Aviation pioneer Wiley Post needed an oxygenated pressure suit to survive a high-altitude transcontinental flight. Enter engineer Russell Colley
Fruit flies have a unique way of matching data, which could teach scientists to create better, faster search algorithms
Lorry Wagner has Cleveland on track to lead a nascent offshore wind industry in the U.S., creating clean energy and jobs for a city in need of both
The island could benefit from on-site solar and battery backup, but the strategy isn't a cure-all for its energy woes
A team of biomedical engineers has won this year's Dyson Award for "the sKan," which detects the thermal changes associated with melanoma
The method has an advantage over traditional phototherapy in that it allows babies to receive treatment in the comfort of their parents' arms
As neighborhoods, restaurants and museums become more photogenic, are we experiencing an "Instagramization" of the world?
The toilet kit, from a Japanese design studio, is part of wave of interest in design fixes for the problems created by disasters
Thought leaders gathered at the National Museum of Natural History on November 13 to discuss the past, present and future of the flu
A new study shows off a computer program’s specimen-sorting prowess
Driver aid systems and self-driving vehicle control systems could override a driver who is trying to strike people
An anonymous writer's spinoff of Cervantes' masterpiece showed the peril and potential of new printing technology
The president was an "early adopter" of embalming technology, helping to bring the modern death industry to the mainstream
With close study, the genealogies of even the most original ideas can be traced
What’s the big deal with evaporation-driven engines?
“Wine Cubes” will be popping up on Armenian vineyards—and building up the country’s enotourism industry
The city housing authority’s designs for a mixed-income community include a once-shuttered high school that could guard against displacement amid change
A silver lining to the worldwide epidemic of white nose syndrome: People like bats more now
Researchers at Iowa State University are using a new technique involving the UV-light producing device to curb bad odors
And is this insane thing really a pumpkin?
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