TechnologyMicroduck is a robot built to fall down—and learn new tricksCathy KleinAugust 27, 2026 by Cathy Klein Sorry, cats and dogs, there’s another goofy pet vying for your owner’s attention, and this one doesn’t have fur...
TechnologyButterfly wing crystals inspire new eco-friendly glitterCathy KleinAugust 26, 2026 by Cathy Klein In her 80 years on planet Earth, Dolly Parton objectively made the world a better place, and her legacy...
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...