Levees Won't Save Louisiana from a Climate "Existential Crisis"
A stark new report lays out the ways the state will need to adapt, beyond traditional engineering approaches
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Rescue Drones Need to Learn How Lost Humans Think
New research seeks to improve the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles in search and rescue operations
Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing
Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape
Can Robots Help Pick Up after the Recycling Crisis?
They will have to overcome the challenges of America’s convenient single-stream recycling system
Doglike Robots Learn New Tricks
Quadruped robots simulate their skills before going out in the real world
To Cut Emissions, China's Global Infrastructure Plan May Need a Greener Path
Nations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative could do much to push low-carbon investments
Notre Dame's Architectural Legacy
This religious center, cultural icon and UNESCO World Heritage Site is also an engineering marvel
How France Can Rebuild Notre Dame
An expert offers a scientific perspective on what has been lost and what can be restored
Environmental Thinker Bill McKibben Sounds Warning on Technology
Known for climate change work, the pioneer says global warming, AI and genetic engineering are self-inflicted threats to humanity
Military Tries Out Fish as Underwater Spies
The sophisticated sensing behaviors of marine organisms could serve as a surveillance system that aids national security
Russia's New Nuclear Missiles Squeeze Response Time
As treaties end, Russia focuses on hypersonic weapons that could “tighten the noose” on current U.S. defenses
How 3-D Printing Could Break into the Building Industry
Imagine a single trained operator making a bridge, home or barracks
To Limit Solar Geoengineering's Side Effects, the Right "Dose" Is Needed
Deploying sunlight-blocking aerosols to counteract only some global warming could avoid changes to precipitation
How Security Experts Track North Korea's Nuclear Activity
Remote techniques can detect signs of active testing—but they don’t tell us everything
Don't Let Robots Pull the Trigger
Weapons that kill enemies on their own threaten civilians and soldiers alike
Rising High: GM Yeast Generates Known and Novel Marijuana Compounds
Engineered microorganisms churn out THC, CBD and rarer, less-understood cannabis cousins
Should Robots Have a License to Kill?
Artificial intelligence experts, ethicists and diplomats debate autonomous weapons. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Out of the Way, Human! Delivery Robots Want a Share of Your Sidewalk
As automated delivery ramps up, cities must decide how to make the best use of public spaces
Finally Over for Mars Rover
The rover Opportunity has called it quits after working for more than 14 years on Mars.
Europe's Next Big-Budget Science Projects: 6 Teams Proceed to Final Round
AI enhancement and a virtual time machine are included in the short list of pitches
