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The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to...
Increasing solar activity over the next year could bring more opportunities to see fantastic displays of the northern lights.
WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!
Using DNA from tangerines and tobacco, food scientists have made a familiar fruit tastier—and more Instagrammable—than ever. We looked...
Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May...
Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets...
The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town
Las Barrancas, in the state of Veracruz, has struggled for 10 years against the rising Gulf of Mexico waters. Its best hope may lie...
US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape
This year has seen wind farm costs rise and many projects canceled as developers struggle with opaque regulations and determined opposition—but...
Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From...
Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use...
Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno
In a rapidly warming world, cities need more tree cover to stay cool—but only certain species can handle soaring temperatures, and...
Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?
The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows...
Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps
Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions.
A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to 'Star...
Physicists have figured out how a warp drive could work—even if it's more useful for our understanding of gravity than interstellar...
