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The Supersonic Parachutes Carrying NASA's Martian Dreams
A new generation of space scientists is using high tech materials to resurrect the long-neglected supersonic parachute.
The EPA’s Pollution Estimates Stink. Everyone Uses Them Anyway
And low-balling isn’t limited to toxic chemicals.
The Physics of One of the Craziest Big Air Snowboard Tricks Ever
With elite athletes competing in the Olympic debut of Big Air in Pyeongchang, South Korea, expect to see more attempts of the quad cork 1800.
NASA’s Proposed Moon Mission Offers Little Value at Astronomical Cost
Opinion: NASA is looking at sending people back into space. But taxpayer dollars are better spent on unmanned missions.
Want Awesome Robots? You'll Have to Best These Challenges
Number one: Robots can't be idiots. Number two: They probably shouldn't fall into fountains, either.
Olympics Could Require Athletes' Genetic Code to Test For Doping
The falling cost of genome sequencing means the World Anti-Doping Agency could build a genetic baseline for every athlete.
The Era of Quantum Computing Is Here. Outlook: Cloudy
Quantum computers should soon be able to beat classical computers at certain basic tasks. But before they’re truly powerful, researchers have to overcome a number of fundamental roadblocks.
Space Photos of the Week: The Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie on Mars
The Mars rover is driving along the Vera Rubin ridge, a slope rich in clay minerals that require water to form.
To Advance Artificial Intelligence, Reverse-Engineer the Brain
Opinion: An MIT brain science professor argues that progress in deep learning research will come from the convergence of engineering and neuroscience.
The Dirty Secret of California's Cannabis: It's Dirty
As cannabis use goes recreational in California, producers are facing a reckoning: They’ll either have to clean up their act, or get out of the legal market.
Could a Vaccine Protect Football Players From Concussions?
The NFL has to figure out how to deal with the effects of CTE in its players. Screening is one part of the answer—the other is prevention.
The Squishy Ethics of Sex With Robots
Even if they roboticists solve the privacy and security problems of droid sex, society is going to have to answer a very hard question: Can you consent to sex with a robot? Can it consent to having sex with you?
Watch SpaceX Launch the Falcon Heavy Rocket Live
When it launches from Cape Canaveral, the Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful lift vehicle in the world.
Climate Change: The Complete Guide
The world is getting warmer, the weather is getting worse. Here's everything you need to know about what humans can do to stop wrecking the planet.
The Shrinking Building in *Ant-Man and the Wasp* Would Cause Massive Problems
Does Ant-Man’s shrink ray let objects keep their mass as they get tiny?
It's Time For a Serious Talk About the Science of Tech "Addiction"
If the food you eat changes your health, so does your technological diet. Here's what researchers of digital health need to learn from the study of nutrition.
Can an Airplane Take Off on a Moving Runway?
Where do you get a giant plane-sized treadmill that goes 100 mph? Good question. I'm going to answer a different one.
The EPA Website Is 'Still Updating' Climate Change Info
Internal emails show Administrator Scott Pruitt personally ordered science to be scrubbed away.
How to Design Beacons for Humanity's Afterlife
A time capsule meant to teach aliens about humans could consist of math, DNA, a bot, or a brain—or something else entirely.
A Family’s Race to Cure a Daughter’s Genetic Disease
Personalized medicine promised a cure for rare genetic disorders. Now patients and families themselves are trying to make up for its failures.
