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China L-15B Jet Trainer CAS Hongdu
Military

China’s air force has a new ground-attack plane

Meet the L-15B.

Genetically modified algae could soon show up in food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals
Energy

Genetically modified algae could soon show up in food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals

Researchers created souped-up algae that can thrive outdoors

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies
Animals

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

Excerpt: Raised by Animals

Artificial snow might save a glacier in the Swiss Alps
Climate Change

Artificial snow might save a glacier in the Swiss Alps

But it can't save us from climate change

Crossing the Muldrow Glacier on foot
Environment

In photos: 100 years of Denali National Park

Archival shots of, on, and around North America's tallest peak.

western spotted skunk
Evolution

Ancient climate change drove the evolution of this adorable hand-standing skunk

Way back in the ice ages

Your air conditioning habit makes summer smog worse
Pollution

Your air conditioning habit makes summer smog worse

As temperatures rise, power plants pump out more emissions

saturn
NASA

Listen to the surprisingly empty gap between Saturn and its rings

Cassini made its second epic ring dive on Tuesday

Hulu’s $40 Live TV service is basically basic cable for cord-cutters
Technology

Hulu’s $40 Live TV service is basically basic cable for cord-cutters

The live streaming TV landscape has gotten a lot more complicated in the past year.

star clusters overlaid with pink and blue colors
Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why dark matter matters (and is kind of our frenemy)

Excerpt: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

One in four Americans drink water that fails safety standards
Health

One in four Americans drink water that fails safety standards

Danger on tap

Wastewater injection played a role in Oklahoma’s largest earthquake
Environment

Wastewater injection played a role in Oklahoma’s largest earthquake

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Pawnee

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.
Birds

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

Two legs good, four legs bad

onion garlic peppers tomato
Food Safety

Why I can never eat onions or garlic again

Animal, vegetable, miserable

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
Ask Us Anything

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

Scientists haven't quite landed on an answer

Female dragonflies feign death to avoid sex
Insects

Female dragonflies feign death to avoid sex

Boy oh boy is animal reproduction upsetting

What it’s like to climb a century-old oak tree
Science

What it’s like to climb a century-old oak tree

Excerpt: Witness Tree

From the archives: How to stay fit and live longer, according to a 1920s authority on exercise
Fitness & Exercise

From the archives: How to stay fit and live longer, according to a 1920s authority on exercise

Original headline: "Keep Your Neck and Abdomen Strong and You Can Count on a Fifty Per Cent Longer Life than the Average Man."

The trouble with Elon Musk’s ‘Boring’ plan to fight traffic with tunnels
Space X

The trouble with Elon Musk’s ‘Boring’ plan to fight traffic with tunnels

There are likely better ways to reduce congestion

These conservatives want to convince you that climate change is real
Climate Change

These conservatives want to convince you that climate change is real

Understanding science doesn't make you liberal