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Billionaires could live forever by putting their brains in robots

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.



  • Research & Innovations

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Shellfish-inspired protein glue even sticks underwater

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.



  • Research & Innovations

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Development of bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts officially underway

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.



  • Research & Innovations

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For a quick lesson on gene editing or blockchain, there's Five Levels of Difficulty

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.



  • Research & Innovations

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The seven stones of simpler living

Here are a few ideas that can help you live a lighter, healthier, more sustainable life.




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Air pollution hits 'unbearable' levels in northern India

Smog in northern India is so bad, it's the equivalent of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.




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Apple visionary Steve Jobs named most fascinating person of 2011

A deceased celebrity tops Barbara Walters' annual list for the first time.



  • Arts & Culture

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7 Christmas movies you've never heard of (that are actually quite good)

Sure, you've seen classics like 'A Christmas Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' But have you heard of 'Holiday in Handcuffs'? We didn't think so.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Up in Arms': Book reveals more of the story behind the Bundys' takeover of national lands

Author John Temple was granted unprecedented access to the controversial family.




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'World's deadliest island' has one snake for every square meter

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'




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Glowing sea turtle is the first biofluorescent reptile ever found

Scientists aren't sure yet just how widespread these beautiful, glowing hawksbill turtles are.




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Giant squid babies caught for the first time ever

They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies.




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Ants trapped in defunct nuclear bunker are developing a new ant society

They don't have a queen or any larvae, but these resilient insects are still trying to eke out an existence.




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Only 1 specimen of this 414-legged creature has ever been found

Illacme tobini is the second leggiest animal species on the planet — but that's not it's only odd feature.




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This creature is so terrifying it was named after America's goriest act of revenge

A terrifying, meat-eating worm is named after John Bobbitt — you know, that terrible episode from 1993 involving Lorena Bobbit and a big knife.




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Sorry rabbit, but even scientists agree: Slow but steady always wins the race

New research backs the tortoise in the classic fable, suggesting slow and steady always wins, no matter the race.



  • Research & Innovations

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Drought reveals 'Spanish Stonehenge'

The remains of a megalithic monument, the Dolmen of Guadalperal, have resurfaced in Spain.



  • Arts & Culture

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Australian fires reveal ancient water system built long before the pyramids

After fires burned away the dense foliage, an ancient Australian landmark called Budj Bim is revealed in more depth.



  • Arts & Culture

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5 math holidays everyone should know

Mark your calendar for math holidays that celebrate moles, spirals and an endless string of numbers!



  • Arts & Culture

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Teddy Roosevelt's White House was a real zoo

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president, had a menagerie that included everything from dogs and bears to rodents and a one-legged rooster.




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Why you should never wear shoes in the house

Studies show that we track fecal matter, potentially deadly bacteria and fungus into our homes when we wear our shoes inside.




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3 new Dark Sky Parks reveal wonders of the night sky

The International Dark-Sky Association bestows the honor on national parks and monuments that limit light pollution to preserve the night sky.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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12-year-old celebrates best birthday ever by volunteering with friends at the local shelter

Boy asks his friends to celebrate his birthday by volunteering at an animal shelter.




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Photo project captures togetherness, even as coronavirus keeps us apart

Photographers across the country are capturing images of families at home during the pandemic for the Front Steps Project.




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July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth

July 2019 was the planet's warmest month since record-keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA.



  • Climate & Weather

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Whatever happened to autumn?

Between record-setting summer temperatures and a brutal winter forecast, fall seems to be the odd man out.



  • Climate & Weather

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Greenhouse gases could fall to levels not seen since WWII

Researchers are predicting a massive drop in carbon emissions this year, levels last experienced around World War II.



  • Climate & Weather

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Casual Fridays are now every day (and you can thank millennials)

What started with casual Friday has morphed into "casual most of the time" — and much of that change has happened in just the last five years.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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You won't believe these insane Easter bonnets that people actually wear

At an annual parade in New York City, men and women don hats packed with everything from Peeps to plastic flying pigs.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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GE Ecomagination Series: Pete Van Deventer CEO of SynapSense

Join host Robert Reiss as he interviews Pete Van Deventer of SynapSense and Maryrose Sylvester of GE Intelligent Platforms to discuss GE’s green partnership w



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Al Gore sex scandal animation gets even more bizarre

Clip features hilarious group of headband-wearing treehuggers in a VW bus.



  • Arts & Culture

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'The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth'

Bloomberg Businessweek's Eric Pooley gives an insider’s view of the American campaign to cut carbon emissions and halt global warming.



  • Climate & Weather

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New clever species of praying mantis named after Al Gore

'Liturgusa algorei' one of 19 new species identified in the tropical forests of Central and South America.




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This apartment will anticipate your every move

The Brain of Things smart home will turn your home into a robot.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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It's Cyber Monday, an archaic name for an irrelevant event

The constantly connected computer in your pocket makes it irrelevant.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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In the voice recognition era, good hearing will matter even more

You can't have an Internet of Voice without an Internet of Hearing, so protect those ears!



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Former NASA engineer serves up sweet justice to package thieves

A burst of glitter and stinky spray surprise thieves who steal packages from porches.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Vampire power is back, and it's thirstier than ever in the new smart home

We're getting more and more smart devices with teensy little idle loads — but they're adding up fast.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Infotainment systems in cars are distractions for all, but even more so for older drivers

Entertainment systems in cars reveal a design problem, not an aging problem, and it should be fixed.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Baby birds communicate with each other before they even hatch

When faced with danger, embryos warn each other from inside their egg.




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS Announces Changes in Executive-level Personnel

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (March 26, 2020) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) announced the following executive-level personnel changes effective June 19, 2020.  




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MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce methanol<br>-- The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techno

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.




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Everglades National Park: A user&#39;s guide

You can stay on dry land or take in the wonders of this marsh and mangrove mystery-land via canoe. Either way, be prepared to see a lot of wildlife.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park: A user&#39;s guide

You won’t find a home where the buffalo roam across this section of the Great Plains, but you will find 126 campsites at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. You



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Everything you know about hand-washing is probably wrong

You're probably not washing your hands the right way, a new study shows. And if you use hand dryers, you're spreading germs everywhere.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Everything you need to know about face masks

We answer all your questions about coronavirus face masks, from how to make one to who needs to wear one and what each kind of mask does.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Global Seed Vault authorizes first-ever seed withdrawal

The Arctic repository is making the unprecedented move to assist researchers sidelined by Syria’s Civil War.



  • Climate & Weather

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World&#39;s oldest peach pits reveal juicy secrets

At more than 2.5 million years old, the peaches predate the arrival of humans to the region.



  • Research & Innovations

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One woman met a stray dog — and changed everything for a forgotten breed

Tina Solera made it her life's mission to save the galgo, a traditional dog of Spain that has fallen into deep disregard.




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A Georgia couple met a dog breed they had never seen — and became their champions

Galgopod creates a lifeline for some of the world's most tragic dogs.