Technology
Hungry, Hungry Microbes in Tree Bark Gobble Up Methane
Bad news: Trees emit methane, a greenhouse gas. Good news: Some are home to bacteria that can't get enough of it.
Could Bad Guys Actually Escape Falcon in a Wingsuit for...
In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a villain straps a hostage to his wingsuit and leaps off a plane. Cue the action—and the fun...
NASA Lands Ingenuity, the First-Ever Mars Helicopter
The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Want to Get Along With Robots? Pretend They’re Animals
Robotics ethicist Kate Darling surveys our history with animals—in work, war, and companionship—to show how we might develop similar...
NASA Lands Ingenuity, the First Ever Mars Helicopter
The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Mathematicians Settle the Erdős Coloring Conjecture
Fifty years ago, three mathematicians came up with a graph theory problem that they thought they might solve on the spot. A team has...
We’re Starting to See How Covid PPE Litter Affects Wildlife
More than a year into the pandemic, scientists and environmentalists have the first data on where disposable gloves and masks are...
A Pause on J&J, Preparation for Booster Shots, and More...
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
What Octopus Dreams Tell Us About the Evolution of Sleep
Understanding how other animals dream could help us figure out why it’s so important to the human brain, and why it may have been...
Archaeologists Unearth a ‘Lost Golden City’ in Egypt
The Luxor finding has been called "the second most important archaeological discovery" since King Tut's tomb.
