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The allure and dangers of experimenting with brain-dead bodies
For scientists who perform medical research on the recently deceased, there are few regulatory or ethical guardrails.
Autonomous robots help farmers prepare for world’s largest tulip bloom
The farming machines use a combination of cameras and AI models to find and remove diseased bulbs in an effort to ensure a healthy tulip season.
Lamborghini’s hybrid race car innovates with a ‘Cold V’ turbo configuration
Designed for maximum efficiency and thermal management, the SC63 is a big step forward for the Raging Bull.
Boom Supersonic’s prototype jet sets off on first flight
The XB-1 finally took to the sky, but don’t expect its supersonic sibling anytime soon.
Plastic chemicals are inescapable—and they’re messing with our hormones
Researchers say the U.N.'s global plastics treaty must reduce production and protect public health.
Why we die: Lessons on genes from a lowly worm
Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, explores the science of aging.
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow
Here’s what that could mean for your garden.
The buried treasure that helped take us to the moon
The space race, Cold War, and moon landing all connect back to an obscure silver iron mining operation in Germany.
Surgeons complete first-ever gene-edited pig kidney transplant
Doctors say ‘the real hero’ is the 62-year-old patient from Massachusetts who underwent the experimental procedure.
Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster
The tiny robots could only explore a small portion of No. 1 reactor’s main structural support, showing the cleanup challenges ahead.