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Meet KJ-600, the aircraft that could help China’s navy rival America’s
Military

Meet KJ-600, the aircraft that could help China’s navy rival America’s

The airborne early warning and control plane fills a gap in China's arsenal.

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

MX-9
Moons

Moon Express ‘lunar outpost’ looks gorgeous, but don’t get too excited yet

The company hopes to put robots on the moon’s South Pole by 2020

By Sarah Fecht

Researchers used CRISPR to encode a movie into DNA
Gene Editing

Researchers used CRISPR to encode a movie into DNA

Genome GIFs.

By Claire Maldarelli

An iceberg the size of Delaware just broke off of Antarctica
Climate Change

An iceberg the size of Delaware just broke off of Antarctica

“We are seeing a microcosm of the future.”

By Marlene Cimons

Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything
Health

Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything

But figuring out whether or not they work is almost as tough as creating them.

By Claire Maldarelli

beer
Climate Change

Entrepreneurs are turning trash into food, drink, and clean energy

Bread-powered beer and other delights.

By Marlene Cimons

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change
Climate Change

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change

It takes more than turning off the lights, but it’s all doable.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels
Animals

These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels

Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

By Mary Beth Griggs

What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it?
Exoplanets

What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it?

No, it's not a superweapon.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Yes, coffee drinkers seem to live longer. But don’t get too excited.
Health

Yes, coffee drinkers seem to live longer. But don’t get too excited.

The question isn’t if, it’s how much.

By Sara Chodosh

To save endangered whales, look to the poop
Endangered Species

To save endangered whales, look to the poop

Dung holds clues about noise pollution and lack of food.

By Kate Baggaley

Greenland’s ice sheet is full of toxins waiting to break free—and microbes that eat them
Climate Change

Greenland’s ice sheet is full of toxins waiting to break free—and microbes that eat them

But they can't dine us away from disaster.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies
Ocean

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies

Talk about having your heart in your stomach...

By Sarah Fecht

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is a huge problem, and it’s only getting worse
Health

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is a huge problem, and it’s only getting worse

Clap your hands and say nah.

By Rachel Feltman

Plants have a trick that drives very hungry caterpillars to cannibalism
Animals

Plants have a trick that drives very hungry caterpillars to cannibalism

Chemical defenses make friends look tastier than fronds.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Girl awkwardly in bed
Mental Health

Finding a sense of purpose probably won’t fix your sleep problems

Don't believe every study you see on Google News.

By Sara Chodosh

As the Arctic gets warmer, our winters get colder
Climate Change

As the Arctic gets warmer, our winters get colder

And our plants take a hit.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Tesla 3 production model
Technology

Last week in tech: Hello Tesla Model 3 and Doomfist, goodbye Jawbone

See what you missed last week when you were barbecuing.

By Stan Horaczek

Smartphone
Tech Hacks

How to find a new job on your smartphone

Career upgrades via mobile.

By David Nield

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.
Climate Change

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.

Our swiftly dimming planet.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis