Science

How Tesla, Google and Others Are Making Robots More Like Us

It wasn't that long ago that putting a robot in your home meant plugging in a Roomba and letting it…

2 years ago

‘Weather Whiplash’ Is the New Normal. What It’s Like Living Through It

Smoke from the Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon fire, as seen from Taos, New Mexico, on May 15. Eric Mack This story…

2 years ago

Historic Winter Storm Puts Huge Swath of America on Notice

A satellite view of Winter Storm Elliott on Dec. 23, 2022.  NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-EAST Temperatures have dropped, snow is flying, flights are…

2 years ago

The Fight Against Biodiversity Loss Gets a Win at UN Conference

Representatives from China and the UN at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. Lars Hagberg / Getty…

2 years ago

These Floaters Turns Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy

On the coastline of Gibraltar, blue metal floaters attached to a former World War II ammunition jetty bob up and…

2 years ago

Newly Discovered Asteroid Is a Weird ‘Mini Moon’ on a 200-Year Visit to Earth

An asteroid just spotted for the first time seems to have been circling Earth for decades.  NASA Our planet has…

2 years ago

Mars Spacecraft Snaps Stunning, Swirling ‘Christmas Craterscape’

A closer look at one of the craters seen by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft in a "Christmas craterscape" image of…

2 years ago

Ursids Boost Holiday Meteor Count: How to See the Forgotten Meteor Shower This Week

The Ursid meteor shower gives a boost to the final days of the intense Geminid shower.  NASA/MSFC/Danielle Moser, NASA's Meteoroid…

2 years ago

Three-Legged Deer Caught in Christmas Lights Gets Help From Human Heroes

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife removed holiday lights from a three-legged deer's antlers. ODFW Officials from the Oregon…

2 years ago

Study: Black Patients Have Lower Access to Newer, Safer Heart Surgeries

Black communities have a higher risk of heart disease than white communities, yet have lower access to less risky heart…

2 years ago