The student winners of a NASA competition designed a serpentine bot that could sidewind across lunar…
Author: Meghan Herbst
After Hurricane Ian’s Floods, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Florida’s storms unleashed deadly vibrio bacteria in their wake. They’ll be a growing threat as the…
All Eyes Are on Ian, the Hurricane of the Future
Tropical storms are increasingly likely to batter the US as oceans warm—and will continue to wreak…
The Danger of Leaving Weather Prediction to AI
When it comes to forecasting the elements, many seem ready to welcome the machine. But humans…
Portrait of Spot the Robot Descending a Staircase
A new exhibit by classical portrait painter Agnieska Pilat seeks to bring out the "essence" of…
Tiny Satellites Could Help Warn of the Next Big Hurricane
A constellation of nanosats could improve our understanding of the world’s most dangerous storms.
Test Out Next-Gen Space Tech in Kerbal Space Program
Sure, a real-life Epstein drive is still a few breakthroughs away. But the rocket-building game lets…
Awesome, Hypnotic Photos of Swirling, Crystal Chemistry
A new book goes micro to show the wonderful world of close-up chemical reactions.
Did This Scorching-Hot Planet Lose—and Regain—an Atmosphere?
A veritable hellscape of an exoplanet is challenging researchers’ assumptions about what types of worlds host…
Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations?
A new study modeled whether we could find intelligent life on another planet—by looking for its…