Space & Physics
The European Space Agency Launches a Hugely Ambitious Mission to Mars This Month
Part one of the ExoMars program—an orbiter and lander—will clear the way for a rover mission in 2018
Stories by Jeremy Hsu
The Sciences
How a Supreme Court Decision Affects Your Electricity Bill
A 6-2 ruling upholds a regulation that requires utilities to pay more to customers who conserve power during times of peak demand
Health
Snakebite Antivenom Development Is Stuck in the 19th Century--What's Next?
Doctors Without Borders now describes snakebites as “one of the world’s most neglected public health emergencies”
The Sciences
NASA Eyes Torpedo Tech as an Alternative to Nuclear Batteries
The U.S.’s measly stockpile of plutonium is barely adequate for missions planned for the next decade
Technology
How to Stop People from Flying Drones into Airplanes
The risk of collisions is on the rise as more civilians buy multicopters
Technology
Future “Top Guns” Will Be Battle Managers Flying Bigger, Slower Aircraft
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...
Health
Lenin's Body Improves with Age
Russian scientists have developed experimental embalming methods to maintain the look, feel and flexibility of the Soviet Union's founder’s body, which is 145 years old today ...
Biotech
SARS Outbreak Isolators Helped "Ebola Air" Fly Infected Patients
The airplane transport isolators being used to fly Ebola patients for treatment have origins in the 2003 SARS epidemic
Mind & Brain
Multitasking Gene May Help Drone Operators Control Robotic Swarms
A genetic variant that keeps dopamine levels high could lead to personalized training and also benefit personnel in ERs and air traffic control towers
Computing
"Ambiguous" Warfare Buys Upgrade Time for Russia's Military
While playing catch-up on technology, Russia opts for cyber attacks, disinformation and other shadowy ways to fight a war with—and sometimes without—plausible deniability
Automobiles
Crazy Military Vehicles That Died as Prototypes [Slide Show]
When it comes to transporting troops, no idea has seemed too outlandish to be considered by the U.S. military
Automobiles
Crazy Military Vehicles That Died as Prototypes [Slide Show]
When it comes to transporting troops, no idea has seemed too outlandish to be considered by the military
Automobiles
The Army’s Flying Car Could Take Off This Year
Military “Transformer” vehicles move closer to takeoff
Communications
Global Conflict Could Threaten Geostationary Satellites
China, Russia and the U.S. have the ability to destroy one another’s eyes in the sky
Technology
"Net Neutrality" Ruling Opens Door for 2-Tiered Internet Market
The ruling in favor of corporate broadband providers may not only up consumer costs but also cripple start-ups, which may stifle the kind of innovative content that has made the Web an essential service...
Health
Lab-Made Heart Represents "Moonshot" for 3-D Printing
The heart represents one of the most ambitious goals for researchers working to create 3-D printed organs within the field of regenerative medicine
Environment
Japan's Offshore Wind Power Rises within Sight of Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Unique turbines that float on the surface rather than rest on the seafloor can be placed in deeper waters
Technology
Carbon Nanotube Computer Hints at Future Beyond Silicon Semiconductors
More of Moore’s Law: A scalable process could realize the dream of carbon nanotube transistors that would be much smaller and more efficient than today’s silicon chips
Biology
Tiny 3-D-Printed Organs Aim for "Body on a Chip"
Tiny lab-grown organs connected by an artificial blood system on a two-inch chip could greatly improve drug testing
Environment
Radioactive Water Leaks from Fukushima: What We Know
The lingering questions include how the radioactivity might contaminate ocean life that humans eat
