologies of the year
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The 10 most important automotive technologies of the year

Tires that crush ice, a shape-shifting supercar, back-seat surveillance, and more.

The best entertainment tech of the year
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The best entertainment tech of the year

Are you not entertained? You will be if you spend some time with these gadgets.

Boeing Starliner Space Suit
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The 100 greatest innovations of 2017

The year's most transformative products and discoveries.

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care
Vaccines

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

We have to act now if we want to save lives in the future.

laptop code
Security

Wi-Fi has a serious vulnerability. Here’s how to stay safe.

The weakness is in the encryption protocol we all use constantly.

Jeremy the snail and baby
Animals

In loving memory of Jeremy, the one-in-a-million mutant snail

Find me somebody to love.

merging neutron stars
Space Telescope

Gravitational waves just showed us something even cooler than black holes

Observatories all over the world caught a new kind of collision.

It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean?
Weather

It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean?

A quick refresher on what “the little girl” actually is.

crater moon
Moons

We could actually learn a lot by going back to the Moon

But we’ll have to get there first.

Pythons are invading Florida. Meet the scientists fighting back.
Animals

Pythons are invading Florida. Meet the scientists fighting back.

Betrayal, sex pheromones, and a lot of snake wrestling.

There’s no such thing as clean coal
Pollution

There’s no such thing as clean coal

It's not an industry we should save.

Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause
Health

Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause

Misinformation scares away many who could benefit.