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Neuralink's Brain Chip Plan: Help the Blind See and the Paralyzed Walk
Elon Musk's startup hopes to start human tests in six months for its implant that connects computers to brains.
Mysterious Flash Is a Black Hole Spewing the Light of 1,000 Trillion Suns
The supermassive void's extreme jet is pointed toward our planet. But don't worry, it's 8.5 billion light-years away.
Webb Telescope Delivers Extraordinary Look at Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
Seeing a solar system spectacle in a new light.
Climate
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From Fires to Floods, 'Weather Whiplash' Could Be Our Disturbing New Normal
After praying for rain for weeks, the US state that saw some of 2022's biggest wildfires soon found itself suffering a deadly deluge.
These Floaters Turns Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy
Eco Wave Power uses wave data to determine the size of their floaters that can harvest renewable energy.
Watch Floaters Convert Waves Into Electricity
We spoke to the CEO of Eco Wave Power to learn how its hydraulic floater units convert the movement of the ocean into electricity.
At COP27, Historic Deal Will Compensate Poor Nations for Climate Crisis Disasters
A win for vulnerable countries was offset by weak ambition in the final agreement to take necessary steps to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Fusion Power Would Revolutionize Energy, if We Could Just Get It Working
Scientists and startups are edging closer to realizing a decades-old dream.
Space
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Flies High, Sets Altitude Record
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a freakin' helicopter on Mars making history.
NASA Spots Dwarf Galaxy 'Peekaboo,' a Time Machine to the Young Universe
The primordial cluster is in our neighborhood, cosmically speaking, but looks more like something from the dawn of time.
NASA Orion Captures Unreal View of Moon and Earth as It Heads Back Home
Artemis I delivers another stunning portrait, and this one might look familiar.
2022 Geminid Meteor Shower Rains Down Shooting Stars as Peak Nears
Bright cosmic fireballs and even "Earth grazers" are on the calendar for the next week or so.
Future Mars Astronauts Could Snack on NASA's Space-Grown Tomatoes
ISS crew members are on a mission to grow ingredients for space salads.
Biology
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76-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals How Armored Dinosaurs Used Their Sledgehammer Tails
Spiky ankylosaurs didn't just fight off T. rex with their impressive armaments.
Scientists Stumble on Shark Graveyard at Bottom of Indian Ocean
Voyages of Australia's RV Investigator research vessel have also discovered a never-before-seen species.
Remains of the Last Tasmanian Tiger Rediscovered in Museum
The thylacine died many decades ago in captivity, but its story will be told anew.
A Lizard Fossil, Found in a Storeroom Cupboard, Rewrites History
An ancestor to modern snakes and lizards was gathering dust in London's Natural History Museum.
76 Million-Year-Old Fossil Settles Paleontology Debate Over T. Rex History
This specimen, nicknamed "Sisyphus," was extremely difficult to nudge out of its resting place.
