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biologist with bird
Science

Most scientific studies only use male subjects. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.

It's birdbrained

clouds
Global Warming

Everything you need to know about geoengineering

Scientists may finally put some of the basic principles to the test in 2018—and not everyone is happy about that

China hypersonic aircraft
Military

A look at China’s most exciting hypersonic aerospace programs

The latest scramjets, near-space planes, and super wind tunnels.

A woman enjoys the natural light refracted by water in a bottle
Climate Change

How to turn used plastic bottles into skylights and street lamps

Let the sunshine in

Why basic biology is so important in biomedical research
Health

Why basic biology is so important in biomedical research

Excerpt: Rigor Mortis

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town
Space

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town

More exciting news about cold, dead rocks

What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?
Ask Us Anything

What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?

Are they really healthier raw?

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon
Ocean

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

Scientists are pretty happy about this, for some reason.

As sea levels rise, where will all the people go?
Climate Change

As sea levels rise, where will all the people go?

Climate change could do a number on inland cities

stockton rush and macklemore board the antipodes
Ocean

Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

Stockton Rush is kind of like the Jeff Bezos of the ocean

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming
Climate Change

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming

Yo-ho-ho and a melting glacier

The bunker-busting nuclear bomb that almost was
Weapons

The bunker-busting nuclear bomb that almost was

Terrible decisions in radioactive packages

Google is using AI to help humans and computers communicate through art
AI

Google is using AI to help humans and computers communicate through art

A program for people who can’t draw good

The play-by-play of a total solar eclipse
Space

The play-by-play of a total solar eclipse

Excerpt: Mask of the Sun

As mountains grow, they drive the evolution of new species
Evolution

As mountains grow, they drive the evolution of new species

A long-standing hypothesis gets hard data

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl
Life Skills

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

Yes, it really does help

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo
Fish

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo

The surprising benefits of animal-inspired gunk

The Pentagon just dropped the ‘mother of all bombs,’ its biggest non-nuclear weapon
Air Force

The Pentagon just dropped the ‘mother of all bombs,’ its biggest non-nuclear weapon

It's still orders of magnitude smaller than Little Boy, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Magic Girl Pinball Machine
Gaming

The curious story of Magic Girl, the would-be greatest pinball machine of all time

At $16,000 it was the world's most expensive pinball machine. It was also the most fraught.

Hotter weather could make predators even more vicious
Global Warming

Hotter weather could make predators even more vicious

Climate change could throw off the balance of ecosystems