Stories by Jeremy Hsu

Quadcopter crashes with a helicopter and plane—the first-ever in the U.S. and Canada, respectively—show that such encounters are no longer hypothetical

A new model suggests a major such event in 150 years could equal the current U.S. GDP

The privately funded LightSail 2 spacecraft will make a test flight in Earth orbit

The Human Dx platform aims to improve the accuracy of individual physicians

The Coast Guard is testing models for new ships it hopes to begin building in 2020 

Elon Musk bets homeowners will pay a premium for resilient panels that look like an ordinary roof

Media coverage hyping the supposed use of rhino horn to pump up sex drive does no favors for conservation efforts

A new air traffic control system could ensure that you spend less time flying the crowded skies

Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics problems remain

Automakers ask drivers to trust and share the nation’s roadways with autonomous vehicles, but there is no easy answer as to when they will be considered ”safe”

The distance between the satellites would serve as the telescope’s focal length

It is a surprise (and frustration) to many that the facilities have not cropped up sooner

Scientists are turning the infectious bloodsuckers into allies in the global war on disease

They will provide four times better image resolution and five times faster coverage

A body of research suggests yes, but scientists are having to fight red tape to study whether medical marijuana could substitute for opioid drugs

As farm robots take on backbreaking or dangerous work, more humans will have to boss them around 

Google, LG and others are experimenting with gadgets that come with swappable cameras and sensors and could hit the market next year

The underwater fiber-optic cable would trace the shortest path between Europe and Asia

Part one of the ExoMars program—an orbiter and lander—will clear the way for a rover mission in 2018

A 6-2 ruling upholds a regulation that requires utilities to pay more to customers who conserve power during times of peak demand

Doctors Without Borders now describes snakebites as “one of the world’s most neglected public health emergencies”

The U.S.’s measly stockpile of plutonium is barely adequate for missions planned for the next decade

The risk of collisions is on the rise as more civilians buy multicopters

A report predicts fighter jocks may not need speedy, agile jet fighters because they could rely on long-range sensors, smart missiles and swarms of smart robotic machines to attack from afar