Technology
What Butterflies' Colorful Wing Patterns Can Teach Us About Evolution
Smithsonian scientists used genetically-engineered butterflies to learn that evolution can take a different path to achieve the same thing
Helping Delivery Robots Find Your Front Door
With a new navigation system from MIT, robots can decipher common landscape features, even in an unfamiliar environment
Sunlight-Tracking Polymer, Inspired by Sunflowers, Could Maximize Solar Power
The SunBOTS bend toward light source and could help solar cells capture more direct sunlight all day long
You Can Now Explore a 3-D Model of Cave Covered in Creepy 'Witches' Marks'
Visitors spotted hundreds of etchings designed to ward off evil while exploring a cave in England's Creswell Crags
Double-Sided Tape Inspired by Spiderwebs Could Revolutionize Surgery
The two-sided adhesive instantly dries tissue then creates a strong bond—in just 5 seconds
A.I. Mastered Backgammon, Chess and Go. Now It Takes On StarCraft II
DeepMind's AlphaStar learns the complex strategy video game, which has trillions and trillions of possible moves conducted in real time
This Device Has Been Measuring the Ocean's Plankton Since the 1930s
Largely unchanged since it was invented, the Continuous Plankton Recorder collects plankton as it is towed behind a ship
Development of the Lithium-Ion Battery Earns Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The award honors three scientists whose contributions led to the rechargeable battery that makes our modern world possible
Light Billions of Times Brighter Than the Sun Used to Read Charred Scrolls From Herculaneum
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. carbonized papyrus scrolls, which may now be readable
What Will Humans Eat on Mars?
Planetary scientist Kevin Cannon talks about the logistics of feeding a population of one million on the Red Planet
How Zookeepers Built Karl, the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, a New 3-D Beak
For this species, a beak is everything and Karl has had his old one re-tooled for hunting and communication
1.7-Million-Year-Old Rhino Tooth Provides Oldest Genetic Information Ever Studied
Researchers read the proteins preserved in the tooth enamel of an ancient rhino, a trick that may allow them to sequence fossils millions of years old
How Engineers of New Energy Technology Are Taking Cues From Nature
From sunflower spirals to schooling fish, renewable energy innovators are uncovering ideas for improving efficiency and output in natural phenomena
How Biology Inspires Future Technology
Bioengineers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute showcase their ingenious medical, industrial and environmental designs at the Cooper Hewitt
3-D Map to Digitize Part of Carlsbad Caverns Down to the Millimeter
The National Parks Service is also compiling a modern cultural history of the caverns
14 Fun Facts About Roller Coasters
For starters, one of the oldest coasters in America carried coal before it carried passengers
At-Risk Indigenous Languages Spotlighted on New Google Earth Platform
The new initiative features recordings of native languages from around the globe
Mark Twain's Quest to Bring Affordable Watches to the Masses
At one time, he even invested in a watch company that launched a signature 'Mark Twain' pocket watch
NASA Scientists and Astronauts Practice for Space Missions on the Seafloor
A female-led crew trained for nine days in an undersea laboratory in the Atlantic to get a sense of what it's like to live and work in microgravity
Thirty Years Ago, Game Boy Changed the Way America Played Video Games
Nintendo's handheld gaming system proved to be a huge success, thanks to its durability and battery life
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