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The history—and future—of hitting the road

The history—and future—of hitting the road

Meet the experts trying to keep nuclear material out of the wrong hands

Meet the experts trying to keep nuclear material out of the wrong hands

By Sarah Scoles

San Francisco sourdough

The secret to San Francisco’s famous sourdough: bug poop

By Charlotte Druckman

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.

By Sarah Scoles

Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?

Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?

By Sarah Scoles

Even if you missed out on the Concorde, you may soon get a chance to fly in a supersonic airliner

Even if you missed out on the Concorde, you may soon get a chance to fly in a supersonic airliner

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

Grabbing hold and letting go: The exploding bolts that bring us to space

Grabbing hold and letting go: The exploding bolts that bring us to space

By Ryan Bradley

Planes of the future will feature virtual reality, yoga studios, and lots of cauliflower

Planes of the future will feature virtual reality, yoga studios, and lots of cauliflower

By Laura Parker

No jetpacks. Zero flying cars. Where is the future we were promised?

No jetpacks. Zero flying cars. Where is the future we were promised?

By Andrew Zaleski

I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

city destroyed by earthquakes

Earthquake devastation will be our fault

By Mary Beth Griggs

Finding opioid alternatives in cone snail stings

Finding opioid alternatives in cone snail stings

By Kyle Dickman

This microscope could look for life on Jupiter’s moon

This microscope could look for life on Jupiter’s moon

By Sarah Scoles

These elite chemical weapons detectives can prove who’s behind deadly attacks

These elite chemical weapons detectives can prove who’s behind deadly attacks

By Bryan Gardiner

19 schemes to survive climate change

19 schemes to survive climate change

By Lois Parshley

Innovation, war, and glory: the soldier-scientist who unlocked the secrets of the Sahara

By Vince Beiser

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

By Ryan Bradley

Ginger emoji at salon

The winding, heated, and absurdly technical oral history of the ginger emoji

By Gregory Mone

corpse pose study group

Meet the yogis who hang out in cadaver labs

By Erin Blakemore

medical staff wearing scrubs in an OR

Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs

bill faloon forever family at a venue

Is there any truth to anti-aging schemes?

By Andrew Zaleski

NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space

NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space

By Sarah Scoles

Marine Capt David Gooch hiking

Some 83,000 members of the U.S. military are missing. This group tries to bring them home.

By Vince Beiser

In photos: a rare glimpse inside the heart of a quantum computer

In photos: a rare glimpse inside the heart of a quantum computer

By Corinne Iozzio

Can we actually stop using fossil fuels?

Can we actually stop using fossil fuels?

By Leslie Kaufman

How will Formula One reckon with electric cars?

Electric Vehicles

How will Formula One reckon with electric cars?

Mohammad Al Gergawi

Oil won’t last forever, so Dubai is betting big on science and tech

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water

How humans have fought over—and weaponized—water

By Kelsey D. Atherton

bigelow space station

Private Space Flight

The factories of the future could float in space

By Andrew Rosenblum

La Paz adapts to a world without water

By Leslie Kaufman

Scoles My Week water dump

I spent a week exploring how we’ll have to live in post-water America

By Sarah Scoles

In photos: the unseen aircraft that carry planes, tanks, and soldiers

In photos: the unseen aircraft that carry planes, tanks, and soldiers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

skyline of shenzhen, china

The Best Burger in Shenzhen

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars

By Kate Baggaley

china space race

China’s Race To Space Domination

By Clay Dillow, Jeffrey Lin, and P.W. Singer

The Brilliant 10 Of 2016

The Brilliant 10 Of 2016

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

The Man Who Lit The Dark Web

The Man Who Lit The Dark Web

By Charles Graeber

The Unbreakable Genius Of Mark Zuckerberg

The Unbreakable Genius Of Mark Zuckerberg

By Dave Gershgorn

Can We Make Our Subways Flood-Proof Or What?

Can We Make Our Subways Flood-Proof Or What?

How The First Private Landing On The Moon Could Move Humanity Forward

How The First Private Landing On The Moon Could Move Humanity Forward

By Cliff Ransom

How scientists are bringing people back from the dead

How scientists are bringing people back from the dead

By Rene Ebersole

The Woman Who Helped Us Hear Juno

The Woman Who Helped Us Hear Juno

Science Fiction

Star Trek’s Simon Pegg: A Fanboy Grows Up, Takes Scotty’s Chair, And Rethinks The Federation

By Edited and condensed by Ian Daly

Spaceship Apple

Spaceship Apple

By Xavier Harding

The Nanotech Shirt Helping One Indy Champ Win

The Nanotech Shirt Helping One Indy Champ Win

By Lois Parshley

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

By Alexandra Ossola

Can Your Genes Make You Kill?

Can Your Genes Make You Kill?

By Lois Parshley

Edward Snowden: The Internet Is Broken

Welcome To Drone-Kota

Welcome To Drone-Kota

prototype design illustration

The inventor’s handbook

By Rachel Nuwer

San Nicolas Island fox

When killing off a species is the best solution

By Grennan Milliken

Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?

Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?

By Ryan Bradley

Fukushima: Five Years Later

Fukushima: Five Years Later

Snake hunt

By Chris Sweeney

Primary Truth

By Brooke Borel

map showing that most of the mid-continent earthquakes are associated with drilling sites

Can We Stop The Surge Of Man-Made Earthquakes?

The Last Fighter Pilot

The Last Fighter Pilot

The Future Of Money

The Future Of Money

By Kashmir Hill

Terror on Twitter

Terror on Twitter

Alfa Romeo’s 4C Spider Is A Lightweight Sports Car Without The Sacrifices

Alfa Romeo’s 4C Spider Is A Lightweight Sports Car Without The Sacrifices

3D-Printed Supercars Will Cut Costs And Emissions

3D-Printed Supercars Will Cut Costs And Emissions

By Andrew Rosenblum

A Human Driver Vs. Robby The Autonomous Racecar

A Human Driver Vs. Robby The Autonomous Racecar

Earth sean from the moon

The Real Cost Of NASA Missions

By Shannon Stirone