LightSail-2 Mission Shows Solar Sailing’s Potential for Spaceflight
The spacecraft’s controllers on Earth succeeded in steering the spacecraft, demonstrating that mylar sails used for prop...
Category : Science
Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA
Mr. Epstein, the accused sex trafficker, was fascinated by eugenics. He told scientists and others of his vision of usin...
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day, breaks world record
Ethiopia’s ambitious national reforestation program seeks to plant 4 billion trees by October.
200 Reindeer Starved to Death. Experts Call It a Sign of Climate Change.
Scientists surveying reindeer populations in Norway said the deaths occurred on iced pastures in the Arctic, a result of...
And Now, a Bicycle Built for None
It’s not the first self-driving bike. But equipped with an A.I. chip, it may be the nearest to thinking for itself.
Why Alaska hasn't had a polar bear attack since 1993
Polar bear attacks are on the rise thanks to diminishing sea ice, but Alaska's Polar Bear Patrol is doing an incred...
Democratic Debate Turns Ferocious Over Health Care
The candidates sparred angrily over whether to wipe out private health insurance and institute a government-run health s...
Photo: How the red-tailed hawk got its name
Our photo of the day comes from Big Pine, California.
Can CBD Really Do All That?
How one molecule from the cannabis plant came to be seen as a therapeutic cure-all.
Firing Up the Neural Symphony
Scientists are racing to treat brain disabilities with electrical stimulation. Here’s a metaphor to help make sense of t...
