Innovations
A New Drug That Could Extend Dogs' Lives Inches Closer to Approval
For the first time, the FDA has indicated a willingness to endorse a longevity drug
This High-Tech Shirt Helps Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patrons Feel Music
Guests at Chicago's Lyric Opera can now immerse themselves in performances through the SoundShirt’s vibrations
Could Wooden Satellites Reduce Space Junk? The First Is Set to Launch Next Year
NASA and Japan plan to test a biodegradable satellite made of wood, which burns up more easily than metal on reentry
A Robotic 'A.I. Chemist' Could Make Oxygen on Mars
In a lab on Earth, the machine created a catalyst from Martian materials that can extract oxygen from water, for astronauts to breathe or use as fuel
Watch How Hummingbirds Fly Through Narrow Spaces
Slow-motion video revealed the birds take two different approaches: flying sideways or pinning their wings back and darting like a bullet
This Desert Plant's Salty 'Sweat' Can Collect Water From the Air
The athel tamarisk's hydration trick could improve on human techniques to harvest water in dry environments, researchers say
Surgeons Perform World's First Whole Eyeball Transplant on Arkansas Veteran
The patient, who suffered a severe electrical accident in 2021, currently has no vision in the transplanted eye, but doctors say he's recovering well
Paper That Claimed a Room-Temperature Superconductor Breakthrough Is Retracted by the Journal 'Nature'
The discovery, which would have revolutionized energy, was surrounded in controversy from the start
The History of the Internet, From MP3s to MySpace Tom
A new online museum explores the digital artifacts that defined the internet's early days
Rats Can Use Imagination to Navigate in Virtual Reality, Study Finds
Like humans, the rodents appear to be able to visualize walking through locations they've previously visited
Archaeologists Discover Centuries-Old Prosthetic Hand in Germany
Used by a man between 30 and 50 years old, the four prosthetic fingers date to between 1450 and 1620
Gene-Editing Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Moves Closer to Approval
FDA advisors said the benefits seem to outweigh any possible risks, and the agency will decide whether to approve it by December 8
How and Why Do Violent Tornadoes Form?
Scientists hope new technology and computing power will help them understand destructive twisters
Engineers Create 'Air Conditioning' for Salmon With Chilled Patches of River Water
Wild Atlantic salmon can struggle with heat as they swim upstream to spawn—but artificial "thermal refuges" may help them cool off
Genetically Modified Silkworms Can Produce Spider Silk That's Stronger Than Kevlar
The sturdy, biodegradable fibers could one day be used for surgical sutures or armored vests
This 21-Year-Old Used A.I. to Decipher Text From a Scroll That Hasn’t Been Read in 2,000 Years
The papyrus scroll is one of hundreds that were carbonized in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.
The Amazon May Be Hiding More Than 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures
Based on a new aerial survey and modeling study, archaeologists suggest at least 90 percent of sites known as earthworks remain undetected
Explaining the Colorful Quantum Discoveries That Earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the award for their work developing tiny “quantum dots” that light TV displays and enable medical imaging
Scientists Studying High-Speed Electrons With Lasers Win Nobel Prize in Physics
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier created pulses of light so short that they can be used to observe the behavior of electrons
New Patch Inspired by Octopus Suckers Could Deliver Drugs Without Needles
Medicine-filled suction cups attached to the inside of the cheek could be an effective alternative to oral tablets or injections, study finds
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