Technology
Five Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Rover 'VIPER'
The device will hunt for resources, including water, vital to future space exploration
X-Ray Technology Reveals Marie Antoinette's Censored Secret Correspondence
A combination of the chemical analysis and advanced data processing used could reveal many more lost writings or drawings
Fifty Years Ago, the First CT Scan Let Doctors See Inside a Living Skull
The invention came from an eccentric British engineer who worked at a company now better known for selling Beatles albums
The National Weather Service Began as a Crowdsourcing Experiment
Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry used an army of volunteers in what would eventually become the nation's weather forecasting operation
Vampire Bats Call Out to Friends to Share Blood Meals
After they prep bite sites to lap the blood out of live cows, females invite their roostmates to join them
A Brief History of the Sonogram
In the mid-1950s, a Scottish obstetrician became the first to apply ultrasound technology to a pregnant human abdomen
Can Birds Tip Us Off to Natural Disasters?
Researchers think birds can hear hurricanes and tsunamis—a sense they’re hoping to tap into to develop a bird-based early warning system
Scientists Create First 3-D Printed Wagyu Beef
The cultured cut matches the texture and marbling of the famous Japanese meat
Fossil Fuel–Free 'Green' Steel Produced for the First Time
A Swedish consortium delivered the first batch of the metal—made using 'green' hydrogen—to an automobile manufacturer for truck production
Can the World's First Space Sweeper Make a Dent in Orbiting Debris?
A private company has just completed the first successful test of its trash collector
From Supercomputers to Fire-Starting Drones, These Tools Help Fight Wildfires
As climate change worsens wildfires in the West, agencies are tapping into new technologies to keep up with the flames
Why the Tibetan Plateau Might Be the Ideal Spot for the Telescope of the Future
A team in China has identified a location that could give the Eastern Hemisphere its first major observatory
The Rugged History of the Pickup Truck
At first, it was all about hauling things we needed. Then the vehicle itself became the thing we wanted
The Quest to Build a Functional, Energy-Efficient Refrigerator That Works in Space
Designed and tested by Purdue University engineers, this new appliance would lengthen the shelf life of food on long missions
New Project Aims to Create Most Detailed 3-D Map of the Universe
An instrument named “DESI” will chart up to 40 million galaxies, ten times more than any previous survey
New Wearable Medical Sensors Run on Fingertip Sweat
The slim, flexible device could measure blood glucose or heart rate without the need for batteries
'Super Mario 64' Is Now the World's Most Expensive Video Game
A pristine copy of the 1996 game sold at auction for $1.56 million, breaking a record set by "The Legend of Zelda" just two days prior
The Science of Predicting When Bluffs in Southern California Will Collapse
Researchers are using lidar to better understand the erosional forces that cause oceanfront cliffs to crumble
Can New Tools Help Beachgoers Predict the Likelihood That a Shark Is Nearby?
Great whites have returned to Cape Cod, and efforts are underway to help people coexist with them
How the Automobile Changed the World, for Better or Worse
New MoMA exhibition explores artists' responses to the beauty, brutality and environmental devastation of cars and car culture
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