Environment

Cloud control: Humanity’s never-ending quest to control the weather

Cloud control: Humanity’s never-ending quest to control the weather
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Environment
Cities scramble to find trees that will survive

Cities scramble to find trees that will survive
Apr 29, 2024 8:00 AM
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In the rush to decarbonize, the shipping industry is exploring alternative fuels

In the rush to decarbonize, the shipping industry is exploring alternative fuels
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Animals

Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan

Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan
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This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog

This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog
Apr 24, 2024 2:00 PM
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Why animals run faster than their robot doppelgängers… for now

Why animals run faster than their robot doppelgängers… for now
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Can AI help tell the difference between a good and bad sweet potato?

Scientists used hyperspectral imaging to sort produce.

Can AI help tell the difference between a good and bad sweet potato?
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Newest luxury submersible offers ocean explorers champagne and blackjack

'...you feel at one with the water.'

Newest luxury submersible offers ocean explorers champagne and blackjack
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DIY

How to use emulators to play retro video games on your phone

Just like the old days.

How to use emulators to play retro video games on your phone
By Apr 25, 2024
Environment

How deep does life go?

Geologist James Powell chronicles the evolution of our understanding of life in the deep-sea biosphere.

How deep does life go?
By Apr 24, 2024
Technology

A ‘bionic eye’ scan of an ancient, scorched scroll points to Plato’s long-lost gravesite

Technology continues to reveal new details written on parchment burned by the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE.

A ‘bionic eye’ scan of an ancient, scorched scroll points to Plato’s long-lost gravesite
By Apr 24, 2024
Science

These birds help humans hunt for honey—but it’s not as sweet as you might think

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

These birds help humans hunt for honey—but it’s not as sweet as you might think
By Apr 24, 2024
Science

NASA will unfurl a 860-square-foot solar sail from within a microwave-sized cube

The highly advanced solar sail boom could one day allow spacecraft to travel without bulky rocket fuel.

NASA will unfurl a 860-square-foot solar sail from within a microwave-sized cube
By Apr 24, 2024
Technology

Inside the new $2 billion campus that GM hopes will launch it into the future

Can the Technology and Design Center help make the century-old company cool again?

Inside the new $2 billion campus that GM hopes will launch it into the future
By Apr 23, 2024
Environment

Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought

New findings illuminate its origin story.

Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought
By Apr 23, 2024
Technology

US finally breaks ground on its first-ever high-speed rail

The rail could connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas by the end of the decade.

US finally breaks ground on its first-ever high-speed rail