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Science & Energy

The story of the planet that could.

By Jolene Creighton

A German pharma company patented a process in which genetically modified tequila bacterium produce a range of cannabinoids by just feeding on sugar.
Bacteria

This bacteria spits out THC instead of tequila.

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch completed a nearly seven-hour-long ISS spacewalk, the 215th in space station history.
International Space Station

The nearly seven-hour-long spacewalk went off without a hitch.

By Kristin Houser

Four Canadians have filed a class-action lawsuit against Ontario for cancelling what was supposed to be a three-year-long basic income project early.
Universal Basic Income

They planned their lives around the money — and then Ontario took it away early.

By Kristin Houser

USC researchers claim evidence of a deep Martian groundwater system that spills out through surface cracks to form visible above-ground streams.
Mars

There might be a lot of water on Mars — hidden under the surface.

By Jon Christian

Researchers have 3D-printed tissues to replicate the bone and cartilage most often injured through sports — and their creation could save athletes' careers.
3D Printing

These tissues could help athletes bounce back from what are currently career-ending injuries.

By Kristin Houser

A small robotic idol can listen to people's troubles and recite relevant passages from religious texts. Its creator says it could keep the elderly company.
Robotics

For now, the robots recite but don't interpret the biblical verses.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, scientists build a DNA computer that can be written and rewritten to run different software, just like a conventional computer.
Computers

This extraordinary breakthrough could rewrite the rules of biological computing.

By Dan Robitzski

Climate change is affecting when the spring season starts, and as a result, more people are suffering from seasonal allergies, says study.
Climate Change

Shifting seasons mean more stuffy noses and itchy throats.

By Kristin Houser

After two days of testing, NASA is confident its four-pound Mars Helicopter is ready to begin its journey to the Red Planet.
Mars

"It was a heck of a first flight."

By Kristin Houser

The EU voted on Wednesday to support plans for the elimination of most uses of single-use plastic, including cutlery, straws, and plastic plates.
Environment

Good riddance, plastic cutlery and straws.

By Victor Tangermann

Using cells they harvested from cadavers, researchers grew scaffolds that became blood vessels when transplanted into patients.
Health & Medicine

They then implanted the vessels into 60 patients.

By Kristin Houser

A distant asteroid named 6478 Gault likely fell prey to the YORP effect — sunlight caused it to spin so fast that it's ripping apart.
Off-World

6478 Gault is spinning itself into pieces.

By Dan Robitzski

A Finnish startup called Vainu relies on prison labor to train its AI algorithms, arguing that labeling training data is giving inmates valuable skills.
Artificial Intelligence

"Hey, we could actually use prison labor."

By Dan Robitzski

Samsung subsidiary Cheil Worldwide has announced plans to produce 200,000 more of its Firevases, which extinguish fires when hurled at them.
Science & Energy

The Firevase is like a grenade that smothers fires.

By Kristin Houser

A new study found that Mars used to be covered in huge rivers — much wider than on Earth — for billions of years.
Mars

Martian waterways were likely twice as wide as those on Earth.

By Victor Tangermann

A survey asking U.S. citizens to predict America's future reveals a great deal of pessimism, but not everyone thinks the nation is in a decline.
Future Society

They don't see much to look forward to — but science and tech are a bright spot.

By Kristin Houser

In a missile defense test, the U.S. military launched and successfully intercepted an ICBM with ground-based, defensive missiles.
Military

Ground, air, and space-based sensors helped interceptor missiles track the ICBM in a military test.

By Dan Robitzski

A government department has filed charges against Facebook that claim its targeted advertising facilitates housing discrimination.
Future Society

"Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face."

By Kristin Houser

NASA crowned the top three winners of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge's latest round, challenging teams to "complete a virtual construction level."
Mars

Here's a closer look at what it'll be like to live on Mars one day.

By Victor Tangermann