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Two hummingbirds hovering above a pink flower

Reverse-engineered hummingbird wings could inspire new drone designs

Close up of Facebook homepage with friend request

Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement

The insignia of Tesla on the steering wheel of the plug-in electric car Model 3

Tesla driver blames self-driving mode for eight-car pileup

Extreme cold is blasting half the US this weekend

Extreme cold is blasting half the US this weekend

By Laura Baisas

‘Avatar 2’s high-speed frame rates are so fast that some movie theaters can’t keep up

Hand holding smartphone displaying phone call from unknown number.

Two men set up a scam that sent billions of robocalls. They may have to pay $300 million.

3M announces it will cease making ‘forever chemical’ PFAS by 2026

Macro photo of a silkworm eating a mulberry leaf

Silkworm-inspired weaving techniques can produce better nanofibers

Gamer playing Fortnite on laptop using video game controller

‘Fortnite’ owner agrees to $520 million FTC settlement in messy child privacy case

Mars Curiosity Rover selfie photo on Martian surface

The wind on Mars may be a viable power source after all

Side-by-side images of four-legged robot dog scaling a wall

The newest robot dog can scale walls and ceilings

Twitter suspensions, Elon Musk’s jet, and other messes you may have missed this week

Winged bird robot landing on wooden perch during test flight

Watch this bird-like robot make a graceful landing on its perch

Two Cartken robotic delivery vehicles traveling along a sidewalk in a line

Electric Vehicles

UberEats is rolling out a fleet of self-driving delivery robots in Miami

Rendering of Redwood Materials' electric vehicle battery recycling campus in South Carolina

Electric Vehicles

A new battery recycling plant could power 1 million EVs per year

A page from an 18th Century copy of Dhātupāṭha of Pāṇini from the Cambridge University Library.

This ancient language puzzle was impossible to solve—until a PhD student cracked the code

By Laura Baisas

YouTube homepage close up highlighting 'Trending' section

YouTube introduces ‘timeout’ penalty to curb toxic comments

Erthos in-ground solar panel farm array surrounded by fence

Solar energy company wants to bolt panels directly into the ground

Sliced and diced roundup header featuring mint lavender scarlet red and black e-bikes

The best budget electric bikes for 2025

Green flying snake resting on tree branch looking at camera

Flying snakes could inspire a new generation of airborne robots

Sam Bankman-Fried looking at camera at legal hearing

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested and charged with fraud

Barnacles on the side of the ship

Better anti-barnacle coating could keep ships smooth with less harm to ocean life

Rising sun viewed from the stone causeway of the solar observatory on Mount Tlaloc, Mexico.

The Aztecs’ solar calendar helped grow food for millions of people

By Laura Baisas

NASA Orion space vehicle on Navy ship with parachutes deployed

Welcome back to Earth, Orion!

By Laura Baisas, Sara Kiley Watson

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon

Researcher in protective suit, gloves, and hairnet holding up ultrathin solar panel

These powerful solar panels are as thin as a human hair

A Labrador and a terrier play with a rope toy.

How breeding dogs for certain traits may have altered their brains

By Laura Baisas

Three Tmsuk spider robots meant for sewer system inspections and repairs

Spider robots could soon be swarming Japan’s aging sewer systems

SpaceX rocket lifting off from launchpad at dawn

SpaceX’s new Starshield program will supply satellite networks to the military

A syringe and vial of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines now available for children under 5 in the US

By Laura Baisas

Apple sued by stalking victims over alleged AirTag tracking

Apple sued by stalking victims over alleged AirTag tracking

Feisty ankylosaurs clubbed each other with their tails

Feisty ankylosaurs clubbed each other with their tails

By Laura Baisas

Hair clips inspired the design for these land- and sea-based robots

Hair clips inspired the design for these land- and sea-based robots

Employees say Neuralink’s ‘hack job’ testing has killed roughly 1,500 animals since 2018

Employees say Neuralink’s ‘hack job’ testing has killed roughly 1,500 animals since 2018

Array of Australian radio telescope prototypes built in the Outback against a sky showing stars and the Milky Way galaxy

Construction starts on the world’s biggest radio telescope, which will ‘hear’ signals billions of light-years away

Humanoid robot bracing itself against a wall in balance experiment with human researcher standing behind it in lab setting

Brace yourself for smarter robots that don’t fall over (as easily)

OpenAI’s new chatbot offers solid conversations and fewer hot takes

OpenAI’s new chatbot offers solid conversations and fewer hot takes

Collage of Disney's artificially aged portraits

Disney built a neural network to automatically change an actor’s age

Elon Musk hopes humans will be testing Neuralink brain implants in the next six months

Elon Musk hopes humans will be testing Neuralink brain implants in the next six months

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third

Chinese space rocket lifting off at night

China’s astronauts embark on a direct trip to their brand new space station

The newest member of the T. rex family has piercing eyes

The newest member of the T. rex family has piercing eyes

By Laura Baisas

Close-up of mouse cursor hovering over Facebook website login page

A massive data leak just cost Meta $275 million

Mauna Loa lava flow

The world’s largest active volcano is erupting in Hawaii

By Laura Baisas

People hold sheets of blank paper in protest of COVID restriction in mainland as police setup cordon during a vigil in the central district on November 28, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.

Twitter overwhelmed by NSFW spam during protests in China

Tiny octopus with clear head that shows off brain

What human and octopus brains have in common

By Laura Baisas

This robot’s delicate touch scoops up liquid droplets without causing a splash

This robot’s delicate touch scoops up liquid droplets without causing a splash

A micro-thin smart bandage can quickly heal and monitor wounds

A micro-thin smart bandage can quickly heal and monitor wounds

Traffic jam seen in car's sideview mirror

An AI that lets cars communicate might reduce traffic jams

MIT swarm robots constructing object using voxel building blocks

These robots can build almost anything—including clones of themselves

Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake

Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake

By Laura Baisas

Four-legged robot walking across pile of boards and building materials during mobility test

This agile robot dog uses a video camera in place of senses

Tax form 1040 with crumpled up forms, glasses, pink eraser and pencil

Major tax-filing sites routinely shared users’ financial info with Facebook

‘Red Robin’ dwarf tomato growing in Veggie hardware at the Kennedy Space Center. Image courtesy of NASA

Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

Meet SharkGuard, a tiny electric field that protects sharks from fishing nets

Tomb of a forgotten queen is one of several new stunning Egyptian discoveries

Tomb of a forgotten queen is one of several new stunning Egyptian discoveries

By Laura Baisas

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

By Laura Baisas

Blue robotic arm in factory working on assembly line with plywood materials

Workplace automation could affect income inequality even more than we thought

Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope

Space Telescope

Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope

By Laura Baisas

NASA Orion spacecraft with moon in backdrop

Orion will air kiss the moon today during important Artemis exercise

By Purbita Saha

Why German scientists got cows stoned

Why German scientists got cows stoned

By Sara Kiley Watson

Solaris Float Proteus floating solar panel array on body of water

This new floating solar farm follows the sun like a flower

Elon Musk looking down with hand on chin against black backgroudn

Former Twitter employees warn of platform’s imminent collapse

The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up

Private Space Flight

The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up

By Sara Kiley Watson