TechnologyContinental Tire’s newest line takes on the oldest tradeoff in drivingCathy KleinAugust 26, 2026 by Cathy Klein Car tires can appear deceptively simple at first glance, but a surprising amount of research goes into keeping you...
TechnologyOver 200 million migratory birds are hitting the sky this weekCathy KleinAugust 25, 2026 by Cathy Klein Signs of the waning summer are everywhere. The sun is setting earlier, yellow school buses are emerging from hibernation,...
TechnologyEngineers 3D-printed edible cookies from plasticCathy KleinAugust 24, 2026 by Cathy Klein There is little to love about plastic. Most of the manufacturing processes still rely on fossil fuels, it often...
TechnologyLab-made DNA can store memory like a flash driveCathy KleinAugust 24, 2026 by Cathy Klein Our DNA stores a remarkable amount of information. A single gram contains about 215 million gigabytes of data on...
TechnologyNeck fans might look goofy, but tests show they work surprisingly wellCathy KleinAugust 21, 2026 by Cathy Klein Wearable neck fans, the kind that drape around users’ collarbones and shoot short streams of cooling air upward, have...
TechnologyBritish man spends $7,000 building a street-legal sports car in his shedCathy KleinAugust 21, 2026 by Cathy Klein Looking for a new car in 2026 can feel like a drag. Physical designs often coalesce into middle-of-the-road conformity,...
TechnologyScientists smash atoms together to create ‘little’ big bangsCathy KleinAugust 20, 2026 by Cathy Klein It’s difficult to imagine anything of consequence occurring within a millionth of a second, but one of the most...
TechnologyNASA shares first images of SpaceX moon crash siteCathy KleinAugust 19, 2026 by Cathy Klein SpaceX now has the dubious honor of being the first company to deface the moon, after a piece of...
TechnologyHow Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roofCathy KleinAugust 19, 2026 by Cathy Klein To say Summer 2026 has been a scorcher would be an understatement. In Europe, prolonged heat waves and record-setting...
TechnologyNASA’s next flying lab readies for takeoff after new paint jobCathy KleinAugust 18, 2026 by Cathy Klein For over 35 years, NASA’s 157-foot-long Douglas DC-8 jetliner and its extensive onboard scientific laboratory contributed to numerous research...