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 roam around your floors like a little dust-busting sentry. But…
‘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 is part of CNET Zero, a series that chronicles the…
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 canceled and traffic is treacherous or snarled across much of…
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 Images This year’s UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, known as…
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 down, turning the gentle rise and fall of waves into…
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 a pretty permanent relationship with the moon, but occasionally Earth’s…
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 the red planet. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin This story is part of…
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 Environment Office If you can bear to step outside this…
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 Department of Fish and Wildlife have emerged as holiday heroes…
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 surgeries. Getty Images On Wednesday, doctors from University of Rochester…