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Amazon Drone Hub
Drones

Last week in tech: Amazon’s drone delivery hub may be coming

Plus: Free vintage Sega games and the latest from the wild world of cryptocurrency.

Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground
Climate Change

Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground

Upside down lightning is a seemingly rare weather event.

Most people don’t see how climate change is affecting their lives—and that’s a problem
Climate Change

Most people don’t see how climate change is affecting their lives—and that’s a problem

Heidi Cullen is the blame changer.

Apple Music
Tech Hacks

The best Apple Music tricks and add-ons

Get to grips with Apple's streaming app.

Why Morse code is actually a really weird way to communicate
Technology

Why Morse code is actually a really weird way to communicate

An excerpt from Your Brain is a Time Machine.

planet ten
Pluto

Don’t get too hyped about ‘Planet 10’ just yet

Another day, another hypothetical object on the outskirts of the solar system.

beach
Projects

How to beach-proof your phone

Protect it from sun, sand, and seawater.

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment
Renewables

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

Is this a bright idea?

As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?
Weather

As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?

The Mod Squad.

Clouds
Climate Change

Some clouds are full of little lollipop-shaped ice crystals

They've got scientists looking at clouds in a whole new way.

To ease lower back pain, yoga might be just as good as physical therapy
Health

To ease lower back pain, yoga might be just as good as physical therapy

And a heck of a lot cheaper.

Lone star tick
Health

The lone star tick can make you allergic to meat, and that’s not even the worst of it

The tick's territory is spreading.

Loma MT infographic
Weather

In a Montana town, a record-breaking 103-degree swing in 24 hours

Loma's weather in January 1972 is a fascinating exemplar of sudden temperature spikes and drops.

What is sickle cell disease?
Diseases

What is sickle cell disease?

The disease that primarily affects African Americans in the United States still has no cure.

The Curiosity rover and other spacecraft are learning to think for themselves
Mars

The Curiosity rover and other spacecraft are learning to think for themselves

Autonomous science-bots will make it easier to explore our solar system … and beyond.

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?
Mars

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?

Skyping with Mars.

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse
Climate Change

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse

Over half of Ethiopia’s crop is in peril, and the same goes for other coffee-producing countries.

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins
Health

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins

A single spore can do what insecticides can't.

Fungal spores staining painting
Archaeology

The world’s art is under attack—by microbes

Bacteria and fungi are a menace to paintings, sculptures, and ancient artifacts.

wildebeest
Animals

This river ecosystem hinges on thousands of drowned, rotting wildebeest

It's the circle of life.