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Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms
Biology

Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms

Microbial manufacturing is about to go mainstream

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year
Health

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year

If you don't snooze, the economy will lose

Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet
Climate Change

Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet

The revised timelapse feature lets you see glaciers receding and sea levels rising in even sharper detail.

What the heck are white rainbows, and where do they come from?
Weather

What the heck are white rainbows, and where do they come from?

The lack of color is caused by tiny fog droplets

The coolest tech at the LA Auto Show
AI

The coolest tech at the LA Auto Show

On-demand mechanics, AI integration, and more.

How flushing your toilet could help create biofuel
Renewables

How flushing your toilet could help create biofuel

A new process emulates the way crude oil forms naturally— in only 45 minutes.

This drone gun knocks drones out of the sky gently, with radio waves
Drones

This drone gun knocks drones out of the sky gently, with radio waves

Who you gonna call? Dronebusters

atmosphere
Global Warming

Cement might not be as bad for the planet as we thought

Three new studies show promise for carbon capture.

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics
Health

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics

5 strategies for beating antibiotic resistance

Bluebirds’ poop proves their value to California vineyards
Animals

Bluebirds’ poop proves their value to California vineyards

Putting birds to work on the farm

The Pentagon won’t say why its targeting manual was released online
Military

The Pentagon won’t say why its targeting manual was released online

It's an unredacted look into the bureaucracy of war.

Flooding In Baton Rouge
Climate Change

Trump’s plan to defund NASA’s climate research is … yikes

Climate change doesn’t care about politics

purple and orange carrots
Nutrition

WTF are purple carrots and where did they come from?

Our favorite new Thanksgiving food

China is testing a new long-range, air-to-air missile that could thwart U.S. plans for air warfare
Military

China is testing a new long-range, air-to-air missile that could thwart U.S. plans for air warfare

The hypersonic missile reaches can take down aircraft from 200 miles.

lab mouse
Health

No, teenage blood won’t make you young and beautiful

New research makes it clear that young blood is no anti-aging drug

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones
Drones

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones

Overcoming the biggest obstacle for small drones

How scientists will use artificial intelligence to find aliens
AI

How scientists will use artificial intelligence to find aliens

To find habitable worlds in a sea of space data, we need computers that can think fast

toxic masculinity in a facial expression
Mental Health

Sexism may be bad for men’s mental health

(Gasp)

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields
Agriculture

Scientists tweak plant genes to enhance photosynthesis and increase crop yields

Pump up the yams

Cryogenic freezers
Cancer

Teenage cancer victim wins the right to be cryogenically preserved

It’s a historic ruling, but there’s still no science to back it up