
Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing
Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape

Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing
Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape

An “Internet of Plants” Could Tell Farmers When Crops Need Watering
A system that transmits radio waves through fruit could help farmers monitor soil moisture


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

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

Can Robots Help Pick Up after the Recycling Crisis?
They will have to overcome the challenges of America’s convenient single-stream recycling system

Robots Have an Increasingly Important Role in Construction
With 400,000 people around the world entering the middle class daily, old methods of creating housing won’t cut it

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