Want to Explore the Deep Sea? The Secret Is Sound
A team of scientists just mapped over 4,000 square miles of seafloor in stunning detail. The post Want to Explore…
Boston Dynamics’ New Rolling, Leaping Robot Is an Evolutionary Marvel
Handle is a biped with wheels instead of feet, essentially one-upping evolution. The post Boston Dynamics’ New Rolling, Leaping Robot…
Internet Bots Fight Each Other Because They’re All Too Human
A funny thing happens when you lock a bunch of bots in a virtual room: Sometimes they don’t get along.…
No, Cellphones Don’t Cause Cancer. Probably
This is the first entry in our new series Is That a Thing, in which we explore tech’s biggest myths,…
Running DNA Like a Computer Could Help You Fight Viruses One Day
Researchers have deployed DNA to detect antibodies by running a sequence of molecular instructions. The post Running DNA Like a…
The Enormous Bird That Can Ride the Wind for 10,000 Miles
The albatross has wings that span up to 11 feet, and it uses them to cross entire oceans. The post…
The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller
The scorpion venom that might kill a lesser mouse will only make the grasshopper mouse stronger. The post The Badass…
The Robots Are Coming for Your Heart
Medical advances are forcing humanity to reconsider what a robot even is in the first place—because more and more, the…
A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It’s All Thanks to Genetics
Genes are the future of coffee. Not nitro cold brewing or beans pooped out by civets, but genes. The post…
Ever Had a Really Long Acid Trip? Now Science Knows Why
A new paper finally reveals the secret of the LSD Trip Gone Far Too Long: The drug binds to receptors…